Speak Plainly Podcast
Hosted by 2 time best-selling trauma author, Owl C Medicine. A veteran of the US Military, Owl's no nonsense approach to mental physical and relational health is exactly what you didn't know you need. Listen in for ideas worth chewing on and science based tools for living life after trauma.
Podcasting since 2021 • 95 episodes
Speak Plainly Podcast
Latest Episodes
Lone Protester V Turning Point Charlie Kirk Rally
We trace how a single counterprotester held space at a small-town Turning Point rally, and how performative civility flipped to petty violence when dissent stayed visible. We dig into the psychology, the power plays, and the stakes for neighbor...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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48:11
Fascism is Secretly a Trauma Response
Fear shrinks our world until only the threat remains in view. That biological truth doesn’t stop at the edge of the skin; it scales up to cities and nations. We explore how chronic stress—pandemic fallout, economic pressure, and a nonstop fear ...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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41:38
Roles, Friction, and Friendship
We push into the tension of friendships during political stress, mapping why people with the same heart still clash when one acts as a Protector and another as an Integrator. We set clear lines on safety while honoring different methods for red...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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25:25
The Charlie Kirk Shooting: America's Far-Right Cannibalism
A conservative activist was shot dead by someone even further to the right than himself, highlighting America's terrifying rightward shift toward extremism. The incident reveals how far-right ideology has become so normalized that prominent fig...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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27:39
Conflict Avoidance and Chaos Gremlins
We explore the crucial difference between conflict avoidance and avoidant attachment, examining how avoiding small issues creates bigger problems in long-term relationships. The person who avoids conflict actually controls the relationship dyna...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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30:56