Fishing Without Bait: A Full Impact Mindfulness Podcast

Special Crossover: Listen to Your Parents: Let's Go Fishing

April 24th, 2020  |  51 mins 49 secs

birthdays, coronavirus, covid-19, home schooling, mindfulness, parenting, podcast

On this episode, we talk with Jim Ellermeyer from the Fishing Without Bait podcast about mindfulness and other lessons that can help parents maintain a healthy outlook during these difficult times.

Matt and Jen are also joined by fellow parents Chris and Alanna from Buffalo, NY and Dave and Tina from Elizabeth, PA.

Breaking News | Episode 239

April 21st, 2020  |  20 mins 38 secs

breaking news, cognitive bias, confirmation bias, mindfulness, proactive, toxicity

Jim Ellermeyer and Producer Mike are talking bout the influx of information and “breaking news” we deal with on the daily basis. How do we validate how we feel about the events going on, using news sources that we can trust, and being aware of your own cognitive biased and confirmation biased sources. We also look at productivity in their quarantine down time, and giving yourself a pass. How hard is it to be proactive in a situation?

You Are Important | Episode 237

April 7th, 2020  |  21 mins 38 secs

anxiety, coronavirus, defense mechanism, facts, mental health, mindfulness, perspective, quarantine

Jim Ellermeyer is talking with us today to help out those who are in recovery during this tough time. We discuss how we can still move forward if it feels like we’re standing still in our homes, navigating the hallway of life, and identifying just how important you and those around you are.

Stranger in a Strange Land | Episode 236

March 31st, 2020  |  31 mins 19 secs

active listening, coronavirus, defense mechanism, mental health, mindfulness, perspective, quarantine

Jim Ellermeyer is back talking about our view on the situation presented to many of us these days. We look at perspectives, “changing the view of the horse”, how each of us are dealing with our quarantine, the weight of the words “I’m sorry” and our actions, active listening, defense mechanisms, and more!

Turning Point with William: Episode 235

March 24th, 2020  |  25 mins 40 secs

addiction, alcohol, baltimore, drugs, mindfulness, pittsburgh, podcast

Jim Ellermeyer is joined by William Sly too continue talking about his story, including the point where he moved on with his life, what he experienced as he reconnected with himself and his emotions, dealing with changing his behavior to help out people who have been in his situation.

Coping with COVID-19 | Episode 234

March 16th, 2020  |  22 mins 21 secs

coping, coronavirus, covid-19, mindfulness, panic attack

Jim Ellermeyer checking in to talk about the recent world news with COVID-19 and Coronavirus. We discuss approaching the facts and assessing the situation and your place in it. How can we ground ourselves in these uncertain times, how to help those having a panic attack, the landscape as we record, and what CAN we do in this environment.

Changing Direction with William | Episode 233

March 10th, 2020  |  22 mins 3 secs

addiction, alcohol, baltimore, drugs, mindfulness, pittsburgh, podcast

Jim Ellermeyer is joined by William Sly too continue talking about his story, including what his addictions were, saying “sorry”, the paralyzing fear that came with having a son, his turning point getting arrested for selling drugs, and the interactions he had with his arresting officer that helped change his life.

The Burnout Doctor Part 2 | Episode 231

February 25th, 2020  |  19 mins 21 secs

achievable goals, burnout culture, business burnout, career burnout, goals, life change, mindfulness, self awareness, successes, vision board

Jim Ellermeyer is joined by Stephanie Nock, PhD, The Burnout Doctor, to continue their discussion about burnout as we talk bout Stephanie’s own experience in corporate environments, visualization and goal making.

The Burnout Doctor Part 1 | Episode 230

February 18th, 2020  |  18 mins 30 secs

burnout culture, business burnout, career burnout, goals, life change, mindfulness, self awareness, successes

Jim Ellermeyer is joined by Stephanie Nock, PhD, The Burnout Doctor, who returns for the first time since our 100th episode as we discuss her practice in helping with burnout in the business world. They discuss how to assess burnout and some of her techniques to help her clients.

Living Like a Tourist with Brian Crawford | Episode 219

November 26th, 2019  |  18 mins 19 secs

busy, mill vale, mindfulness, museums, pittsburgh, projects, replay fx, river’s edge, startup, streaming radio, toonseum, trumbull manor

Jim Ellermeyer continues his chat with Brian Crawford as they discuss more about the details of PGHMuseums.org and the directory they are building, using Social Media imagery to help build an audience in advance of the official launch, and the wide variety of museums and sights to see in the greater Pittsburgh area.