Escaping Enemy Mode podcast helps you recognize when your brain is treating others as enemies to be defeated, instead of as people to be loved. With neuropsychologist Jim Wilder and Brigadier general Ray Woolridge, we'll discover the ways enemy mode sabotages our best intentions and find pathways to refriend the people around us. Escaping Enemy Mode features interviews with leading experts in policing, politics, education, and sports on the topic of Enemy Mode and how it affects their work.
In this final episode, Jim interviews Jessie Cruickshank. Jessie holds a master's degree from Harvard and applies brain science to real-life situations. Jim and Jessie talk about the science of hatred, family systems, and state-dependent learning. They talk about the myth of personal growth and how true transformation happens alongside other people.
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13 Feb 2023
General Becky Halstead | The Least Harmful Alternative
In this episode, Ray interviews General Becky Halstead. General Halstead talks about how to calculate the least harmful alternative in stressful situations, how she keeps her moral grounding in challenging circumstances, and how an awareness of enemy mode helps her stay connected going into hard conversations.
You can learn more about General Becky Halstead at https://www.beckyhalstead.com/ (https://www.beckyhalstead.com/).
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6 Feb 2023
Congressman Geoff Davis | Us/Them and Politics
In this episode, Ray interviews retired Congressman Geoff Davis. The talk about the "Us vs. Them" divide of politics and how enemy mode is the currency of political gain. They also talk about how the news weaponizes enemy mode to keep attention and boost ratings, and how this broken system is deepening the divide between Americans.
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30 Jan 2023
Major General Jack Briggs | The "As-If" Self
In this episode, Ray interviews Major General Jack Briggs. Jack is CEO of Springs Rescue Mission in Colorado Springs and talks about how to build strong relational bonds in a low trust environment.
You can learn more about Springs Rescue Mission at https://www.springsrescuemission.org/.
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2 Jan 2023
Officer Mike Beller | Policing and Enemy Mode
In this episode, Ray interviews officer Mike Beller on how police officers interact with others who are in enemy mode and the risks that entail. They talk about how people respond differently in public than at home, and strategies for remaining calm while facing difficult and dangerous situations.
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26 Dec 2022
Dr. Naomi Paget | Status Challenges
In this episode, we hear from hospital chaplain Dr. Naomi Paget on her experience as a Japanese-American. We hear how challenges to status can trigger an enemy mode reaction and how Dr. Paget learned to de-escalate tense situations.
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21 Dec 2022
Coaches Jamie and Heather | State-Dependent Learning
In this episode, Ray interviews collegiate volleyball coaches Jamie and Heather. They discuss how understanding enemy mode has allowed them to accelerate their program, challenge their players while maintaining strong relational bonds, and how state-dependent learning allows players to exercise their abilities in escaping enemy mode.
To learn more about the book, Escaping Enemy Mode, visit escapingenemymode.com (escapingenemymode.com).
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12 Dec 2022
Ryan Brenneman | Intelligent Enemy Mode in the Workplace
In this episode, Ray interviews Ryan Brenneman who worked in medical device sales during the height of the COVID pandemic. He talks about how to identify intelligent enemy mode in co-workers and clients while building a team culture that banks joy instead of running on fear.
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5 Dec 2022
Chris Coursey | Simple Enemy Mode at Home
In this episode, we hear from Chris Coursey, author of The Joy Switch (https://www.moodypublishers.com/the-joy-switch/). He explains a four-step process for identifying if our relational circuits are on. He helps us understand why Simple Enemy Mode threatens a thriving marriage and models pathways toward escaping enemy mode.
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28 Nov 2022
Lisa from Minneapolis | Engaging with Stupid Enemy Mode
Jim Wilder interviews special guest Lisa from Minneapolis. She tells the story of intervening and de-escalating a stupid enemy mode situation. Jim, Ray and Jeremy then discuss the unique features of stupid enemy mode and the best pathways for re-engaging the relational centers of the brain to escape this version of enemy mode.
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21 Nov 2022
The Three Enemy Modes
In this episode, we'll dive deeper into the three enemy modes: simple, stupid and intelligent enemy mode. We'll hear stories that illustrate each mode, how their different, and how to identify in yourself and others when you're encountering enemy mode.
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5 Oct 2022
S1E1: What is Enemy Mode?
In this first episode of Escaping Enemy Mode, we meet Jim Wilder and Ray Woolridge. Neurotheologian Jim Wilder helps the listener understand the brain science of Enemy Mode and how much it affects the way we approach the world around us. Retired Army Brigadier General Ray Woolridge outlines his journey to discovering the presence of Enemy Mode in his life and his struggle, along with Jim, to escape it.
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