The Bryar Patch

About The Bryar Patch

Formerly Bryar Patch Media, we used to host the 5 star rated The Bryar Patch & Surviving Empathy Podcast. After hundreds of episodes & a family health scare, we went on hiatus and retooled things to include a YouTube channel. We're all about kindness & forward thinking values, robust living, good mental health, social issues and social justice, as well as pop culture, #nerdlife and #spookylife, and thriving in uncertain times. We basically talk about anything & everything relevant in our culture and times today. Hopeful believers, we're paranormal curious and sometimes talk about ghosts, cryptids, and all weird phenomenon because it's just fun. As "empaths," we just want the world to function for regular people, and for the hate and dysfunction be replaced with peace, joy, and normalcy. Good grief, who's got time for all that cultural hate and nonsense?! This show is about self discovery and unleashing our potential as human beings, and enjoying this short but sweet life we are given. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

The Snarky Empath

Category

comedy · education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

3 May 2024

Latest episode

7 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

64 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Aug 2025

   I Miss You Mom, This is the End, the Craft of Caring, the Future is Gonna be Hot!

   On this episode I talk about this being the end of this show and this era, the reasons for it, and of course, the unfortunate passing of my mom. I miss her so much. I'm grieving pretty hard right now, and while we have been slowly taking care of mom's affairs and this home, I'm left feeling both parts hallow and oddly optimistic. I feel gutted over the death of my poor sweet mother and the nature of her battle with cancer, and the harsh reality of her passing. But we also know that, over time, this gives us a brand new chance for a life with fresh opportunities and a new, more lively vibe! As beneficiaries of this mobile home (it was always parlty ours, but now it's completely ours), it is both parts financially scary, but also exciting, offering a renewed sense of making this place feel joyful, bright, and whole again after a harrowing battle with cancer. We're trying to turn the page and think mindfully about the future, while making sure that our finances are covered first, while creating a renewed sense of comfort and joy in this living space. My mom, who loved "her" living room, is now slowly becoming our space now for relaxation and respite, as we slowly but surely expand our newfound space and freedom, while honoring mom and her memory, and what we think would be her wishes. This show was always about helping out regular people, the "working poor," the struggling lower middle class, and finding solutions to regular people's problems, and to find strength and solidarity in our shared reality. To offer hope and ways that we regular people can seek and find a more robust life and greater health, given financial limitations, and sometimes mental health baggage that many regular people carry from a lifetime of poverty, dashed dreams, and trauma. Here, I talk about what this show was all about, and my continued mission to be a salt of the earth helper, to maximize kindness and forward leaning values, and to be a cheerleader for all good folks who are just trying their best, but just need some encouragements, positivity, and hope. This show means a whole lot to me, but what I wasn't expecting was that I would go through my own set of mental health and life issues during all this, and come to find that I need people and hope as much as we try to offer it to others here. This was always about building a community of like minded good natured folks who could be there for one another, to offer nuggets of wisdom, encouragement, and acceptance. But unfortunately, esoteric, emotionally intelligent and sensitive things like this are often met by general audiences with derision, apathy, or confusion. But for many people, this channel was a beacon of positivity and tenderness, kindness meets hard knock life humor. A safe space for all misfits, weirdos, empaths, goths, spookies, and people who feel different out there in the world, that is filling up with cruelty and stupidity. For all intents and purposes, we wanted to be a solution to the madness out there, a place we could find clarity and answers together. To talk about ghosts and the paranormal, cryptids, portals, and nall unexplained phenomenon, but also important social issues, mental health support, being an empath or sensitive, but moreover, to just find a comfort in this life; to be accepted in a world that is going off the rails. So we thank you all for your friendship and support! I'll miss you guys. I appreciate all of you! Mom, I love you, forever and ever! Bry https://www.gofundme.com/f/aid-vickies-journey-through-cancer/cl/o?utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp13_c&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&lang=en_US&attribution_id=sl%3A8389f786-ad03-4631-af06-b947d9fd2d48&ts=1754534217 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   5 Jul 2025

   Happy Birthday Mom! What are Empaths Supposed to Act Like?! Natural Charisma, MAGA Hypocrisy

   Another Empath's Journal series vlog about my various gripes about things, and a very special loving happy birthday wish to my mom, one of the best of the best, who's currently succumbing to cancer! I'm not crying you're crying! https://linktr.ee/thesnarkyempath Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   3 Jul 2025

   Channel Update! Prioritizing Life, Health, & Security Over "YouTube Success!"

   These times have been downright dark and tough around here. I've tried maintaining a positive, fun, and light hearted disposition, and to make this feel fun and substantive for people, while tackling real life issues in a fun, down to earth, and upbeat way. To be advocates for working class people and forward thinking values. This has always been about starting a small community of like-minded individuals, to talk about real life things and real life problems and hardships, as well as our silly joys of the paranormal and woo woo stuff. But mostly, to find connections and solutions for and with other regular working class folks. This has always been about keeping it real, robust living for regular people, and good mental health While many will sell out for the almighty dollar, we just want to continue being happy and feel good about who we are and what we're doing in this short sweet life. But we too unfortunately can't work for free, and therefore, I'm putting this channel on the back burner in order to to go back to work, to work on my own growth and betterment, and to help my dear mom get through this battle with cancer until the bitter end. We'll still come on here and put out some fun and good heartfelt videos, the occasional update, and various topics about life, and even some random stuff like cooking, exploring, etc. We just wanted to tell you what's going on, and to thank you for your patronage and support. It means a lot to us. But don't stray too far, we're still here, just that right now, in these seriously difficult times, we gotta keep ourselves afloat before we can continue helping assist others. This isn't goodbye, it's just a shift in making sure we're prioritizing our health and survival over trying to make it as podcasters and Youtubers. But we'll come back from time to time; to share, to teach, to laugh, to feel good, and to spread kindness and everyday kitchen table values. To say hi and to maintain our friendships with those of you who we've gotten to know over the course of this wild, weird, wonderful podcasting and YouTubing experience! Please subscribe or stay subscribed, for this isn't goodbye. We're just entering a new chapter in our lives. Please be on the lookout for more to come, as we adjust to the new realities in our lives right now. Bry & Rebecca https://linktr.ee/thesnarkyempath Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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