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Release Date: 07/30/2021
Exploring Recovery and Resilience with Eric McCoy
Unmotive Show
The conversation covers topics such as holistic methods for anxiety, the stigma surrounding substance use and mental health, the role of environment in substance use, and the importance of sharing personal stories to reduce stigma. The guest, Eric McCoy, discusses his experience as a substance abuse counselor and his passion for helping others. He also talks about his books, podcasts, and radio show that aim to educate and inspire people in recovery.
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Frank King: The Mental Health Comedian with a Mission
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Meet Frank King, the “Mental Health Comedian” and a 6-time TEDx speaker with a knack for turning personal pain into powerful comedy. Frank's journey to the stage started young; by age 5, he already dreamed of becoming a comedian. After graduating from college, he pursued that dream by moving to the West Coast, launching his career in comedy. Frank spent seven exciting years touring the country, opening for comedy legends like Rosie O’Donnell, Ellen DeGeneres, Steve Harvey, and Adam Sandler. His career took a turn toward corporate comedy, where he found a lucrative niche performing for...
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Simplifying Recovery from Trauma w/ Gillian O'Shea Brown
Unmotive Show
Join us as we talk through Complex Trauma recovery with Gillian O'Shea Brown. The idea that trauma is hard for most people to deal with is not agreed upon. It can depend on the nature of the trauma or the person's mental state when the trauma occurred. That said, some people can work through trauma on their own, but some people come to a point in their lives where they need to address their trauma with a guide like Gillian. The goal of her work is to address the trauma with the patient, help them communicate their feelings surrounding the trauma, and eventually come to a place where they can...
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S2F2 - Adding the Wellbeing to be Well
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Welcome to the last episode in this season’s content about culture from the lens of technology. We talked with coaches, entrepreneurial-minded folks, and a few people whose profession gave them good insight into the matter. There is an overlap between mental health and culture. Changes in society have started a larger discussion about mental health. In today's episode, we’ll discuss struggles with mental health and some ways anyone can get involved in their well-being. I also want to add a disclaimer: If you are struggling with mental health problems, it’s best to seek help from a...
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S2F1 - Keeping ourselves mentally healthy while practically living on the internet
Unmotive Show
What's up and welcome to the season 2 finale, episode one. This episode will be about things that don’t quite add up in the digital world. Computers and the internet are layered into our lives like a cake. So the question we’ll pose today is about spending a lot of time on the internet while staying mentally and physically healthy. How do we keep our mental wellbeing in good standing? You’ve heard we all spend too much time on our phones. There are features built into phones now like OnePlus Zen mode that lock the phone for a short period to ensure your undivided attention to other...
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Video games and internet culture w/ Trevor Alexander
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This episode is about Video Games - bang, boom, pop. Trevor Alexander is a dad, podcaster, and avid gamer. His podcast brings all three of those things together. We start with the goods - our favorite video games. Trevor’s favorite game is Starfield which is a space game by Bethesda the makers of Fallout (a new television series coming soon) and Elder Scrolls. Starfield has looting, RPG elements, mythic elements, FPS elements, and Base-building elements. It’s a huge game! and he still isn’t through it yet. Trevor just started streaming on Twitch, and he’s seen people who are...
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The Video Marketing Biz: Passion to Business w/ Joe Marotta
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We’re wrapping up the third season soon, with only two more episodes left till the season finale. In this episode, we’re speaking with Joe Marotta who is a cinematographer and video marketing business owner. He runs , a direct marketing company that does film production, video production, ad marketing, and some casting services. Direct Response Marketing are videos that compel customers to buy a product. For example, YouTube video ads are direct response marketing. This is because the customers usually don’t know the brand completely, so his job is to make videos that scream: here’s...
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Sex and porn: the other side of the internet - w/ Josh Shea
Unmotive Show
On the podcast we talked about the various methods of delivery of porn to the populace. We gloss over the various mediums like Only Fans and the fact that during the pandemic many people who worked in industries that were upset moved to Only Fans to make money. People like waiters, hostesses, and waiters - both male and female - turned to Only Fans and other mediums of porn on the internet. Some would call it dangerous to have such access to porn readily available and some people are more susceptible to becoming a porn addict. So, we talk about what a porn addict is, and how it can affect a...
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Cultural differences that work for us w/ Rosalinda Gallegos
Unmotive Show
It is pivotal for couples to have conversations regarding finances without anyone feeling offended and that is one of the subjects we discuss. Beyond this, having a conversation with ourselves about our own expenses also plays a significant role in deciding on which expenses are necessities, before having the conversation with our partner. All in all this is an episode about being prepared to have tough discussions about finances, mental health and being more present day to day for the people in our lives.
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Building brands and business culture w/ Kyle Duford
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Kyle is the head of an agency called and he is also a former magazine editor who has also worked for Nike. He spent much of his career focused on e-commerce in the fashion, outdoor, and sports industries, which are perfect examples of culture as lifestyle brands. We talk about this idea of brands in culture in this episode. Kyle's company "The Brand Leader" has worked with the likes of Lulu Lemon, and Power Bar. So we talk about what business culture is, and how lifestyle brands build a culture internally and externally. In addition, we also have a discourse about mental health and the...
info_outlineDEI isn’t a new thing, but it is in its trial period. Tied to culture season 2 episode 4 brings us a guest who was looking for a new way to look at the topic if DEI and found it in the sub-group of white affinity. Depending on your ethnic or cultural upbringing there may be a difference in opinion from the extreme path of the recent past. We now have the luxury move forward with positive outlooks. The episode will take all the serious elements of DEI that could be laid bare but are heightened here in a very specific way.