Anti-Inflammatory Rhetoric

Evan Dumas
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A podcast for curious listeners where I offer soft takes on hard topics. I'm Evan Dumas, a former counselor, public speaker, and writer. You'll hear my calming perspectives on the uncomfortable things.

  1. Episode 31: What To Do When You Want To Give Up

    10/30/2025

    Episode 31: What To Do When You Want To Give Up

    Welcome back to to Anti-Inflammatory Rhetoric. I'm trying out a new format where I take your questions and get a chance to speak to them each episode. In this episode I talk about what to do when you want to give up: A new take on normalizing Obligatory suicidality trigger warning, but quickly covered and on to less serious aspects Test or Rest Asking for support Pausing or Stopping, both are ok Finally, visit www.eedumas.com to send me your questions, topics, or anything you'd like me to speak to on an episode! I'll keep it anonymous, and we can all find answers together.

    10 min
  2. Episode 30: Soft Takes on Being Sick

    05/21/2025

    Episode 30: Soft Takes on Being Sick

    Hi listener, I'm a little under the weather, but in between cloudbursts I wanted share some soft takes on being sick. I know I need them, so hopefully you find them helpful too.

    6 min
  3. Episode 29: Soft Takes on Living With Depression

    05/15/2025

    Episode 29: Soft Takes on Living With Depression

    I'm back to my regular soft takes, but this time on another personal note. I've dealt with depression my whole life and I wanted to share how I get by, how it gets easier, and other general soft takes. If this is too heady of a topic for you in your current headspace, please feel free to skip it.

    13 min
  4. Episode 28: Hard Takes on Masculinity

    05/13/2025

    Episode 28: Hard Takes on Masculinity

    Ok listener, just one more hard take before I get to regular programming. The concept of masculinity has been with me my whole life, and along with has come a bunch of BS that I'm constantly astounded by. In this episode I explore some aspects of masculinity that I think we should retire. As always, if you've got your own similar or contrary opinions I'd love to hear them, so lemme know whaddya think.

    9 min
  5. Episode 27: Hard Takes on Money

    05/07/2025

    Episode 27: Hard Takes on Money

    This episode is the start of something different. Just as soothing is helpful, so is getting riled up at things I believe we need to get riled up about. So I'm giving some hard takes on money, why it's B.S. and how to cope with that (ya got me, there's some soft takes in this one).

    7 min
  6. Episode 26: Soft Takes on Living with Autism

    05/06/2025

    Episode 26: Soft Takes on Living with Autism

    In this episode I get a little personal and share my experience on living with autism. I discovered this late in life, and I believe it's been helpful to know though not without a few upsets. There's plenty of soft takes and wandering tangents, but hey, that's what this is all about!  I mentioned a few books and resources in the audio file, so here they are: "Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?: A Comedian's Guide to Autism." by Pierre Novellie "Unmasking Autism" by Devon Price, PhD The Double Empathy problem, article by Dr. Damian Milton

    11 min
  7. Episode 25: Soft Takes on Exercising Your Soul

    05/01/2025

    Episode 25: Soft Takes on Exercising Your Soul

    These days I've been working hard at exercising my body and mind, but there's another aspect of my life that needs attention, and that's my soul or spirit. How can we get back to that, and how can we exercise a part of ourselves that's unique? Let's explore.

    6 min

  8. 04/27/2025

    Episode 24: Soft Takes on Living in a World on Fire

    After a hiatus I've returned to podcasting, and it seems the world is way more fiery than previously. So how can we get through this? I honestly have no idea but I'm excited to find out. Welcome back to Anti-Inflammatory Rhetoric.

    7 min
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A podcast for curious listeners where I offer soft takes on hard topics. I'm Evan Dumas, a former counselor, public speaker, and writer. You'll hear my calming perspectives on the uncomfortable things.

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