92 episodes

On The Missing Conversation podcast, we will explore current affairs and our own affairs and emotions to situations and issues as they relate to the world. We will radically break from traditional thinking and acting as we look at our challenges from a freer and more independent point of view. You will be provoked to face your most important present issues and challenges and guided to directions to create benefit. Your Host, Robert Strock is a teacher, psychotherapist, author, and humanitarian and has developed a unique approach to communication, contemplation, and inquiry.

The Missing Conversation Robert J Strock

    • Society & Culture
    • 5.0 • 105 Ratings

On The Missing Conversation podcast, we will explore current affairs and our own affairs and emotions to situations and issues as they relate to the world. We will radically break from traditional thinking and acting as we look at our challenges from a freer and more independent point of view. You will be provoked to face your most important present issues and challenges and guided to directions to create benefit. Your Host, Robert Strock is a teacher, psychotherapist, author, and humanitarian and has developed a unique approach to communication, contemplation, and inquiry.

    Small Steps Create Positive Change in Supporting Survival on our Planet

    Small Steps Create Positive Change in Supporting Survival on our Planet

    The world is divided against itself. So divided in fact, that the implications have the potential to be the tragedy of all time. Valuing the individual above all else is the result of human conditioning and not human nature. This is how it is but not how it could be. Each person taking small steps equals positive change to support survival on our planet. The idea is to be an active participant. Join us for ideas on getting motivated and inspired, not to get grandiose, but to be open and explore how the energy, money, and ideas you put into the world make all the difference.
     
    It is important to make the connection that protecting our families makes it necessary to support the most destitute parts of the world to help themselves. To have opportunities to work makes terrorism and alienation less likely and unity more available. Skepticism is encouraged. Be deeply skeptical and then challenge yourself to use it to accept that our whole planet is endangered. Being a part of the change is utterly possible. The world is likely on the verge of dying or being born in a way that fosters connection, using our intelligence and wisdom. Every one of us is the one that is important to make these small changes. If enough of us can change our attitudes, we are so interconnected it will be a quantum leap. Listen for ideas on how to get started today, it's easier than you think.
     
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    • 26 min
    Taking Collaborative Action to Support World Survival - Episode 82

    Taking Collaborative Action to Support World Survival - Episode 82

    As we move further into the 21st century, the threats to our country and the world are becoming increasingly apparent. We must take collaborative action to support world survival. The ongoing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, the nuclear posturing by Putin, China's threats to Taiwan, terrorism, global warming, and the growing waves of corruption in the United States all demonstrate that the human race is facing significant risks. It is disheartening to see how our conditioning and history of endless wars have prevented us from fully embracing the gift of life. The possibility of living in a more interconnected way has the potential to be profoundly inspiring for everyone.
    In this context, Robert examines current events and encourages us to join forces to improve mankind's chances for survival and find grounded wisdom amidst the alienating conditioning that we have come to see as normal. It is vital that we realize we matter and that we can play a significant role in supporting peace and interconnectedness. It is time to act, both in small and large ways, without making any excuses. This is not idealism but rather a realistic approach to the trajectory of our survival on this planet, and how each of us can be active participants in creating a better, kinder, and more connected world.
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    • 25 min
    This Is the Greatest Opportunity in the History of Mankind to Wake Up - Episode 81

    This Is the Greatest Opportunity in the History of Mankind to Wake Up - Episode 81

    Equal rights for everyone is something that our world has always failed at. However, this is the greatest opportunity in the history of mankind to wake up. We pay a deep and often unconscious price for our prejudice to continue to care only for ourselves and those familiar to us. Of course,  it's natural to care for our families, but, how much is too much? It is possible for you to move into greater balance to include more people and other beings on this planet. Even the smallest changes will make a humongous difference in our chance to survive in the world, be more whole in our hearts, and protect our children. 
    Robert and Dave explore how one of our most deeply rooted American ideals, that all men are created equal, is being violated with endless rationalizations, beliefs, actions, and attitudes. They discuss ways to move in a direction that will get us closer to this core belief in both small and large ways. Through Robert’s psychotherapy practice for almost 50 years, it has been evident that treating others like we want to be treated is not something that is normally associated with mental health. However, this lends itself to the disconnection and increased loneliness we see in our society today. Expanding our definition of family to include more people and beings can improve our individual mental health and the world at large.
    Read the transcription and listen to this episode on The Global Bridge Foundation website.

    • 26 min
    A Balanced Use of Medication Is an Act of Self-Love - Episode 80

    A Balanced Use of Medication Is an Act of Self-Love - Episode 80

    The Missing Conversation welcomes you to the third and final installment focusing on the balanced use of medication. This is often the neglected side of the discourse surrounding  America's relationship to opioids. There are significant dangers on both ends of the spectrum being either too loose or too restrictive. Robert and Dave discuss how to optimize our best relationship with sleeping and pain medications that can change our quality of life immensely. Not only are we emotional beings but we are chemical as well. There is a lot of talk about the mind-body connection, but not so much about the psycho-chemical connection. We are much more chemistry than we realize. Finding a balanced use of medication is an act of self-love.
    Robert speaks to this issue in a way that few people can. After his kidney transplant 23 years ago it took him 350 experiments with his medication to reach a surprisingly peaceful equilibrium. It has become part of his lifestyle and through his experience would like to offer others hope to keep trying and advocating for themselves with the help of friends, family, and doctors. It is important to respect your own uniqueness in this process because experimentation more often than not will be necessary. Robert addresses the fear and hopelessness that often accompanies this process, and how to not let that stop you. Medication can be a part of our chemistry that can make all of our systems operate in harmony. If you or someone you love is suffering from sleep issues, anxiety, chronic pain, or trauma, this series of episodes is for you.
    Read the transcription and listen to this episode at The Global Bridge Foundation website.

    • 30 min
    4 Most Common Medication Personality Types - Episode 79

    4 Most Common Medication Personality Types - Episode 79

    Opioid abuse has been very well covered in the media. Here on The Missing Conversation Robert and Dave will look at the other sides of opioid and medication use. Carefully dispensed and given to a properly screened patient who requires it for better health can be a life-changing solution. The reality is, that the longer we live, the more inevitable it becomes that we will need to introduce potent medications, which may include controlled substances, in our routines. If we can learn to cautiously view these substances as a major ally, our chance of having a long-term quality of life is vastly expanded. 
    Robert and Dave spend the second episode on the topic of medication reform, asking you to inquire into your own patterns. What is your medication personality type? Whether you have an addictive personality type, are medication-phobic, are an obsessed researcher, or are balanced, Robert will help move away from black-and-white thinking. Find a more balanced approach to advocate for yourself and the ones you love with more confidence and perspective. Optimize what will be best to ingest with the partnership of your well-chosen and trusted medical professionals.
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    • 30 min
    How to Be Resourceful in Chronic Pain - Episode 78

    How to Be Resourceful in Chronic Pain - Episode 78

    In this episode, Robert and Dave take the conversation in a new direction to discuss the crucial issue of using controlled substances for medications for those in critical need. At the same time, they will be suggesting guidelines and safeguards to prevent addiction while still providing pathways to find maximum relief and equilibrium for those with chronic pain and long-term sleep challenges. The goal is to find the optimum quality of life, which often includes the use of medications to alleviate chemical or physical maladies our bodies cannot manage on their own.
    This topic is more than personal to Robert as he pursued finding the right combinations of medications after a severe reaction to kidney transplant medications for nearly a decade. Through his experience, he provides tools to learn how to advocate for ourselves. It can also be invaluable to have somebody close to you that can guide the communication with doctors so we can best take care of serious life issues. The corruption of big pharma, as depicted in Dope Sick, has created an understandable wave of panic throughout the country. Robert and Dave address the effects this has had on the way controlled substances are prescribed for those with chronic pain and long-term sleep issues, and how we can navigate our way at these critical times
    Read the transcription and listen to this episode on The Global Bridge Foundation website.

    • 30 min

Customer Reviews

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105 Ratings

105 Ratings

LNADJSML ,

Think less ‘politics’ and more ‘a call-to-action’ to the heart of humanity.

Reminds me of another futurist—Dr. Jean Shinoda Bolen—who shares this rare ability to speak both passionately and pragmatically—about sustainability—at the same time. Think less ‘politics’ and more ‘a call-to-action’ to the heart of humanity.

kenolin ,

Provocative and essential.

Robert Strock has the extraordinary ability to make you think about things in a completely new way. He is a humanist in the most profound sense of the word. His way of articulating and exploring the issues we face today is deeply moving.

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New Options

Thanks for offering new, systemic, win-win options for challenges that have seemed intractable to many of us. The breadth, depth and spirit of this podcast is inspiring.

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