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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>The Bully</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-bully</link><description><![CDATA[The Bully is about a man bullied throughout his childhood and well into his adulthood. The purpose of the podcast is to help those in similar situations on how to overcome the obstacles and hardships and those battling depression from the trauma. And to reduce the amount of School Shootings, and Teen Suicides caused by bullying. Nothing in this podcast is to represent me as a psychologist or a professional. These are all solely based on experience and formed an opinion on how I overcame the depression and anxiety caused by my situations. Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support</a>]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4172325/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Mental Health</category><copyright>Copyright Thomas Welker</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cc50d3ca93f3c5a8fa6a4b99394154bf.jpg</url><title>The Bully</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-bully</link></image><lastBuildDate>Sat, 15 May 2021 22:40:19 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Thomas Welker</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Thomas Welker</itunes:name><itunes:email>twelkerjr@gmail.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cc50d3ca93f3c5a8fa6a4b99394154bf.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>The Bully is about a man bullied throughout his childhood and well into his adulthood. The purpose of the podcast is to help those in similar situations on how to overcome the obstacles and hardships and those battling depression from the trauma. And...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Bully is about a man bullied throughout his childhood and well into his adulthood. The purpose of the podcast is to help those in similar situations on how to overcome the obstacles and hardships and those battling depression from the trauma. And to reduce the amount of School Shootings, and Teen Suicides caused by bullying. Nothing in this podcast is to represent me as a psychologist or a professional. These are all solely based on experience and formed an opinion on how I overcame the depression and anxiety caused by my situations. Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Health &amp; Fitness"><itunes:category text="Mental Health"/></itunes:category><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>Episode #5 Part #2-The Emotional Bully</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/11839358/episode-5-part-2-the-emotional-bully</link><description><![CDATA[This part 2 Episode goes further in deep into the minds of myself about events that Transpired when I was a child. This set of bullies are two people that I looked to and trusted the most as I grew up as they were my own Parents! Things in this episode got a quite emotional for me as I told my story. But at the same time, I needed to let this out! I go over just a few examples of what I experienced, and why I remain to be so nice and kind to others. The traumatization of someone who was always mean and angry to me, when all I ever wanted was for a best friend.<br /><br />Dont get me wrong I love my parents unconditionally, but the hell they put me through as a child, stemmed out my emotional instability, my fear of anger that took me years to get over, my programmed mind to be a people pleaser, and my damaged mental well being. I have been disowned SEVERAL times by both of them.<br /><br />Times have changed though, and now that I am almost 30 years old, my dad is finally a good friend of mine, who I can talk to about anything. I say good, because he isnt my "Best" friend.<br /><br /><br />Thanks for listening,<br /><br />Please support this podcast broadcast and help make it better!<br /><br />Select to opt in to donate a $0.99, $4.99, or $9.99 subscriber donation to help me out, and make this podcast even greater!<br /><br />Thanks for the support!<br /><br />-Thomas Welker<br /><br />--- <br /><br />This episode is sponsored by <br />· Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/app</a><br /><br />Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">9c874fea-b510-4028-ac69-523a4b29c236</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 03:37:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/23196575/https_d3ctxlq1ktw2nl_cloudfront_net_staging_2020_02_26_b0f7c05e5524016e1ae1c743e51d66dd.mp3" length="53777269" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Thomas Welker</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This part 2 Episode goes further in deep into the minds of myself about events that Transpired when I was a child. This set of bullies are two people that I looked to and trusted the most as I grew up as they were my own Parents! Things in this...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This part 2 Episode goes further in deep into the minds of myself about events that Transpired when I was a child. This set of bullies are two people that I looked to and trusted the most as I grew up as they were my own Parents! Things in this episode got a quite emotional for me as I told my story. But at the same time, I needed to let this out! I go over just a few examples of what I experienced, and why I remain to be so nice and kind to others. The traumatization of someone who was always mean and angry to me, when all I ever wanted was for a best friend.<br /><br />Dont get me wrong I love my parents unconditionally, but the hell they put me through as a child, stemmed out my emotional instability, my fear of anger that took me years to get over, my programmed mind to be a people pleaser, and my damaged mental well being. I have been disowned SEVERAL times by both of them.<br /><br />Times have changed though, and now that I am almost 30 years old, my dad is finally a good friend of mine, who I can talk to about anything. I say good, because he isnt my "Best" friend.<br /><br /><br />Thanks for listening,<br /><br />Please support this podcast broadcast and help make it better!<br /><br />Select to opt in to donate a $0.99, $4.99, or $9.99 subscriber donation to help me out, and make this podcast even greater!<br /><br />Thanks for the support!<br /><br />-Thomas Welker<br /><br />--- <br /><br />This episode is sponsored by <br />· Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/app</a><br /><br />Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3361</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cc50d3ca93f3c5a8fa6a4b99394154bf.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode #5-The Emotional Bully</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/11839358/episode-5-the-emotional-bully</link><description><![CDATA[Not only was I physically bullied at school as a child and young adult. I was also emotionally bullied by my parents at home. The negativity and toxicity was traumatizing. And got to the point where I terminated my relationship with my own Mother! I hated doing so but I did what was in the best interest of myself and my family. Come listen to my accounts of what happened to me growing up mentally and emotionally. A BIG reason why I am the way I am today!<br /><br />--- <br /><br />This episode is sponsored by <br />· Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/app</a><br /><br />Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">9865e820-5f7f-47e5-95b9-be2f3e817784</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2020 02:54:43 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/22938616/https_d3ctxlq1ktw2nl_cloudfront_net_staging_2020_02_19_ffeb36aeb24802122e1f2058fb6eb6a7.mp3" length="24825236" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Thomas Welker</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Not only was I physically bullied at school as a child and young adult. I was also emotionally bullied by my parents at home. The negativity and toxicity was traumatizing. And got to the point where I terminated my relationship with my own Mother! I...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Not only was I physically bullied at school as a child and young adult. I was also emotionally bullied by my parents at home. The negativity and toxicity was traumatizing. And got to the point where I terminated my relationship with my own Mother! I hated doing so but I did what was in the best interest of myself and my family. Come listen to my accounts of what happened to me growing up mentally and emotionally. A BIG reason why I am the way I am today!<br /><br />--- <br /><br />This episode is sponsored by <br />· Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/app</a><br /><br />Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1552</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cc50d3ca93f3c5a8fa6a4b99394154bf.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode #4 The Bicycle Bully</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/11839358/episode-4-the-bicycle-bully</link><description><![CDATA[This episode I briefly go over a time where I was purposely ran over on a bicycle by an individual who constantly bullied me verbally about my weight and the fact that I wore glasses. This one is shorter than the other episodes but I also speak about positivity and my plans for the future after I complete my stories of times I was bullied.<br /><br />--- <br /><br />This episode is sponsored by <br />· Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/app</a><br /><br />Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">570c4d7a-d9e4-0682-efd5-4da71c6342ca</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 06:23:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/20756655/https_d3ctxlq1ktw2nl_cloudfront_net_staging_2019_11_13_episode_4_the_bicycle_bully_19c34a963cf61.mp3" length="31699695" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Thomas Welker</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This episode I briefly go over a time where I was purposely ran over on a bicycle by an individual who constantly bullied me verbally about my weight and the fact that I wore glasses. This one is shorter than the other episodes but I also speak about...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode I briefly go over a time where I was purposely ran over on a bicycle by an individual who constantly bullied me verbally about my weight and the fact that I wore glasses. This one is shorter than the other episodes but I also speak about positivity and my plans for the future after I complete my stories of times I was bullied.<br /><br />--- <br /><br />This episode is sponsored by <br />· Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/app</a><br /><br />Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1982</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cc50d3ca93f3c5a8fa6a4b99394154bf.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Bully  (Trailer)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/11839358/the-bully-trailer</link><description><![CDATA[--- <br /><br />Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">0eb49b5a-742b-46dd-a476-3b3e7623165c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2019 02:35:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/22938599/https_d3ctxlq1ktw2nl_cloudfront_net_staging_2020_02_19_530d65d42777fb9c80b978277e0c0c4b.mp3" length="375878" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Thomas Welker</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>--- 

Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[--- <br /><br />Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>24</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cc50d3ca93f3c5a8fa6a4b99394154bf.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode #3 The Home Shaming Bully</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/11839358/episode-3-the-home-shaming-bully</link><description><![CDATA[This experience extended out for years. And wound up with me finding myself being Home Shamed because of the type of home I lived in. What sparked this, and what fed into it. How I overlooked it all.  Send me some voice messages with your situations and I will give you what I would do in that scenario to stay positive! Thank you all for your continued support!<br /><br />--- <br /><br />This episode is sponsored by <br />· Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/app</a><br /><br />Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">65f5d1e4-dedb-e059-4407-954c04c0e318</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2019 00:29:55 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/20756676/https_d3ctxlq1ktw2nl_cloudfront_net_staging_2019_11_11_episode_3_the_home_shaming_bu_c2df34f051df8.mp3" length="26792436" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Thomas Welker</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This experience extended out for years. And wound up with me finding myself being Home Shamed because of the type of home I lived in. What sparked this, and what fed into it. How I overlooked it all.  Send me some voice messages with your situations...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This experience extended out for years. And wound up with me finding myself being Home Shamed because of the type of home I lived in. What sparked this, and what fed into it. How I overlooked it all.  Send me some voice messages with your situations and I will give you what I would do in that scenario to stay positive! Thank you all for your continued support!<br /><br />--- <br /><br />This episode is sponsored by <br />· Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/app</a><br /><br />Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1675</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cc50d3ca93f3c5a8fa6a4b99394154bf.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode #2 The Neighbor Bully</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/11839358/episode-2-the-neighbor-bully</link><description><![CDATA[Episode #2, The Neighbor Bully. Real experiences with a kid that bullied me that lived behind me and what that was about as well as how I handled it throughout the years.<br /><br />--- <br /><br />This episode is sponsored by <br />· Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/app</a><br /><br />Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">1e747f24-8b35-9cbb-c8f8-d25a96841410</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2019 04:31:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/20756719/https_d3ctxlq1ktw2nl_cloudfront_net_staging_2019_11_10_episode_2_the_neighbor_bully_e04ad4fb372a2.mp3" length="28081004" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Thomas Welker</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Episode #2, The Neighbor Bully. Real experiences with a kid that bullied me that lived behind me and what that was about as well as how I handled it throughout the years.

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This episode is sponsored by 
· Anchor: The easiest way to make a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Episode #2, The Neighbor Bully. Real experiences with a kid that bullied me that lived behind me and what that was about as well as how I handled it throughout the years.<br /><br />--- <br /><br />This episode is sponsored by <br />· Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/app</a><br /><br />Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1755</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cc50d3ca93f3c5a8fa6a4b99394154bf.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode #1-The Third Grade Bully</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/11839358/episode-1-the-third-grade-bully</link><description><![CDATA[Throughout my childhood and well into my adulthood, I have always had to deal with bullies, and those that wanted to take advantage of me and the kind heart that I have always had. I was chronically depressed and had suicidal thoughts at times because of the trauma that I had to deal with regarding being picked on. My goal is to be a positive inspiration to those in similar situations. To help them overcome this demon, and reduce the amount of teen and young adult suicide as well as to prevent others from being hurt by the traumatizing experience.<br /><br />This is episode one of many that I will share my personal experiences and how I grew to overcome each and every situation and obstacle that was thrown my way.<br /><br />Stay positive! You are worth everything!<br /><br />-Thomas Welker<br /><br />--- <br /><br />This episode is sponsored by <br />· Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/app</a><br /><br />Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">ba83fdd3-f843-6f32-b9ea-e6b56c48c5a8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2019 05:21:47 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/20756745/https_d3ctxlq1ktw2nl_cloudfront_net_staging_2019_11_10_episode_1_the_third_grade_bul_f04db05c26282.mp3" length="33757308" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Thomas Welker</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Throughout my childhood and well into my adulthood, I have always had to deal with bullies, and those that wanted to take advantage of me and the kind heart that I have always had. I was chronically depressed and had suicidal thoughts at times because...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Throughout my childhood and well into my adulthood, I have always had to deal with bullies, and those that wanted to take advantage of me and the kind heart that I have always had. I was chronically depressed and had suicidal thoughts at times because of the trauma that I had to deal with regarding being picked on. My goal is to be a positive inspiration to those in similar situations. To help them overcome this demon, and reduce the amount of teen and young adult suicide as well as to prevent others from being hurt by the traumatizing experience.<br /><br />This is episode one of many that I will share my personal experiences and how I grew to overcome each and every situation and obstacle that was thrown my way.<br /><br />Stay positive! You are worth everything!<br /><br />-Thomas Welker<br /><br />--- <br /><br />This episode is sponsored by <br />· Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/app</a><br /><br />Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support" rel="noopener">https://anchor.fm/thomas-welker/support</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2110</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cc50d3ca93f3c5a8fa6a4b99394154bf.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
