THE Cerebral Podcast

15. Episode 13: Pool and Physics Pushes Provided a Profound Path of Summer Swim

This week, I talk about how swimming and the pool propelled me past floating fears and frustrations. I start with a quote from Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. I recap episode 12 about Harvey Mackay. 

I then talk about the UCP affiliate, Jawonio located in Rockland County, New York. I give some background on getting physical and occupational therapy at Jawanio. Then I talk about my experience with Camp Jawonio. Swimming was the most transformative experience for me after I flipped my understanding of balance in the water. It took years, but I went from a foot of water to floating past fear and frustration by pushing myself and other things around me with the help of camp counselors in the 1980s. 

14.Episode 12: Pushing Envelopes, Buttons, and Beyond with Key Questions

In this week's episode, I talk abut pushing the envelope and from entrepreneur and NY Times bestselling author Harvey Mackay. Harvey talks about managing adversity and personal development. Managing and developing yourself comes down to reminding yourself of your key questions. I also talk about the importance of the HALT principle.

13.THE Cerebral Podcast: Poetry Slam 02: A Coward's Courage

This week's poem confronts the cowardice of unaddressed of fear, pity and sorrows. 

12.THE Cerebral Podcast: Poetry Slam 01: The Past Present

While I am writing more episodes for August, I am introducing episode 1 of THE Cerebral Podcast: Poetry Slam Edition. The poem is taken from my personal library.  The Past Present is a poem I wrote in 1999.

Episode 11: Better Bets Through TV Teams of Cannell Can-do's

In this week's episode, I talked about Stephen J Cannell. He was a prolific writer who created many TV shows like the Rockford files, Renegade, Beretta among many others. He also struggled with undiagnosed dyslexia, throughout his school years.  The first show of his that had an impressionable impact on me was The Greatest American Hero. The A-Team was another show that helped me to make better bets on myself. 

Episode 10: O'Henry's Twisted Tales and Short Stories

In the latest episode, I reminded listeners about Shakespeare's use of dramatic irony. I also mentioned the use of cognitive dissonance and belief perseverance from the ninth episode. But my earliest literary influence was O'Henry. He made the use of ironic twists a trademark of his stories. The mismatch of expectations and reality greatly appealed to me. I ended the episode talking about the irony of having crutches. I even twisted the words together.

Episode 9: A Shakespearean Soliloquy

This week I talk about William Shakespeare and the existential crisis that parents experience when they have a child with a disability. There are compiled expectations which then become questionable. I then talk the definition of disinvent and changing it to Dis-invent to create solutions. There are two psychological tools, cognitive dissonance belief perseverance that can be used to build resistance of and risk strength. I finish the episode with a TIME acronym.

Episode 8: Compiling and Processing Units of Thought

In this week's episode, I talk about successful failure and the in the compiling process unification that occurred between my mind and my body. I then talk about the different definitions of process. Over time, my mind and body became parts of a different operating system. There are similarities between disabilities and those actions or processes of a computer. I remind listeners of a song from the 80s called Mr. Roboto by Styx. I finish the episode talking about the acronym PICNIC.

Episode 7: Motorized Movement, Bolstered Beliefs and TV Theme Songs

This week, I talk about bolstering belief systems with themes from The Facts of Life, The Dukes of Hazard, and Knight Rider helped me form a strong system  code of honor. I also share a vehicle-based mantra to help with attrition resilience.

Episode 6: Exercising Expressions Through Thoughtful Poetic Excavations

This week I talk about my mental health because May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I begin with a quote from Mark Twain about courage. I then talk about Sisyphus from Greek mythology. Existentialism philosopher/author, Albert Camus wrote the Myth of Sisyphus. Next, I talk about the composition of words like weird, disorientation, and altruistic. Finally I share some poetry which contains powerful imagery and emotion. I also reveal two words that I re-engineered.