Fishing Without Bait: A Full Impact Mindfulness Podcast

It's about living a life without definitive expectations and learning to fish without bait.

About the show

A mindful exercise. A look at ourselves. We recommend rest and relaxation. One way you can do this is to take up fishing. And for a truly mindful experience, try fishing without bait.

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Episodes

  • School of Life with Santina Grace | Fishing Without Bait 325

    January 11th, 2022  |  16 mins 19 secs

    Jim Ellermeyer welcomes back clairvoyant and empath Santina Grace as they discuss spirituality and gratitude.  How are we choosing this lesson in the “school of life”.  What are the little things in your life you can do to improve it. What is the illusion of separateness we see in the world and in social media? 

  • Technology and Spirit Guides with Santina Grace | Episode 324

    January 4th, 2022  |  17 mins 16 secs

    Jim Ellermeyer welcomes back clairvoyant and empath Santina Grace as they discuss spirituality and gratitude. Santina talks about her technique to calm herself when she is receiving too much energy that others can use. We also discuss connecting with technology and the false connection you can find and how she connects spirit guides and angels.

  • Understanding Fear and Energy with Santina Grace | Episode 323

    December 28th, 2021  |  18 mins 55 secs

    Jim Ellermeyer welcomes back clairvoyant and empath Santina Grace as they discuss spirituality and gratitude.  How we are working around fear in our lives as each helps with therapy and with energy.  How is the energy with our choices each day and how to we contend with getting stuck in patterns. Understand how knowing your intuition will help against targeted fear int he media. 

  • Teaching and Lockdowns with Maureen | Episode 322

    December 21st, 2021  |  20 mins 54 secs

    Jim Ellermeyer continues his chat with Marine Biologist Maureen from Texas A&M.  They talk about her teaching experience this year. How did the Covid lockdowns change her plans and how did she make the best of the situation to stay social and learning? 

  • What Maureen is Doing about Ocean Plastics | Episode 321

    December 14th, 2021  |  13 mins 59 secs

    Jim Ellermeyer welcomes back Marine Biologist Maureen from Texas A&M continue their discussion on the effect of plastics in the ocean.  What is she doing with her research and how is it conducted?  What can you do with dumping rules while boating?  How can she use her research to educate the public? 

  • Ocean Plastics with Maureen | Episode 320

    December 7th, 2021  |  16 mins 29 secs

    Jim Ellermeyer welcomes back Marine Biologist Maureen from Texas A&M to catch up with how her doctorate is going and discuss how her research is educating our understanding on climate change and plastic pollution on Texas beaches. How much plastic is in the ocean and how is it affecting the environment? Event cosmetic issues!  

    Check out our first chat with Maureen on episodes 150 and 151 where we explored how she was inspired by the ocean and a teacher to pursue Marine Biology, growing up legally blind!

  • Let’s Make Some Memories | Fishing Without Bait 319

    November 30th, 2021  |  18 mins 49 secs

    Jim Ellermeyer and Producer Mike continue their discussions on the human experience as Jim shares his experience in sharing with someone their mother had passed.  What are we doing to great memories and experiences and not being brought down with the day to day.  We recall our memories and moments from our trip to Ft Lauderdale. Who have had influences on us and our heroes we’ve discussed over the years who have overcome addiction and recovery. 

  • Instruction Manual For Your Life | Episode 318

    November 23rd, 2021  |  21 mins 18 secs

    Jim Ellermeyer and Producer Mike are talking about the unexpected and the state of things heading into the holidays.  How did Jim handle being cut from the team at 9 years old that shaped his life in developing an “I don’t care” attitude.  How do we create a grounded sense of purpose. 

  • Recovery Heroes | Fishing Without Bait 317

    November 16th, 2021  |  25 mins 51 secs

    Jim Ellermeyer and Producer Mike continue discussions about how many are dealing with the pandemics and finding themselves in a world of drugs and alcohol.  What happens when so many people don’t want to help those with addiction issues? How much strength does it take to to seek recovery.  We discuss All Elite Wrestling’s Jon Moxley’s high profile submission to rehab. Being a role model for others in recovery. 

  • Life Improving Experience - Working Retail During the Pandemic | Episode 316

    November 8th, 2021  |  22 mins 10 secs

    Jim Ellermeyer his conversation with a panel of retail and support workers Amanda and Ronnie to talk about breaking points during the pandemic with work some of the high points of positivity with customers.  How will we look at the zeitgeist of the pandemic in the future?  How did this time change how they approach their time in life? 

  • With a Little Help From Our Friends - Working Retail During the Pandemic | Episode 315

    November 2nd, 2021  |  37 mins 7 secs

    Jim Ellermeyer his conversation with a panel of retail and support workers Amanda and Ronnie to discuss the issues they had with customers, losing loved ones and dealing with it along with being on the “front lines”, and what sort of support helped them through their time.

  • Working Retail During the Pandemic | Episode 314

    October 26th, 2021  |  12 mins 46 secs

    Jim Ellermeyer is joined by a panel of retail and support workers Amanda and Ronnie to discuss how they dealt with working with customers during the pandemic over the last couple years in a computer retailer and grocery store, respectively.  How did customers react and treat workers in their space?  

  • Turning on the Light With City of Bridges | Episode 313

    October 19th, 2021  |  17 mins 42 secs

    Jim Ellermeyer continues his conversation with Dr. Randy Bartlett of City of Bridges High School in Pittsburgh, PA.  We discuss isolation and community creating spaces to be themselves and time traveling in your mind as a teenager. 

    Be sure to tune into part 1, 2 and 3 of our conversation with Dr. Randy Bartlett on episodes 310 , 311 and 312 of our show! 

  • Growth and Development With City of Bridges | Episode 312

    October 12th, 2021  |  17 mins 53 secs

    Jim Ellermeyer continues his conversation with Dr. Randy Bartlett of City of Bridges High School in Pittsburgh, PA.  The discussion further dives into being aware of yourself and your community. 

  • What High School Can Be With City of Bridges | episode 311

    October 5th, 2021  |  18 mins 11 secs

    Jim Ellermeyer continues his conversation with Dr. Randy Bartlett of City of Bridges High School in Pittsburgh, PA.  We investigate what functional things you can get our of high school to help your life.  How do students find agency and voices? Community outreach. 

  • Introducing City of Bridges | Fishing Without Bait 310

    September 28th, 2021  |  21 mins 13 secs

    Jim Ellermeyer invites Dr. Randy Bartlett of City of Bridges High School in Pittsburgh, PA to chat about what the high school is doing at the school to provide a space to develop students aware of social justice and explore.  How do teenagers deal with joys and experiences at that age in their development? How are we helping identity development?  Focusing on learning and recovery happening outside of the classroom and therapy office.