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Gratitude, grateful, thankful, gracious… are they all the same? No and also yes. In this episode we show our gratitude and discuss what we are thankful for. We also discuss the importance of practicing how to give and receive thanks. Why is that? Well, it makes us all feel better. Welcome to oxytocin.

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As we wrap season 2, we thank you all. We are so grateful for all our guests and listeners around the world who value the skill of listening and feel that if we all listen just a little bit more, the world will be better for it.

Until next time and with gratitude,

Brandt and Drew

Oxytocin: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22618-oxytocin

Thanksgiving: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_(United_States)

Gratitude: https://positivepsychology.com/neuroscience-of-gratitude/

Trevor Lawrance: https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-football/news/watch-trevor-lawrence-waits-in-tunnel-to-encourage-teammates-after-playoff-loss-41689

Contributors: Kristen, Tiana, Jamee, Brandy, Yerson, Joshua, and Ian.

Music: https://incompetech.com/
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The creation of the phone, aka the cell phone, was a really, really big deal. It allowed anyone to communicate from wherever, whenever they wanted. Listening to a friend or a family member was limitless for the first time ever. Yet today, the evolution of the phone has created a dramatic shift in listening. With all of the apps, games, and information, it can be a tremendous distraction. It has become a great barrier to listening. So what can we do remove that barrier? Take a listen.

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Lament is the expression that things are not right and sadness is a part of that healing. In this episode we discuss sadness. Its ok to be sad, but what can you do to work through that sadness AND what can you do to help others work through it as well? Bottom line, be there for others. And if not right now, follow up.

“I know that pain is the most important thing in the universes. Greater than survival, greater than love, greater even than the beauty it brings about. For without pain, there can be no pleasure. Without sadness, there can be no happiness. Without misery there can be no beauty. And without these, life is endless, hopeless, doomed and damned. Adult. You have become adult.”― Harlan Ellison, Paingod and Other Delusions

Awfulness in baseball - https://youtu.be/HN3fL9JX3nQ?si=5FpYlTBDLjvnMGsm

Willie nelson – Shotgun Willy – Sad Songs and Waltzes - https://youtu.be/SM3E-x3nQe4?si=5eUxCNU5Fre4nOXC

Peter Framton – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Frampton

Music:
"Country On The Menu" the Caffeine Creek Band (pixababy.com)

"March of the Spoons" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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The Study - https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/saddest-song-of-all-time/

Nirvana - Something in the way – MTV Unplugged - https://youtu.be/1YhR5UfaAzM?si=YVqfS97xoNKmBf7t

Everything happens for a reason and other lies I loved – Kate Bowler https://katebowler.com/books/everything-happens-for-a-reason-and-other-lies-ive-loved/

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Is the Emergency Department the most critical environment for listening? We say yes and discuss this question, and others, with an expert. Sandy, the Director of Outpatient Services, a Registered Nurse, and a 37-year career ED professional, explains why. The answers may be surprising to some (including this co-host), but the skill of listening in the ED goes beyond staff to staff clinical jargon, and goes right to the core necessity of human communication and emotion.

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We need audio clips from you! We are planning an episode on gratitude and need your help. Your clip may end up in our episode! Please send us the following by the end of the day Monday the 18th. Follow the directions below:

- Record an audio clip on who or what you are grateful or thankful for.

- No more than 30 seconds.

- Make sure you use first names only (we will remove last names for you).

- Tell us where you are sending the message from.

- Send it to imlistening@duck.com

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I’m listening is a podcast about the importance and skill of listening… but what if you don’t want to? From avoidance to exhaustion to being uncomfortable to debate, sometimes we just don’t want to listen. Is that ok? Yes, yes it is. And we ask that you tell that to the other person nicely and with respect. You can also fill your listening bucket prior to that conversation. Don’t worry, we have some tips on how to do that. And it should have been the run play.

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A priority in dog ownership is training it to listen to us. But do we listen to our dog? Should we train ourselves in the skill of listening to our dog? In this episode of I’m Listening, we explore the relatively new knowledge of how dogs listen and the importance of listening to our dogs. We talk with dog training experts Karen Wannemaker and Brett Bailey about how listening to your dog will help strengthen your relationship. We also talk about the evolution of training, the realities of the modern dog environment, and love. Yes, love… and flirting ;)

Karen Wannemaker - UP A level K9: https://www.upalevelk9.com

Brett Bailey - Who’s A Good Boy Industries: https://www.whosagoodboyindustries.com

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It’s that time of year when the things in the night go creeeek and crack… as the door slowly opens and you lay there wondering what could it possibly be! It was the same thing in April… but are you are you listening to them differently now? As we enter the annual celebration of Halloween, we explore why listening to certain sounds (and watching movies, and haunted houses, and decorations, and costumes, and on and on and on…) this time of year can scare us. And we love it! But why...

Sources:

Haunted Homes - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/real-ghosts-americans-poll_n_2049485?ec_carp=1625391260321376541

Horror Films - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-10-31/hollywood-loves-halloween-inside-the-lucrative-business-of-horror-movies?embedded-checkout=true

Pareidolia - https://thedebrief.org/auditory-pareidolia-the-voices-in-your-head-may-have-a-rational-explanation/

Exploding Head Syndrome - https://www.healthline.com/health/exploding-head-syndrome

Thriller - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_(album)

The Blair Witch Project - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blair_Witch_Project

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