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We are building a community based on reason and compassion in BC through education, outreach, support, and advocacy. This podcast contains recordings of speakers at our weekly Sunday Meetings in Vancouver. Some speakers may use profanity or discuss explicit content.
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Intelligent thinking for turbulent times, from New Humanist magazine and the Rationalist Association. Interviews with writers, researchers and academics who speak to our age – on subjects including religion, belief, race, politics, sex, technology, science, work and more. Hosted by New Humanist editor Samira Shackle, deputy editor Niki Seth-Smith, and series producer Alice Bloch.
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Sermons from the First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis, a Unitarian Universalist Humanist Congregation Celebrating the Human Spirit Within Us All
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Millennial Logic is a podcast focused on discussing various topics from politics to pop culture from the viewpoint of a millennial. The host of this podcast is G The Rebel, a black millennial who is a passionate humanist and fitness enthusiast looking to help better society through constructive discourse and action. Email questions and topic suggestions to millenniallogicpodcast@gmail.com
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Secular Minority is a eye-opening podcast that looks at the world under the lens of a non-believing Humanist. Atheists & Humanists are minorities in this world, let's change that by showing up and speaking out! Secular: A person who does not believe in supernatural realms, beings, or entities, is not religious, or belong to a religious group. Minority: A part of a population differing from others in some characteristics and often subjected to differential treatment. A number or part represen ...
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Every week TWiT hosts talk to the smartest people in the world about the most important topics in technology. Join Leo Laporte and other TWiT hosts for these enlightening one-on-one interviews. Although the show is no longer in regular production, you can enjoy episodes from the TWiT Archives.
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Autism is my super blessing! I'm a high-school valedictorian, college graduate, world traveler, disability advocate. I'm a Unitarian Universalist. I'm a Progressive Liberal. I'm about equal rights, human rights, civil & political rights, & economic, social, &cultural rights. I do servant leadership, boundless optimism, & Oneness/Wholeness. I'm good naked & unashamed! I love positive personhood, love your neighbor as yourself, and do no harm! I'm also appropriately inappropriate! My self-rati ...
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I get to be a sensory-friendly intimacy coordinator, a sensory-friendly intimacy director, and a sensory-friendly intimacy choreographer in television, movies, erotica, and pornographic films.
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"Sensory-friendly environments focus on adjusting elements that might be overwhelming. It may include some or all of these adaptations: Reduced Noise: Lowering background music, eliminating beeping noises, and providing noise-canceling headphones. Softer Lighting: Dimming the lights, avoiding fluorescent overhead lights, and adding lamps for a warm…
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I have the spiritual gift of celibacy, and I have the spiritual gift of marriage.
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“Celibacy is living a life without sexual relationships or activity. It can be a choice, but it may also be involuntary. “Celibacy typically applies to sexual activity such as penetrative intercourse; however, someone that has chosen celibacy may abstain from other activities, such as intimate kissing.” -Choosing Therapy. “Marriage, also called mat…
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Many women and I were talking about the serial cheating of our childhoods.
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“Serial cheaters are people who cheat several times in an exclusive relationship or monogamous relationship. It is a pattern of cheating that can be seen whenever this person has a committed relationship. Infidelity can be physical or emotional. Serial cheaters do not have their partners’ consent, and they keep their partners in the dark about thei…
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My serial womanizing traumatized the black women, the autism moms, the single mothers, and the church women when I painfully informed them of the Rape Trauma Syndrome-inspired promiscuity of my past.
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" Conversely, some rape survivors become hyper-sexual or promiscuous following sexual attacks, sometimes as a way to reassert a measure of control over their sexual relations." -Wikipedia.We talked about the male misogyny-inspired promiscuity in their families in the form of serial cheating. "Serial cheating simply means that someone has cheated on…
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My family man promises to my grandma before she transitioned from Earth.
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“In this episode, I discuss how it’s okay for me to desire family man living, but not grant myself that because of my demanding career, my demanding hobbies, and my demanding audiences.” -Antonio Myers.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antonio-myers4/support
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In the past, I was encouraged to be a family man to a single, black, autism mom, church member. Black women, autism moms, single mothers, & church women pursue me much more than other kinds of women.
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"When you have a child with special needs, your marriage is much more likely to be stressed. This is demonstrated by the numbers: Surveys show that the rate of divorce in families with a child with disabilities may be as high as 87%. The divorce rate in families with a child with autism is about 80%.." _Divorce and Special Needs Children | Psycholo…
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Rational Black Thought Episode #185 April 20, 2024 - “The way to right wrongs is to shine the light of truth on them.” — Ida B. Wells
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The complexities of relationships and dynamics concerning my reasons for my earthly existence.
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“I admit that since my boyhood, I always prefer a black wife the most, an autism mom wife the most, and a single mother wife the most because these kinds of women were and are being the most nourishing to my romantic nature, my child-rearing giftedness, and my pet-owning strength. There are some church women who can and do appreciate my unconventio…
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I am called to cable news media, social media, media interviews, media events, black-owned media, YouTube, & running for public office due to the neurodiversity urging of autism families in dire need.
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"Neurodiversity describes the idea that people experience and interact with the world around them in many different ways; there is no one "right" way of thinking, learning, and behaving, and differences are not viewed as deficits.The word neurodiversity refers to the diversity of all people, but it is often used in the context of autism spectrum di…
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I have a pastor’s heart within my faith-based pastoral care…& I’ll be a secular humanist chaplain. I am called to the non-religious community and to houses of worship of all religions.
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“Types of Pastoral Care PracticesThere are various ways to practice pastoral care, including:Premarital counseling: Premarital counseling helps to prepare couples for unity in marriage. Pastors may recommend Bible verses, books, articles, and discussion topics for couples to review and pray about as they plan their life together.Weddings: Pastors p…
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Addressing all subjects from human rights perspectives: my secular spirituality, my spiritual gifts.
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“A white-collar worker is a person who performs professional service, desk, managerial, or administrative work. White-collar work may be performed in an office or other administrative setting. White-collar workers include job paths related to government, consulting, academia, accountancy, business and executive management, customer support, design,…
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The logistics of my family man life and the logistics of my callings are always butting heads.
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“I would make an excellent spouse, excellent parent, excellent pet-owner, and excellent roommate, and yes, those things would be magnificent for me personally to do. However, I am called to do servant leadership and social entrepreneurship within the majority of time at rape crisis centers, domestic violence shelters, homeless shelters, animal shel…
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I was forced to spend most of my boyhood time (5 years old-6 years old) in the infamous red-light district Washington D.C. (14th Street NW, Logan Circle.) due to the women sex workers' "thing" for me.
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“In the 1970s and 1980s, a portion of 14th Street became known primarily for its red-light district. Several strip clubs and massage parlors were concentrated roughly between New York Avenue and K Street, while prostitutes plied their trade around Logan Circle. However, rising land values eventually pushed out the adult businesses. The Source Theat…
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Most of my sex partners in my past were mothers of autistic children, single mothers, white women, and women in their 40's and 50's.
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“There was no feuds, no drama, no tabloid behavior (verbally and non-verbally) when it came to the single mothers, the children, and myself. I discuss how I was wrestling with parental acute trauma/romantic acute trauma, parental secondary trauma/romantic secondary trauma, parental vicarious trauma/romantic vicarious trauma, parental compound traum…
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Biblical black folks (final episode on The Bible.) Jesus, the child advocate and women’s advocate.
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“The main reason for studying the black presence in the Bible is because if we can't accept that our Bible is a multicultural book, how can we accept multicultural churches? It is difficult to see the black presence in the Bible because you won’t read the terms black or African but you will read the terms Ethiopians, Cushites, Egyptians, Hebrews, o…
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Rational Black Thought Episode #184 April 13, 2024 - "We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated."- Maya Angelou
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What’s on my Mind: How and Why We Lose: https://www.270towin.com/ News: Theirs is not to reason why, theirs is but to do and die: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/11/trump-tightens-stranglehold-on-congressional-gop-00151629 https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/arizona-gop-lawmaker-lashes-out-at Conversations with an Atheist: thou shalt save alive…
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The painful reasons why I do not attend any houses of worship & why I avoid some secular establishments.
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“I am not a member of any houses of worship because it’s excruciating to find houses of worship that fights for autism equality when it comes to taxation, social insurance, public health, public schools, public services, labor law, regulation of markets, to ensure distribution of wealth, social mobility, the creation of safety nets, economic justic…
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I follow Jesus who is black, person of color, neurodiverse, neurodivergent, autistic, Jewish, refugee, immigrant, flirt, husband, father, dancer, social drinker, life of the party, and party animal.
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“The sense that each of them is gently teasing the other, and each enjoying the matching of wits. For all of the interesting people Jesus meets in John, I think this individual is the most interesting and that’s part of why this story is there in the Gospel. There’s a word game. A kind of “He said – She said”. The Samaritan woman starts by using th…
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The DEIB Jesus (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging) is The Christ figure to me. He's for Egalitarianism and equalitarianism.
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“Diversity refers to the presence of variety within the organizational workforce, such as in identity and identity politics. It includes gender, culture, ethnicity, religion, disability, class, age or opinion.[2][15] Equity refers to concepts of fairness and justice, such as fair compensation and substantive equality.[15] More specifically, equity …
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The sexual assaults against Jesus, the bodily harm against Jesus, Biblical misogyny, & Biblical people with disabilities.
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“Roman crucifixions sought to degrade and dehumanise their victims in ways that destroyed their dignity and stigmatised their memory. Paul speaks of the cross as a ‘scandal’ or ‘stumbling block’, but the significance of this language has never been explored in terms of sexual violence. The Crucifixion of Jesus examines crucifixion as a form of tort…
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What if we think of self-creation as co-creation? The post Living Into Interdependence appeared first on First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis.By First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis
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I 💯 promise to never ever again by erotically reckless, sensually reckless, and sexually reckless.
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“When it comes to eroticism, sensually, and sexuality, I will never ever again be •rash•careless•thoughtless•incautious•heedless•unheeding•inattentive•hasty•overhasty•precipitate•precipitous•impetuous•impulsive•daredevil•devil-may-care•hotheaded•irresponsible•wild•foolhardy•headlong•underadventurous•overadventurous•over-venturesome•under-venturesom…
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“So, here are 10 more signs he was not a neurotypical:Non-conformistDislike of authority and hierarchyLow regard of traditionDisregard of social rulesHigh in honesty and humilityHighly egalitarianHighly out-group socialStands up for the bullied and underdogsVery accepting of diversity in general (liberal)Non-materialistic and idealistic. In the sty…
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Rational Black Thought Episode #183 April 06, 2024 - “Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
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“Jesus is a refugee and an immigrant so he empathizes with DACA. Plus folks tried to push him off of a cliff, tried to stone him, so life is not sugar and rainbows for him. Jesus feels that it is shameful that lack of love is often easy to justify, even though it is never right in his sight. He feels that our neighbor is anyone of any race, creed, …
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Joseph: A Male Sexual Abuse Survivor In The Bible by Ashley Easter (my final church episode.)
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“In the Bible we find many stories of abuse and sexual abuse of women, but did you know there are also stories of sexual abuse and sexual harassment of men?There is the well known story of Sodom and Gomorrah where the Angels, who were perceived to be men, were sexually harassed by the men of the city who wished to violently gang-rape them. Lott too…
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The slimey grimey crime time (my last organized crime episode.)
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“Emotional Instability:AgitatedAnxiousDramaticEmotionalExcitableFreneticFrightenedHystericalInsecureJitteryLabileMelancholicMoodyNervousOveremotionalOverwhelmedParanoidRestlessTenseThin-skinnedTremulousWorrierArrogance and Superiority:ArrogantBoastfulConceitedHaughtyKnow-it-allNarcissisticPatronizingPretentiousSmugVainDishonesty and Deception:Conni…
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I have peace in my heart regarding the world of religion (my final episode on the faith community.)
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“I don’t fuss and fight with people who oppose tattoos, profanity, and believe in the Levitical Laws and the Deuteronomy Codes. I experience tranquility, calmness, restfulness, and peace with people of faith.” -Antonio Myers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antonio-myers4/support…
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The beauty of secularity (my final episode on the secular community.)
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“The secular community are of civility, neighborliness, community awareness, service, empathy, kindness, integrity, compassion, honesty, reasoning, curiosity, critical thinking, communication, resourcefulness, reflection, motivation, self-discipline, leadership, perseverance, determination, and resilience.” -Antonio Myers. --- Support this podcast:…
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Change is Inevitable, Transformation is Not
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How do we turn the inevitable into the Good? A talk from Rev. Dr. David Breeden. The post Change is Inevitable, Transformation is Not appeared first on First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis.By First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis
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Verbal sex coaching adult films and non-verbal sex coaching adult films (last sex/porn/erotic episode.)
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“There are survivors of sexual dysfunction and neurodiverse adults who are saying that adult films need to show verbal sexual consolation, non-verbal sexual consolation, verbal sexual consultation, and non-verbal sexual consultation. We’re saying that adult films need to show the protective mechanisms from being fractured, shattered, hurt, ruptured…
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The sexual past of both my pre-adolescence and my adolescence. Final episode on this topic.
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“General Guidelines for Sex Ed: Ideally, we should start having conversations and reading books with our kids by age five when they're still open, curious and unembarrassed. By age nine they become more modest and by 12...yeah, better not to start at 12 unless you enjoy being scrutinized, critiqued, and shut down by your kids. That doesn't mean don…
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Many women gave me mixed messages about sex, sexuality, romance, living arrangements, sensuality, dating, marriage, kids, pets, & eroticism.
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“My relationships with women consist of due regard, consideration, thoughtfulness, honor, attentiveness, politeness, courtesy, civility, deference, high regard, high opinion, reverence, veneration, appreciation, approbation, recognition, acclaim, sensitivity, gentleness, generosity, and respect.” -Antonio Myers. --- Support this podcast: https://po…
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Resolving and solving work-family conflict
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“How does an inactive lifestyle affect your body?When you have an inactive lifestyle,:You burn fewer calories. This makes you more likely to gain weight.You may lose muscle strength and endurance, because you are not using your muscles as muchYour bones may get weaker and lose some mineral contentYour metabolism may be affected, and your body may h…
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Many mothers of autistic children (Autism moms), many black women, and many church women are urging me to be their husband and father of their children.
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“In the intersection of work and personal life, the work–life balance is the equilibrium between the two. There are many aspects of one's personal life that can intersect with work, including family, leisure, and health. A work–life balance is bidirectional; for instance, work can interfere with private life, and private life can interfere with wor…
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Rational Black Thought Episode #182 March 30, 2024 - ““Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” MLK Jr.
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How do I meet my romantic needs & my sexual needs? Yes, I am still open to my autism mom companion.
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“Benefits of being an autistic mother:Our clinical experience is that there are many benefits to being an autistic mother. These include creating a home environment where neurodiversity is accepted and admired, as well as encouraging knowledge, creativity, and originality in problem-solving. There is empathy for being bullied, teased, socially reje…
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Final episode on the good parts of mainstream porn entities (human rights champion adult performers.)
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“Porn performers aren’t respected in our society and nothing underlines this fact better than the Stormy Daniels/Donald Trump scandal. When the world learned that President Trump had tried to buy porn performer Stormy Daniel’s silence about their affair before the 2016 election, she was the one who was skewered in the court of public opinion. Trump…
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“2. Porn overemphasizes visual stimuliResearchers have gone back and forth on whether cisgender men’s and women’s brains differ in their responses to sexual imagery. The latest research appears to show that there’s no difference.Either way, I know that the way I like to have sex has been shaped by watching porn, rather than, say, reading or listeni…
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Female misogynists within my youth (The Nice Girl Syndrome)
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“The Misogynistic PuritanThe Misogynistic Puritan takes the ideal woman to be domestic, subservient, nurturing, kind, mild-tempered, alluring, youthful, and sexually pure prior to marriage. She has adopted this feminine ideal from her misogynistic husband, family or acquaintances.She takes herself to be pretty darn close to the feminine ideal. She …
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Laius Complex, Parentification, Jocasta Complex, Phaedra Complex, Oedipus Complex, and Electra Complex.
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“I talk about The Sexual Covert Incest, The Sexual Jocasta Complex, Sexual Laius Complex, Sexual Parentification, Sexual Phaedra Complex, The Sexual Oedipus Complex, and The Sexual Electra Complex.” -Antonio Myers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antonio-myers4/support…
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Sexual acute trauma, sexual complex trauma, sexual chronic trauma, sexual secondary trauma, sexual vicarious trauma, sexual trauma bonding, and sexually adverse childhood experiences (SACEs.)
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“Trauma bonds (also referred to as traumatic bonds) are emotional bonds that arise from a cyclical pattern of abuse. A trauma bond occurs in an abusive relationship wherein the victim forms an emotional bond with the perpetrator.[1] The concept was developed by psychologists Donald Dutton and Susan Painter.[2][3][4]Two main factors involved in the …
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Putting a cost on religion in Canada
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Bettianne Hedges of Humanist Canada hosts Leslie Rosenblood from Centre for Inquiry Canada alongside Teale Phelps Bondaroff and Ian Bushfield of the BC Humanist Association, who will discuss the many ways Canada still tangibly privileges religion and its institutions over similar non-theistic organizations. Just a few policy choices cost Canadians …
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Double living also known as living a double life is cancerous to inner living and outer living.
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“My past double-living makes me feel sad, unhappy, sorrowful, dejected, regretful, depressed, downcast, miserable, downhearted, down, despondent, despairing, disconsolate, out of sorts, desolate, bowed down, wretched, glum, gloomy, doleful, dismal, blue, melancholy, melancholic, low-spirited, mournful, woeful, woebegone, forlorn, crestfallen, broke…
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My vocational singleness, my vocational child-freedom, my vocational pet-freedom, my vocational living alone.
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“Vocational singleness also known as perpetual singleness means my permanently not being married, my permanent not having pets, my permanently not having children, my permanently living all by myself. I mention that I am the least excited about romantic intimacy.” Antonio Myers.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anton…
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Traumatic self-medication and fake relationships of my past. I 💯 revealed all of my past traumas.
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“Self-medication, sometime called do-it-yourself (DIY) medicine, is a human behavior in which an individual uses a substance or any exogenous influence to self-administer treatment for physical or psychological conditions, for example headaches or fatigue.The substances most widely used in self-medication are over-the-counter drugs and dietary supp…
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