The Snarky Empath

On this episode I talk about this being the end of this show and this era, the reasons for it, and of course, the unfortunate passing of my mom. I miss her so much. I'm grieving pretty hard right now, and while we have been slowly taking care of mom's affairs and this home, I'm left feeling both parts hallow and oddly optimistic. I feel gutted over the death of my poor sweet mother and the nature...

Another Empath's Journal series vlog about my various gripes about things, and a very special loving happy birthday wish to my mom, one of the best of the best, who's currently succumbing to cancer! I'm not crying you're crying! https://linktr.ee/thesnarkyempath Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

These times have been downright dark and tough around here. I've tried maintaining a positive, fun, and light hearted disposition, and to make this feel fun and substantive for people, while tackling real life issues in a fun, down to earth, and upbeat way. To be advocates for working class people and forward thinking values. This has always been about starting a small community of like-minded ind...

I very rarely throw a pity party, but with all the craziness in the world and dealing with cancer raveging my poor mom, I just had to get some things off my chest! Usually, I'm much more solutions oriented. But, before we arrive at a solution, we must first get things off our chest! It's all a part of the grief process. This is a part of my Empath's Journal series, a vlog for catharsis, random mus...

This is a new series on The Snarky Empath, called "Empath's Journal," which will be a weekly or twice a week vlog about my thoughts, feelings, and musings about life and various things. Today, I talk about stepping up into adulthood and embracing what is necessary to find balance, peace of mind, productivity, and success, even though right now I have a hanging heart about my mom's battle with canc...

On this episode we talk about kindness, and to what extent does kindness exist, or no longer exist, in today's culture today,, here in America! We talk about the causes and effects that may be causing our society to become less kind, and then ask the age old question, was the "good ol' days" actually good or better than things are now, and it what ways? At the end, I ask AI what causes the lesseni...

Today we just wanted to pop on real quick to say hi, and to address the news today of Trump's birthday parade, masquerading as a tribute to the US Army's 250th anniversary. It's all insane, authoritarian, expensive, and ridiculous! But here, we talk about it, and why I think it's going to be ok in the end. https://linktr.ee/thesnarkyempath Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

As some of you know, life got super real when my mom was diagnosed with cancer, and I didn't always know how to deal with it well. As a consequence, I dabbled with unhealthy coping mechanisms, and this channel took a back seat to all of my worries and angst over life, with depression, anxiety, and uncertainty giving me life paralysis and apathy over the things I care about most, including this her...

As a longtime radio guy, the problem with this show has never been my ability to speak my mind or say what's real. It's just that, podcasters and long time radio hosts like myself, with limited staff, sometimes flounder on YouTube, in video format that is sometimes limiting, because it's such a different format of media than what we radio people are used to. Sometimes it's different in good ways,...

This past year we decided to take our audio podcast to YouTube, but it hasn't been easy, nor as rewarding as I was hoping it would be. Cancer diagnoses, people dying, financial strain, burnout, both in life and as podcasters, then this election, my mental health was trashed, and I fell into a slump, as well as some not so healthy coping mechanisms. But I'm back, clean and healthy, and ready to go...

My fun light-hearted discussion about music from the past compared to today's popular music, in particular, addressing the misnomer that Gen Z thinks Grunge and Nu-Metal isn't very good. Thems fightin' words! https://linktr.ee/bryarpatchmedia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this short birthday video I wanted to quickly talk about my newfound gratitude and enjoying the simpler things in life after a scary life changing event. Plus, how to stay in gratitude and in comfort and growth despite the shit show out there, and staying relaxed in goofy times. And how to how to be motivated in your activism in a balanced way that doesn't take up your limited time and emotiona...

Life's been a scary unmitigated disaster for me lately, and I found myself coping with life and the times we're in in some pretty unhealthy ways. I had several life crises, I landed myself in the ER multiple times, and needed hospitalization to get back to healthy again. I basically hit rock bottom. But since then I've been trying like crazy to take these scary surreal events and the new tools I'v...

I had a scary surreal thing happen to me and here I finally break my silence, and how I'm trying to heal and recover from a traumatic event, and what I must do to get right with myself again and to find a better new path forward, and how this will affect the podcast & YouTube channel going forward. Let's just say that I'm still deeply affected by what happened, but I'm on the correct path, and...

You're chugging along, just living your life, and one day you wake up to the reality that your life is upside down from how it used to be! Your job has become less gratifying, your pay has gotten lower, the cost of living has become outrageous, and the world is becoming more uptight and serious, less kind, and more harsh. As as a result, you've become a shell of your former self, this once fun-lov...

You're just chugging along, thinking you're doing pretty good. You even start exercising more, eating a little better, then thwap! You find yourself in a mental health situation. Most of the time it's small and manageable, but on a rare instance, you find yourself having the perfect storm of physical fatigue, mental collapse, and an inability to emotionally cope. This is what happened to me recent...

On this brand new episode of the new year, we just wanted to touch base with you guys and gals and say hi, and talk about the state of things going on in this new chaotic administration coming in, that will ultimately try to help the rich and abandon us, the working class. Here, we talk about how to think about it all, and how to keep your personal life feeling good, hopeful, and productive, and h...

Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals! (Home Alone quote, don't get upset I'm just playing around!) We just wanted to pop on here and tell you that despite some horrible challenges and dark slumps, life goes on! We only do better once we make the conscious decision to get inspired and to find a life configuration that works for your own unique needs and desires! So, we'll see you in the new year with...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! People think that being an empath means your weak, that you're kind to a fault, that you're some kind of chump or pushover, that you're not emotionally a strong person. But I'm here to tell you that being an empath is a superpower of insight, wisdom, strength, and maturity! If having a tender heart, a good soul, or being more energetically sensitive tha...

Progressives, liberals, and Democrats have always been somewhat of a fragile bunch. We don't trust anything will ever get better! Most of us just want economic fairness and opportunities, and for people to be treated fairly and equally. With the way in which most of the news and pundits talk about how unhinged and geriatric Trump had been behaving during the campaign, and just how great and perfec...

This election was a serious drag on many people's mental health, and it will require many of us who want positive forward movement and change to abruptly have to figure out how to live and be healthy in the upcoming (gag) Trump years, because we fear the chaos and craziness that's likely coming in (sigh, vomit!) the Trump presidency. He's pretty much told us what he wants to do, and it's absurd, a...

On this quick episode I try to get folks to see the ridiculousness of the Trump movement and those who are feverishly drinking the MAGA Kool aid, and to simply remember the sociopolitical and institutional norms and realities that will guard against MAGA's worst instincts. Here, I try my best to get my left leaning friends to not worry so much, and to, in some twisted way, grab your popcorn and en...

On the last episode, I spoke at length about all the possible reasons for Trump's election win, or Kamala's loss, depending on how you see it. On this episode we wanted to speak more about matters of the heart, and go over all of our "feels" about this election, in order to get to a better place emotionally, and to have better mental health and a better attitude about all this overwhelming stuff!...

I've been watching liberal media play the blame game, and there's massive infighting going on. But then also, sometimes there's a good amount of humility and clear eyed analysis going on as to what caused the very competent Kamala Harris to lose so badly to the deeply flawed Trump, and why did he win by such large margins?! It feels impossible, to the point where some people are starting to float...

Hang in there you guys, and ask for help around you when you need it. This is just about processing fear, grief, anxiety, and depression about the election. Deep analysis video will likely come soon. https://linktr.ee/bryarpatchmedia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.