Another Empath's Journal series vlog about my various gripes about things, and a very special loving happy birthday wish to my mom, one of the best of the best, who's currently succumbing to cancer! I'm not crying you're crying!

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These times have been downright dark and tough around here. I've tried maintaining a positive, fun, and light hearted disposition, and to make this feel fun and substantive for people, while tackling real life issues in a fun, down to earth, and upbeat way. To be advocates for working class people and forward thinking values. This has always been about starting a small community of like-minded individuals, to talk about real life things and real life problems and hardships, as well as our silly joys of the paranormal and woo woo stuff. But mostly, to find connections and solutions for and with other regular working class folks. This has always been about keeping it real, robust living for regular people, and good mental health While many will sell out for the almighty dollar, we just want to continue being happy and feel good about who we are and what we're doing in this short sweet life.

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.

Bry & Rebecca

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I very rarely throw a pity party, but with all the craziness in the world and dealing with cancer raveging my poor mom, I just had to get some things off my chest! Usually, I'm much more solutions oriented. But, before we arrive at a solution, we must first get things off our chest! It's all a part of the grief process.This is a part of my Empath's Journal series, a vlog for catharsis, random musings, and venting! With mom's health getting worse, I'm heartbroken, and I'm trying my best to be here and put out good content. So thank you for your kindness and support in these crazy difficult times. I would appreciate if you could please subscribe to my Youtube channel, and I sincerely thank you.

Bry

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This is a new series on The Snarky Empath, called "Empath's Journal," which will be a weekly or twice a week vlog about my thoughts, feelings, and musings about life and various things. Today, I talk about stepping up into adulthood and embracing what is necessary to find balance, peace of mind, productivity, and success, even though right now I have a hanging heart about my mom's battle with cancer.

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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On this episode we talk about kindness, and to what extent does kindness exist, or no longer exist, in today's culture today,, here in America! We talk about the causes and effects that may be causing our society to become less kind, and then ask the age old question, was the "good ol' days" actually good or better than things are now, and it what ways? At the end, I ask AI what causes the lessening of kindness in our society, and we discuss whether or not these things sounds correct or not. As you get older, you want less stress, worry, and nonsense in your life, nor more! So here, we talk about ways in which we can find comfort and kindness in a culture that sometime seems like its going off the rails! Thanks so much for believing in little ol' us, and thanks for subscribing and for your kindness and friendship in these difficult times for us!

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Today we just wanted to pop on real quick to say hi, and to address the news today of Trump's birthday parade, masquerading as a tribute to the US Army's 250th anniversary. It's all insane, authoritarian, expensive, and ridiculous! But here, we talk about it, and why I think it's going to be ok in the end.

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As some of you know, life got super real when my mom was diagnosed with cancer, and I didn't always know how to deal with it well. As a consequence, I dabbled with unhealthy coping mechanisms, and this channel took a back seat to all of my worries and angst over life, with depression, anxiety, and uncertainty giving me life paralysis and apathy over the things I care about most, including this here show. While Rebecca grew ever increasingly fed up and overwhelmed with her demanding customer service job.

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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As a longtime radio guy, the problem with this show has never been my ability to speak my mind or say what's real. It's just that, podcasters and long time radio hosts like myself, with limited staff, sometimes flounder on YouTube, in video format that is sometimes limiting, because it's such a different format of media than what we radio people are used to. Sometimes it's different in good ways, sometimes it makes me feel like I have to be like all the rest. We changed the name from The Bryar Patch to The Snarky Empath for a couple of reasons. First, to simplify searching for us without the complicated spelling, but more than that, to start fresh after a series of hardships, and to truly become the dynamic and fun platform I know this can be.

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!

Behold, our stuff!

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