The Armen Show Podcast

Welcome psychologist Dr. Gail Brenner to episode 195 of the show~. She is a licensed Ph.D. psychologist with over 20 years of experience providing psychotherapy.

She received her B.A. from Carnegie-Mellon University, Ph.D. from Temple University, post-doc from the University of Florida, and took part in a clinical internship at the VA Hospital in Palo Alto, California. One specialty of hers is working with older adults during the transitions of the end of life period of aging.

Gail has worked with a variety of clients/patients, and speaking with her is a pleasure. We discussed a variety of topics, including:

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• Nelson on the show, family member to past guests Alex and Christi
• Nelson was on the previous podcast I ran called That Guy Named Armen
• we talked about truthfulness and strategy
• lying as it relates to social manipulation and what it means
• why you would want to check the rules of society
• what value there is in leaving things as they are, versus agitating or playing with the social/rule-based framework we live in
• some discussion about where the world is headed, or currently at
• glad to have Nelson on the show

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• welcome Maryann to the show
• this talk was recorded at The Langham Hotel in Pasadena
• nice place to be in during the month of November in the Los Angeles area
• we talked about observing others and noticing what is around
• Maryann was adopted and that is a thing that impacts life
• we went over some of the ins and outs of family
• being left at Disneyland and found hours later
• Maryann bullied in the past and built some strength from that
• we did some accents and beats here and there
• onward we go

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• welcome first-time guest dancer and choreographer Eve Mutso to the show~
• return guest Mary Mullen is on this show with Eve as well
• Eve from Estonia does great forms of dancing and choreography with various productions
• she has worked with people of different physical abilities, complementing their styles with her own
• she is friends with Mary, who has also designed clothing for her to wear during performance, as Mary handles costume design
• Eve spreads kindness and an open-mindedness to the world
• we discussed her upcoming goals in the performance space, and some features about people she and Mary resonate with
• glad to have Eve and Mary on the show

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• welcome Alan to the show on episode 191
• Alan brings a creative flair and a groundedness
• we recorded the episode in his recently set up studio
• talked about inner fears and how they link to youth
• a story from long-lost parables, with Alan presenting it as the author would hope to have it performed
• various discussion about books of note and their takeaways, including Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
• we went over what we would relay to our younger selves, or how we view some of the progression to our current state
• a lot of interview converted to discussion on this one
• glad to have Alan on the sh

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• welcome Angelix to episode 190 of the show
• the numbers 1 and 9 are big in her being, and they are in 190 as well
• we talked about a variety of topics in the more abstract category
• these are ones about your internal state, and how you express yourself
• we went over some details about what holds people back, or how their internal vision is a continuous block
• we brought up Jim Carrey and the way his discussions are not stifled
• the ways that we manifest things we are looking for in this world where we all connected as part of a collective
• how a person can find their way to live less out of fear
• a fun light-hearted episode with a lot of material for the internal
• there is some rap and singing in this one
• glad to have Angelix on the show~

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• welcome Ren Barlow from Australia to episode 189 of the show
• this one was recorded on my phone outside a restaurant in Beverly Hills, so the quality is a bit more phone quality with some background sounds from people
• the associated video for this episode will be at this link
• she has done work for Melbourne Opera, and done various singing gigs
• one of her large pushes is for improvement in literacy for children, with literacy being the way for them to grow from their environment
• she also illustrates children’s books
• we talked about the importance of protecting your energy and being kind
• a bit as well about books and a book recommendation
• glad to have had her~

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• welcome guest Farnoosh to episode 188 of the show~
• I met Farnoosh early on in the blogging days, with her site Prolific Living
• From her bio, “Farnoosh Brock went from electrical engineer and rising leader at a Fortune 100 to business coach, entrepreneur and CEO of her company, which she runs today with her husband. In her coaching work, she shows business owners, professionals, entreprenuers and leaders to choose serving over selling in order to build deep trust with their customers and profitable sustainable businesses for their employees and the future. In addition to her latest book, The Serving Mindset: Stop Selling and Grow Your Business (2018), she is the creator of Crack the Code to Get Promoted, an advancement leadership course for corporate professionals as well as the author of The Healthy Juicer’s Bible (2013), The Healthy Smoothie Bible (2014), and The Big Book of Healing Drinks (2019). Find out more at  www.farnooshbrock.com.”
• we discussed her book that released November 6th, called The Serving Mindset, which is about being of service to build your business instead of attempting to sell to grow it
• knowing about objections from customers, and your own pricing, is very important to maintaining and building your business
• some topics about sales and value were included
• we also covered bits on juicing and her yoga practice
• glad to have her on the show~

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• welcome celebrity stylist Melissa Souza to the show on episode 187
• from her bio, she “is an established celebrity, editorial, and commercial stylist, and is the owner/founder of Haven Street Style Studio”
• we talked about a variety of topics including her abilities and skills
• discussed fashion and our time at Los Angeles fashion week, including some of the shows she liked
• a bit about personality and features of Melissa’s
• there was some material about kindness and its value in public discourse
• her assistant Charmina joined in with a message about how to conduct onesself in life
• You can find her material on her website
• glad to have her on the show~

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• welcome to the episode known as #186
• the topic of putting effort to open jackfruit
• it’s not easy to eat like a banana, but worth it, like life
• you get value out of trying things yourself
• there are those moments of high effort where time stops
• the more of these you work with, the better prepared you are
• life is not light, and your ability to respond is key
• Halloween is here and many will dress up and be creative
• festivities in West Hollywood and across the lands
• P.S. – guest post by Gary on the blog

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• Zvirby up in the building for episode 185
• we went over the topic of mental health and concern for others
• La talked about her helping of homeless people
• She had made a care package for an individual she will find~
• La has done improv and performs regularly
• we tried doing an improv bit together but I am more about doing comedy improvically, which is different
• discussed connection of people, and how we can reach out to others
• we went over books we know of, and she liked You Are A Badass as well
• glad to have La Zvirby on the show

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• Los Angeles Fashion Week is upon the Majestic Downtown in LA
• The event continues its tradition of bringing together fashion, styles, models, designers, art, and people
• I have seen some key individuals at the event including painter Crystal from episode 135 of the show
• As well, Robby of future episode number ? had set up the event once more with assistance from others
• Dancer and model Rayna from episode 140 up in the place and brought the flair
• I like seeing people and meeting new people
• I met another individual also named Crystal
• May the fashion week continue to go smoothly with stylish shows of people with thematic ensembles

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• hello and welcome to episode to episode 183 of the show
• it has been one year since I started the podcast on October 6, 2018
• it is good to signify changing moments in time
• we have had many guests and topics and series of discussions
• on the way is continued science, guests, and happenings
• there may be a more structured form of the show to happen
• we look at making our own building among the other ones
• glad to have had you all listening and joining thus far
• to more~

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• welcome Donald on episode 182 of the show
• discussed his entry into the video game design world
• you can find this individual at Insomniac Games
• we talked about adversity and what it can lead to
• the challenges from before lead to the strength of now
• included some content on relationships and/or relating with others
• socializing is a theme we brought up about reaching out
• we went over some books that Donald liked to read
• also Donald’s church-going and his interest in faith
• glad to have Donald up on the show

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• 181 in the building
• character building with small efforts
• you have to live up to your own mini-goals
• also talked about food places that I have gone to
• some of the popular places to eat
• simulation theory concepts
• if in a simulation, we are not able to even go out of bounds
• make your own quotes
• you don’t need to be checking other’s quotes
• Los Angeles is not light

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• welcome to episode 180 on the show~
• this one inspired by idea from Mary M
• the conversational backpack is your way to connect with others
• you have your toolkit to work with
• you can bring variety, change in tone, and spontaneity
• you don’t want to be limited to one or two things when talking
• sticking to one tone will bore the other person at some point
• we want to be flowing and weaving like a river

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• welcome guests Kim and Catie on episode 179 of the show
• we recorded this one on a sidewalk of a street in Los Angeles
• first recording on a public sidewalk with people walking by
• discussed relationships gone awry
• also discussed parenting that wasn’t as desired
• some elements of OCD were talked about
• as often, we mentioned some books of interest in the fiction space
• there were some life message in this one, and some tips for relationships
• glad to have both Kim and Catie on the show

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• welcome to episode 178
• this one is a stream of consciousness type episode
• we want all to flourish like a bird flying
• mentioned some elements to complete in upcoming time
• 2 author interviews in September and Robert Greene book in October
• will check out an audiobook to see if that is a better way
• having a target is the way to not let small issues throw you off
• your target should include the elements along the way
• the world is your world

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