After a 2 week hiatus, I’m back with some valuable realizations and lessons. It’s a time in life where “things” are starting to finally feel just right. A few changes here and there but always, Mental Pleasure. Happy listening!  Email: info@mymentalpleasure.com ..read more

Mental pleasure listeners, please welcome fitness guru, Tyler Nation, back to the stage as we discuss everything you need to know for not only starting the fitness journey you’ve been promising yourself for years now but also how to maintain and stay consistent; ideally turning your fitness/healthy habits into a lifestyle. Summer is right around the corner and you know as well as I do, this is the time for those half-assed, last minute routines and diets we try to discover and put together, ultimately leading into very unhealthy and toxic decisions that can affect your body in the long run. Ty ..read more

Mental Pleasure, help me welcome the living legend, my son, Aiden Vargas. Today is Aiden’s 10th birthday and I decided it would be a great idea to ask him a few questions. It makes for a great memento and will definitely be entertaining to listen to 10 years from now. Happy listening ..read more

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses sexual abuse and drug use. Mental Pleasure welcomes Austin Martin this week, as he bravely opens up about the sexual abuse he endured during his childhood and how the undealt trauma led to a substance addiction he struggles with to this day. With the help of therapy and the realization of a possible anger disorder, Austin decided it was finally time to face his undesirable behavior and numbed feelings he thought were normal for so long.  Opening up about traumatic memories can be very tough to do because your body quite literally relives the experi ..read more

Congratulations, we officially made it to daylight savings time! Yes, one hour makes a significant difference between depression and complete happiness - at least it can really feel that way at times. A short & sweet moment for you, happy listening!  This Moment with Mel is brought to you by happiness, don’t wait to get yours today ..read more

TRIGGER WARNING: Suicide and mental health are heavily discussed in this episode!    Welcome to part 2 of Questions & Answers with Ann Guzman. This episode gets more into the meat of discussing depression, anxiety, obsessive thinking and the process of seeking outside help.   Ann Guzman is a therapist that specializes in mental health specifically for those who are suicidal, at Lakeside DBT and Recovery DBT. In this two-part series, Ann discusses her role as a therapist, what DBT is and exactly how she helps others apply regulation/coping methods to their day to day mental h ..read more

Mental Pleasure welcomes Luke Fuller to episode 49, where he discusses his fascination in learning and his experienced perspective on the human condition. Luke leads a profession in the field of data science and engineering; his leadership role is specifically within advanced analytics. He studied business & mathematics at the University of Alabama and computer science at Georgia Tech. Like many of us, beyond schooling and what our degree may say, we have many interests, hobbies, thoughts, questions and ideas that go further than a piece of paper and what one is conditioned to believe. Whi ..read more

What is stopping you from taking the next step in your life? Is it your emotions that are stopping you? Are limited resources, like time and money holding you back? Or is it something simple like laziness or distractions that tend to consume your days? More often times than not, you may not even know where to begin. Believing in yourself is a full-time job and I hope this episode helps you take that first step towards the direction of untapping your potential.  “The definition of hell is: your last day on Earth, the person you became meets the person you could have become”. Dan Sullivan ..read more

“What a precious privilege it is to be alive, to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love” - Marcus Aurelius  Email: Info@mymentalpleasure.com Instagram: @mymentalpleasure Twitter: @mymentalplease ..read more

Mental Pleasure’s last episode before the new year and we made it all about you, the listener. Happy Listening & Happy New Year ..read more