Basecamp for Men E35: Pitfalls of the Path

E35: Pitfalls of the Path with Special Guest

Michael Anderson

 

E35 Introduction

First off, I want to remind listeners to go to www.basecampformen.com and sign up for my newsletter and please vote for your favorite season 1 episode or episodes. You can choose more than one. It looks like we will air the final season one episode on either Jan. 7thor Jan. 14thdepending on a few things.

One of the sub-topics we will continue to explore in Season Two is men’s health and aging well.

We all want to feel good and sometimes just a little more awareness of a situation goes a long way. Has it started to dawn on you that our system is not made for optimal health? If it was, we would have radically different outcomes than the ones we have now.

It seems the chemical industry has partnered with the food industry and the municipal water companies to give us chemical compounds that may be making us sick. There’s plenty of science to back this up if you care to look.

Everyone I know is buying organic and questioning the system. Gone are the days of just putting our heads in the sand, assuming big corporations have our health in mind (I can’t even say that with a straight face), eating a bunch of over-processed food and then taking prescription drugs (again more chemicals) to hopefully correct course and have us feel good again. More and more people that I meet and talk to are looking at creating the healthy road NOW for themselves, their families, and the communities they live in.

So here’s to 2020 being a healthier one for all of us. Here on Basecamp for Men, will continue to share resources here on with that end in mind.

Have a great Holiday season!

Tony

Basecamp for Men E34: The Gifts of Solitude

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Hello listeners, I hope you are all having a great festive Holiday season. Before we get to our interview, I wanted to give you some updates on Basecamp. We are finishing up Season 1 in the coming weeks. I anticipate doing the final season One episode in January. After that, we will take a short hiatus (likely two months) to recharge and re-set things before season two.

Basecamp for Men E33: Firestarters for Men- Owning Your Shadow

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In Menswork, there is always talk about working with the shadow. The shadow is defined as everything that we hide, repress, and deny about OURSELVES. It can be a tricky business, becoming aware of your shadowy tendencies. It takes patience, and perseverance, and compassion. However, the upside is…..it humanizes everyone. You stop putting all the things you find unsavory OUT THERE and then demonizing the other person.

Basecamp for Men E31: Adopting a Growth Mindset

My guest today is author Hylke Faber and he is an expert on mindset. There has been a surge of interest in recent years on mindset and psychology, and with good reason. Understanding the software that our brain is running and being able to upgrade it to something more powerful and uplifting, makes good sense for us human beings.

Basecamp for Men E30: Free Play and Improvisation

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I remember reading Stephen Nachmanovitch‘s book ‘Free Play’ when I was a young man. I was getting curious about new ideas and new ways of approaching my life. The idea that improvisation could be an important life skill seemed both radical and relevant to me. I love writers that take a road-less traveled and then share the fruits of their path with the rest of the tribe. I am excited to introduce you to my guest today, author Stephen Nachmanovitch. I hope you enjoy this episode on improvisation and expression.