12 episodes

Escaping Enemy Mode podcast helps you recognize when your brain is treating others as enemies to be defeated, instead of as people to be loved. With neuropsychologist Jim Wilder and Brigadier general Ray Woolridge, we'll discover the ways enemy mode sabotages our best intentions and find pathways to refriend the people around us. Escaping Enemy Mode features interviews with leading experts in policing, politics, education, and sports on the topic of Enemy Mode and how it affects their work.

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    • Society & Culture
    • 5.0 • 22 Ratings

Escaping Enemy Mode podcast helps you recognize when your brain is treating others as enemies to be defeated, instead of as people to be loved. With neuropsychologist Jim Wilder and Brigadier general Ray Woolridge, we'll discover the ways enemy mode sabotages our best intentions and find pathways to refriend the people around us. Escaping Enemy Mode features interviews with leading experts in policing, politics, education, and sports on the topic of Enemy Mode and how it affects their work.

    Jessie Cruickshank | The Science of Hate

    Jessie Cruickshank | The Science of Hate

    In this final episode, Jim interviews Jessie Cruickshank. Jessie holds a master's degree from Harvard and applies brain science to real-life situations. Jim and Jessie talk about the science of hatred, family systems, and state-dependent learning. They talk about the myth of personal growth and how true transformation happens alongside other people. 

    Follow Jessie Cruickshank on Twitter @yourbrainbyjess.
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    • 30 min
    General Becky Halstead | The Least Harmful Alternative

    General Becky Halstead | The Least Harmful Alternative

    In this episode, Ray interviews General Becky Halstead.  General Halstead talks about how to calculate the least harmful alternative in stressful situations, how she keeps her moral grounding in challenging circumstances, and how an awareness of enemy mode helps her stay connected going into hard conversations.

    You can learn more about General Becky Halstead at https://www.beckyhalstead.com/. 
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    • 38 min
    Congressman Geoff Davis | Us/Them and Politics

    Congressman Geoff Davis | Us/Them and Politics

    In this episode, Ray interviews retired Congressman Geoff Davis. The talk about the "Us vs. Them" divide of politics and how enemy mode is the currency of political gain. They also talk about how the news weaponizes enemy mode to keep attention and boost ratings, and how this broken system is deepening the divide between Americans.
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    • 35 min
    Major General Jack Briggs | The "As-If" Self

    Major General Jack Briggs | The "As-If" Self

    In this episode, Ray interviews Major General Jack Briggs. Jack is CEO of Springs Rescue Mission in Colorado Springs and talks about how to build strong relational bonds in a low trust environment. 

    You can learn more about Springs Rescue Mission at https://www.springsrescuemission.org/.
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    • 37 min
    Officer Mike Beller | Policing and Enemy Mode

    Officer Mike Beller | Policing and Enemy Mode

    In this episode, Ray interviews officer Mike Beller on how police officers interact with others who are in enemy mode and the risks that entail. They talk about how people respond differently in public than at home, and strategies for remaining calm while facing difficult and dangerous situations.

    To learn more about the book Escaping Enemy Mode, visit escapingenemymode.com.
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    • 37 min
    Dr. Naomi Paget | Status Challenges

    Dr. Naomi Paget | Status Challenges

    In this episode, we hear from hospital chaplain Dr. Naomi Paget on her experience as a Japanese-American.  We hear how challenges to status can trigger an enemy mode reaction and how Dr. Paget learned to de-escalate tense situations.
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    • 34 min

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