MicTheMike

Michael Beck
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  • MENTAL HEALTH

Encouraging greater openness as I seek to better understand myself, the people and things around me #spoonies #mentalhealthawareness

  1. 03/10/2024

    Sharing is Self-caring [55]

    “Sharing is Caring” is a common saying that many of us have heard from childhood which is used to remind and encourage us to be generous. In this episode titled 'Sharing is Self-caring' as a play on words, I try to discuss how we might practice generosity with ourselves by sharing our needs and desires with others in ways that might bring us greater wholeness and health.   You can connect with me over on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@micthemike.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Feel free to email me at beckm.podcast@gmail.com Find MicTheMike Blog posts and Podcast Scripts at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠micthemike.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For tips, donations or to buy me a coffee visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠micthemike.wordpress.com/support

    23 min

  2. 01/07/2024 ·  BONUS

    [Bonus] The Bleed: Short Story & Reflections

    I’ve had a LOT of stuff that has literally taken place on New Year’s Day, but I’ve had many other things that I’ve been pondering and processing through even before that, during the holidays season. I recently wrote a short story The Bleed which I believe best conveys the feelings and emotions that I’ve been working through. So for this episode I have chosen to share that story and my reflections on it to try and unpack its symbolism and meaning with my hopes to express in words that which cannot be simply spoken. You can connect with me over on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@micthemike.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Feel free to email me at beckm.podcast@gmail.com Find MicTheMike Blog posts and Podcast Scripts at ⁠⁠⁠⁠micthemike.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ For tips, donations or to buy me a coffee visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠micthemike.wordpress.com/support

    26 min

  3. 11/08/2023

    Linguistic Diversity w/ guest David Smith [54]

    We all think about linguistic diversity to a point when we notice various differences in the ways that people say things from state to state and from one region to another. We find it interesting with a fleeting thought or we might share a brief engagement; a bit of banter between ourselves and someone else we know with whom we have a similar background. However, this is likely as deep as it goes. Below the surface, past the superficial, there's a lot to unpack. In this episode David Smith and I try to broach the subject with a discussion about the appreciation for the many ways that people speak as an expression of authenticity and one's own identity, but also ways in which we can face discrimination/stereotyping from our peers and with that some of the opportunities that we may have to come to a greater understanding and acceptance of the varied manners of speech that we ourselves hold as well as those around us. You can connect with me over on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@micthemike.fm⁠⁠⁠ - Feel free to email me at beckm.podcast@gmail.com Find MicTheMike Blog posts and Podcast Scripts at ⁠⁠⁠micthemike.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠ For tips, donations or to buy me a coffee visit ⁠⁠⁠micthemike.wordpress.com/support

    56 min

  4. 09/26/2023

    Labor Day Special! [53]

    This episode is my attempt to try and process the current state of affairs, as I see them, for working people in America. I discuss a number of related topics to include AI technology within the arena of art/creativity, the Hollywood writer and actor strike, unions, "the great resignation", and the idea that "nobody one wants to work anymore." You can connect with me over on Instagram ⁠⁠@micthemike.fm⁠⁠ - Feel free to email me at beckm.podcast@gmail.com Find MicTheMike Blog posts and Podcast Scripts at ⁠⁠micthemike.wordpress.com⁠⁠ For tips, donations or to buy me a coffee visit ⁠⁠micthemike.wordpress.com/support Mentions & Other References From This Episode: Robert Reich @RBReich Universal Studios Slammed After Trimming Trees Giving Shade to Strikers BY JAMIE BURTON - Newsweek.com The fall (and rise?) of unions in the US - Vox Media Nobody wants to work anymore - Adam Best @adambestofficial Carlos A. Rodríguez @HappySonship Coffee Shop Workers Deserve Dignity, Comfort, and Safety - Brennan Lee Mulligan More Perfect Union @perfectunion

    44 min

  5. 08/16/2023

    Health & Support w/ guest Conor Hope [52]

    In this second episode of my Health & Support series I share a conversation with Conor Hope (@bedboundbotany) as he discusses his personal experience with severe M.E/ C.F.S [Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome] and Fibromyalgia and the things that people can 'do' and 'not' do to support him. You can connect with me over on Instagram ⁠⁠@micthemike.fm⁠⁠ - Feel free to email me at beckm.podcast@gmail.com Find MicTheMike Blog posts and Podcast Scripts at ⁠⁠micthemike.wordpress.com⁠⁠ For tips, donations or to buy me a coffee visit ⁠⁠micthemike.wordpress.com/support Mentions & Other References From This Episode: You can find Conor Hope on Instagram @bedboundbotany Conor's S/T YouTube channel can be found at https://youtube.com/@conorhope2307

    58 min

  6. 06/28/2023

    Ally or Friend? [51]

    A true and genuine friend is likely an ally, yet an ally does not necessarily have to be a friend. Perhaps it is through relationship, through friendship in which love can be modeled and demonstrated where so much of real growth and change takes place. I just want to be a good person: To love people well with empathy and compassion, but I fall short and I don't love people nearly as well as I would like to. I hope to do better, but I don’t believe that I can hope to do this on my own. These and other such musings I try to discuss and share in this episode. You can connect with me over on Instagram ⁠⁠@micthemike.fm⁠⁠ - Feel free to email me at beckm.podcast@gmail.com Find MicTheMike Blog posts and Podcast Scripts at ⁠⁠micthemike.wordpress.com⁠⁠ For tips, donations or to buy me a coffee visit ⁠⁠micthemike.wordpress.com/support

    25 min

  7. 06/11/2023 ·  BONUS

    [Bonus] Lived Experience | Some Thoughts on Depression

    Since ‘therapy’ terms have become popularized, words such as depression can get thrown around creating misunderstandings and confusion as to what it is and what it isn’t. There’s not one singular face of depression or way that it gets expressed. Depression can often look differently than we might expect. In this bonus episode I share some thoughts on what it is that I know and believe that I understand about the nature of depression as a mental illness from my knowledge and experience as a part of an ongoing discussion/dialog. You can connect with me over on Instagram ⁠@micthemike.fm⁠ - Feel free to email me at beckm.podcast@gmail.com Find MicTheMike Blog posts and Podcast Scripts at ⁠micthemike.wordpress.com⁠ For tips, donations or to buy me a coffee visit ⁠micthemike.wordpress.com/support

    21 min

  8. 05/15/2023 ·  BONUS

    [Bonus] Neutral Language: Reflections on Health & Support w/ Heather Craig

    In this bonus episode I share some reflections on my 50th entry with my conversation with Heather Craig: discussing about the language that we use, the importance of having conversation with others about matters of curiosity, how we might listen to people’s lived experiences as to come to a greater understanding, but how our lack of understanding that may persist doesn’t need to keep us from extending love and respect towards others. You can connect with me over on Instagram ⁠@micthemike.fm⁠ - Feel free to email me at beckm.podcast@gmail.com Find MicTheMike Blog posts and Podcast Scripts at ⁠micthemike.wordpress.com⁠ For tips, donations or to buy me a coffee visit ⁠micthemike.wordpress.com/support

    21 min
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Encouraging greater openness as I seek to better understand myself, the people and things around me #spoonies #mentalhealthawareness

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  • Creator
    Michael Beck
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    56
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Michael Beck
  • Show Website
    MicTheMike