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My September workshop, The Moon & Your Nervous System begins tonight at 7 PM ET! There's still time to register. This is a two-part workshop exploring what your natal Moon can tell you about your emotional wiring, your needs, and the ways you instinctively respond to life. You don't need to know much about astrology to participate. Register today, or watch later on demand.Happy Autumnal Equinox, friends! Libra season begins September 22 at 8:05 PM ET, and this month Venus is the star of the show. In this episode, we're looking at the major astrology of the season, with a special focus on Venus retrograde in Scorpio. We'll discuss the types of things it might bring up around relationships, values, trust, intimacy, reciprocity and power.Plus, I'll soon be introducing Venus Retrograde Field Notes, a free way for all subscribers to track this retrograde and see how the story unfolds, in real time, in our own lives. And paid subscribers, your Libra season rising-sign forecasts will be coming later this week, with plenty of time before the first major transit we'll be tracking.Subscribe on Substack (and get access to the Venus Retrograde Field Notes): stefaniekateboucher.substack.comInterested in joining my workshop called The Moon & Your Nervous System: Understanding Your Emotional Wiring? Learn more or register here: https://stan.store/stefaniekateboucherMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/serenity. License code: TKAOZTDSJ5OX7OYP This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stefaniekateboucher.substack.com/subscribe

Painter Beryl Cook divided the art world when she burst into the public consciousness in 1976. This year, she would have celebrated her 100th birthday, so Hannah grabbed some time with Hilary Bracegirdle, writer of new biography, Beryl Cook: Life and Art, and Teresa Cook, Beryl's daughter-in-law, to find out more about the artist's life, work and legacy. You can grab a copy of Beryl Cook: Life and Art here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beryl-Cook-Life-Hilary-Bracegirdle/dp/1805702629 Join the Standard Issue supporters' club here: Standard Issue Podcast | creating a magazine for ears, by women for women | Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, the boys talk about the new song reveal with Earache Records, discuss Arcade 4-Lane and Arcade 5-Lane in Stage Tour, and finally talk about the LinusTechTips Guitar Hero controller video.

Three abductions. Three terrifying stories. Decades of unanswered questions. Betty and Barney Hill lost two hours on a lonely New Hampshire road, Travis Walton vanished before the eyes of his coworkers and returned five days later, and in Pascagoula, Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker claimed strange beings pulled them aboard an otherworldly craft. Were these elaborate hoaxes, misunderstood experiences, or evidence that something has been taking people from the shadows? We're examining the chilling testimony, hypnosis sessions, polygraph tests, inconsistencies, and eerie similarities connecting three of America's most infamous alien-abduction cases. Whatever you believe now, you may feel differently by the end. Open up that third eye—and keep watching the sky!To Sign up for our Patreon go to-> Patreon.com/cultofconspiracypodcastTo Find The Cajun Knight Youtube Channel---> click hereTo Find The Meta Mystics Spotify--> Click Herehttps://flavorsforest.com/cult/blackdogbeardoils.com- CULTOF15 at checkout for 15% off your order!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cult-of-conspiracy--5700337/support.

Before you decide you need more T4, more T3, a different diet, another supplement, a gut protocol, or hormone replacement, there is a more important question: Did you correctly interpret what was happening in the first place? Every treatment strategy starts with information. A clinician collects laboratory values, symptoms, history, medications, nutrition, lifestyle information, and other relevant data. That information is interpreted, an intended outcome is established, a strategy is chosen, and an intervention is applied. But if the interpretation is wrong at the beginning, everything that follows can be perfectly logical and still be wrong. In this episode of the Thyroid Answers Podcast, Dr. Eric Balcavage explains why your physiologic state, the load your body is managing, and the capacity you have available can determine whether a thyroid strategy actually helps, does nothing, or creates additional strain. This is the foundation of State-Based Medicine™. Dr. Eric walks through why the same thyroid lab pattern can mean very different things in different people. A low free T3, for example, may be interpreted as evidence that someone needs more T3 medication. But without understanding energy availability, physical demand, sleep, inflammation, recovery, medication use, and the person's broader physiology, that interpretation may be incomplete. Sometimes low T3 is not the primary problem. Sometimes it is part of an adaptive response to the state the person is in. And if you treat the adaptation instead of understanding what caused it, you can create a treatment cascade where more medications, supplements, testing, and protocols are continually added without actually increasing the person's health or capacity. In this episode, Dr. Eric explores: Why the interpretation of a thyroid lab value matters more than simply identifying whether it's high or low The relationship between information, interpretation, intent, strategy, intervention, and response Why the tests a clinician orders are influenced by the model they already believe Why a comprehensive thyroid panel still isn't enough without understanding the person behind the numbers Why low free T3 does not automatically mean someone is a "poor converter" How inadequate energy availability can lower T3 and increase reverse T3 How inflammation can alter thyroid hormone metabolism Why adding T3 may be the wrong strategy for someone who is under-fueled, sleep-deprived, inflamed, or over-training Why changing a laboratory value does not prove that the original interpretation was correct Why feeling temporarily better after T3 doesn't necessarily mean physiologic capacity has improved How treatment can sometimes create a new set of symptoms or problems Why persistent symptoms can lead to an endless search for another "problem" to treat How chronic strain and overload can produce changes across multiple body systems Why multiple abnormal systems don't necessarily mean multiple independent diseases What Dr. Eric means by a multi-system adaptive disorder Why simply ordering more tests does not automatically mean you're practicing better functional medicine How state-based medicine differs from a lab-value-driven approach Why the same treatment can help one person, do nothing for another, and make a third person feel worse What successful thyroid recovery should actually look like Why increasing resilience and physiologic capacity should matter more than simply improving a number The Bigger Question: Are You Actually Getting Healthier? Dr. Eric challenges the idea that successful thyroid treatment should simply mean a better TSH, higher free T3, lower reverse T3, or improvement in one isolated symptom. Instead, successful treatment should involve the whole person. Are you sleeping better? Is your energy more stable? Can you exercise and recover? Can you tolerate a difficult week without completely crashing? Can you travel or change your routine without everything falling apart? Is your overall symptom burden decreasing? Is your capacity increasing? And over time, is your treatment burden decreasing rather than increasing? The goal isn't simply to make one laboratory number look better. The goal is to create a healthier, more capable, more resilient person. State Comes Before Strategy State-Based Medicine™ asks a different question than simply: "What do I need to fix?" Instead, we ask: "What is this person responding to?" What state are they in? What is contributing to that state? How much load are they carrying? How much capacity do they have left? And what does the laboratory pattern actually represent within that context? Only after those questions are answered can we determine whether a finding needs direct treatment, support, monitoring, or a change in the conditions surrounding it. Because the same thyroid strategy can help one person, do almost nothing for another, and make a third person feel significantly worse. The difference may not be the strategy. The difference may be the state of the person receiving it. Interested in a Deeper Look at Your Case? If you've spent years changing thyroid medications, chasing TSH, trying to raise free T3, lowering reverse T3, changing diets, adding supplements, and you're still wondering why you don't feel well, the next step may not be another strategy. It may be asking whether your physiology was interpreted correctly in the first place. Dr. Eric offers complimentary discovery calls to determine whether important parts of your case may not have been fully evaluated and whether a state-based approach may be appropriate for what you're experiencing. Comment DISCOVERY wherever you're watching or listening to learn more. You can also visit Dr. Eric's website to learn more and schedule a discovery call. Coming Next In Episode 249, Dr. Eric takes this concept one step further: Why More Effort Can Make Thyroid Recovery Harder Because when you're already operating in chronic strain or overload, the instinct is often to try harder: more exercise, more restriction, more supplements, more testing, more optimization. But what happens when more effort becomes part of the load? Learn More About Dr. Eric Balcavage Dr. Eric Balcavage is the co-author of The Thyroid Debacle, author of Is This The Hill?, and the creator of: • State-Based Medicine™ • The Adaptive Thyroid Model™ • The Strategic Thyroid Solution™ His work focuses on helping patients and practitioners understand thyroid physiology through the lens of metabolic stress, adaptation, and whole-body regulation. Is This The Hill? recently released on Amazon. To learn more, access exclusive bonus content, or to order, visit drericbalcavage.com/hill. Connect with Dr. Eric Balcavage

This week, were exploring the continued reverberations of the Lindsay Clancy case and a shocking shooting in Minneapolis. Featuring audio from KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia, KNX News in Los Angeles, WBEN News and Talk in Buffalo, the Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City and Jason DeRusha out of WCCO News and Talk in the Twin Cities.

This week, were exploring the continued reverberations of the Lindsay Clancy case and a shocking shooting in Minneapolis. Featuring audio from KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia, KNX News in Los Angeles, WBEN News and Talk in Buffalo, the Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City and Jason DeRusha out of WCCO News and Talk in the Twin Cities.

This week, were exploring the continued reverberations of the Lindsay Clancy case and a shocking shooting in Minneapolis. Featuring audio from KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia, KNX News in Los Angeles, WBEN News and Talk in Buffalo, the Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City and Jason DeRusha out of WCCO News and Talk in the Twin Cities.

This week, were exploring the continued reverberations of the Lindsay Clancy case and a shocking shooting in Minneapolis. Featuring audio from KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia, KNX News in Los Angeles, WBEN News and Talk in Buffalo, the Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City and Jason DeRusha out of WCCO News and Talk in the Twin Cities.

This week, were exploring the continued reverberations of the Lindsay Clancy case and a shocking shooting in Minneapolis. Featuring audio from KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia, KNX News in Los Angeles, WBEN News and Talk in Buffalo, the Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City and Jason DeRusha out of WCCO News and Talk in the Twin Cities.

This week, were exploring the continued reverberations of the Lindsay Clancy case and a shocking shooting in Minneapolis. Featuring audio from KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia, KNX News in Los Angeles, WBEN News and Talk in Buffalo, the Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City and Jason DeRusha out of WCCO News and Talk in the Twin Cities.

This week, were exploring the continued reverberations of the Lindsay Clancy case and a shocking shooting in Minneapolis. Featuring audio from KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia, KNX News in Los Angeles, WBEN News and Talk in Buffalo, the Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City and Jason DeRusha out of WCCO News and Talk in the Twin Cities.

This week, were exploring the continued reverberations of the Lindsay Clancy case and a shocking shooting in Minneapolis. Featuring audio from KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia, KNX News in Los Angeles, WBEN News and Talk in Buffalo, the Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City and Jason DeRusha out of WCCO News and Talk in the Twin Cities.

This week, were exploring the continued reverberations of the Lindsay Clancy case and a shocking shooting in Minneapolis. Featuring audio from KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia, KNX News in Los Angeles, WBEN News and Talk in Buffalo, the Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City and Jason DeRusha out of WCCO News and Talk in the Twin Cities.

This week, were exploring the continued reverberations of the Lindsay Clancy case and a shocking shooting in Minneapolis. Featuring audio from KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia, KNX News in Los Angeles, WBEN News and Talk in Buffalo, the Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City and Jason DeRusha out of WCCO News and Talk in the Twin Cities.

This week, were exploring the continued reverberations of the Lindsay Clancy case and a shocking shooting in Minneapolis. Featuring audio from KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia, KNX News in Los Angeles, WBEN News and Talk in Buffalo, the Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City and Jason DeRusha out of WCCO News and Talk in the Twin Cities.

This week, were exploring the continued reverberations of the Lindsay Clancy case and a shocking shooting in Minneapolis. Featuring audio from KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia, KNX News in Los Angeles, WBEN News and Talk in Buffalo, the Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City and Jason DeRusha out of WCCO News and Talk in the Twin Cities.

This week, were exploring the continued reverberations of the Lindsay Clancy case and a shocking shooting in Minneapolis. Featuring audio from KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia, KNX News in Los Angeles, WBEN News and Talk in Buffalo, the Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City and Jason DeRusha out of WCCO News and Talk in the Twin Cities.

California Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton recently stated that if he's elected, he'll scrap the DMV and lower vehicle registration fees. To find out more, KCBS's Rebecca Goodeyon spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Craig Kuechenberg joins the pod to discuss the self-employment tax and some recent court rulings that have affected LLPs and LLCs.

In this episode of the Dean's Chat Learning Series, Dr. Jeffrey Jensen and Dr. Johanna Richey welcome back Dr. William Scherer, Senior Podiatric Medical Advisor for Bako Diagnostics and a clinical consultant, for an engaging discussion on the importance of podiatric dermatology. Drawing from his experience in comprehensive podiatric practice, Dr. Scherer discusses why skin and nail disorders deserve the same diagnostic attention as musculoskeletal conditions. He emphasizes that podiatrists frequently encounter dermatologic pathology and have an opportunity to provide meaningful, sometimes same-day, treatment for patients.A major focus of the discussion is the evaluation of abnormal and dystrophic toenails. Dr. Scherer challenges clinicians to avoid automatically diagnosing onychomycosis based solely on appearance, noting that a significant percentage of dystrophic nails are not fungal infections. The conversation explores the role of laboratory testing in improving diagnostic accuracy and guiding individualized treatment. Dr. Scherer reviews the evolution of diagnostic methods, including KOH preparations, fungal cultures, PAS and GMS stains, Fontana-Masson staining, and PCR testing, explaining how each can contribute to the diagnostic process and when different tests may be most useful.The discussion also highlights the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion for potentially serious pathology. The hosts and Dr. Scherer discuss concerning nail pigmentation and the evaluation of possible subungual melanoma, including clinical warning signs and the importance of appropriately sampling the nail matrix when malignancy is part of the differential diagnosis. The conversation reinforces a critical principle: removing the nail alone may not adequately sample the pathology responsible for a concerning lesion.Dr. Scherer also explores the relationship between biomechanics, repetitive microtrauma, onychodystrophy, and secondary infection, emphasizing that podiatrists' understanding of gait and mechanical forces provides a unique perspective when evaluating nail disease. The episode concludes with a broader message about comprehensive podiatric care: regardless of whether a patient presents with a complex surgical problem, sports injury, skin condition, or dystrophic toenail, the podiatrist's responsibility is to put the patient first, practice evidence-based medicine, maintain empathy, and strive for accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment.

Interested in my my September workshop The Moon & Your Nervous System? Or my next New Moon gathering? Learn more or register here: https://stan.store/stefaniekateboucherIn this episode, I respond to a listener's question about what matters more when interpreting the Lunar Nodes: signs or houses. The short answer is both, but we'll look more closely at how the sign axis describes the underlying developmental story, while the house axis shows where that story tends to play out in your life. We'll also talk about what happens when your nodes change houses when you switch house systems, true vs. mean nodes, and why the South Node isn't necessarily something you're supposed to abandon.Want more astrology from me? Check out my Substack: stefaniekateboucher.substack.comInterested in my my September workshop? Or the next New Moon gathering? Learn more or register here: https://stan.store/stefaniekateboucherMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/serenity. License code: TKAOZTDSJ5OX7OYP This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stefaniekateboucher.substack.com/subscribe

Filling in for Adam Holz, Plugged In's Paul Asay joins Brian for a rich conversation on Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, discussing how the film softens Homer's original, more selfish Odysseus into a more sympathetic, regret-capable character, and pointing out surprising echoes of Christian themes — humility before a higher power, a quasi-baptism scene, and the Golden Rule woven throughout. Paul also recommends The Magic Faraway Tree, a new family film starring Claire Foy and Andrew Garfield about screen-addicted kids whose parents pull them into a magical, tech-free adventure, with some fantasy elements Christian families should weigh. He closes with an all-time classic recommendation for family movie night: The Princess Bride.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get the full episode notes on Dr. Aimee's website. Today we're taking a deeper look at male fertility: a topic that's often overlooked, even though it plays a role in half of all infertility cases. I'm joined by David Ireland, founder of Fertility4Men, who brings his personal journey and expertise to our conversation. David created his platform after navigating unexplained infertility himself, and he's passionate about providing men with the information, support, and community they need. In our interview, we explore the emotional and practical challenges men face on the fertility journey. We discuss the stigma around male factor infertility, the importance of early testing, and how couples can support each other through the process. David shares insights from his own experience, as well as actionable steps men can take to improve their reproductive health and be active partners in the journey to parenthood. In this episode, we cover: Why male fertility is often overlooked and why it matters David's personal story and the creation of Fertility for Men The emotional impact of infertility on men and couples The importance of early and comprehensive testing for men Common myths and misunderstandings about male fertility How couples can support each other through fertility challenges Practical steps and resources, including the Five Day Fertility Kickstart Challenge Resources: Fertility for Men (Fertility4Men.com) Five Day Fertility Kickstart Challenge Join Egg Whisperer School Subscribe to the newsletter to get updates Do you have questions about IVF? Click here to join Dr. Aimee for The IVF Class. The next live class call is on Monday, September 14 at 4pm PST (7pm EST), where Dr. Aimee will explain IVF and there will be time to ask her your questions live on Zoom. Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh is one of America's most well known fertility doctors. Her success rate at baby-making is what gives future parents hope when all hope is lost. She pioneered the TUSHY Method and BALLS Method to decrease your time to pregnancy. Learn more about the TUSHY Method and find a wealth of fertility resources at www.draimee.org.

Malcolm Christie is joined by Dominic Dietrich to discuss all the latest Rams news.

Farmland owners or operators face a choice of lease options, but which one pays more? The agricultural economists at Purdue University looked into that question and found that over the past 20 years, no single lease type consistently outperformed the others. NAFB News ServiceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Deeper Look at Pride - Series Info Pride is the quiet enemy that whispers we're self‑sufficient. In today's episode of A Deeper Look at Pride, Pastor  Nunn peels back the layers of that hidden self‑reliance. He shows how pride sneaks into everyday attitudes—refusing apology, acting superior, or ignoring God's voice—and how it steals our joy, peace, and fruitfulness.

Want to support the podcast? Join our Patreon or buy us a coffee. As an independent podcast, Shakespeare Anyone? is supported by listeners like you. In this episode, we examine Shakespeare's As You Like It as a piece of satire, one that pokes fun at the pastoral romantic comedy genre and the pastoral ideals so popular in early modern English court. We look at how Shakespeare undermines the tropes of the genre, subverts some of the negative stereotypes about country life that were common in the pastoral tradition, and what that suggests about his own relationship to the genre. We then turn to exploring further evidence that suggests that the play was first performed at court on Shrovetide in 1599 (so much more than just the explaining the pancake joke!), and we consider what a court performance on this date would have meant for both the players staging it and the audience watching it. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. For updates: Join our email list Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod Visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com Support the podcast: Become a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone  Buy us a coffee Bookshop.org: Since 2020, Bookshop.org has raised more than $38 million for independent bookstores. Shop our Shakespeare Anyone? storefront to find books featured on the podcast, books by our guests, and other Shakespeare-related books and gifts. Every purchase on the site financially supports independent bookstores. Libro.fm: Libro.fm makes it possible to purchase audiobooks through your local bookshop of choice. Use our link for 2 free audiobooks when you sign up for a new Libro.fm membership using our link. Find additional links mentioned in the episode in our Linktree. Works referenced: Cirillo, Albert R. "As You Like It: Pastoralism Gone Awry." ELH, vol. 38, no. 1, 1971, pp. 19–39. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/2872361. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026. Dusinberre, Juliet. "Pancakes and a Date for 'As You like It.'" Shakespeare Quarterly, vol. 54, no. 4, 2003, pp. 371–405. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/3844055. Accessed 29 July 2026. Kronenfeld, Judy Z. "Social Rank and the Pastoral Ideals of As You Like It." Shakespeare Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 3, 1978, pp. 333–48. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/2869144. Accessed 29 July 2026. Samuk, Tristan. "Satire and the Aesthetic in As You Like It." Renaissance Drama, vol. 43, no. 2, 2015, pp. 117–42. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.1086/683106. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

A Deeper Look at Pride - Series Info Pride is the quiet enemy that whispers we're self‑sufficient. In today's episode of A Deeper Look at Pride, Pastor  Nunn peels back the layers of that hidden self‑reliance. He shows how pride sneaks into everyday attitudes—refusing apology, acting superior, or ignoring God's voice—and how it steals our joy, peace, and fruitfulness.

Across Sudan and northern Uganda, believers in Christ face unimaginable suffering for their faith. On today's edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson has a moving conversation with Wes and Vicky Bentley of Far Reaching Ministries, whose mission is to serve persecuted families in Africa. The Bentleys share firsthand accounts of courage, forgiveness, and the hope found only in Jesus Christ — and how you can help. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/707/29?v=20251111

After taking a day to let the Adley Rutschman-to-the-Boston Red Sox deal marinate, Luke Jones and Nestor take a deeper look at the intentions of Mike Elias and the Orioles' organization. They delve into the departures, reasoning and rationale for all of the deadline moves relating to salary, management, ownership and the pending labor war that will greatly impact service time, money and rosters with young players. The post Luke Jones and Nestor take a deeper look at Rutschman departure and reasoning and rationale first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

What if the Lie the Character Believes isn't really a lie? For years I've taught the Lie the Character Believes as the foundation of character arc. But over time, I've come to see that this concept may point toward something much deeper than just a mistaken belief. In this episode, I explore three increasingly complex models for understanding the Lie the Character Believes—from a simple false belief, to a limited perspective, and finally to an ego identity. Along the way, we'll look at why character arc may be less about transformation and more about alignment, how the backstory Ghost creates the identities that shape our stories, and why the deepest arcs mirror the lifelong process of individuation. We talk about: • Why the Lie the Character Believes isn't always a lie • The difference between false beliefs, limited perspectives, and ego identities • How the Ghost creates the coping mechanisms behind character arc • Why character arc may be better understood as alignment rather than transformation • The relationship between story, consciousness, and individuation • Why archetypal stories resonate so deeply with readers • Examples from Jane Eyre, Everything Everywhere All at Once, A Court of Thorns and Roses, The Matrix, and more Whether you're developing a story, studying character arc, or simply fascinated by the deeper psychology of storytelling, I hope this conversation offers a fresh perspective on one of story theory's most foundational concepts. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 02:51 The Lie the Character Believes Isn't Really a Lie 03:45 The Lie Starts Out as Truth 04:40 Yesterday's Truth Is Tomorrow's Lie 06:39 Three Ways to Understand the Lie the Character Believes 07:55 The Lie as Separation 09:53 Three Stories, Three Models 11:05 How the Ghost Creates the Lie 12:35 The Point at Which the Story Begins 13:27 Coping Mechanisms That Become Cages 14:40 Why Character Arc Is Alignment Rather Than Transformation 15:44 Non-Reactivity as the Path 17:14 Four Examples 18:10 The Lie the Character Believes as Social Reality 20:10 The Tyrant-Ogre Holdfast: Keeper of the Status Quo 22:40 Character Arc as the Union of Consciousness and the Unconscious 23:44 Want More? Shadow Archetypes: Writing Complex Fictional Characters 25:22 On the Blog: Why Honesty Makes Flawed Characters More Likable Read the accompanying post: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/lie-the-character-believes-consciousness LINKS & RESOURCES Want More? 8-WEEK COURSE: Shadow Archetypes: Writing Complex Fictional Characters Learn how passive and aggressive shadow archetypes reveal the deepest fears, coping mechanisms, and transformational opportunities within your characters' arcs. This eight-week email course explores how archetypal psychology can help you create richer inner conflict, more resonant themes, and stories that reflect the deeper patterns of human growth. Sign Up Here: https://kmweilandstore.com/b/shadow-archetypes-course

If you want to understand what a "K-shaped economy" is, just look at the housing market. Mark Hamrick from The Hamrick Brief on Substack tells us about it.

A Deeper Look at Pride - Series Info Pride is the quiet enemy that whispers we're self‑sufficient. In today's episode of A Deeper Look at Pride, Pastor  Nunn peels back the layers of that hidden self‑reliance. He shows how pride sneaks into everyday attitudes—refusing apology, acting superior, or ignoring God's voice—and how it steals our joy, peace, and fruitfulness.

Guest Speaker - Greg Walton If you have any questions about this podcast or would like to share a testimony or prayer request, we would love to hear from you. Please reach out to us at the following email: churchoffice@unitedassembly.org

A Deeper Look at Pride - Series Info Pride is the quiet enemy that whispers we're self‑sufficient. In today's episode of A Deeper Look at Pride, Pastor  Nunn peels back the layers of that hidden self‑reliance. He shows how pride sneaks into everyday attitudes—refusing apology, acting superior, or ignoring God's voice—and how it steals our joy, peace, and fruitfulness.

A Deeper Look at Pride - Series Info Pride is the quiet enemy that whispers we're self‑sufficient. In today's episode of A Deeper Look at Pride, Pastor  Nunn peels back the layers of that hidden self‑reliance. He shows how pride sneaks into everyday attitudes—refusing apology, acting superior, or ignoring God's voice—and how it steals our joy, peace, and fruitfulness.

A Deeper Look at Pride - Series Info Pride is the quiet enemy that whispers we're self‑sufficient. In today's episode of A Deeper Look at Pride, Pastor  Nunn peels back the layers of that hidden self‑reliance. He shows how pride sneaks into everyday attitudes—refusing apology, acting superior, or ignoring God's voice—and how it steals our joy, peace, and fruitfulness.

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A Deeper Look at Pride - Series Info Pride is the quiet enemy that whispers we're self‑sufficient. In today's episode of A Deeper Look at Pride, Pastor  Nunn peels back the layers of that hidden self‑reliance. He shows how pride sneaks into everyday attitudes—refusing apology, acting superior, or ignoring God's voice—and how it steals our joy, peace, and fruitfulness.

God doesn't exist to accommodate for what you want. Let God reshape your heart to look like His. A Deeper Look at Pride - Series Info Pride is the quiet enemy that whispers we're self‑sufficient. In today's episode of A Deeper Look at Pride, Pastor  Nunn peels back the layers of that hidden self‑reliance. He shows how pride sneaks into everyday attitudes—refusing apology, acting superior, or ignoring God's voice—and how it steals our joy, peace, and fruitfulness.

A Deeper Look at Pride - Series Info Pride is the quiet enemy that whispers we're self‑sufficient. In today's episode of A Deeper Look at Pride, Pastor  Nunn peels back the layers of that hidden self‑reliance. He shows how pride sneaks into everyday attitudes—refusing apology, acting superior, or ignoring God's voice—and how it steals our joy, peace, and fruitfulness.

Sid Yadav is the CEO and co-founder of Circle, a community platform trusted by creators like Jay and thousands of others to build membership businesses. Today, Circle has ~280 employees and has raised around $30 million. Before Circle, he was the third hire at Teachable, where he helped build the infrastructure for the creator economy before the term even existed. He spent four years as a tech blogger, writing about startups five to ten times a day, and was one of the first people to ever cover YouTube—back when it was a dating platform! The one thing Sid says separates successful communities from the rest Circle Eclipse: what it is (AI partner + connective tissue + Discover marketplace) and why 80 of 100 engineers have been on it for 4 months The “course as wrong abstraction” insight: why Sid saw self-paced courses heading toward terminal decline as early as 2018 By the end of this episode, you will understand why the most successful community businesses aren't built around content — they're built around a specific transformation. Join the waitlist for early access to Circle AI Full transcript and show notes *** TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Introduction (01:44) Teachable origin story: the “I don't want to play Tinder with you” email that started it all (06:18) Tech blogger at Mashable — and the story of being first to write about YouTube (09:15) ~280 employees, $30M raised — the scale of Circle today (12:52) Why self-paced courses are in terminal decline (the leading indicators Sid saw in 2018) (17:16) The “course as the wrong abstraction” moment — community as the right container (22:00) Circle Eclipse: the three major updates launching (24:00) The connective tissue opportunity: one plus one must equal ten (33:19) Admin dashboard evolution — where Circle AI lives for returning users (35:30) The morning brief: five recommended next steps, then you're good for the day (38:50) The biggest bet in Circle's history: 80 engineers, 4 months, Spain offsite (40:00) Member-side AI agents and where they're heading (43:24) Discover: from supply-side listing directory to the first real marketplace for transformations (48:00) The promise: Discover will never market inside your community — ever (51:55) Sid's #1 recommendation: define your transformation *** RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE #295: Community Building Trends for 2026 with Becky Pierson Davidson *** ASK CREATOR SCIENCE Submit your question here *** WHEN YOU'RE READY

Before there were relationships, there was adaptation. Before there were marriages, there was adaptation. Before there were families, civilizations, languages, philosophies, religions, identities, cultures, nations, and histories, there was adaptation. Existence itself rests upon a single uncompromising principle: Everything that lives must continuously adjust to what is. Nothing receives exemption. Stars adapt to gravitational forces. Forests adapt to seasons. Species adapt to environments. Consciousness adapts to experience. Life itself survives through perpetual negotiation with reality. Only the human ego attempts a different strategy. It attempts permanence. It attempts certainty. It attempts preservation. It attempts to freeze living things into familiar forms and then calls that stability. This may explain one of the greatest tragedies in intimate relationships. Many people do not fall in love with a person. They fall in love with a version. A snapshot. A moment. A psychological photograph taken during a particular season of someone's evolution. Years later they discover the photograph has changed. The ambitions changed. The fears changed. The values changed. The body changed. The dreams changed. The identity changed. And suddenly what should have been expected feels like betrayal. Not because transformation occurred. Because transformation was never included in the original agreement. The relationship begins suffering from a silent disease. Not incompatibility. Not conflict. Not communication problems. The disease is the expectation that life should stop moving. Yet life never agreed to such a contract. Every intimate relationship eventually becomes a confrontation with the most fundamental law of existence: Nothing living remains the same. The deepest form of love may therefore have very little to do with possession, agreement, compatibility, romance, chemistry, or even commitment. It may involve something far more difficult. Participation. The willingness to remain present while another human being becomes. Not who you expected. Not who you prefer. Not who you originally chose. But who life is continuously revealing. This is where rigidity enters the story. Most people misunderstand rigidity. Rigidity is not strength. Rigidity is fear attempting to negotiate with impermanence. A boundary protects what is essential. Rigidity protects what is familiar. A boundary serves growth. Rigidity resists growth. A boundary preserves integrity. Rigidity preserves certainty. One creates intimacy. The other slowly suffocates it. The irony feels almost unbearable. Many people spend years defending what they call standards, principles, values, self-respect, masculinity, femininity, tradition, or boundaries. Underneath the language often sits something much older. Fear. The fear that adaptation will require grief. Because adaptation always demands the death of something. A belief. An expectation. A certainty. An identity. A story. A version of ourselves. A version of our partner. Love therefore asks for a sacrifice few people anticipate. Not the sacrifice of self. The sacrifice of illusion. The illusion that the person beside you can remain unchanged while everything else in existence continues evolving. This becomes even more complicated when childhood wounds enter the relationship. An abandoned child becomes an adult demanding certainty. A neglected child becomes an adult demanding emotional guarantees. A rejected child becomes an adult demanding constant validation. The wound incurs the debt. The partner receives the invoice. What began as pain becomes expectation. Expectation becomes entitlement. Entitlement becomes rigidity. Rigidity becomes relational gravity. The relationship slowly bends around old injuries rather than present reality. Two people stop meeting each other. They begin negotiating with ghosts. One partner speaks from today. The other responds from twenty years ago. One partner changes. The other interprets the change as abandonment. One partner evolves. The other experiences evolution as betrayal. Neither understands the actual conflict. The argument appears relational. The conflict is ontological. Reality keeps moving. Someone is trying to stop it. Daoist philosophy recognized this thousands of years ago. Water never argues with the riverbed. Water never demands permanence. Water never mistakes form for essence. It changes continuously while remaining completely itself. Rain. Mist. Ice. River. Ocean. Different expressions. Same nature. Healthy love functions the same way. Its essence remains while its expression evolves. The couples who survive decades together may not possess superior communication skills. They may not possess superior compatibility. They may simply understand a truth that many never discover: Love is not measured by how tightly you hold on. Love is measured by how truthfully you participate in another person's becoming. Can you update your understanding as quickly as life updates the person you love? Can you release outdated versions of them before resentment builds a shrine around them? Can you remain curious where others become certain? Can you remain present where others become controlling? Can you bless evolution where others call it betrayal? Because eventually every intimate relationship arrives at the same doorway. On one side stands certainty. On the other stands life. You cannot hold both. The person who chooses certainty eventually loses intimacy. The person who chooses life discovers that adaptation was never the enemy. Adaptation was love's highest form of intelligence. And perhaps its most sacred expression.

Before there were relationships, there was adaptation. Before there were marriages, there was adaptation. Before there were families, civilizations, languages, philosophies, religions, identities, cultures, nations, and histories, there was adaptation. Existence itself rests upon a single uncompromising principle: Everything that lives must continuously adjust to what is. Nothing receives exemption. Stars adapt to gravitational forces. Forests adapt to seasons. Species adapt to environments. Consciousness adapts to experience. Life itself survives through perpetual negotiation with reality. Only the human ego attempts a different strategy. It attempts permanence. It attempts certainty. It attempts preservation. It attempts to freeze living things into familiar forms and then calls that stability. This may explain one of the greatest tragedies in intimate relationships. Many people do not fall in love with a person. They fall in love with a version. A snapshot. A moment. A psychological photograph taken during a particular season of someone's evolution. Years later they discover the photograph has changed. The ambitions changed. The fears changed. The values changed. The body changed. The dreams changed. The identity changed. And suddenly what should have been expected feels like betrayal. Not because transformation occurred. Because transformation was never included in the original agreement. The relationship begins suffering from a silent disease. Not incompatibility. Not conflict. Not communication problems. The disease is the expectation that life should stop moving. Yet life never agreed to such a contract. Every intimate relationship eventually becomes a confrontation with the most fundamental law of existence: Nothing living remains the same. The deepest form of love may therefore have very little to do with possession, agreement, compatibility, romance, chemistry, or even commitment. It may involve something far more difficult. Participation. The willingness to remain present while another human being becomes. Not who you expected. Not who you prefer. Not who you originally chose. But who life is continuously revealing. This is where rigidity enters the story. Most people misunderstand rigidity. Rigidity is not strength. Rigidity is fear attempting to negotiate with impermanence. A boundary protects what is essential. Rigidity protects what is familiar. A boundary serves growth. Rigidity resists growth. A boundary preserves integrity. Rigidity preserves certainty. One creates intimacy. The other slowly suffocates it. The irony feels almost unbearable. Many people spend years defending what they call standards, principles, values, self-respect, masculinity, femininity, tradition, or boundaries. Underneath the language often sits something much older. Fear. The fear that adaptation will require grief. Because adaptation always demands the death of something. A belief. An expectation. A certainty. An identity. A story. A version of ourselves. A version of our partner. Love therefore asks for a sacrifice few people anticipate. Not the sacrifice of self. The sacrifice of illusion. The illusion that the person beside you can remain unchanged while everything else in existence continues evolving. This becomes even more complicated when childhood wounds enter the relationship. An abandoned child becomes an adult demanding certainty. A neglected child becomes an adult demanding emotional guarantees. A rejected child becomes an adult demanding constant validation. The wound incurs the debt. The partner receives the invoice. What began as pain becomes expectation. Expectation becomes entitlement. Entitlement becomes rigidity. Rigidity becomes relational gravity. The relationship slowly bends around old injuries rather than present reality. Two people stop meeting each other. They begin negotiating with ghosts. One partner speaks from today. The other responds from twenty years ago. One partner changes. The other interprets the change as abandonment. One partner evolves. The other experiences evolution as betrayal. Neither understands the actual conflict. The argument appears relational. The conflict is ontological. Reality keeps moving. Someone is trying to stop it. Daoist philosophy recognized this thousands of years ago. Water never argues with the riverbed. Water never demands permanence. Water never mistakes form for essence. It changes continuously while remaining completely itself. Rain. Mist. Ice. River. Ocean. Different expressions. Same nature. Healthy love functions the same way. Its essence remains while its expression evolves. The couples who survive decades together may not possess superior communication skills. They may not possess superior compatibility. They may simply understand a truth that many never discover: Love is not measured by how tightly you hold on. Love is measured by how truthfully you participate in another person's becoming. Can you update your understanding as quickly as life updates the person you love? Can you release outdated versions of them before resentment builds a shrine around them? Can you remain curious where others become certain? Can you remain present where others become controlling? Can you bless evolution where others call it betrayal? Because eventually every intimate relationship arrives at the same doorway. On one side stands certainty. On the other stands life. You cannot hold both. The person who chooses certainty eventually loses intimacy. The person who chooses life discovers that adaptation was never the enemy. Adaptation was love's highest form of intelligence. And perhaps its most sacred expression.

A Deeper Look at Pride - Series Info Pride is the quiet enemy that whispers we're self‑sufficient. In today's episode of A Deeper Look at Pride, Pastor  Nunn peels back the layers of that hidden self‑reliance. He shows how pride sneaks into everyday attitudes—refusing apology, acting superior, or ignoring God's voice—and how it steals our joy, peace, and fruitfulness.

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Dr. Darren Schmidt, a chiropractor, has devoted his practice exclusively to clinical nutrition since 1998. He is the proprietor of the Nutritional Healing Center of Ann Arbor and a sought-after speaker on health topics. During chiropractic college, Dr. Schmidt immersed himself in over 50 seminars within 24 months, exploring diverse therapeutic modalities and discovering the transformative potential of nutrition. Witnessing the efficacy of holistic approaches and functional lab testing, he recognized the pressing need for comprehensive nutritional interventions in healthcare. In this episode, Dr. Tro, Dr. Brian, and Darren talk about… (00:00) Intro (02:05) Why/how Darren became a nutrition-focused chiropractor (05:48) Symptoms that may indicate you have a gas leak or mold exposure (10:42) How Darren learned about lactic acidosis and the common denominator of all chronic illness (14:03) B1 Thiamin and cell health (16:41) Symptoms of B1 deficiency (24:56) How to determine if you are Thiamin deficient (26:14) Potential downsides to taking high-dose B1 Thiamin (28:54) The incredible MVX+ test and how it is revolutionizing healthcare (38:13) Dental health and overall health (41:07) The evolution of Darren's private practice as he's learned more and educated himself over the years (43:56) How Darren uses the MVX test in his practice (48:49) Using herbal supplements to address infection, toxicity, parasites, and disease (57:08) Data on the efficacy of herbal supplements (01:06:53) Outro For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.lowcarbmd.com/ Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Darren Schmidt on the Life's Best Medicine Podcast: https://lifesbestmedicine.com/podcast/episode-295-darren-schmidt-dc/ Darren Schmidt: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@realfoodcures Website: https://thenutritionalhealingcenter.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/dr.darren_schmidt Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author Dr. Tro Kalayjian:  Website: https://toward.health Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro IG: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/ Toward Health App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together.  Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more.  Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/doctor-tro/id1588693888  Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.disciplemedia.doctortro&hl=en_US&gl=US Learn more: https://toward.health/community/