Fishing Without Bait: A Full Impact Mindfulness Podcast

Growing Up with Gloria Rodriguez-Ransom | Fishing Without Bait 265

October 27th, 2020  |  24 mins 31 secs

bilingual, hispanic, pittsburgh, racial identity, white privilege

Jim Ellermeyer is joined by fellow counselor Gloria Rodriguez-Ransom as we discuss her upbringing as a Puerto Rican in Pittsburgh, her development growing up, the cultural shift, defining “latino” and where Peurto Ricans fall into the mix, and white privilege. 

Equine Therapy | Episode 264

October 20th, 2020  |  22 mins 43 secs

autism, equine therapy, horses, mindfulness, relationship therapy, unconditional love

Jim Ellermeyer continues his chat with Equine Therapy practitioner, Shanna Aughenbaugh, as we learn about her entrance into the Equine therapy world and how the Equine Assisted Psychotherapy had developed, what a session would look like for the participant, working with youth and patients with autism, finding where she belongs, taking risks in her life as a first generation college student, and more! 

Discovering Horses | Episode 263

October 13th, 2020  |  20 mins 57 secs

Jim Ellermeyer is joined by a self proclaimed “Christian Cowgirl” and Equine Therapy practitioner, Shanna Aughenbaugh, as we discuss how she connected with horses in her life, how they respond to people, horses as herd animals, her faith,  learning to ride, losing her first horse suddenly, and her support system who encouraged her to stay in the horse world. 

Gaslighting | Episode 262

October 6th, 2020  |  20 mins 33 secs

denial, gaslighting, hydroxychloroquine, illuminati, jewish faith, lying, manipulation, plaquenil, recovery, romans, the bible

Jim Ellermeyer and Producer Mike are discussing dealing some of the current events as we enter a month from a very heated election including the concept of “gaslighting ‘. How is this concept being used on a grand scale, or more localized to break down an individual.

Celebrating 22 Years Sober | Episode 261

September 29th, 2020  |  29 mins 9 secs

Jim Ellermeyer is back and celebrating 22 years of sobriety as we reflect on the point where he finally accepted and received help with his obsession to use drugs and alcohol.  We discuss the 12 step program’s influence in his success, giving advice to others who are not accepting, willingness to change, telling his mother he was going to get help, the one individual that helped him with tough love and choosing to help others. 

Straight Talk | Episode 260

September 15th, 2020  |  18 mins 48 secs

love, mindfulness, obligation, straight talk, sympathy

Jim Ellermeyer is giving some STRAIGHT TALK as we discuss our “3 AM Friends”, why do we feel obligated, love, sympathy, interpretation, connecting with other humans. 

To Make Better Choices | Episode 259

September 8th, 2020  |  13 mins 18 secs

Jim Ellermeyer is back with Producer Mike to discuss how we can make better choices.  What does that mean?  How do we develop our intuition and beginner’s mind to assess situations in our lives with your gut feelings.  

Recovery from Boredom | Episode 258

September 1st, 2020  |  15 mins 12 secs

12 step, addiction, anxiety, depression, grief, mindfulness, recovery

Jim Ellermeyer is back with Producer Mike to discuss BOREDOM.  What happens when we are left to our own thoughts when we’re making bad decisions and are surrounded by individuals that are encouraging bad decisions and are emotionally needy. How do we attach to better people and places that will help elevate us.   How do we deal with boredom and share people. 

Changing Minds with Natalie Bencivenga | Episode 257

August 25th, 2020  |  36 mins 56 secs

black lives matter, busy culture, covid-19, defund the police, entitlement, mask debate, mindfulness, mission statement, natalie bencivenga, pandemic, social justice, white privilege

Jim Ellermeyer is joined once again by Natalie Bencivenga to continue their conversation as they begin to look at the awareness to the world around us due to the extra time from COVID-19 leading to the George Floyd, Me Too, and other Social Justice protests, considering how to be an ally as a white person, White Privilege, entitlement, the mask debate, journalism falling apart, fake news, the police, and how losing loved ones helped motivate her leaving the Post-Gazette.

Being a Time Thief with Natalie Bencivenga | Episode 256

August 18th, 2020  |  25 mins 10 secs

busy culture, covid-19, mindfulness, pandemic, social justice

Jim Ellermeyer is joined once again by Natalie Bencivenga to catch up with the changes in her life, and coping with the changes due to Covid-19 Pandemic to discuss the zeitgeist, thinking in ideologies and ideas, hero worship, the common needs people want in their lives we seem to disagree on, slowing down during the pandemic to rebuild and accept the situation, escaping busy culture, and the rapid fire of social justice issues.

Even More Mindful Bits | Episode 255

August 11th, 2020  |  7 mins 30 secs

anxiety, buddha, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, perspective, time travel

Jim Ellermeyer is live once again from Highland Park in Pittsburgh, PA to review some bits of wisdom from over the years, including: Buy the Ticket, Words Are Forever, The Five Minute Rule, Naming and, Identify, Immediacy, What We're Not Going to Talk About, What Not to Do and I Choose.

More Mindful Bits | Episode 254

August 4th, 2020  |  9 mins 50 secs

anxiety, buddha, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, perspective, time travel

Jim Ellermeyer is live once again from Highland Park in Pittsburgh, PA to review some bits of wisdom from over the years, including: Minds of Uncertainty, Pulling the Weeds, The Requirements to Be With You, Argument Party, Cast a Net, and two Buddha Stories: Cutting the Limb and a Package of Resentment.

Mindful Bits | Episode 253

July 28th, 2020  |  11 mins 40 secs

anxiety, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, perspective, time travel

Jim Ellermeyer is live from Highland Park in Pittsburgh, PA to review some bits of wisdom from over the years, including: Moving the Mountain, Time Travel, Time as Currency, Perspective, Your Life as a Movie, Abracadabra and Uncertainty Leads to Anxiety

The Mindset of Quarantine Culture | Episode 252

July 21st, 2020  |  17 mins 19 secs

coronavirus, covid-19, fake news, fear, mindfulness, quarantine

Jim Ellermeyer and Producer Mike are taking a look at this time of the Coronavirus from a mindset 30 years from now, the lack of information leading to minds of uncertainty leading to minds of anxiety, worry, and fear, finding good sources of information that will help navigate through the developing information and trying to understand other perspectives.

Fishing Without Bait 251: Keeping the Faith with Maureen

July 14th, 2020  |  37 mins 9 secs

depression, disability, legally blind, marine biology, mindfulness, texas

Jim Ellermeyer continues his conversation with Marine Biologist Maureen from Texas. She discusses her issues with the church around her disability and coming back around for Confirmation and restoring her Faith, interpreting faith and prayer, taking on failure and overcoming obstacles in her Master’s Degree, scuba diving, and in live in general, dealing with depression during the COVID-19 Quaranteen era, and more!

Self Worth with Maureen | Episode 250

July 7th, 2020  |  31 mins 10 secs

disability, legally blind, marine biology, mindfulness, texas

Jim Ellermeyer begins his conversation with Maureen from Texas, how she was inspired by the ocean and a teacher to pursue Marine Biology, growing up legally blind and contending with unintended social consequences of being different due to her disability and needing to use the assistive technology, redefining herself in college, seeing the world in a different way, friends and allies, and more!