People Pleaser with Austin Archer

Latest Episodes:

176: MINISODE #55 the moving power of reconciliation Feb 16, 2024

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Sometimes finding the desire to forgive and to enter the process of reconciliation is one of the hardest things imaginable. But it is precisely that difficulty that makes it one of the most transformative and healing things in the human experience.

175: BIPOLAR DISORDER with Alyson Donaldson Jan 19, 2024

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When I was 9 years old my big sister was hospitalized as the result of a manic episode. This was how I first learned about mental illness and the ways an untreated brain can turn on a person and distort their reality. Today my sister is a beautiful success story and she shares her journey with us!

174: MINISODE #54 the best & worst of 2023 Jan 02, 2024

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A subjective year-end recap, People Pleaser style.

173: MINISODE #53: Cheering for Catastrophe Dec 18, 2023

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It's about to be an election year. We need to have a tough chat about that.

172: MINISODE #52: moving beyond the first thought Dec 10, 2023

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Trying to move beyond our first, often defensive and instinctive thoughts, so that we can find the humanity in our discourse and hear each other better.

171: MINISODE #51: Carl Jung, Mother God, and the reliably destructive nature of the human ego Dec 01, 2023

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Anybody else watch that mother god doc? We're gonna talk about it. And more specifically we're gonna talk about why humans have such a hard time understanding what god is and how to use the concept of god for good.

170: MINISODE #50: the power of rituals Nov 24, 2023

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We're back!! And my mustache is gone! And we're getting back into a philosophical chat like the good ole days. This time we'll be talking about rituals. Welcome back to the show!

169: MINISODE #49: LIVE from the Toronto International Film Festival Sep 14, 2023

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I'm at TIFF to watch a movie that I'm in. How cool is that??

168: OBSESSION with David Allred Sep 01, 2023

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In memory of Joseph Muchlinsky aka VonViddy. Examining the cost of passion and an obsessively relentless creative output.

167: SERVICE with Julie Archer Aug 11, 2023

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I mean... what else is there to say? The guest is my favorite woman in the world. One of the best people alive. A massive 'get'. You're welcome.