MicTheMike

“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...

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...

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....

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 In...

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 fr...

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...

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 under...

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 exten...

'Everyone has something.' In this first episode of my Health & Support series I share a conversation with my good friend Heather Craig as she discusses her personal experience with Epilepsy and the things that people can 'do' and 'not' do to support her. You can connect with me over on Instagram ⁠⁠@micthemike.fm⁠⁠ - Feel free to email me at beckm.podcast@gmail.com Find...

As the title of this episode suggests I will be sharing about my dreams and aspirations for the future of my professional career, a new series theme in which I invite you to participate as well as ways which you can continue to support this channel to see it continue. You can connect with me over on Instagram ⁠⁠@micthemike.fm⁠⁠ - Feel free to email me at beckm.podcast@gmail.com Find MicTheMike Blo...

In this episode I share a brief health update since contracting Covid as well some thoughts on “The Ego”, how I’ve been thinking about it: the trouble that it causes us and the ways that we might overcome it together. 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.wordpre...

New Year's resolutions are fine, to each their own, but in this episode I wish to present and discuss an alternative perspective with perhaps a more realistic and practical way of approaching a new year; how we might find greater contentment in the moment while at the same time being open to and working towards our future hopes and aspirations. You can connect with me over on Instagram ⁠⁠@micthemi...

What if the sentimental illustrations which normally keep us going were to all fall away? What if we were met with a situation in which logic and intellect could not help us? What if we were faced with a choice in which there was no rational decision procedure? In this episode I will be processing these questions while sharing from my own experience with a religious dilemma in the hopes that toget...

There’s a lot of fear and anxiety which exists within the world on both an individual and collective level. In this episode I speak broadly about fear and then discuss the fear that I’ve seen amongst Christians and within Christian churches as it relates to my conversation on the topic of spirituality. You can connect with me over on Instagram ⁠⁠@micthemike.fm⁠⁠ - Feel free to email me at beckm.po...

In this episode I share from my own personal experience growing up in Protestant, Non-denominational Christian church, how I immediately after graduating from college volunteered and then worked part-time at one particular church that I found to be very toxic and that I was greatly hurt by. A community that I ultimately walked away from, a group of people and an organization that I realized I woul...

Surely by now you should have an idea of what you want to do and what you should be doing with your life. How many have heard this sentiment or something similar? In this episode I discuss the pressure to know and have everything figured out, what I believe it might look like to realize a sense of wholeness, how we might get there and why I believe it’s important for us as individuals and for soci...

We often think of health in terms of physical and mental well-being, but what about a person’s spirituality? In this episode I consider what role spirituality may still have to play and if it might still have some value to offer us in our postmodern age of logic and reason. You can connect with me over on Instagram ⁠⁠@micthemike.fm⁠⁠ - Feel free to email me at beckm.podcast@gmail.com Find MicTheMi...

Season 4 of the spooky, nostalgia driven Netflix series, Stranger Things has achieved huge success in terms of widespread popularity. Although the season may have some good lessons to be gleaned, I felt that it served more to follow common tropes found in media and propagate the negative messages which go along with them. In this episode I take a look at a few of these messages that I saw while as...

“This is What I’m Doing Now.” We don’t need to have all of the details and have the plan all figured out. We need to be able to take risks. When we don’t succeed it’s not that we failed, it’s that it didn’t quite work out. But we learn from the things that don't work out. Life loses out when we don’t try. These are just a few of the thoughts exchanged during my conversation with good friend, k...

Things don't stay the same. Life will change. People will change. Things can change for the worst, but I chose to believe that they can also change for the better. With this episode I make my return after a hiatus from the podcast. I share my honest reflections on my current state of affairs along with my hopes for the future. You can connect with me over on Instagram ⁠⁠@micthemike.fm⁠⁠ - Feel...

Here's another life update, and I hope, an encouragement that we can still be loved. 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

At the time that I recorded this episode it's late and I'm mentally exhausted, but it's important to me that I take a moment to share this update with you. I hope that it finds you well. 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,...

In this episode I finally release Part II of my conversation with friend Leah Johnson (@leah_mojo). We discuss toxic shame in regard to men and women by examining an announcement made by a youth pastor which was shared on social media. This is a deep conversation, one which goes beyond the shallows. It is a "gray area". Opinions on such a topic will likely please no one. But rather than...

I believe much of the church, but as well much of our western culture has held a very narrow view of sexuality. In this episode I question what it means to be heterosexual, single and Christian especially as a man with toxic shame to prove one's sexuality and manliness and with mixed messages received from culture and society on what traits constitutes for a desirable and admirable man. You ca...

In this episode I attempt to process and discuss the current political state of the world while referencing 2 sources. One of which in particular, I believe offers an interesting and unique perspective, albeit an unconventional perspective at that. However, still it may be food for thought all the same. You can connect with me over on Instagram ⁠⁠@micthemike.fm⁠⁠ - Feel free to email me at beckm.p...