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Whether it’s light-hearted conversations or learning about something new, give these Podcasts a listen!
I want to LAUGH
Armchair Expert
By Dax Shepard
Good Hang
By Amy Poehler
Handsome
By Fortune Feimster, Mae Martin, Tig Notaro
Smartless
By Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
By Ted Danson & Woody Harrelson
I want to LEARN
The Covert Narcissism Podcast
By Renee Swanson
The Shift Church
Albany, Oregon
Spotlight Episodes
Armchair Expert: Brene Brown Returns
Brené Brown (Atlas of the Heart) is a research professor and author. Brené joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how important language is to express our emotions, how people often incorrectly use the terms envy and jealousy, and the difference between the halo effect and the bandwagon effect. Brené and Dax talk about what the physical symptoms of shame are, how some people are more hardwired for struggle, and if it's possible to have compassion for people who inflict trauma on others. Brené explains how she often races other people when swimming laps, how Schadenfreude can be a predictor of a fragile ego, and why she doesn't want to be seen as a motivational speaker.
The Covert Narcissism Podcast: Are Compassion and Empathy the Same?
Understanding the difference between compassion and empathy is important for anyone who is dealing with a non-empathetic person, such as a covert narcissist. Compassion and empathy are both in response to the emotions and needs of another person. Both involve some level of awareness of the other person’s needs. By definition, compassion is the feeling that arises when you are confronted with another’s suffering and are motivated to relieve that suffering. Covert narcissists can have this and often do compassionate acts, especially when motivated by outside factors. When they do however, it seems to be empty and have no substance behind it. Empathy, by definition, is the ability to sense other people’s emotions, coupled with the ability to imagine what someone else might be thinking or feeling. This is lacking with covert narcissistic people and leaves a trail of hurt, neglect and abandonment.
The Covert Narcissism Podcast: Our Kids Suffer When We Suffer
Kids desire and NEED to feel safe and cared for. When their parent who is their safety and caregiver suffers, they suffer as well. If you think that you are hiding this abuse from your kids, you are wrong. Our kids see it, and they feel it. Children put their own defense mechanisms in place. These include living in denial, shutting it all out, disassociating, distracting themselves, putting up harsh boundaries with anger and temper, and protecting you by taking on parental roles. These defense mechanisms are harmful to our kids. They lack of life experience causes them to not see it and to not know that this isn't normal or healthy. Listen to the full episode for ideas on how to help our kids.
Serving
Sermon presented by Neal McKinney