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    The JOY of LIVING

    Barry Shore isn’t just a podcast host — he’s the Ambassador of Joy, and this show is a masterclass in choosing Joy no matter what life throws at You. On September 17, 2004, Barry went from happy, healthy, and whole to fully paralyzed overnight — struck by Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a rare neurological disease. What followed was 144 days across three hospitals, two years in a hospital bed at home, and four years in a wheelchair. Today, Barry gets around with the help of a 6.5-foot walking wand, still needs assistance 12 hours a day, and yet swims two miles a day, six days a week. That journey from devastation to Joy is the heartbeat of everything Barry teaches.

    Each episode, Barry sits down with entrepreneurs, motivational speakers, business leaders, athletes, and non-profit ambassadors — inspiring people with stories that prove Joy and Happiness show up everywhere, in business, education, finance, leadership, and beyond. Guests bring their own hard-won wisdom to the table, and Barry weaves it together with his signature frameworks — the 3 Fundamentals, the 11 Strategies, and his OH SHIFT! method — to give You practical, actionable tools for reclaiming Your happiness, no matter Your circumstances or field.

    Whether You’re building a business, leading a team, chasing a goal, or just searching for more Joy in Your everyday life, this podcast delivers inspiration rooted in real experience, not theory. Subscribe to THE JOY OF LIVING PODCAST and start Your own JOY of Living journey today.

    Get my book, The Joy of Living: You Deserve It, for free as an eBook at www.barryshore.com.

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    From Hidden Addiction to House of Resurrection with Blaine Bartel Oct 20, 2026
    Show notes

    Struggling in secret with porn or sexual addiction? Blaine Bartel shares his raw 23-year battle, how confession changed everything, and why freedom is possible. Visit barryshore.com to get your free copy of my eBook, The Joy of Living: You Deserve It.

    If you have ever felt trapped by a secret you were too ashamed to tell anyone, this episode will meet you right where you are. Barry Shore sits down with Blaine Bartel — author, speaker, and founder of House of Resurrection — for one of the most honest conversations the Joy of Living podcast has ever aired.

    Blaine opens up about a 23-year hidden battle with pornography and sexual addiction that ran beneath a thriving public ministry. Starting with a single, impulsive moment in a hotel room at age 28, he describes how one choice to cover up rather than confess set off decades of shame, a double life, and eventually the destruction of his first marriage. He was suicidal, hated the man he saw in the mirror, and kept believing he could stop alone — until he couldn't.

    What finally broke the cycle was what Blaine calls the terrifying grace of God — a confrontation that forced full confession to his family, his church, and himself. The road to freedom cost him his career, his finances, and nearly his relationships with his three sons. Yet today, after years of counseling, community, and deep personal work, he has been free for nearly 15 years.

    Blaine explains the crucial difference between guilt and shame — guilt says "I did wrong" and drives you toward help, while shame says "I am wrong" and drives you into isolation. Understanding that difference, he says, is often the first step out of the trap.

    Through House of Resurrection, Blaine and his wife Lori now offer residential freedom intensives and year-long coaching for men, ministers, and marriages in crisis — with an 80–85% freedom rate in the first year. Whether your struggle is pornography, alcohol, or any hidden addiction, Blaine's message is clear: you are not alone, and resurrection is real.

    Blaine Bartel is an author, speaker, and founder of House of Resurrection, a nonprofit ministry dedicated to helping men, ministers, and marriages find freedom from sexual addiction and brokenness.

    0:04 - Welcome and Three Fundamentals of Life

    3:18 - Barry's Story: From Paralysis to Purpose

    5:36 - Introducing Blaine Bartel and His Ministry

    9:33 - Blaine's Double Life: Ministry and Hidden Addiction

    13:18 - The Worst Decision and 23 Years of Shame

    21:31 - The Day Everything Was Exposed and Confessed

    25:46 - Impact on Marriage, Sons, and Family

    33:19 - How Pornography Rewires the Mind

    41:18 - House of Resurrection: Helping Men, Ministers, and Marriages

    55:05 - Guilt vs. Shame and the Message of Hope

    56:37 - Final Questions, Closing Blessing, and Virtual Hug


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    Reclaiming Your Attention with Heather Henderson Oct 15, 2026
    Show notes

    Feeling hijacked by your phone? Heather Henderson, tech insider, reveals how persuasive technology is designed to steal your focus and how to take it back. Visit barryshore.com to get your free copy of my eBook, The Joy of Living: You Deserve It.

    1. 00:00 - Welcome and Barry's Story of Finding Joy
    2. 04:30 - Introducing Heather Henderson and the Book Reclaiming
    3. 09:00 - What Presence Really Means and Why It Is the New Luxury
    4. \15:00 - Inside Big Tech: Laptop-Down Meetings and Persuasive Technology
    5. 22:00 - AI, Humanoids, and the Human Advantage of Always Improving
    6. 29:00 - Digital Addiction and Understanding What Technology Feeds in You
    7. 36:00 - Data, Digital Footprints, and the Power of Dedicated Attention
    8. 43:00 - Reclaiming Your Time: Sabbath Practices and Intentional Boundaries
    9. 49:00 - We Are All in This Together: The Heart of Heather's Message

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    Prison of Peace: Doug Noll on De-Escalation and Inner Peace Oct 13, 2026
    Show notes

    Struggling with conflict or emotional overwhelm? Doug Noll reveals how naming emotions calms any brain in 90 seconds — skills proven inside maximum security prisons. Visit barryshore.com to get your free copy of my eBook, The Joy of Living: You Deserve It.

    1. 0:00 - Welcome and the Three Fundamentals of Joyful Living
    2. 3:30 - Introducing Doug Noll and Prison of Peace
    3. 7:00 - Doug's Journey from Trial Lawyer to Peacemaker
    4. 12:00 - The Letter That Started Prison of Peace
    5. 18:00 - Training Incarcerated Women to Become Mediators
    6. 24:00 - A Gang Riot Stopped in 10 Minutes and Other Remarkable Stories
    7. 31:00 - The Neuroscience of Affect Labeling and De-Escalation
    8. 37:00 - The Amygdala, Cortisol, and Why Our Brains Struggle with Conflict
    9. 43:00 - How These Skills Travel from Prison to the Wider World

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    Jack Canfield on Success Principles and Living With Joy Oct 08, 2026
    Show notes

    Struggling to find purpose or take action on your dreams? Jack Canfield shares success principles, belief, vision, and inner guidance to help you live fully. Visit barryshore.com to get your free copy of my eBook, The Joy of Living: You Deserve It.

    00:00 - Welcome and Barry Shore Opens the Show

    04:30 - The Power of SMILE and Seeing Miracles Every Day

    09:00 - Barry's Story of Paralysis and Choosing Joy

    13:30 - Introducing Jack Canfield and The Success Principles Workbook

    18:00 - Jack Canfield on Joy as Your Feedback System and Life Purpose

    23:00 - Vision, Goals, and Choosing to Believe

    28:00 - Money, Beliefs Inherited From Childhood, and Taking Action

    33:00 - Seeking Inner and Outer Guidance

    38:00 - The Meditation That Gave Chicken Soup for the Soul Its Title

    43:00 - Never Give Up on Your Dreams and Dream Big


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    Peter Samuelson: Kindness, Foster Kids, and Social Change Oct 05, 2026
    Show notes

    Struggling to find meaning or make a difference? Film producer Peter Samuelson shares how kindness can ripple through society via ROKindness and his book Finding Happy. Visit barryshore.com to get your free copy of my eBook, The Joy of Living: You Deserve It.

    00:00 . Welcome and Barry's Story of Resilience

    04:30 . Introducing Peter Samuelson and ROKindness

    09:00 . Peter's Journey from Cambridge to Hollywood

    14:00 . The American Mindset and Making a Difference

    19:00 . Seven Charities and the FirstStar Foster Youth Program

    25:00 . The Pay It Forward Class and Student Stories

    32:00 . Finding Happy: The Book and Its Origins

    38:00 . How ROKindness Works and Why It Matters

    44:00 . Kindness as a Response to Fear and Division

    50:00 . The Viral Tree of Kindness and Community Action


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    Sleuth and Surgeon: When Medicine and Law Pursue True Justice Oct 01, 2026
    Show notes

    When law enforcement blamed a horse for a woman's murder, two experts refused to let it stand. Dr. M and TK Masters of Sleuth and Surgeon podcast reveal how justice is pursued. Visit barryshore.com to get your free copy of my eBook, The Joy of Living: You Deserve It.

    1. 0:04 . Welcome to the Joy of Living and Today's Special Guests
    2. 2:29 . The Three Fundamentals of Life and Barry's Paralysis Story
    3. 5:29 . Introducing Dr. M and TK Masters of Sleuth and Surgeon
    4. 10:00 . The Purpose Behind the Sleuth and Surgeon Podcast
    5. 12:57. Two Horse Sleigh: The Case Where a Horse Was Blamed for Murder
    6. 16:06. The Killer Still At Large and the Fight for Nancy's Justice
    7. 23:52. TK's Background in Law Enforcement and Corporate Espionage
    8.27:56. Dr. M on Neurosurgery, Law School, and Critical Thinking
    9. 33:24. Their Second Case: Ode to Alexander
    10.46:41 . Closing Reflections and What Drives Sleuth and Surgeon


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    Killed to Order: Jan Jekielek on the CCP's Crime Against Humanity Sep 29, 2026
    Show notes

    Struggling to understand the scale of CCP atrocities? Jan Jekielek breaks down forced organ harvesting and why the world has stayed silent for decades.

    0:04 - Welcome and Barry's Personal Story of Resilience
    1:34 - Introducing Jan Jekielek and the Topic of Life and Death
    5:49 - Jan's Background, Epoch Times, and the Book Killed to Order
    7:12 - What Is Forced Organ Harvesting and Why It Matters Now
    11:13 - The CCP's United Front and Totalitarian Control
    19:41 - How the Kill to Order Transplant System Actually Works
    28:58 - Dehumanization, Black Classes, and the Targeting of Falun Gong
    34:43 - Building the Organ Database and the Elite Longevity Project
    43:42 - Scale of Transplants, Transplant Tourism, and the Xi Putin Exchange
    51:48 - Hippocratic Medicine vs Utilitarian Bioethics and Western Complicity
    56:34 - Uyghurs Targeted and the Danger of Global Inaction
    59:25 - Closing Reflections, Jan's Fervent Desire, and a Final Blessing


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    Michael Libercci on Healthspan, Disruption, and Human Performance Sep 24, 2026
    Show notes

    Struggling to feel truly well, not just alive? Michael Libercci unpacks healthspan vs lifespan and why mental, physical, and spiritual vitality all matter. Visit barryshore.com to get your free copy of my eBook, The Joy of Living: You Deserve It.


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    Carole Dean on Independent Film, Manifesting, and the Quantum Field Sep 22, 2026
    Show notes

    Struggling to believe in your own creative vision? Carole Dean reveals how filmmakers tap the quantum field to manifest their dreams and fund their films. Visit barryshore.com to get your free copy of my eBook, The Joy of Living: You Deserve It.


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    Leslie Benitah: What Survivors Pass Down in Silence Sep 18, 2026
    Show notes

    Unspoken family trauma shapes us more than we realize. Leslie Benitah shares how Holocaust survivor grandparents passed down silence, resilience, and love. Visit barryshore.com to get your free copy of my eBook, The Joy of Living: You Deserve It.


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