“I’d never thought I’d see this bullsh*t again To come of age in the 80’s was bad enough We were marginalized and demonized I watched a lot of my generation die” From “Siberian Butterfly” by Bob Mould On this week’s episode of The Hardcore Humanism Podcast, we had the pleasure of talking with musician and […]
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“And if you take my hand From that very lost place I will lead you through darkness To that very safe space” From “Wishing” by DevilDriver I remember the moment I realized that I wanted to marry my wife. We were sitting together at a diner having brunch on what must have been our fourth
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“Whatever you do Just do it away from me Whoever you want to be Just be it away from me Wherever you go Just go there away from me Whoever you are now Just stay clear away from me” From “Keep Away From Me” by DevilDriver When you think of someone who suffers from agoraphobia
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“Twelfth hour dealing with demons Looking for my way to appease them Lest beside, lost case Around here we call you two faced” From “Dealing With Demons” by DevilDriver We have an unfortunate societal tendency of talking about mental health in all-or-none terms. People are either “sane” or “crazy,” “normal or “abnormal,” “grounded” or “unhinged,”
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During our interview for The Hardcore Humanism Podcast, Bob the Drag Queen said something that really struck a chord with me. He was talking about how important it is for people to see themselves represented in media images, and how the lack of representation or the presence of stereotypical representation can undermine one’s ability to
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We live in a world full of people struggling to figure out who they are and where they fit in. This process can be confusing and complicated, and often lasts a lifetime. Sadly, part of the reason why this process can be so difficult and take so long is that we often face stigma and
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This week on The Hardcore Humanism with Dr. Mike Podcast, we had the pleasure of talking with comedian and actor Bob the Drag Queen. Bob was the Season 8 winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race, and star of the Emmy nominated HBO series We’re Here. Bob has been an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ rights as well
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We would not be blamed for being less than eager to vote in the upcoming 2020 elections. The overwhelming majority of the United States does not trust the government. A recent Pew Research Center study found that only 20% of United States adults report that they trust the government to “do the right thing” always
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“So watch yourself And watch what you say The martyr dies So what’s at stake?” From “The Missing” by Ministry In 1969, the late Jim Morrison of the Doors had a prophecy — the birth of electronic music. He imagined that “some brilliant kid will come along … a lone artist with lots of tapes
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“People are happy When they’re not so trapped” From “Just Like You” by Ministry Al Jourgensen is the founder of the industrial band Ministry. Industrial music is a raw and provocative music style that blends electronic music with more traditional rock music. What is most notable about this particular genre is that it employs a
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