(note: this episode is dedicated to robin williams and is meant to inspire all of us to stand up and fight the real disease of depression)
there are varying levels of suicidal thought, and the le…

why robin williams was not a joke- depression is as real as death

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tony litster joins wes today in which we need to learn to love ourselves first and foremost. in order to avoid self-sabotage during this process, we need to shift the mindset from "if you really knew me you wouldn't like me" to "the real me is awesome!" instead of focusing on the darkness within, we need to recognize the light.
when we learn to love ourselves, we can share our authentic selves with others and make change for the better. according to tony, there's a difference between intensity vs love. in regards to porn and sex, it becomes an addiction of adrenaline, no longer making a fulfilling love connection. the more we intentionally connect experiences with someone we love, we shift the addiction that porn creates into something good that we then crave. we get back to the natural laws that are self-evident in which are bodies simply tell us by how good we feel, and it just makes sense (like gravity). you chose the story, but then you take action; you start with self-love, learning to accept yourself with the shadow. make an allowance for the humanity and realize that we're all human.

links to check out:
 

beach prophet's 7 irrefutable laws with tony litster
huffington post article on the root's of addiction
A HUMAN PROJECT podcast about how to teach sex to youth
A HUMAN PROJECT podcast on addiction recovery
wayne dyer inspirational quotes
tony lister's cure the craving site
modules from superhuman.life

talking porn with the beach prophet- tony litster


we have crossroads in life, and sometimes the path we take will dictate the way how the rest of our life flows. today wes and ryan spoke with amy bleuel, founder of project semicolon on the importance of choice. you are choosing to pause and state that your story isn't over yet; you're continuing on. when we make the choice to help others instead of just focusing on ourselves, we find a bigger purpose. we find love.
when we create tangible reminders, we find power in what we are capable of as we shift self-destructive patterns to a simplicity of helping others. it's the ultimate hope that if they can push on, so can i; some of the experiences we face are preparing us for something greater later on. this forms a pay it forward mentality to help others as they have helped you because you know that there is something better coming up.

links to check out:
 

project semicolon 
about amy bleuel 
amy clover, A HUMAN PROJECT podcast about how it's ok to ask for help
google images of ; 
why faith-based?
"> elizabeth gilbert, ted talk on creative genius
modules from superhuman.life

project semicolon- amy bleuel

When sharing a message and it comes across as "I'm better than you" rather than look at how much I am loved, feelings of worthlessness and not being good enough take over our self-worth. Religion walks a fine line of condemning sinners and lifting people up to become better than they currently are. Wes and Ryan have a very open discussion on religion and share a few "secrets" (they're really not because it's so simple) that they have been able to use to help lift up others, especially our youth. Perfection is not possible, so instead of shooting for that and continually failing, choose instead to become great.

links to check out:
 

6th crusade which achieved a peaceful decade-long treaty/holy war that was more of a relief effort
"the meeting" between mlk jr and Malcolm x 
A HUMAN PROJECT podcast on human beings not fully developing until the age of 25
The Human Podcast Facebook Page
Modules from superhuman.life

how to talk about the “g” word

have you ever felt like love is hard to find? have you felt alone or had to pretend in order to feel like you belong? What do you do to feel real? none of us know the impact of how we are to others, but in today's episode res and ryan address these issues and more with special guest jamie from twloha (to write love on her arms). we are a community, but how do we share that? listen now to hear some amazing suggestions.
 
links to check out:
 

jamie tworkowski biography
if you feel too much by jamie tworkowski
twloha (to write love on her arms) website
twloha's if you feel too much book tour page
modules from superhuman.life

twloha –  jamie tworkowski

we have become a society full of catchy titles and cell phone videos posted online with the hopes of going viral. so does that mean that we're suffering from a sickness? because the content has become garbage, what does that say about us as a society? according to wes and ryan in today's podcast, writing is quickly becoming a thing of the past.
instead of focusing on real issues and problems instead of having a conversation about them, red herrings are thrown around in the form of unexplained phenomena. news has become a misconstrued version of one person's opinion tossed out as fact, without any fact checking or research. this has not only been used on even reputable sites but is now considered acceptable, so when we as a society are actually presented with evidence and facts, we refuse to believe it because of one person's opinion being louder than the sound truth.



links to check out:
 

boston bomber on cnn
2,000 geese fall from sky dead cnn
obama "ruining wedding" on golf course and make up for it with an even better location
isis world order
alex from target viral photo
usa today: california has one year left of clean water opinion
canada ranked as #1 for smartest country and highest ranked countries
modules from superhuman.life


 
EDITS BY A REDHEAD
 
Every so often, Wes and Ryan get their facts a little off. Little did they know that by having a redheaded history and English teacher do their show notes, they were also going to get called out when they don't get their history right. I'll try not to make fun of them as well, but you never know what you're going to get with a redhead, so sometimes you'll see this section and sometimes you won't. Below are a few clarifications from statements made during today's podcast:


Princess Di was killed in a car crash in Paris

Besides the fact that I still remember walking into my house after my first day of work from my first job to watch the news reporting the tragic death of Princess Diana, I also walked right past the very tunnel that she died in while visiting Paris. She did not die in London, Ryan!!!!


Pulitzer and Hearst

Clearly Wes does not have the soundtrack to Newsies memorized like some girl who shall remain nameless does. This same redheaded girl may or may not have also had a huge tween crush on pretty much every newsboy in the movie, but "The World Will Know" is pretty clear about which big business tycoons they were talking about.
Rockefellers (they were oil big wigs) were NOT mentioned in Newsies, but at least Wes got the right time period, so that's something, I suppose.


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why robin williams was not a joke- depression is as real as death

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