Fishing Without Bait

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!

Jim Ellermeyer welcomes Dr Fred Moss to the show.  Dr Fred discusses his transition from Dr Moss to Dr Fred and going from prescription writing to “undiagnosing” people and learning about communication and bringing it back to psychiatry.  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 discussion with breast cancer survivor Katie “Dudders” Dudas to the show for an update.  What did she do to cope.  What were the biggest helping things people could do for her during the time.  Realizing she had a bucket list.  Her experience with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Pro Wrestling. With all of the changes to herself, how has she kept the fun in her life? How had this expanded her mindset to live life and take care of herself.  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 back breast cancer survivor Katie “Dudders” Dudas to the show for an update.  We discuss the early days when she was disclosing her diagnosis, how working with her care team gave her the information she needed to process, looking back on the process of dealing with being immunocompromised as Covid 19 was beginning to take hold, returning to normalcy after both Covid scare and recovery, and accepting the victories in this process. You can see our past chats with Katie when we talked about her time with a haunted house (episodes 112 & 113) and earlier on in her breast cancer journey (episodes 278, 279 & 280). 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 starting their conversation on Joy and Pleasure.   What is the joy between the low points?  What is the difference and which is more healthy to seek?  Why does our producer receive joy from wrestling?  Why is there “emotional theater” on social media?  Tune in next week for the second part of this conversation!  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 fresh back from Florida and discussing acceptance based on the Tweet of the Day.  How do you deal with uncertainty and the unpredictable in your day to day?  Jim and Producer Mike discuss issues around air travel that they had to handle recently.  “More acceptance equals less frustration. Less frustration equals less anger and anxiety. Less anger and anxiety equals more sobriety. Being clean and sober equals serenity.  Not an original idea as it is in the Big Book #RecoveryPosse” ~ @withoutbait 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 is talking about dealing with aggressive reactions in social media and in personal relationships and delivering an opposite emotion reaction.  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 discusses separating our brain from our mind.  How do we learn to take our minds off autopilot? How do we remove judgements from our thinking?  Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes or look for it on your favorite Podcatcher!  Intro music: “Life” by Tobu  

This week we’re looking back at another of our favorite classic chats with David Pohl! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James Ellermeyer welcomes illustrator David Pohl to discuss his time working on Mr Rogers Neighborhood with Fred Rogers as a scenic artist, what that entailed, how he got the job with his persistence, his experiences and discussion with Mr Rogers, his influence, how his own father had influenced people as a school teacher, and more!  Check out our previous episode 274 where we talked with David Pohl about his path into becoming a career artist. David Pohl’s work can be found at www.davidpohl.com.  You can also follow David on Instagram at @houseofpingting Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Music, TuneIn or look for it on your favorite Podcatcher!

Jim Ellerymeyer and Producer Mike ask if you’ve ever felt it was your turn. How are we able to look from the outside in to improve our outlook on life and avoiding internalizing your negative perceptions?  Thinking objectively and honestly.  How is purposeful fixedness keeps limiting individuals and their divergent thinking?  How are we losing that ability as we live our lives and the way of thinking society puts us in? We explore neuro linguistic programming to help the language in your head to change your perception.  “The phrase ‘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!

We are snowed again once again and looking back at our friend Jayce Karr this week. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James Ellermeyer welcomes pro wrestlers Jayce Karr as we begin discuss how his path through addiction and recovery transpired, how he succeeded, if only for a brief time, while coping and how it fell a part.  We discuss battling with relapses, and more as he found his path to work in behavior therapy and professional wrestling. Tune in next week as we continue our conversation with Jayce Karr about what it takes to become a professional wrestler and debut during a pandemic. You can follow Jayce Karr on Twitter (@thejaycekarr), Facebook, and Instagram (@jayce_karr) Subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Music, TuneIn or look for it on your favorite Podcatcher!