29. Unmuted Mena

The present news take a toll on spirit. Leaning back, a memory of Elmer, helps. Finding life in a small dusty Arizona town. How one particular smile offered, changed my life. ________ ep 177. The Last Bellydance notes - 7/2/2024 __________ Mary Trump Media - https://www.youtube.com/@MaryTrumpMedia ________________ 12 step, Adult Children of Alcoholics: https://adultchildren.org/ _______ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. 1-800-273-8255 ____ National Sexual Assault Hotline Hours: Available 24 hours 1-800-656-4673 _____ POD DESCRIPTION: This is The House on Valencia Street. This is a place where ghosts & psychics, with PTSD, exist, & I'm talking about it. Share time with a rare survivor, walking back to haunted rooms and space being claimed from long ago. This is from the survivor's perspective, communicated as I see fit, in a way that feels right, for me. I do not offer advice here, I share what worked for me. I am not a professional therapist, this is just one case study, one perspective. Please seek professional help, if mental health issues need attention. This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only, and I am a commentator. USE YOUR DISCERNMENT. Language is explicit. Names may or may not be changed, to protect some. Content Warning: ghosts, psychic ability, rape, incest, foster care, murder, emancipation, BDSM, therapy, lightning strikes, personal responsibility, Buddhism, LGBTQIA+, recovery, codependency, comedy, domestic violence - and inappropriate humor, most likely. Picture inset: This is me, so many years ago, standing in front of my mother's Impala, and the House on Valencia Street.

2 Juli 202425min

The ghost of Darlene dispenses a joke, of course. Also, Donald Sutherland has passed on, alas. He ended up starring in a favorite Kate Bush video, with a famous director...focused on a son's book, about a colleague of Freud, that caught Sutherland's curiosity... _______ ep 176. To Name It notes - 6/25/2024 __________ Cloudbusting, by Kate Bush on album House of Love. You can buy the single MP3 here [I recommend buying the whole Hounds of Love album, most tracks are masterpieces]: https://amazon.com/music/player/tracks/B0BXFPZPLY ______________ Cloudbusting by Kate Bush, starring Donald Sutherland, can be watched for free here on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pllRW9wETzw _________ "The Funny Story of How Donald Sutherland Ended Up in Kate Bush’s Cinematic 'Cloudbusting' Video" - People magazine: https://people.com/how-donald-sutherland-ended-up-in-kate-bush-cloudbusting-video-8666772 _______ "Orgone was seen as a massless, omnipresent substance, similar to luminiferous aether, but more closely associated with living energy than with inert matter." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orgone _______________ "A cloudbuster is a device designed by Austrian psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich (1897–1957), which Reich claimed could produce rain by manipulating what he called "orgone energy" present in the atmosphere." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloudbuster ___________ A Book of Dreams - The Book That Inspired Kate Bush's Hit Song 'Cloudbusting' Kindle Edition by Peter Reich (Author) - Kindle version: https://www.amazon.com/Book-Dreams-Inspired-Bushs-Cloudbusting-ebook/dp/B00UAU9MS6/ ____________________ Happy Rhodes, and her song Ecto, can be bought standalone here: https://amazon.com/music/player/tracks/B09QNTCBP9 ____________ Happy Rhodes, and her song Ecto, for free on youtube: https://youtu.be/5aXga1r7U5M?si=P1vvdNkLDyhtKVIX ________________ 12 step, Adult Children of Alcoholics: https://adultchildren.org/ _______ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. 1-800-273-8255 ____ National Sexual Assault Hotline Hours: Available 24 hours 1-800-656-4673 _____ POD DESCRIPTION: This is The House on Valencia Street. This is a place where ghosts & psychics, with PTSD, exist, & I'm talking about it. Share time with a rare survivor, walking back to haunted rooms and space being claimed from long ago. This is from the survivor's perspective, communicated as I see fit, in a way that feels right, for me. I do not offer advice here, I share what worked for me. I am not a professional therapist, this is just one case study, one perspective. Please seek professional help, if mental health issues need attention. This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only, and I am a commentator. USE YOUR DISCERNMENT. Language is explicit. Names may or may not be changed, to protect some. Content Warning: ghosts, psychic ability, rape, incest, foster care, murder, emancipation, BDSM, therapy, lightning strikes, personal responsibility, Buddhism, LGBTQIA+, recovery, codependency, comedy, domestic violence - and inappropriate humor, most likely. Picture inset: This is me, so many years ago, standing in front of my mother's Impala, and the House on Valencia Street.

26 Juni 202425min

A finger slowly circling, through a curl of hair, over and over. Darlene's habit, and my own. A soother, and a symptom. When our fidgeting offer fickle clues to what happened, before. Also in BDSM dating land... kink may complicate the sorting. ________ ep 175. HAIR notes - 6/18/2024 "Trichotillomania (TTM), also known as hair-pulling disorder or compulsive hair pulling, is a mental disorder characterized by a long-term urge that results in the pulling out of one's own hair." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichotillomania ____________________ 12 step, Adult Children of Alcoholics: https://adultchildren.org/ _______ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. 1-800-273-8255 ____ National Sexual Assault Hotline Hours: Available 24 hours 1-800-656-4673 _____ POD DESCRIPTION: This is The House on Valencia Street. This is a place where ghosts & psychics, with PTSD, exist, & I'm talking about it. Share time with a rare survivor, walking back to haunted rooms and space being claimed from long ago. This is from the survivor's perspective, communicated as I see fit, in a way that feels right, for me. I do not offer advice here, I share what worked for me. I am not a professional therapist, this is just one case study, one perspective. Please seek professional help, if mental health issues need attention. This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only, and I am a commentator. USE YOUR DISCERNMENT. Language is explicit. Names may or may not be changed, to protect some. Content Warning: ghosts, psychic ability, rape, incest, foster care, murder, emancipation, BDSM, therapy, lightning strikes, personal responsibility, Buddhism, LGBTQIA+, recovery, codependency, comedy, domestic violence - and inappropriate humor, most likely. Picture inset: This is me, so many years ago, standing in front of my mother's Impala, and the House on Valencia Street.

18 Juni 202422min

Mr. Flare needs more time to form. Also, celebrating on June 19th is an option...(I'll be!) ________ ep 174. Mr Flare; Emancipated notes - 6/12/2024 "LIVE: Biden hosts Juneteenth concert at White House" 2024 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZCxjiLqyEU Juneteenth, National Museum of African American History and Culture: https://nmaahc.si.edu/juneteenth Roy Wood Jr. formerly of The Daily Show - https://www.roywoodjr.com/ Billy Porter formerly of Pose - https://www.theebillyporter.com/ Afro Celt Sound System - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro_Celt_Sound_System ____________________ 12 step, Adult Children of Alcoholics: https://adultchildren.org/ _______ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. 1-800-273-8255 ____ National Sexual Assault Hotline Hours: Available 24 hours 1-800-656-4673 _____ POD DESCRIPTION: This is The House on Valencia Street. This is a place where ghosts & psychics, with PTSD, exist, & I'm talking about it. Share time with a rare survivor, walking back to haunted rooms and space being claimed from long ago. This is from the survivor's perspective, communicated as I see fit, in a way that feels right, for me. I do not offer advice here, I share what worked for me. I am not a professional therapist, this is just one case study, one perspective. Please seek professional help, if mental health issues need attention. This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only, and I am a commentator. USE YOUR DISCERNMENT. Language is explicit. Names may or may not be changed, to protect some. Content Warning: ghosts, psychic ability, rape, incest, foster care, murder, emancipation, BDSM, therapy, lightning strikes, personal responsibility, Buddhism, LGBTQIA+, recovery, codependency, comedy, domestic violence - and inappropriate humor, most likely. Picture inset: This is me, so many years ago, standing in front of my mother's Impala, and the House on Valencia Street.

12 Juni 202425min

The best in her field, and harmed like some of us, Simone Biles speaks truth while conquering every other gymnast on record, thus far. She teaches, and I listen. Second, with recent spicy debate and eagle eye focus, we scrutinize phrases that predators use. They'll show you who they are... if you listen. ________ ep 173. Introducing Mr. Flare notes - 6/05/2024 __________ "All the records Simone Biles can break at the Paris Olympics" - text article - https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/all-records-simone-biles-can-break-paris-olympics ____ "Simone Biles says 'burdens' of Nassar abuse remained " - text article. The Gaurdian. Sept. 2021, regarding US Senate Hearing on Larry Nassar and enabling him: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/sep/15/simone-biles-larry-nassar-abuse-senate-hearing-fbi-investigation-gymnastics ____________ Colorado Congressional District 4 GOP Primary Debate - 9NEWS - Streamed live on May 30, 2024 [Lauren Boebert U.S. State Rep Colorado, Kyle Clark as commentator. Mike Lynch, challenger with DUI and gun drawing charges. Rancher Richard or Dick Holtoff (sp?) who felt entitled to discuss his perceptions of Boebert's clothing contextually] - youtube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD2rET3e5Ts ____________________ 12 step, Adult Children of Alcoholics: https://adultchildren.org/ _______ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. 1-800-273-8255 ____ National Sexual Assault Hotline Hours: Available 24 hours 1-800-656-4673 _____ POD DESCRIPTION: This is The House on Valencia Street. This is a place where ghosts & psychics, with PTSD, exist, & I'm talking about it. Share time with a rare survivor, walking back to haunted rooms and space being claimed from long ago. This is from the survivor's perspective, communicated as I see fit, in a way that feels right, for me. I do not offer advice here, I share what worked for me. I am not a professional therapist, this is just one case study, one perspective. Please seek professional help, if mental health issues need attention. This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only, and I am a commentator. USE YOUR DISCERNMENT. Language is explicit. Names may or may not be changed, to protect some. Content Warning: ghosts, psychic ability, rape, incest, foster care, murder, emancipation, BDSM, therapy, lightning strikes, personal responsibility, Buddhism, LGBTQIA+, recovery, codependency, comedy, domestic violence - and inappropriate humor, most likely. Picture inset: This is me, so many years ago, standing in front of my mother's Impala, and the House on Valencia Street.

5 Juni 202426min

Some say she borrowed his tune, yet there's more to the story than that. Two distinct tunes, and one response, from the Canadian. With his gentle force, he shows us how a humble man shares space. ________ ep 172. The Canadian notes - 5/29/2024 ***NOTE: I include several links below, for 2 musicians. Links to purchase their work digitally are included. I do not receive any money for the links below. Support musicians and artists directly, and also support art and music journalists! _______ Beyoncé official site: https://www.beyonce.com/ ______________ Beyoncé - TEXAS HOLD 'EM - video on youtube, from her own channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=238Z4YaAr1g _______ Beyoncé - Buy Texas Hold 'em, MP3 here's a link from Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/embed/B0CVH24WQB/?id=JyYQ7PMvKx&marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US ________ Bruce Cockburn - Franklin theme song on youtube from a fan channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zf8t-uAzhk _________ Bruce Cockburn, official statement about song comparison: https://brucecockburn.com/tag/franklin/ _________ Bruce Cockburn official site: https://brucecockburn.com/ _________ Bruce Cockburn - buy the song Birmingham Shadows, MP3, from amazon, on his album The Charity of Night: https://music.amazon.com/embed/B083CXW49V/?id=M7iqphugdt&marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US ___________ Bruce Cockburn - Birmingham Shadows - listen to - video on youtube, from a fan channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11HvFmATeAk __________________ 12 step, Adult Children of Alcoholics: https://adultchildren.org/ _______ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. 1-800-273-8255 ____ National Sexual Assault Hotline Hours: Available 24 hours 1-800-656-4673 _____ POD DESCRIPTION: This is The House on Valencia Street. This is a place where ghosts & psychics, with PTSD, exist, & I'm talking about it. Share time with a rare survivor, walking back to haunted rooms and space being claimed from long ago. This is from the survivor's perspective, communicated as I see fit, in a way that feels right, for me. I do not offer advice here, I share what worked for me. I am not a professional therapist, this is just one case study, one perspective. Please seek professional help, if mental health issues need attention. This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only, and I am a commentator. USE YOUR DISCERNMENT. Language is explicit. Names may or may not be changed, to protect some. Content Warning: ghosts, psychic ability, rape, incest, foster care, murder, emancipation, BDSM, therapy, lightning strikes, personal responsibility, Buddhism, LGBTQIA+, recovery, codependency, comedy, domestic violence - and inappropriate humor, most likely. Picture inset: This is me, so many years ago, standing in front of my mother's Impala, and the House on Valencia Street.

30 Maj 202421min

Darlene loved a man who shared music, which I still sing. Theirs was a complex love song, with roots. Their affair, her survival, and how longing was the theme. ________ ep 171. Hiraeth notes - 5/21/2024 _______ Song - Babylon by Don Mclean: Original text the song Babylon was inspired by, here the Christian Bible, also found in Hebrew Tehillim: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psalm_137 ______________ Jewish perspective on "Psalm 137: Entering the Psalm" : https://hebrewcollege.edu/resource/psalm-137-the-waters-of-babylon/ ____________ Babylon song by Don Mclean, buy at Amazon if you'd like: https://amazon.com/music/player/tracks/B073M5WGRL?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_tZzKIDbC9Biuu2f9ASsm0jRJn _______________ Definition of Hiraeth, root: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiraeth "Hiraeth (n.) a homesickness for a home to which you cannot return; a home which maybe never was; the nostalgia, the yearning, the grief for the lost places of your past." ____________ Fall of Babylon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Babylon __________________ 12 step, Adult Children of Alcoholics: https://adultchildren.org/ _______ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. 1-800-273-8255 ____ National Sexual Assault Hotline Hours: Available 24 hours 1-800-656-4673 _____ POD DESCRIPTION: This is The House on Valencia Street. This is a place where ghosts & psychics, with PTSD, exist, & I'm talking about it. Share time with a rare survivor, walking back to haunted rooms and space being claimed from long ago. This is from the survivor's perspective, communicated as I see fit, in a way that feels right, for me. I do not offer advice here, I share what worked for me. I am not a professional therapist, this is just one case study, one perspective. Please seek professional help, if mental health issues need attention. This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only, and I am a commentator. USE YOUR DISCERNMENT. Language is explicit. Names may or may not be changed, to protect some. Content Warning: ghosts, psychic ability, rape, incest, foster care, murder, emancipation, BDSM, therapy, lightning strikes, personal responsibility, Buddhism, LGBTQIA+, recovery, codependency, comedy, domestic violence - and inappropriate humor, most likely. Picture inset: This is me, so many years ago, standing in front of my mother's Impala, and the House on Valencia Street

22 Maj 202432min

Grumpy ghost grandpa gives me the what for... proving political feels, still exist, even on the other side... Then surprising DNA data found indirectly, proves for some of us - our origins have a dark surprise. ________ ep 170. Hoover notes, 5/15/2024 Irving Berlin, song Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee: History: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Have_Another_Cup_of_Coffee The song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8kGjrjAKt4 _____________________________ "DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of I n c e s t " By Sarah Zhang of The Atlantic. March 2024: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/03/dna-tests-incest/677791/ _________________ 12 step, Adult Children of Alcoholics: https://adultchildren.org/ _______ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. 1-800-273-8255 ____ National Sexual Assault Hotline Hours: Available 24 hours 1-800-656-4673 _____ POD DESCRIPTION: This is The House on Valencia Street. This is a place where ghosts & psychics, with PTSD, exist, & I'm talking about it. Share time with a rare survivor, walking back to haunted rooms and space being claimed from long ago. This is from the survivor's perspective, communicated as I see fit, in a way that feels right, for me. I do not offer advice here, I share what worked for me. I am not a professional therapist, this is just one case study, one perspective. Please seek professional help, if mental health issues need attention. This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only, and I am a commentator. USE YOUR DISCERNMENT. Language is explicit. Names may or may not be changed, to protect some. Content Warning: ghosts, psychic ability, rape, incest, foster care, murder, emancipation, BDSM, therapy, lightning strikes, personal responsibility, Buddhism, LGBTQIA+, recovery, codependency, comedy, domestic violence - and inappropriate humor, most likely. Picture inset: This is me, so many years ago, standing in front of my mother's Impala, and the House on Valencia Street.

15 Maj 202426min