But we also know that, over time, this gives us a brand new chance for a life with fresh opportunities and a new, more lively vibe! As beneficiaries of this mobile home (it was always parlty ours, but now it's completely ours), it is both parts financially scary, but also exciting, offering a renewed sense of making this place feel joyful, bright, and whole again after a harrowing battle with cancer.

We're trying to turn the page and think mindfully about the future, while making sure that our finances are covered first, while creating a renewed sense of comfort and joy in this living space. My mom, who loved "her" living room, is now slowly becoming our space now for relaxation and respite, as we slowly but surely expand our newfound space and freedom, while honoring mom and her memory, and what we think would be her wishes.

This show was always about helping out regular people, the "working poor," the struggling lower middle class, and finding solutions to regular people's problems, and to find strength and solidarity in our shared reality. To offer hope and ways that we regular people can seek and find a more robust life and greater health, given financial limitations, and sometimes mental health baggage that many regular people carry from a lifetime of poverty, dashed dreams, and trauma. Here, I talk about what this show was all about, and my continued mission to be a salt of the earth helper, to maximize kindness and forward leaning values, and to be a cheerleader for all good folks who are just trying their best, but just need some encouragements, positivity, and hope.

This show means a whole lot to me, but what I wasn't expecting was that I would go through my own set of mental health and life issues during all this, and come to find that I need people and hope as much as we try to offer it to others here. This was always about building a community of like minded good natured folks who could be there for one another, to offer nuggets of wisdom, encouragement, and acceptance. But unfortunately, esoteric, emotionally intelligent and sensitive things like this are often met by general audiences with derision, apathy, or confusion.

But for many people, this channel was a beacon of positivity and tenderness, kindness meets hard knock life humor. A safe space for all misfits, weirdos, empaths, goths, spookies, and people who feel different out there in the world, that is filling up with cruelty and stupidity. For all intents and purposes, we wanted to be a solution to the madness out there, a place we could find clarity and answers together. To talk about ghosts and the paranormal, cryptids, portals, and nall unexplained phenomenon, but also important social issues, mental health support, being an empath or sensitive, but moreover, to just find a comfort in this life; to be accepted in a world that is going off the rails.

So we thank you all for your friendship and support! I'll miss you guys. I appreciate all of you! Mom, I love you, forever and ever!

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But we too unfortunately can't work for free, and therefore, I'm putting this channel on the back burner in order to to go back to work, to work on my own growth and betterment, and to help my dear mom get through this battle with cancer until the bitter end. We'll still come on here and put out some fun and good heartfelt videos, the occasional update, and various topics about life, and even some random stuff like cooking, exploring, etc. We just wanted to tell you what's going on, and to thank you for your patronage and support. It means a lot to us.

But don't stray too far, we're still here, just that right now, in these seriously difficult times, we gotta keep ourselves afloat before we can continue helping assist others. This isn't goodbye, it's just a shift in making sure we're prioritizing our health and survival over trying to make it as podcasters and Youtubers. But we'll come back from time to time; to share, to teach, to laugh, to feel good, and to spread kindness and everyday kitchen table values. To say hi and to maintain our friendships with those of you who we've gotten to know over the course of this wild, weird, wonderful podcasting and YouTubing experience!

Please subscribe or stay subscribed, for this isn't goodbye. We're just entering a new chapter in our lives. Please be on the lookout for more to come, as we adjust to the new realities in our lives right now.

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Here, I speak about what it takes for average folks to find clarity, happiness, and some form of success, despite an entire juggernaut of institutions bent on disregarding us, and making us feel worthless until we eventually fail and succumb to our socioeconomic limitations. This world wants regular people to fail, to step in line, and to know our place. But our place is where our hearts can rise up to its highest potential, where we can embrace change, find our new ways and means, and not give in to defeat, poor mental health, or financial setbacks.

At the end of the day, we are not our circumstances, we are only as good as we crave to be, and sometimes, we must force this world to acknowledge little ol' us, to take a stand, and to make our lives as good as we know it can be. But not until we can truly find balance, and manage to find and embrace our best self that we know is possible.

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As some of you know, mom's been in and out of the hospital, and we've had to take her to the ER multiple times. Just today we were told that the cancer has progressed to the point it's causing physical symptoms like low energy, loss of appetite, and more. It's easy in a crazy world, and especially with personal problems stacking up, to let everything suck away your fun and joy. But if we can pull out of it, so can anybody, including you!

This video (or audio) is all about the trip that helped us regain control and perspective, helping us to reset our resolve and strength in making sure that life always remains joyful and fun, despite having a full plate of problems and imperfections. Never let the perfect be the enemy of the good, meaning; life's messy! The world can feel overwhelming and downright dark, turbulent, and nuts! But, when we get adequate rest, and continually have a plan of attack for a better, more robust life, we can forge ahead, even surprising ourselves in achieving a life that feels more emotionally meaningful and gratifying.

Just a few short months ago I was dealing with my demons, but I (mostly) conquered them. No more insomnia, very little anxiety and depression, and no more drinking to deal with the insurmountable grief and anxiety; I feel pretty darn good! I just wanted to share that wisdom with you, my "out there" friends, so you too can find the life, the mindset, and the balance in life that may not be exactly what you wanted, but that's closer to living a decent life of substance and meaning. I've learned to truly be selfless and egoless, I went through so much change and hardship that I went through a kind of "ego death," and now have an even more profound desire to help people, to feel good and feel good enough, and to have the tools to better themselves and deal with all the craziness this life throws at you.

Sorry for all the absence and delays, but this channel is about to explode with new spontaneous and refreshingly honest and fun content! PLease help us help people by simply subscribing to The Snarky Empath YouTube channel, or become a patron on Patreon. I messed up, and lost my audience and joy due to darkness. I aim to earn your friendship and viewership back!

Bry

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This show was and will always be about exemplifying a zeal for life and to represent good forward thinking values. To offer clarity, purpose, positivity, and hope, and to teach the tools, knowledge, and wisdom it takes for people to master a world that's difficult and not always so kind or just. We want to encourage those who might be struggling in the workaday life, given vast limitations in an ever changing world. As fellow regular working class people, we all contend with unbelievable challenges and setbacks in the modern world, and don't always know where to turn.

We here at The Snarky Empath want to create a show that's truly different from the rest, from that same ol' clickbait nonsense out there. We sincerely want to create a community for good natured people who aren't too dissimilar from us, that's fun loving and welcoming. To put on a show that is heartfelt, funny, and as real as it gets, which examines life and the world today in a way that's super real and down to earth, that's a bit irreverent but still good natured, and for which speaks about the difficulties we regular folks contend with, givin how weird and unprecedented things are getting.

As an empath, I've learned that the world isn't always going to play fair or be nice, and it can be downright discouraging, sometimes to the point of being debilitating. But as a former soldier, I've learned that you have to find the will to survive, to cultivate the fortitude, discipline, and the right attitude. We must all find the determination and a greater wisdom and confidence to rise above the fray of the noise and the nonsense out there, to create a version of yourself that can endure the rigors of the realities of real life. We all must find this delicate balance between gentle kindness and gritty tenacity, of compassion and self preservation. The world can often make you feel bitter and defeated, but here at The Snarky Empath, we aim to help people find humor, clarity, and friendship and a better attitude. To connect and commiserate with like souls who want to find a way to cut through the noise and the negativity, and develop the life skills and an abundant heart and mind; to be both equal parts soldier and equal parts empath.

This life can be beautiful, majestic, and bountiful. But when things don't go our way, it can also be downright discouraging and unfair. There's a lot of mediocrity out there for us average folks. But, where there is a will there's always a way. This new change to the name and show is our little way of truly coming out of our shell and going for broke, to becoming the show and the kind of people we know that we are and that we know that we are meant to be. So, welcome to The Snarky Empath! Where you'll find humor, heart, and a little but of playful shenanigans! Life ain't for the meek, but sensitivity isn't a weakness, it can be a superpower when we find the courage and the knowledge to rise, resist, and rebuild the life that we truly want and need. But we must be mindful and act!

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And so, I am launching a short form podcast series here on The Bryar Patch called 'Rants & Dissertations,' where I can share with you my thoughts, feelings, humor, wisdom, and sometimes tirades, that I think will help address the real issues us real people deal with in this very real life, living as regular working and struggling people in a society that's often ignoring, subjugating, and slowly eating at the livelihood of most good people. Regular people require hope, help, and balance. Many good folks, just like us, are working regular jobs and living average lives, looking for a lifeline and a pathway to a more comfortable and meaningful life. Virtually, our whole culture and society has taken us for granted and has helped to perpetuate the sociopolitical, socioeconomic, and psychological issues we're contending with today through their inability to prioritize people over all else.

Sometimes I'll talk about being an empath, a sensitive in insensitive times. Often we'll discuss staying strong, positive, encouraged, relaxed, and balanced in unbalanced times. Whatever I talk about in this new short form series, it's always to resist this unruly and tyrannical political MAGA movement, and the complacent and complicit Democrats, who need to grow a spine and rise to the seriousness of our times. I want to help find humor, clarity, fun, and balance in a culture that has long abandoned the working and middle class. We must be vigilant in balancing activism with selfcare, for this is our only life, and we must make the best of this life, and be the kind of good people I know that we are, and to live as best as we can. Whether you know it or not, we regular folks are on our own, and I think that warrants us coming together to create the world and the kindness and goodness we want, and that I know that we really are.

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This episode is all about my journey into depression, anxiety, disappointment, and frustration, and the bad coping mechanisms we employ to cope, and how I decided instead of causing more problems and hate in the world to recapture my inner comfort and joy, my innermost excitement and exuberance, my inner activist and irreverent spirit, and let go of all that junk that keeps us down, and to simply go for broke and be me own unique unbridled unapologetic self. To use my newfound bravery and exuberance to recapture my heart, and a newfound sense of joy, fun, and whimsy, and to reclaim that inner child and moral core, and to live a life of greater comfort, heart, and meaning.

I also talk about the slippery slope of grievance, anger, and outrage, and paying too much attention to others out there, when you could be working on your own life, and mastering your own skills and life journey. The Trump plan and the alt-right movement is all about worshipping the wealthy and powerful, and punching downward at the disenfranchised innocent, instead of punching upward at wealthy elite systems which perpetuate injustice, inequality, and freedom for working class people.

This right wing anger and grievance cult is a movement of white entitlement, of "woe is me" grievance, and contempt and hatred of diversity and of open-minded freedom. A fascistic illiberal assault on science, reason, education, skilled workers, and anything they deem a threat to their movement of hateful elitism. A movement that indoctrinates young angry impressionable people, which thrives on this all out war on democracy and normalcy, feigning outrage, always yelling and screaming about others, rather than tending to their own affairs.

At the end of the day, we can choose happiness and forward thinking values, or we can choose to be brainwashed by cults and extremists, for whom have no plan for the middle class, but for which relies on misinformation and lies to radicalize impressionable people who are primed by cynicism and disgust with a failing system. I too see our systems failing, but instead of leaning towards fascism and cruelty, I aim to find solutions by making the world a kinder and more fair and meaningful place for all of us regular people. Be above all influence, and keep compassion in your heart. Be bold, but be kind. Hate ages you quicker, kills friendships, and will inevitably mess up your life and your sense of goodness in this world.

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Here at the Bryar Patch, I always try to give it to you straight, and to keep it totally 100% real and relatable. The mix of my mom's cancer diagnosis paired with the craziness of the world right now, the LA fires, and the incoming chaos of this new administration of unusual fringe extremists, it's not hard to believe that myself and a lot of folks right now are having some unprecedented mental health challenges, and sometimes with that, some not ideal coping mechanisms. But I'm happy to report I'm back to an all natural life, exercising regularly, and my mind is finally not betraying me anymore with worry, angst, and racing thoughts, and I'm finally sleeping better again.

Life gets real sometimes, and it's easy to feel embarrassed, ashamed, and ostracized for having gone through something that not everyone goes through. There's a stigma to mental health issues but there shouldn't be, afterall, we're only human. Many people like to act tough and play it off to the point of callousness or self-denial, some people just never have the sensitivity, caring, or heart to care enough to admit they're hurting and having issues. But for empaths, sensitives, and good natured people, this is a reality almost all of us face in life, where we just hit an emotional wall and unravel. There's no shame in being a sensitive, and there should be no shame or stigma for having a mental health event, and anyone who's apathetic to this reality is too insecure to admit they're human.

As a veteran and usually tough person, I didn't know until it was too late that I was in the midst of a life crisis, panic attack, and mental breakdown! But I'm here to tell ya, it's not the end of the world, it's just a new opportunity to come to terms with some deep seeded things, set some things right, make some life and mental adjustments, and to get better, stronger, and wiser for it. Here, I talk about my mental health journey, and what to expect in the future for this podcast and channel.

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I didn't want to start off the new year with audio issues, but my microphone connectors didn't plug in right, causing my audio to echo. Sorry about that! I tried fixing it but it couldn't be fixed. But I didn't want this episode to go to waste, given my cohost's time constraints and just how good this episode turned out otherwise, and so, we put this episode out because it is still audible, and really good stuff, so I thank you for your understanding! We apologize for the issue in advance. We'll solve it before the next episode! But it does perfectly illustrate just how we have to move on and do our best despite the imperfectness of life! Thank you for your friendship and support!

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(Home Alone quote, don't get upset I'm just playing around!)

We just wanted to pop on here and tell you that despite some horrible challenges and dark slumps, life goes on! We only do better once we make the conscious decision to get inspired and to find a life configuration that works for your own unique needs and desires! So, we'll see you in the new year with a whole bunch of new fun, real, and healing things. We're always about mental health, empath life, the paranormal, social issues, kindness, pop culture, keeping it super real, and advocating for regular folks and the working class. So enjoy your Christmas time, whatever you do, and be good to yourself. If you want to feel good, please subscribe to a channel that vows to always be themselves and to serve the best interests of people and this world, and always from a place of humor, heart, and shenanigans! We're perfectly imperfect, a little silly sometimes, and sometimes a little sardonic, but we're always here to help.

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People think that being an empath means your weak, that you're kind to a fault, that you're some kind of chump or pushover, that you're not emotionally a strong person. But I'm here to tell you that being an empath is a superpower of insight, wisdom, strength, and maturity! If having a tender heart, a good soul, or being more energetically sensitive than others is a weakness or wrong then I don't want to be right! Sure, maybe it might mean that you get hurt a lot more, that you feel things more deeply, and that you deal with a lot more disappointment, heartache, and develop more psychological scars and baggage than some other people, but I'm here to tell you that being an empath is a superpower!

Some people in our culture and society think that the answer to being tough and being respected is behaving in a cruel, mean, or emotionally closed off way, but that's EXACTLY how emotionally crippled, emotionally immature, and non-deep thinkers and feelers behave, not good people of integrity. Most people are simply not as emotionally intelligent or as sensitive as empaths and kind hearted souls, so they act out and behave like bullies and weirdos. After a long recent stint of disappointment, worry, and grief, I came to the stark realization that this is the price I have to pay for being an empath, and having the great capability for wisdom, sight beyond sight, emotional growth, strength, and maturity.

Here, I explain what I've been going through lately as the world and my life has virtually fallen apart, and how it's made me feel disconnected, isolated, and unable to get my mind right and my heart straight to do this show or live my life with clearity and happiness; and just how I came around to discover my strength through adversity, my clarity through being alone, and shed myself of false ego, falke people, and phony things to arrive at a place of happiness, confidence, and empowerment once again. You, as a sensitive soul, a shining star, can beat your sensitivity and empathic melancholy, and find your strength and confidence too. To live an inspired and wholly complete life, to find your inspiration and aspirations, and to believe in yourself better than you ever have before!

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This, of course, came as quite a shock to many of us who were expecting a close race, but ultimately a total Trump defeat and Harris victory. All of those who we've grown to rely on and trust to gauge the outcome, and the good vibes we were all feeling, it all turned out to be wrong, a self-deception based on vibes rather than reality. We have never seen every predictor fail like this so totally before, and it was quite an unprecedented and shocking outcome. Although it has now come to pass that the race was actually very close, with Kamala Harris only losing by 1.4%, this Trump win has shocked the left wing echosphere to its very core, having many people shook by the rapid and extreme changes this is having on the media, social media, politics, and our very lives! I was so dumbfounded and floored myself, I literally was in shock and my brain broke, and I had to take some serious personal time to retool my life and my thinking just to deal with the reality, that Trump will (gag!) be President again, and MAGA will (sigh!) reign supreme, in all their cruel and hateful glory.

Most of us political junkies know that it will most likely bring about chaos, corruption, a total disruption to systemic and democratic norms, and mean-spirited and austere policy changes that will have far reaching effects on America and people's daily lives, affecting some demographics more than others. But I'm here to tell you, there is real HOPE, and I'm not just saying that to butter you up. I truly believe this is the straw that will break the camel's back, and a better, stronger, more unified and fitter fighting progressive movement will grow from the ashes of their former selves, and from this Trump victory. I'm here to tell ya, do not despair, their will be a time to fight again, and it could be marvelous!

Please watch or listen all the way through, I sincerely believe that I'm onto something good here! This whole episode is here to help people reshape their thinking, their lives, and their optimism when it comes to what, on the surface, looks like only negativity, despair, and chaos. Believe me when I say, the resistance is coming, and it will be glorious! This will be the fuel that sparks a new era of a better, stronger, and more functional progressive resistance. Plus, here I also talk about just how you should be living and thinking about things right now, instead of the doom scrolling on politics, or the midnight runs to the fridge for another scoop of ice cream, or to the liquor cabinet for another shot of booze! I know people are feeling like there's no hope. But there is an underlying upside here, and here I'll go into it in detail. There is always hope when you have chaotic lunatic fringe morons running things into the ground! We will prosper once again! Hang in there, and know you have a friend at the Bryar Patch!

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This episode is more about how to deal with life, mental health, and politics moving forward in the aftermath of the election, than it is about politics itself; and how we activists and democracy and normalcy loving folks can move forward and cultivate healthy coping mechanisms, better life skills, and to forge happiness moving forward. This will likely be our last political adjacent show for a little while, as we move on to better and more positive things moving forward. Topics that are more in our wheelhouse, like #spookylife, #nerdlife, and #empathlife, and yes, we're always going to be about good #mentalhealth and more robust living for regular working-class folks. While we're political activists, the best thing we all can do right now is to maximize our other interests, mentally prepare for the clown show that's coming, and use this time wisely to enrich and fortify our own personal lives, fitness, and finances.

Hang in there you guys. Life gets pretty effing weird sometimes, but you're not alone! There's at least half of America, and many people from other democratic leaning countries who feels the way you feel. We'll get through this and come out better on the other side together.

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As always, we're here to help regular people feel good and feel good enough in a weird and sometimes regressive and punitive society, but there's hope! We must forge through this life and create the kind of life we want, a life we can enjoy and feel happy, joyful, and free in. We're always here to help, and so we hope you can help us simply by subscribing, liking the videos, and watching them all the way through, and visiting our Linktree where you can become a patron on Patreon, find all our stuff, or buy us a cup of coffee if you care about us and the movement of kindness we're trying to spread! We work very hard on all this, and want to be the kind of support people need. But sometimes we need help too, so we thank you for everything you do in return to help us feel relevant and good in this world of diminishing returns. Thanks for your friendship and support, we appreciate you!

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Here, I compiled a list of very logical reasons why perhaps Trump won, or Harris lost, depending on how you look at it. I'd like to hear your theories in the comments! This list of possibilities is a combination of what I've seen in political news, memes, social media, and my own takes on the subject. Lastly, I'll talk about what can be gleaned from everything we've seen, both good and bad, and what we democracy loving people must do for ourselves personally post ass whooping mentally, physically, and emotionally; and then, what my advice is to get back into the game so we can live to fight another day and triumph in our better progressive policies and more ethical platform that these ragtag Republicans. Anyone whos been paying attention can see they didn't deserve to win, but here we are! Reason number 480,000 on why I'm an atheist!

An unparalleled do nothing Congress, Ridiculous fake inquiries into Hunter Biden's laptop and Joe Biden's finances, that led to nothing. Trump and Republicans killing a well written comprehensive border bill, Trump's insane, unhinged, and unAmerican policy positions and proposals, a low energy, fringe and radical wingnut campaign, and all of the constant lying and propaganda from conservative media, surrogates, and the horse's mouth, Trump himself. Anyone following politics can see that Democrats deserved and should have won big, and Republicans deserved to be silenced and rebuked for their f*ckery. So why did he win the electoral college AND the popular vote? Here's some possibilities. These are my hot takes on the state of the 2024 US election, and what we can learn from all this.

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I talk about the real issues going on in America, and how this thing is being exploited by the alt right, corporations, and manipulators. I speak about the lesser known dangers of the Trump/MAGA movement and what that influence has on young impressionable males, especially when males are having an especially hard time fitting in and finding themselves and their emotional core, or any sense of community or understanding around them, and how that has become weaponized for socio-political purposes to push a radical anti-democracy movement.

Lastly, I speak about how I'm trying to form fit this channel into being both a safe place for people and where I can have fun and be both the radio guy and the YouTuber simultaneously. To be both the soldier and the empath at the same time, where it's ok to diverge from my usual kind seef in order to get stuff off my chest. At the end of the day, it's always more difficult in the beginning, finding your voice, finding your audience, and finding a happy medium between comfort and pushing the envelope into better things. So please, if you like us and what we're all about please like, subscribe, and help out in any small ways that you can! We appreciate you, and appreciate your kindness and patience while I figure out the best way forward for this channel.

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At the end of the day, we just wanted to come on here and see how you're doing, and to see if you're feeling how we're feeling. We just wanted to get things off our chest about the craziness out there about the election coverage, and to blow off steam about the media's "sane washing" of Trump, and some of the media's complicity in not addressing the barrage of terrible behaviors about Trump's fitness to serve as President. But, there's hope you guys! Kamala Harris is ahead in the polls, and we believe, despite our frustration and all the hateful rhetoric out there, that sanity and goodness will prevail, so long as we're super motivated to vote, and to get our friends and family to vote too! Here, we go into all of it, and we thank you for your friendship and support! Sanity and democracy will prevail, so long as we're all motivated to use our power to vote, and to thwart the dystopian lies and nihilistic craziness some peddle on a daily basis.

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This short video talks about my many varied and different sides to myself that have developed from a lifetime of hardship and grief, like the soldier and the empath, the comedian and the truth teller, my gentleness versus toughness, and how that struggle makes me feel insecure trying to do episodes and being myself to an audience. I'm trying to strike the right balance between two extremes; compassionate, classy, and helpful, while still maintaining my desire to be irreverent, crusty and real. Sometimes, in frustration, you want to trust your audience to know your values even when you're acting up in frustration for the sake of humor or catharsis! You don't want to hold back for catharsis, but you don't want to go too far as to give people the wrong impression of you because you care about people and you have good values.

As a crusty old Army vet and experienced person, speaking to YouTube audiences is weird. Oftentimes YouTubers are so often the same, bland, overly upright and professional, and one note, afraid to be themselves or be funny, because they don't want to rock the boat. I believe "greatness" exists somewhere between not going far enough and going too far! Where must one draw the line in finding their online persona or truest self? And how far can you go as a person before crossing a line, in an effort to being uniquely original, bold, and yet still likeable?

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We're going to start shortening our episodes and calling them all The Bryar Patch Podcast, really, because we live in super busy times, and sometimes in order to grow our audience and reach the right people and just more people, we felt the need to make our content shorter and more succinct, so it's all simpler and more accessible for fans and newcomers alike. We want to make this as easy and understandable as possible, because many folks just don't have the desire or time to deep dive into podcasts. So in an effort to make things better for our audience, we're turning the Bryar Patch into several short videos per week, instead of the once per week long episode and the after party.

We're always trying to make this easier and better for everyone, and so all episodes will now fall under the Bryar Patch Podcast moniker, whether they're long or short, the after party, or the main event. Everything will live under The Bryar Patch name and banner, because we're always trying to grow as people, grow our audience, and grow this channel to reflect and represent the people, the needs, and the times we're in. At the end of the day, we refuse to clickbait our titles, sensationalize life just to appease the dopamine rush chasers, or act like insane clowns just to get more attention or abandon our values just to get monetized and more people talking about us. This has and will always be about keeping it real, talking about real life in real terms, and finding the positivity, clarity, and purpose in sometimes insane, idiotic, and irrational times. Life has been cheapened by fake people, bad intentions, wealth agendas, and just poor values. It's high time we make this life feel real and good again for average everyday people.

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Here, we go into all of it. What is an empath, how does it feel, who can and should identify as an empath, and how do you know you have "it?!" The bottom line is that human beings are descendants of ancient peoples who had to be in touch with the external world to survive. As a consequence, most of us have some ability to sense things; vibes, energies, motives and intentions, because we are descendants of people who relied on their "fight or flight" response simply to make it. Nowadays, it may seem like life is less dangerous and treacherous than those ancient times, and in many ways it is. But that doesn't mean that we aren't still these physical creatures who rely on our senses in order to survive! Just that, some of us have learned to hone our inherent "sixth sense" of sorts more than others.

My whole life, I always wondered why I was so sensitive, and so hyper aware of things on this meta level? Things just came to me! I thought there was something wrong with me, like I was on the spectrum, or that I had some kind of anxiety disorder or something. But, it turns out, this is a rather common and misunderstood thing. Because it's so elusive and unperceivable, science is still trying to understand why some people can be around others and sense their grief, pain, anxiety, fears, and sometimes their innermost feelings of love and joys, and not others? At the end of the day, I've grown used to people labeling me as different, and yet, I'm just a regular guy. Just that, I started out as a very sensitive child, then developed inner strength and tenacity as I gained insight into various disciplines like sports, martial arts, the military, culinary school, metalation, and spending my time alone, learning and reading all I could about what it means to be human and alive!

As we get older we become more comfortable in our own skin, and with that, we learn that sometimes different is a good thing! Here, we talk about the life and times in American society today, and what it takes to make it, as the world fills up with hate, cruelty, and insane and incurious people always in a hurry to bury their feelings and put on a mask, oftentimes a mask of fake toughness, while on the inside showing little growth or inner tenacity or openness to understanding a greater world, and little concern to attaining a better life. We're all empaths, I just happen to wear the label as a badge of courage and honor, as a statement of deeper thought, deeper more vivid emotions, and a more rich inner life! The world at large will always criticize those who dare to be different, while many will choose the easy path of mediocrity and the status quo. We should all dare be caring, more evolved, and challenge ourselves to be better than the smallness of our times. Being an empath is nothing more than maximizing what it means to be human and real.

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This podcast and channel is all about trying to make life feel personal, humane, and fun again for regular people, that's what it's all about! Please like, subscribe, and watch the videos all the way through! It's a small thing to do for you, but a big thing to help grow this into something super great for regular working class people who want good living and better outcomes for average folks just like you! When we support and care about one another, we become better people and a better society as a whole.

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At the end of the day, we ought to enjoy these high moments, get totally inspired and high off the love and compassion, then come back down to earth and sober up to the harsh realities, realizing that many undecided voters and Republicans don't necessarily share our values or our ability to comprehend these matters. So, we must get out there and convince the uninitiated of what we know, to be on the right side of history, and deny Trump and his goons from ever taking office as POTUS, thus fundamentally dismantling and mutating America and its freedoms and liberties as we know and appreciate them today. This episode is informative, insightful, and still fun!

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This episode is all about the growing pains of a new YouTube channel, the agony of feeling defeated, and the elation you feel once you're determined to succeed. Not for money, fame, or ego, but simply because you want to connect with something positive, meaningful, and real in this world. Because it can often feel like there's a shortage of connection, joy, kindness, and wonder anymore. Here, I talk about the reorganization of the channel, and I speak all about what I'm trying to do to course correct and make this into something super special and salt of the earth real. I'm not a perfect person, I'm rather flawed sometimes, my speaking ability has been diminished by age and fibromyalgia, and my motives to the uninitiated and outsiders may not always be known or understood.

As a veteran, chef, former EMT, comedian, upstanding citizen, dreamer and silly heart, I just want to create a community, a safe space, for regular people to feel like home where they can come to feel welcomed and not judged, and where you can always trust that you're accepted for the way you are. Like the island of misfit toys, we may all be broken in some way, but we have a community where we can enjoy life, commiserate, and try to find the meaning and goodness in life together. If it fails, at least I tried. But if it succeeds, hopefully I've made some kind of difference.

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I then reflect upon how our culture and society is being watered and dumbed down by toxic people and agendas to the point that we're losing our cultural identity, heritage, and values. Only in a society this stripped down of its core values, intelligence, and common sense could a person as corrupt and as obviously disingenuous and inept as DT actually rise to the popularity he's grown to, and what that says about America and its values. Plus, what the right wing world is really all about. Hint, it's not trying to help you and me!

Plus I talk about how hope can keep you going for a good long time but how we need to eventually see real movement. Plus, how in this political climate with Kamala it's starting to feel better, much like Obama's hopey changey thing version 2.0, only that I caution what needs to be done in order to not make the mistakes of the past. This episode is more serious than my usual fare, but I think it's important to say nonetheless, and I think you'll like it so please enjoy!

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I began to see the true ugliness in the world, and the absolute necessity for more boy scouts and incorruptible "heroes" in the world like Superman and Captain America. We need more Super Men and Super Women! Here, I talk about how I've always wanted to be one of the good guys, one of the strong ones, and how I've always tried to emulate my inner boy scout, the helper, the soldier, the good guy, my inner Superman, to become the change the world so desperately needs. I'm far from perfect. But I have found a lot of clarity and goodness within, and try to harness that for the greater good, for a personal sense of moral clarity, purpose, and strength within.

The world isn't lost or evil but if often feels that way. it's just that, some people aren't right in the head, and it makes it seem that the world is much more terrible than it really is. I've grown to understand that change and good doesn't come from waiting idly by hoping for others to do good things, or waiting for Superman. It comes from personal strength, goodness, resolve, a sense of pride and purpose, and a personal sense of purity and wholesomeness within.

We can't keep waiting for a Superman that may never come. But we can certainly share Superman's inspiration and values and learn from his teachings. It's all about adhering to a sense of doing the right thing, always. That doesn't mean we won't falter or fail. It just means that we have to keep trying to create the world we need and deserve, and to keep on representing good values, and truth, justice, and the American (or humanistic) way!

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I want to be an author, write cookbooks, be a voice artist and narrator, a podcaster, YouTuber, and activist. I want to use my skills and intellect for something other than just wasting away forever at just "some dumb job." When you look younger than you are, people make a lot of assumptions about you, and people have a lot of demands and judgements about what they think you should be doing. What they don't understand is that I've put in on this world. I worked, trained, and toiled for over thirty-five years. Nothing ever turned out quite like it promised. But instead of getting jaded or giving up, I realized I was going to have to go out and realize my life and my dreams myself, be damned the low quality thinkers and critics out there who have zero issues with mediocre jobs that exploit them. Small thinking gets you a small life, period.

I just turned in my disability paperwork today. It's an odd feeling. As a proud veteran and runner, it's hard to fathom how much "hard living" has ravaged my body and mind, and while I do alright, people aren't meant to forevermore waste away at the crippling grind of jobs that aren't taking care of you emotionally, financially, or any which way. If not at fifty, when is a good time to realize your innermost wants and needs? If not now, when is the right time to sacrifice a measly paycheck for the greater destiny of starting your own business and finding your innermost purpose and dreams?

Creative sensitive people suffer the most in this meat grinder society, especially when they keep trying but getting nowhere. I'm not failing myself and I'm not failing society, society sometimes fails us. I'm working harder than ever right now, realizing my dreams, because there's always a better way. Here, I talk about the trappings of society, the ignorance of society at large, finding yourself in a society that has written us off, and the importance of listening to your inner voice, not those critics and cynics out there. Because it's never too late to hit the reset button, and redirect our lives into a direction that makes sense for us. Anything else is just oppression.

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It's a presidential election this year, and we don't always talk politics. But in unprecedented times, we think it's extremely in important that we all understand what's going on and what we should all be thinking about. Because we care about the mental health and good living for regular working class people, politics directly ties to our quality of life, and so, we feel it's especially important to be open and frank about the state of our sociopolitical landscape today. But we talk about things in a way that's different from the political pundits, because it's always coming from the perspective of how these things impact regular people living in these irregular times?

We put out a lot of content than just politics, and once things stabilize and no more big news drops, we will move on to other topics, so please bear with us! We always advocate for good regular folks because that's what we are and that's who we care about. We always keep it light and fun most of the time. So please enjoy, and remember we're not a political channel, we just do it when it's necessary. We can't wait to move on to other things we're excited to share with you! In them meantime, we try to make political talk easy to understand, funny, and accessible to nonpolitical and pollical types alike!

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So, today, having found my words, I go into much greater detail about my thoughts on Capitalism, jobs, freedom, and finding comfort and security in a world that often doesn't advocate for regular people. Yesterday's podcast was well intentioned, I think it came off sincere and honest, but maybe it was just a little bit light on explanation. When you're trying to say complex big things, and do so in a way that's fun, likeable, and timely, it's a difficult thing to balance. So today, for those who like long, intellectual, substantive conversations about life and satisfying your soul, this is for you. For those who bore easily, maybe not so much.

Here at the Bryar Patch, we're trying to be advocates for regular working people in a way that's fun, down to earth, and easy to understand. But not a lot of people have been down in it out there in careerism for as long as I have, or have had as many setbacks and hardships as I have. I've seen capitalism's empty promises and ugly two-faced ways. At 50, I've grown much more disillusioned by capitalism because it doesn't advocate or work for regular people enough. But more than that, it tends to kill people's happiness and spirit, their sense of freedom and power over their own lives, and often just rewards the wrong behaviors and values.

Instead of this world enriching peoples lives and creating a more kind and balanced society, people have become lifelong subservient captors in a harsh system that oftentimes no longer helps shape our culture into our own image and good values. Here, I try to speak about life and our culture and society at length, so you can see that when we work together we can shape the kind of positive and effective society we want. When we do little to nothing, we end up with little to nothing, which is close to what we have now.

Garbage in garbage out, our society is only as awesome as we shape and nurture it to be. I'm not negative, I'm actually a quite positive person, just that, as a realist and dreamer, I understand deeply that we can produce better results and attitudes than this for regular working class people. Because at the end of the day, we are only as good as our values and our ability to live true to those values, instead of adhering to the harsh corporate robotic reality we have today.

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Pound for pound, the working class and the working poor have a harder time maintaining good mental health and robust living than than higher income earners. This leads to poor coping mechanisms and bad mental health, greater instances of substance abuse, and more bad decision making. Therefore, it becomes instrumental that regular people, just like us, learn better ways of dealing with the very real struggles in these difficult times, while somehow preserving our sense of humor and a lasting sense of calm! Just because we're normal folks with regular jobs and less extravagant lives doesn't mean that we have to become a statistic and fall down into a rabbit hole of darkness and despair!

Regular working people have many unprecedented and surmounting challenges these days, but that doesn't mean we should allow our lives to unravel just because things have become more complex and challenging! Excellent mental health, good fitness, and sustainable living aren't just meant for the elite or the wealthy. Here, I talk about our sociopolitical culture that is exploiting the working class, and how all the stressors and division out there is bad just for us, and how we're all being sort of abandoned by our culture and society, having most people searching for answers and better clarity and solutions. It's not an impossibility, but we have to constantly reset and work on things, always keeping up on things until we find personal meaning and purpose in order to find our stride!

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At the end of the day, we don't get political to be divisive or to hurt anyone, but because, for the health, safety, and welfare of ordinary people, it matters! We must find a way to stay activists and advocates for the right values, while allowing ourselves still to be chill, to live a fun and normal life, and to enjoy this imperfect life the best that we can. Life is short, the world is filling up with weirdness, so finding balance, humor, and happiness is the key! Enjoy this funny but super important and hopefully enlightening episode.

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So, when politics gets to be a little too much for us, we step back and enjoy all the other aspects to life that we love and enjoy, from hiking and the outdoors, to movies old and new, music, metal, and concerts, to our guilty pleasure in the paranormal! We love the MCU, Star Wars, Star Trek, and the list goes on and on! The last thing we want to do is put people off or inadvertently upset or repel our friends and family just because we feel strongly about social matters. We want to educate and empower, not nauseate!

So on this episode we talk about how too much politics and too much info can not only affect our mental health in a negative way, but it can spoil relationships when people don't understand when you're coming from a good place, and what to do about it when everything just starts feeling shitty, and your inner child is dying, and you just need your happiness, relaxation, and joy back! Serenity now!

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Since we can't always change others or the outside world, the one thing I know I can change is myself through a healthy regimen of endurance exercise, sensible strength training, and cultivating a relaxed attitude and a keen sense of humor! Here, I talk about my fitness program, not just for better health, but to keep my mind agile and feeling good, and to keep my mood more even keel. How much of people's nastiness towards each other and bad attitudes is because some people just don't feel good or feel right? We let other people's bad attitudes sometimes affect us too much, letting those people live rent free in our head.

I just think that a bare minimum of activity and preventative exercise is essential to not only keep yourself strong against antagonistic people, but to cultivate a resilient and relaxed attitude that will guard yourself against the stress and rigors of life in often difficult and busy times. Anyway, enjoy your weekend friends! I hope you are doing well!

Bry

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At the end of the day, I treat the regular podcast show differently than I do these shorter videos. Here, we're much more casual and laid back, whereas the podcast episodes are intended for worldwide distribution and radio quality, where this is more of a way to just say hi and connect with you all, our friends, to elaborate about the show kind of like a director's commentary. We really want to make friends and get to know you, and we sincerely want you to see that we're just down to earth regular people, and that all of us regular people deserve the same happiness, success, and consideration as all the big fancy YouTube channels, podcasts, syndicated radio shows, and celebrities.

We're here to keep it real, straight talk only, that's what this all about! Please subscribe to the channel on the Bryar Patch Media YouTube channel, and please please please like the videos and please watch all the way through to help the algorithm so we can grow into the big awesome thing we know this can be! When we get bigger and better we can do more good for you and this world! We want to leave the world in a better state than when we found it, and keep humor and heart at the forefront of robust and joyful living! Thanks and please enjoy!

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The media at large is playing right into MAGA's hands, going on and on about Biden's old age rather than Trump's craziness, extremism, AND old age! Because it's an election year, we thought that we should put in our two cents about the state of politics today, and how it has made life and our country temporarily weird and difficult for so many average people lately. Here, we try to educate those who might not be into politics that much, and we try to be both informative and entertaining, detailing just what we think is the most important things to be thinking about right now, both politically and mental-health and life wise.

At the end of the day, we want this channel to be both educational and fun, always coming from the point of view of sticking up and advocating for regular people living regular lives, just like us! Unfortunately, the world can sometimes be this super real drag, and so we want all of you guys to understand the state of things, how to prepare for it, and how to not let this stuff keep you upset and stressed out all of the time.

Life should be enjoyed and good things should be savored. But sometimes, we have to eat our intellectual broccoli before we can have our dessert. But we here at Bryar Patch Media, we try to make all subjects fun. Here, we're tackling the politics of our times, in a fun and funny way, so let get into it!

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On this special episode we just wanted to have a bit of fun and let go of our worries and frustrations for a while and open up about what we believe when it comes to all things unexplained. We'll talk about what we believe in and to what extent and why, plus our thoughts about the hit TV show on the History channel The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch, and whether the existence of portals could be a real thing?! Are we possibly being visited by extra terrestrial craft or beings through these "portals," serving as some kind of cosmological doorway or airport for craft to get here from the far reaches of outer space?

We'll go into all of it, examining our own criteria of proof, and what the most probable case that can be made for ghosts, paranormal entities, crypids, and all things that go bump in the night! As the times get stranger, we start to see that perhaps it's not so weird after all to believe that there's some greater cosmological perspective at play, expanding humankind's understanding of our world and universe. Might we finally be at our technological and humanitarian crossroads to uncovering the secrets to the cosmos?

We'll talk about believers versus nonbelievers and why some nonbelievers seem to not believe just to save face, and why it's important to be scientifically literate and rational, but to also remain openminded when it comes to the truest nature of life and the dynamics of the universe. In what sometimes feels like existentially perilous times, we find it is especially important to be kind and classy, to maximize good cheer and positivity, and to keep an open mind when it comes to things that aren't well explained. So let's get into it!

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For those who enjoy our podcast in its video format on YouTube on the Bryar Patch Media YouTube channel, we will be back! Unfortunately, after recording today, I came to find out that my camera's SD card video files got unexpectedly corrupted! Grrrrrr! Through trial and error, we're slowly but surely growing as a video production, but sometimes when things go wrong there is no second filming unit, no backups, as it's all on you! So, we will get a brand new SD card and backups, and have our technical difficulties solved for next week's podcast episode. Our most sincere apologies! I'm a lover of radio, it's who I am and what I love, and while I love filming too, YouTube is taking some time to perfect and get used to as it's not our usual thing. But it's something we want to do for people in order to see the show in real time, and hopefully will allow our audience to get to know us better! Still, this was a great show and we didn't want it to go to waste, as there are some great useful things here. Thanks for your support and understanding!

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This pilot episode we talk mainly about what we've been through the past year, and why the last podcast ended, as well as why the long hiatus in between.

We just wanted to introduce ourselves and let you know what the show will be all about! Mental health and robust living for those regular working class people! Empath/sensitive talk, but more than that, we talk real straight talk about life, and occasionally politics and our culture and society today, and how it affects us as all. As well as the paranormal, pop culture, tv and movies, and our love for the old stuff we grew up with, the nostalgia fun of simpler times.

Welcome to Bryar Patch Podcast. Welcome to the Bryar Patch! We have a strong love and desire to connect and relate with you kind people. All our episodes will be on our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@bryarpatchmedia or audio only on all music streaming services, including Spotify, Audible, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, etc. Have a wonderful day.

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