Fishing Without Bait

Jim Ellermeyer and Producer Mike talk about understanding the words we use and hear from day to day.  What do the terms “fascism” “socialism” and “communism” actually mean?  How are people misusing these words to impose their morality in our society.  What are Puritans vs Pilgrims?  How Jesus was the proprietor of Socialism.  What is being “woke” and how are all of these words weaponized? Facism: a political system headed by a dictator in which the government controls business and labor and opposition is not permitted. Socialism: a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. Comunism: a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. Woke: alert to injustice in society, especially racism. Are you finding benefit from thi

Jim Ellermeyer and Producer Mike talk about moments of Unmindfulness in their lives.  Jim explains his latest trip to Florida where he made a few travel mistakes including booking flights and losing your car like in Seinfeld. Mike discusses some of his unmindful moments in video production and live streaming from being distracted by his environment.  When is it ok to say “I don’t know”?  BONUS: A story about Jim’s NEW tattoo!   “I have more trust in somebody that can say “I don’t know but I can find out”. “ Further listening: Episode 326: It’s Your Turn “I don’t know opens up your world”  Are you finding benefit from this show? We appreciate any support with our Patreon page! Pledge as little as $1 a month for extra clips, behind the scenes and more at www.patreon.com/fishingwithoutbait ! Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Music, TuneIn or look for it on your favorite Podcatcher!

Jim Ellermeyer continues his conversation with singer/songwriter Tim Vitullo as they talk about developing consistency in his musical growth and his experience during the Covid pandemic as a musician and going back to the joy of songwriting after the grind of the road. Tim also discusses finding session work for other artists.  Listen to our previous conversation with Tim Vitullo on episodes 244 and 245 in our archives! The introduction to this episode and live performance features the unreleased tune “Dog Song” Tim Vitullo.   You can find more information about them at www.timvitullo.com. Are you finding benefit from this show? We appreciate any support with our Patreon page! Pledge as little as $1 a month for extra clips, behind the scenes and more at www.patreon.com/fishingwithoutbait ! Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Music, TuneIn or look for it on your favorite Podcatcher! 0 Likes

Jim Ellermeyer continues his conversation with singer/songwriter Tim Vitullo as they talk about the communication in their band, deciphering guitar and your own voice, and musical influences, opening for BB King at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts and the experience in performing on stage.  Listen to our previous conversation with Tim Vitullo on episodes 244 and 245 in our archives!  The introduction to this episode features the track “Exit Zero” from Tim Vitullo Band’s album “Running Out of Time”.  You can find more information about them at www.timvitullo.com. Are you finding benefit from this show? We appreciate any support with our Patreon page! Pledge as little as $1 a month for extra clips, behind the scenes and more at www.patreon.com/fishingwithoutbait ! Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Music, TuneIn or look for it on your favorite Podcatcher!

Jim Ellermeyer is rejoined by singer/songwriter Tim Vitullo to talk about discovering his road to a talented musician and building confidence.  How did it start to make sense when it seems like “everyone” plays a little bit of guitar.  Listen to our previous conversation with Tim Vitullo on episodes 244 and 245 in our archives!  The introduction to this episode features the track “Pretty Girl From New Orleans” from Tim Vitullo Band’s album “Running Out of Time”.  You can find more information about them at www.timvitullo.com. Are you finding benefit from this show? We appreciate any support with our Patreon page! Pledge as little as $1 a month for extra clips, behind the scenes and more at www.patreon.com/fishingwithoutbait ! Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Music, TuneIn or look for it on your favorite Podcatcher! 0 Likes

Jim Ellermeyer and Producer Mike are discussing “leveling up” your life just like Mike’s video games.  How are you building on yourself in your life? How are you gaining experience points? How are you making decisions on facts and not your version of experiences.  “The only way that one can gain wisdom is through experience…”  Are you finding benefit from this show? We appreciate any support with our Patreon page! Pledge as little as $1 a month for extra clips, behind the scenes and more at www.patreon.com/fishingwithoutbait ! Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Music, TuneIn or look for it on your favorite Podcatcher!

Jim Ellermeyer and Producer Mike are back together as we discuss dealing with disappointment and the defense mechanisms we develop. How do we set expectations with ourselves and others? “We can’t avoid disappointment. But we can determine how we’re going to react to disappointment.”Are you finding benefit from this show? We appreciate any support with our Patreon page! Pledge as little as $1 a month for extra clips, behind the scenes and more at www.patreon.com/fishingwithoutbait ! Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Music, TuneIn or look for it on your favorite Podcatcher! • • • • • anxiety #mindfulness #depression #meditation #mindful #mentalhealth #depressed #suicide #suicidal #meditate #consciousness #gratitude #enlightenment #anorexia #spirituality #selfhate #innerpeace #sad #mindfulliving #worthless #bulimia #lawofattraction #loveandlight #lightworker #sadness #cutting #alone #selfharmmm #selflove

Jim Ellermeyer continues his conversation with “Anxiety Commander” Karl Susman as we discuss the language around mental health and how we are not wired for accepting discomfort.  How do children benefit from self soothing? Men and women differing on how they handle their emotions.  We also dive into why Karl started his YouTube channel.  You can fine the #AnxietyCommander on Youtube and follow @anxietycommand on Twitter!  Are you finding benefit from this show? We appreciate any support with our Patreon page! Pledge as little as $1 a month for extra clips, behind the scenes and more at www.patreon.com/fishingwithoutbait ! Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Music, TuneIn or look for it on your favorite Podcatcher!

Jim Ellermeyer continues his conversation with “Anxiety Commander” Karl Susman as we discuss “fake it till you make it” and displaying the physical actions of how you want to be. How can we make dramatic shifts in our brains? Karl discusses some of the treatments he participated in to handle his panic attacks. The consistency in what is “bothering” everyone. Moving on from identifying himself as his a panic attack victim. You can fine the #AnxietyCommander on Youtube and follow @anxietycommand on Twitter! Are you finding benefit from this show? We appreciate any support with our Patreon page! Pledge as little as $1 a month for extra clips, behind the scenes and more at www.patreon.com/fishingwithoutbait ! Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Music, TuneIn or look for it on your favorite Podcatcher!

Jim Ellermeyer welcomes “Anxiety Commander” Karl Susman as we discuss his own history with anxiety and panic disorders as he worked as an expert witness in court cases and how he started his YouTube channel to help others deal with the same issues.  We talk about the fear of passing that condition on to his children and the effect on his wife and family.   You can fine the #AnxietyCommander on Youtube and follow @anxietycommand on Twitter!  Are you finding benefit from this show? We appreciate any support with our Patreon page! Pledge as little as $1 a month for extra clips, behind the scenes and more at www.patreon.com/fishingwithoutbait ! Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Music, TuneIn or look for it on your favorite Podcatcher!

In this introductory episode, Jim Ellermeyer shares some of the principles in our practice including a Human Being vs Human Doing, knowing how to analyze a situation in your life, how we all time travel in our minds and how we can live in right now. Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Music, TuneIn or look for it on your favorite Podcatcher!  Also, check us out streaming on The River's Edge online radio! Intro music: “Life” by Tobu. 

Jim Ellermeyer wraps up his chat with author and former combat sports fighter Vinnie Borelli !  We talk about pushing outside the comfort zone, what you resist persists, that first date with his wife, almost passing from MRSA, and motivation.  Find out more about Vinnie Borelli and pick up his book Personal Prosperity Blueprint: A Journey from Pain to Passion into Prosperity,” at www.vinnieborrelli.com Are you finding benefit from this show? We appreciate any support with our Patreon page! Pledge as little as $1 a month for extra clips, behind the scenes and more at www.patreon.com/fishingwithoutbait ! Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Music, TuneIn or look for it on your favorite Podcatcher!

Jim Ellermeyer continues his chat with author and former combat sports fighter Vinnie Borelli !  We continue our talk about fear and motivation.  Vinnie talks about building the pillars and the pitfalls of Social Media and negative people around you.  How do you start the day with positively and set the tone in life and in the ring. Preparation, choice, and discipline. Find out more about Vinnie Borelli and pick up his book Personal Prosperity Blueprint: A Journey from Pain to Passion into Prosperity,” at www.vinnieborrelli.com Are you finding benefit from this show? We appreciate any support with our Patreon page! Pledge as little as $1 a month for extra clips, behind the scenes and more at www.patreon.com/fishingwithoutbait ! Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Music, TuneIn or look for it on your favorite Podcatcher!

Jim Ellermeyer welcomes author and former combat sports fighter Vinnie Borelli to the show! We talk about his rough upbringing as a child of Italian immigrants in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood.  We discuss losing his sister at a young age, heading down a path of pain and anger, asking why we’re waiting to be happy and the fear of failure.  Find out more about Vinnie Borelli and pick up his book Personal Prosperity Blueprint: A Journey from Pain to Passion into Prosperity,” at www.vinnieborrelli.com Are you finding benefit from this show? We appreciate any support with our Patreon page! Pledge as little as $1 a month for extra clips, behind the scenes and more at www.patreon.com/fishingwithoutbait ! Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Music, TuneIn or look for it on your favorite Podcatcher!

Jim Ellermeyer wraps his chat Thalia Gray from Pittsburgh Healing Arts who practices in Chinese medicine. We talk about beginner’s mind, exploring the unknown, including how she got to Eastern Medicine and the future, chakra “energy reservoirs”, and their work environment. Find out more about Thalia Gray’s practice at www.pittsburghhealingarts.com. Are you finding benefit from this show? We appreciate any support with our Patreon page! Pledge as little as $1 a month for extra clips, behind the scenes and more at www.patreon.com/fishingwithoutbait ! Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Music, TuneIn or look for it on your favorite Podcatcher!

Jim Ellermeyer welcomes Thalia Gray from Pittsburgh Healing Arts who practices in Chinese medicine. We discuss and show (for our video version) the needles used to get people comfortable with acupuncture. How does it change the electromagnetic currents in the body and how do we determine someone who can benefit from the practice? Find out more about Thalia Gray’s practice at www.pittsburghhealingarts.com. Are you finding benefit from this show? We appreciate any support with our Patreon page! Pledge as little as $1 a month for extra clips, behind the scenes and more at www.patreon.com/fishingwithoutbait ! Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Music, TuneIn or look for it on your favorite Podcatcher!

Jim Ellermeyer welcomes Thalia Gray from Pittsburgh Healing Arts who practices in Chinese medicine.  We talk about her journey in medical writing and background in archeology before finding her way to her practice.  Find out more about Thalia Gray’s practice at www.pittsburghhealingarts.com.  Are you finding benefit from this show? We appreciate any support with our Patreon page! Pledge as little as $1 a month for extra clips, behind the scenes and more at www.patreon.com/fishingwithoutbait ! Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Music, TuneIn or look for it on your favorite Podcatcher!

Jim Ellermeyer concludes his conversation Dr Fred Moss of WelcomeToHumanity.net as they discuss living well and what to do if you find you are doing harm and serial apologists. Fear stemming from our fear of death.  Listeners of Fishing Without Bait can download Dr Fred’s book “Find Your True Voice!” at www.findyourtruevoicebook.com .  Follow Dr Fred’s Podcast, Blog and find out more at www.welcometohumanity.net.  Are you finding benefit from this show? We appreciate any support with our Patreon page! Pledge as little as $1 a month for extra clips, behind the scenes and more at www.patreon.com/fishingwithoutbait ! Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Music, TuneIn or look for it on your favorite Podcatcher!

Jim Ellermeyer continues his conversation Dr Fred Moss of WelcomeToHumanity.net as they discuss “I don’t know”, being heard, the 12 step world, joy as a mindset, separating from the medicine mindset and authentic listening. Listeners of Fishing Without Bait can download Dr Fred’s book “Find Your True Voice!” at www.findyourtruevoicebook.com .  Follow Dr Fred’s Podcast, Blog and find out more at www.welcometohumanity.net.  Are you finding benefit from this show? We appreciate any support with our Patreon page! Pledge as little as $1 a month for extra clips, behind the scenes and more at www.patreon.com/fishingwithoutbait ! Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Music, TuneIn or look for it on your favorite Podcatcher!