Fishing Without Bait: A Full Impact Mindfulness Podcast

12 Steps Part 1: Admission and the Higher Power | Fishing Without Bait 143

May 29th, 2018  |  19 mins 40 secs

12 step, addiction, atheism, fear, mindfulness

Jim Ellermeyer takes us through the first 3 steps of the 12 Step Program from admitting your powerlessness over your addiction and identifying that with your authentic self, believing in a higher power and converting that into faith, and deciding to turn your life over to this higher power, and paying attention on purpose.

Bipolar Disorder Tilt A Whirl with Chris Whitlatch | Episode 142

May 22nd, 2018  |  11 mins 7 secs

Christopher Whitlatch concludes his discussion about dealing with bipolar disorder with Jim Ellermeyer with a discussion on listening, how his experience feels like a Tilt a Whirl, the symptoms to look for and how to start moving in the direction for treatment.

Getting Help for Bipolar Disorder with Chris Whitlatch | Episode 141

May 15th, 2018  |  14 mins 59 secs

Christopher Whitlatch continues his discussion about dealing with bipolar disorder with Jim Ellermeyer including having the strength to accept help, the importance of having his partner in sessions from time to time and understanding what it is and what it isn’t when people think about mental illness.   

Talking about Bipolar Disorder with Chris Whitlatch | Episode 140

May 8th, 2018  |  22 mins 22 secs

Christopher Whitlatch joins Jim Ellermeyer to discuss his decision to discuss his experiences with bipolar disorder as part of ConCamo at a story telling event. Chris discusses getting the bravery to talk about it with his professional background, initially seeking treatment, what the disease feels like and “chasing the tiger” and more. 

Getting Some Ink with LP at the Velvet Tail Tattoo | Episode 139

May 1st, 2018  |  19 mins 40 secs

dreams, mindfulness, self concept, tattoo, velvet tail tattoo

Jim Ellermeyer is on location getting a new tattoo of our Podcast logo at the Velvet Tail Tattoo with Lindsey “LP” Potter.  Jim talks with us about the meaning behind that logo,and LP chats with us about relationships and how she handles those that  may be making a wise mind decision. 

More About Equine Therapy with Sasha Zeleznik | Episode 138

April 24th, 2018  |  17 mins 18 secs

adhd, equine therapy, mindfulness, schizophrenic

Jim Ellermeyer continues his discussion with Sasha Zeleznik about Equine Therapy.
How did we connect a horse to therapy? What makes them appropriate for this? How does this help with schizophrenia? What activities are involved interacting with the horse?

Discovering Equine Therapy with Sasha Zeleznik | Episode 137

April 17th, 2018  |  15 mins 4 secs

equine therapy, mindfulness

Jim Ellermeyer is joined by Sasha Zeleznik. We begin our discussion about her background and finding her passion in horses, discovering their emotional reactions, the expectations of being confident leaders, whether they “time travel” and more.  

Evolving with Technology with Dr. Matt Keener | Episode 135

April 10th, 2018  |  18 mins 6 secs

Jim Ellermeyer is joined by Dr. Matt Keener to discuss the tools of technology to help people in their lives and to be mindful of what it does, a look at how much technology has changed related to other things in our lives,  setting the rhythm in your life,  and more! 

Technology Communications with Dr. Matt Keener | Episode 136

April 2nd, 2018  |  15 mins 52 secs

change, matt keener, technology

Jim Ellermeyer continues his discussion with  Dr. Matt Keener to discuss expectations, using technology to break down barriers in your life, understanding the implications of the way we communicate over these new means, applying it to the medical community, and working with adolescents.

Creative Process with The Rogue Mountains | Episode 134

March 27th, 2018  |  15 mins 17 secs

Jim Ellermeyer continues his chat with author Joshua Tarquinio, author of “The Rogue Mountains”.  We discuss accepting your creative “gifts”, arrogance vs confidence, the next book, and big advice for aspiring authors. 

Challenging Audiences with The Rogue Mountains | Episode 133

March 20th, 2018  |  16 mins 23 secs

author, creativity, game of thrones, pittsburgh, writer

Jim Ellermeyer continues his chat with author Joshua Tarquinio, author of “The Rogue Mountains”.  We discuss his background and interests that led to the themes in this project, challenging audiences with content, and how to restart a project.  

Welcome to The Rogue Mountains | Episode 132

March 13th, 2018  |  18 mins 6 secs

author, book, character development, creativity

This week Jim Ellermeyer is joined by author Joshua Tarquinio, author of “The Rogue Mountains”.  Joshua discusses the challenges of getting the word out about your self published book, making real choices (like writing a novel), developing characters in his book, and more as we discuss his book, dealing with characters and monsters after a supposed apocalypse. 

Spreading Writing with Sheena Carroll | Episode 131

March 6th, 2018  |  23 mins 19 secs

fear, girls write pittsburgh, mentoring, mindfulness, sheena carroll, writing

Jim Ellermeyer continues to chat with writer and poet Sheena Carroll as they discuss “buying the ticket” to help herself, her mindful action plan, her influences with witchcraft, it’s closeness to nature and energy, the magic of speaking what we created.  Sheena also discusses working with Girls Write Pittsburgh and showing others how to explore their talents. 

Mecha Depression Fest and Life Fatigue with Sheena Carroll | Episode 130

February 26th, 2018  |  17 mins 5 secs

anime, comfort zone, poetry, sheena carroll, writing

Jim Ellermeyer continues to chat with writer and poet Sheena Carroll as they discuss her interests in Spacecraft, which both fascinates and scares her, giant robots and dinosaurs, her “Miss Macross” moniker from Robotech.  We also discuss comfort zones and escaping them.  We discuss her blog and writing and the concept of “Life Fatigue” and our use of our time. Mecha Depression Fest dealing with stress and making the decision to make a change. 

Getting to Know Sheena Carroll | Episode 129

February 19th, 2018  |  13 mins 7 secs

authentic self, critical self, thomas edison

Jim Ellermeyer is joined this week by writer and poet Sheen Caroll to discuss her inspirations creativity to getting into writing, taking control of her focus into writing, dissociating ourselves with our active lives, and shares some of her work. 

For the Love of Money | Fishing Without Bait 128

February 13th, 2018  |  20 mins 12 secs

Jim Ellermeyer and Michael Sorg discuss the distraction of money in our lives. What happens if money is a barrier to our life goals? What happens if you keep the receipts for everything you buy in a month and look at them?  How do you change your thinking on how you use your money. How can we declutter our life?