I know this is a little late, but me coming to the party was a little late too! LOL. Today, Mellony takes the wheel to tell a little bit of her story about how she came to where she is today. The journey of being a human has many points where we have to determine who we really are. Some people never have to question their gender. That's convenient for many people, but, those that do, it can make life a little more difficult. There are a ton of resources out there for those in the Gender / Sexual expansive community, but non are better than those who are out there in our every day lives who "see" us for who we are and accept that without question. I have a shout out to many of my friends and family who have accepted me and others in my community. Also, a major shout out to the kids at my school - if you are listening, you know who you are! The community of teachers and students who have welcomed me as Mellony has made the transition something that could have been so much harder, but became one of my most treasured safe spaces!

Hi there! In this long-awaited episode, Mellony and Leah spend some time finishing up the book HumanKind by Rutger Bregman

Here's a link to Bregman's Website

Enjoy!

Hi, today's podcast is about how the thoughts and ideas of Carl Jung can be looked at in terms of how they best fit with the ideas of today's gender expansive community.

Leah had the day off, so Mellony took over to explain some changes in S.T.P. We're still here, just so busy these last few months!

Music by Pixabay:

1. https://pixabay.com/music/meditationspiritual-meditation-meditative-482095/

2. https://pixabay.com/music/meditationspiritual-meditation-meditative-482095/

3. https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-upbeat-fun-music-427230/

4. https://pixabay.com/music/pop-the-half-beauty-new-version-563973/

5. https://pixabay.com/music/meditationspiritual-moonlit-reverie-2026-digital-rain-wellness-ritual-454059/

Citations:

Wikipedia contributors. (2026, July 27). Carl Jung. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jung

Pass, J. C. (2025, April 22). Jung, Gender, and Fluidity: Reimagining Anima & Animus. Simply Put Psych. https://simplyputpsych.co.uk/global-psych/jungs-anima-animus-and-the-psychology-of-gender-fluidity

Contact me: skepticalthinker99@gmail.com

Hi there! This week, Jamie and Leah are going into another section of the book Humankind, by Rutger Bregman. Today, we look at the Stanford Experiment, the Robber's Cave Experiment, Stanley Milgram's Shock Machine, and how all this seems to point to the fact that humans are generally bad if you break through the thin surface veneer.

Here's the bibiographical information about the book:

Bregman, R. (2021). Humankind: A Hopeful History.

And here's some other things we referred to in the podcast this week:

• Neff, K. D. (2011). Self-Compassion: the proven power of being kind to yourself. In Medical Entomology and Zoology. http://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/BB27817715
• Smithsonian Institute's Bias Inside Us Online Exhibit

So this is a rough podcast. Jamie has some audio issues that kept cropping up and we apologize for the occasional overlapping audio - not sure how that is happening, but we record from two different locations and sometimes we get feedback. We're doing our best.

Anyway, this podcast is part one of probably three episodes that we are treating like an book-talk. The book we are reading is Human Kind. Here's a link for the book on bookshop.org. We will be continuing with the discussion of part 2 of the book and part 3 over the following weeks. Hope you enjoy, and feel free to read along - it is a good read and has helped to restore some of my optimism for the direction of our human species. Here's some links to a few things we talked about in the episode:

Mark Rober's Wallet experiment video

The Reluctant Mr. Darwin (we talked about to books I had read about Darwin. This is the one I could remember while sitting at the library editing this episode.)

Remember to like and subscribe. We are not a super professional podcast, but the work we do is important to us and we love to share our thoughts.

Also feel free to leave us a comment. I'm pretty sure I know how to read them. :)

Hi! This is Jamie. Leah took this one off so that I could go down a short rabbit hole of thoughts. I am an ever evolving human that wants to be curious and creative. I think I did both on this episode. It's short, but I hope it is thought provoking. Let me know how you like it!

Music for this episode came from:

Giovanni Rapiti from Pixabay

James Carter from Pixabay

This week Jamie and Leah are ruminating on Resources - those things that you can do both internally and externally to help with nervous system regulation. There's a few resources that you can check out below if you want more information!

All about Resourcing

Tumblr - In case you wanted to see one of Jamie's resources...

Insight Timer App - this is the web link, but you can find it in any app store.

So, we've been gone for a while. It's nothing personal, except that it was. We were dealing with some health issues, but everything is slowly getting back to normal. Leah and I decided it was time to jump back in. Today's episode is not our best work, but a friendly discussion that ranges a bit, but we did touch on the SAVE act, and a book that Leah is reading about Homophobia. We'll try to get back on track next week, but remember, we're just trying to have fun and be our own best people.