https://www.spreaker.com/show/table-talks-podcastenMental HealthCopyright Sean Sullivanhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6c8b3c49b0ccaf93b7054ed9dd60dd1b.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/table-talks-podcastMon, 30 Oct 2023 12:18:27 +0000Sean SullivanSean Sullivanfeeds@spreaker.comI review the books I have either read or have just finished reading. I also have guests on to discuss different topics from politics to things happening within broader society.yesepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/episode-131-james-benton-dissecting-dietag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1652475678Mon, 30 Oct 2023 11:21:06 +0000Sean SullivanJames and I take a look at DIE and how it's more idol worship than actual attempts at fostering a sense of belonging.4292yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/episode-131-james-bentontag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1641293898Sun, 15 Oct 2023 17:13:31 +0000Sean SullivanIt's been a while since I've had a conversation for this podcast. James is my guest for this episode, where we discuss our sense-making apparatus and how technology has complicated things. Still, perhaps it is not that things are complicated, so much...4292yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/episode-130-james-benton-the-issues-affetag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1561409602Tue, 11 Jul 2023 00:59:27 +0000Sean SullivanJames and I lay out a landscape of the problems affecting men. The level of analysis hits the existential, philosophical, psychological, and theological levels. The problem seems to be isolation and nihilism, which can lead to some bad places.1676yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/episode-129-james-bentontag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1467244504Sun, 12 Mar 2023 14:30:29 +0000Sean SullivanJames and I discuss a recent protest against Drag shows, and we try to think it through on reasonable positions being hijacked by unreasonable people. The conversation digresses to other topics and points as we go along.7564yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/episode-128-james-benton-lizzie-bradshawtag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1431753349Tue, 24 Jan 2023 23:57:27 +0000Sean SullivanClinical social worker Lizzie Bradshaw joins James Benton and me to discuss the philosophical and psychological ideas nested inside the book of Exodus from The Bible. The idea is to discuss themes brought to the fore during Jordan Peterson's seminar...5610yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/episode-127-james-benton-and-exodustag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1402281535Wed, 14 Dec 2022 03:04:50 +0000Sean SullivanJames and I discuss the book of Exodus from the Bible/Torah in response to the Seminar that Jordan Peterson, along with scholars, authors, and artists such as Jonathan Pageau, Greg Hurwitz, and Dennis Prager, among others5527yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/episode-126-book-reviews-jung-and-saadtag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1396908613Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:28:19 +0000Sean SullivanI review Jung's Psychology and Alchemy and briefly discuss Gad Saad's book The Parasitic Mind. I enjoyed both, and I hope you enjoy them.1199yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/episode-125-julie-boyntontag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1379559655Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:48:51 +0000Sean SullivanIn this episode, I interview and discuss psychology and other topics with Julie Boynton, a former colleague at Central State Hospital. The audio goes a bit haywire toward the end, but it was still a good discussion.4462yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/episode-124-a-review-of-the-books-i-havetag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1379553589Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:36:16 +0000Sean SullivanHere are some reviews of the books I have read so far: Aesop’s Fables - Aesop; The Origins of Nazi Genocide: From Euthanasia to the Final Solution – by Henry Friedlander; Analytical Psychology: Theory and Practice – by Carl Jung; Fear and Trembling –...1424yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/episode-123-james-benton-on-personality-tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1350701416Sun, 25 Sep 2022 15:44:31 +0000Sean SullivanJames returns to the podcast, where we discuss the book I am working on about personality as an interface with the world. We also hit on some other topics as well. I hope to be able to record and upload new podcast episodes in the future.13069yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/s02-021-john-benesektag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1270815601Wed, 18 May 2022 18:57:13 +0000Sean SullivanDr. John Benesek is a clinical psychologist and former Director of Psychology at Central State Hospital. He received his Psy.D. from Virginia Tech, and we discussed many different topics ranging from psychotherapy, meaning, and philosophy. We explored...5742yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/season-02-episode-020-james-bentontag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1222526125Fri, 25 Feb 2022 20:18:55 +0000Sean SullivanMy wife and I met up with James on February 21, 2022, for Jordan Peterson's lecture at the Chrysler Hall in Norfolk, Virginia. He discussed the chapter of his new book, Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life entitled "Imagine who you could be, and aim...3122yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/season-02-episode-019-vk-foxtag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1215116767Sun, 13 Feb 2022 16:34:31 +0000Sean SullivanI got to sit down and talk with Urban Fantasy author VK Fox who interviewed me for insight into the paranormal for an upcoming book series. In return, she agreed to speak with me. She wrote the Words of Power series beginning with "Indie Saint" in May...4457yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/season-02-episode-018-wendy-charleboistag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1201134070Fri, 21 Jan 2022 20:01:47 +0000Sean SullivanWendy Charlebois is a Social Worker and retired professor of social work and psychology at Great Basin College. We talked about her story relating to alcoholism and the death of her Son.6873yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/s02-018-dandan-pragertag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1192554196Sat, 08 Jan 2022 08:21:53 +0000Sean SullivanDandan Prager contributes to Travis Pangburn's discord server, where he discusses a wide range of topics from philosophy, psychology, politics, and culture. He has a degree in psychology and minored in philosophy.7811yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/s02-017-book-reviews-stalin-paradoxes-oftag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1190355025Tue, 04 Jan 2022 19:55:42 +0000Sean SullivanI review the following books: Stalin Paradoxes of Power by Stephen Kotkin, The House of God by Samuel Shem, Owning your Shadow: Understanding the Dark Side of the Psyche by Robert A. Johnson. I also go on a bit of a tangent on why reading history,...2734yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/s02-016-r-l-shawvertag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1181509492Tue, 21 Dec 2021 03:12:56 +0000Sean SullivanR.L. Shawver is an author and entrepreneur with a background in engineering. His son had several heart surgeries when he was two months old and had his eighth last October.7819yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/season-02-episode-015-james-bentontag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1153443322Wed, 03 Nov 2021 23:21:16 +0000Sean SullivanJames just finished Jordan Peterson's Maps of Meaning, and we thought it would be a good idea for him and me to sort through the adversarial brothers archetype and how prevalent it has become in the state of things. This archetype has been stuck in...6829yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/s02-014-book-reviews-of-yalom-orwell-juntag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1144846831Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:49:08 +0000Sean SullivanI review Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, The Gift of Therapy and Existential Psychotherapy by Irvin Yalom, The Development of Personality: Papers on Child Psychology, Education, and Related Subjects by Carl Jung, and Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell2165yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/s02-013-lizzy-bradshawtag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1131621841Mon, 27 Sep 2021 01:18:33 +0000Sean SullivanToday I talked to a former co-worker. Lizzy is a licensed clinical social worker and is interested in existentialism. She still works at Central State Hospital and is also a fan of Jordan Peterson4279yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/s02-012-psychology-101-lecture-08-the-brtag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1110948727Mon, 23 Aug 2021 01:56:20 +0000Sean SullivanIn the eighth lecture of my psychology 101 class prototype, I discuss the brain, nervous system, and neurons6267yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/season-02-episode-011-james-bentonWe agree we may have muddied the waters more than necessary and we also agreed that perhaps, the four ways of knowing is related to archetypes.]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1098146029Sun, 01 Aug 2021 14:47:24 +0000Sean SullivanJames and I try to hash out where John Vervaeke and Jordan Peterson overlap with the "Awakening from the Meaning Crisis" and "Maps of Meaning" lecture series. We agree we may have muddied the waters more than necessary and we also agreed that...We agree we may have muddied the waters more than necessary and we also agreed that perhaps, the four ways of knowing is related to archetypes.]]>6699yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/s02-010-anthony-jacksontag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1089877591Sun, 18 Jul 2021 21:05:55 +0000Sean SullivanAnthony is a classmate at the University of the Cumberlands. He is a certified substance abuse counselor and working toward a Master's degree in clinical mental health counseling.4436yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/s02-008-angela-chasenskyWe discuss our history with substance and how we got into the fields, we are in.]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1057057201Fri, 28 May 2021 02:17:54 +0000Sean SullivanAngi is involved in the behavioral health industry, a facilitator for SMART Recovery, and a fellow student at the University of the Cumberlands in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program and me. We discuss our history with substance and how we...We discuss our history with substance and how we got into the fields, we are in.]]>5495yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/season-02-episode-007-book-review-beyondIt is out now for sale and I highly recommend it]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1044886906Sat, 08 May 2021 00:52:26 +0000Sean SullivanThe long-awaited review of Jordan Peterson's new book: Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life, is done. I summarized each chapter and tried to explain them in a way that was easy to understand. It is out now for sale and I highly recommend itIt is out now for sale and I highly recommend it]]>2187yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/s02-episode-006-book-reviews-of-books-i-tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1037429950Tue, 27 Apr 2021 03:39:20 +0000Sean SullivanI finished out 2020 with Don't Burn This Book by Dave Rubin; Revolutionary Russia 1891-1991: A History by Orlando Figes; Lenin: A Biography by Robert Service; and Memories, Dreams, and Reflections by Carl Jung. I recommend them.2788yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/s02-005-james-bentontag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1028577202Tue, 13 Apr 2021 13:37:00 +0000Sean SullivanJames and I met for the first time in person. We discuss Sea Shanties, Religion, Politics, and stuff like that. We had a couple of beers and let the conversation go.7526yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/season-02-004-jim-alldertag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/992842573Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:36:33 +0000Sean SullivanJim Allder is the band director and music teacher at my alma mater high school, Greenbrier East High School in Lewisburg, WV. We discuss his experience with Covid-19 and what that means for him in life.3510yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/table_talks_podcast/seasson02-episode-003-caleb-hannahtag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/978744811Thu, 04 Feb 2021 05:15:36 +0000Sean SullivanCaleb and I discuss the hit piece from the Sunday Times about Jordan Peterson and his health struggle.4969yesfull