Fishing Without Bait: A Full Impact Mindfulness Podcast
It's about living a life without definitive expectations and learning to fish without bait.
Episodes
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Mental Finger Trap | Episode 30
January 26th, 2016 | 15 mins 7 secs
Jim Eellermeyer discusses why we continue to do things that do not work including the coping mechanisms, the illusion of control we present ourselves with, the male and other stereo types represented on television that teach us not to emote, how we...
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Emotional Quicksand | Episode 29
January 19th, 2016 | 10 mins 36 secs
Jim Ellermeyer discusses a concept from Gestalt theory and How to survive emotional quicksand as we try not to fall into the trap of looking at who we are not rather than accepting who we are.
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My Beginning With Mindfulness | Episode 28
January 12th, 2016 | 4 mins 13 secs
This week, we read a blog post where a student describes her venture into mindfulness in the first 6 weeks and how it changed her life.
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Mini Mindfulness | Episode 27
January 5th, 2016 | 15 mins 39 secs
Jim Ellermeyer discusses finding those glancing moments of mindfulness, Concentration, and more.
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Butterfly Effect | Episode 26
December 29th, 2015 | 17 mins 30 secs
What board effects do our choices do around us? How do we allow time to control us? What are small changes we can make that can have a large effect?
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Refocusing Rather Than Letting Go | Episode 25
December 22nd, 2015 | 13 mins 44 secs
We talk about the narrative of our lives and how we develop skills from speaking to the work we do. How does our emotional detachment to an experience change our thoughts? What is your brain doing to protect you from these experiences? How do...
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Conscience Choice | Episode 24
December 15th, 2015 | 15 mins 44 secs
Jim Ellermeyer discusses our choices and get deeper into a conversation about how “making a choice” is not as easy as it sounds sometimes and how our responses change.
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Introduction to Time Line Therapy | Episode 23
December 8th, 2015 | 12 mins 52 secs
Jim Ellermeyer discusses Time Line Therapy and gets us started with a self examination in our state of mindfulness. Where are your expectations on finding resolutions to your problems? What in our past shape how we behave today, and how can...
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Mindfulness Expression in Judaism | Episode 22
December 3rd, 2015 | 15 mins 44 secs
Jim Ellermeyer takes a look at Judaism and how mindfulness applies to the faith in its distant history, and more!
Challenge: Try to give 10 blessings a day.
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Life is Suffering | Episode 21
November 24th, 2015 | 16 mins 21 secs
Jim Eellermeyer discusses buddhism, the suffering of life, how we decide to be with or without suffering, and the concepts of viparinama-dukkha, samkhara-dukkha, and dukkha-dukkha and break down where that voice in your head comes...
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Of Jihad and Rumi | Episode 20
November 17th, 2015 | 14 mins 51 secs
Jim Ellermeyer discusses Islam and attempts to describe the true meanings of what a "jihad". We talk about basic concepts from the religion that sound remarkably like mindfulness, beginner's mind, and the writings of Rumi
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Mindfulness of Jesus | Episode 19
November 10th, 2015 | 12 mins 11 secs
We take a look at the teachings of Jesus and his take on mindfulness that has been spread through Christianity.
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Hitting the Reset Button on Ourselves | Episode 18
November 3rd, 2015 | 12 mins 43 secs
We discuss pressing the reset button on ourselves on a daily basis, how we measure happiness, and recharging out batteries.
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Introduction to Suffering | Episode 17
October 27th, 2015 | 14 mins 54 secs
Jim Eellermeyer discusses not always getting what we want, being distracted by the pink hippopotamus, shooting yourself with negative thoughts, the problem that gets into your way, how pain can be useful and more!
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The Gift of Control | Episode 16
October 20th, 2015 | 16 mins 8 secs
We take a look at how we allow our outside influences control our choices and actions, understanding the consequences, everyone is in recovery from something, and the state of the perception of mental health today.
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A Mindful Review | Episode 15
October 13th, 2015 | 8 mins 52 secs
We look back at our progress on Fishing Without Bait so far and where we are going, self defeating words, the wild horse that is loose in your head, informational overload, losing control, and making choices based on emotions and...