The Safe Space

The Safe Space

This is a safe space of compassion, where people come in to talk honestly and openly about their experiences. Currently with a focus on drugs, mental health, sexuality, gender and the #metoo movement, the goal is to change the world through compassion and honesty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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June 15, 2021 28 mins
Today David is joined by Nathan Holwell to discuss end of life care. Nathan lost his mother to cancer, and David lost 3 of his grandparents to cancer, and they discuss the complicated topic of how long should you extend someone's life. Is it indefinitely? What quality of life does someone at the end of life deserve?

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Today David is joined by Gabriel Shipley to discuss the idea of Privilege. David has a hard time dismissing the concept outright, but disagrees with most things he reads about it. Gabe helps him tease it apart, whether it is valid and where it manifests.

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February 12, 2021 41 mins
Today David is joined by Don Watkins, author of Equal is Unfair. They discuss what equality actually is and how Don believes that there is something inherently unjust with the notion of equality. We also discuss why Don cares as much as he does about this topic.

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January 29, 2021 35 mins
Today we are joined in The Safe Space by Rucka Rucka Ali, a top charting comedy rapper. We discuss the use of the N word, which we think is important more broadly with respect to how we treat language and concepts. Why does Rucka use this word, why do some people get offended by it but others don't? Let us know your thoughts!

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December 25, 2020 37 mins
Today I am joined by Brian Anderson, who I met while traveling in Panama. He and I discuss whether or not he is lazy, and what his values are. Is a common association of laziness with stupidity valid, and would people like me benefit from being a bit "more lazy"? We also discuss how he feels about having his intelligence and drive questioned.

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December 11, 2020 12 mins
Welcome to The Safe Space. Today I am joined by Jennifer Minjarez. She and I work together, and are also friends, which leads there to being two different dynamics to consider. I had a hard time balancing them, and her and I have a really honest and deep exploration of that dynamic and in particular one specific incident that occurred.

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December 8, 2020 38 mins
Today I am joined in The Safe Space by Winston Devendrarajah. He and I talk about what it is like to "be the token brown guy". Winston and I discuss the nature of race, what it was like being the brown kid in a majority white neighborhood, and also dive into my experiences with Judaism. It is a really interesting and honest conversation about race.

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December 4, 2020 30 mins
Self esteem is something David had very little of, and really struggled with. Tom still has issues viewing himself in a positive light. The two of them discuss where the issues stem from, and how they can continue the process of creating and growing their self esteem.

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December 1, 2020 34 mins

Welcome to The Safe Space.

Today I am joined by my sister Shera Stemer. She and I discuss what it is like being a new mother. She has a 6 month old boy named Max, and we dive into real talk about both the joys and the difficulties of it. What it was like being 9 months pregnant, and what it's like having this little entity that you are now responsible for. We also talk about the difficulties and how many people just try to pretend m...

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November 27, 2020 35 mins

Today I am joined in The Safe Space by Mike Piaseczny.

He and I have a really honest conversation about values. When I originally asked him what we should talk about based on his values, he wasn't sure so instead we went to the meta-level. We discuss what does it mean to value, why does he have a difficult time thinking about his values. We then also discuss how to integrate your hierarchy of values.

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November 24, 2020 29 mins
Today I am joined by Casey Palermo. This conversation is a throwback to our time together in university. By my own standards, I was not a very nice person and we discuss the inability for people to seemingly have shown me any compassion. There seems to be an emphasis on compassion, yet it does not seem to extend to people who are "mean" but also who are highly capable. No one ever asked me why I was behaving the way I was, and meet...

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November 20, 2020 40 mins
Today we are joined by Casey Palermo. This is a great conversation with someone who inspires me and I think will inspire you as well. Casey is an engineer by profession, but she is also a world champion power lifter. We also talk about how a petite, 5'3'' blonde ends up as someone dedicated and in love with power lifting. It also takes us on Casey's journey and what important role power lifting plays in her life as a whole.

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November 17, 2020 39 mins
Today we are joined by Kevin Lau. Kevin is a friend from the University of Waterloo who is the most "plugged in" to Silicon Valley out of anyone I know. He has worked at large and startup companies and seems to really understand the ecosystem. We discuss the "bro" culture, and why we seem to have a negative view of Silicon Valley in many places, but it seems like this should be a beacon to learn from.

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November 13, 2020 29 mins

Today we are joined in The Safe Space by Jillian Adams.

Jill is one of the only people I know who consistently and actively pursued her goals and passions. She now lives in Finland helping to design icebreaker ships. She is only about 26 years old and already working for one of, if not the, world leading company in the profession she's wanted as long as I've known her.

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November 10, 2020 35 mins
Today I am joined by Kevin Horak to discuss family. As people get into their mid to late twenties, we are now becoming "full adults". Deciding what is my life and how do I want to create it. We primarily focus on the shifting dynamics with our "childhood" families (parents & siblings). Kevin shares his experiences with his blended family, and we also talk about whether the changes are more difficult for the parents or the child...

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November 6, 2020 31 mins
This week in The Safe Space I am joined by Tom Nowak. He and I discuss what it is like to admit to yourself that you want more, and potentially better, friends. We explore how it feels to put ourselves our there and actually search for new friendships.

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November 3, 2020 35 mins

Welcome to The Safe Space.

Today I am joined by Winston Devendrarajah. We talk about emotions and particularly my assessment of Winston as "unemotional." It has happened many times, especially because I did not used to know how to deal with my emotions and thought I was unemotional. Winston talks about how he is not unemotional, but simply has a certain kind of relationship with his emotions. We cover a great amount of ground about ...

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October 30, 2020 31 mins
Today I am joined by Jennifer Minjarez. She and I discuss each of our experiences with anxiety, and the interesting differences we notice between the two of us. We talk about her need to plan more, and my need to plan much less. A very fascinating conversation that illuminates the different ways people experience anxiety.

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October 27, 2020 34 mins

Today I am joined by Qianshu Wang to talk about martial arts.

We talk about martial arts and their philosophies and why it brings value to his life.


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October 20, 2020 30 mins

Chak is a friend from high school and a top contributor to BTI Media. Today we talk about rap, and also how to be authentic while trying to become famous or popular. We discuss why music is meaningful to him, as I did not understand it for a long time.

We talk about how he manages to stay himself and grounded while trying to pursue fame, and what we think of someone who creates an alternative identity to try and get more attention.

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