I have a story for you. It happened to a friend of a friend of mine... Well, really, it happened to a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of mine. I mean we all have 6 degrees of seperation from someone on Reddit's Am I the Asshole, right? It must be the truth. In today's episode of Am I the Bleep!?! The Jonathans (that's us) explore whether or not the people in the following stories are a**holes on the legendary scale of a**holery: AITA for cutting the trip with m...
Feb 15, 2023•47 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Guess who's back!?! Back again!?! It's the dudes who are more shady than slim, but are still mega down for mom's spaghetti. It's the JONATHANS! And they are back with one goal and one goal only. To determine who the a**hole is on the Legendary Scale of A**holery ™. In today's episode, The Jonathans explore the following posts: AITA for not allowing my stepdaughter and her boyfriend to share a room AITA for criticizing how my girlfriend takes job interviews? AITA for refusing to attend my wife's ...
Feb 08, 2023•50 min•Season 2Ep. 1
My point of view by Ben Kenobi "Hello there! Hopefully I’m reaching you on a secure channel. My name is Ben and up until recently I had a very important, singular job to do…watch over and eventually train my successor. Since my colleagues were…well I guess you could say we were downsized, I’ve been in a sort of self-imposed, semi-retirement so I can focus on this one task. Now things have changed. I’ve been forcefully brought out of retirement. Forced to run around the galaxy, feeling uneasy abo...
Jul 13, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 18
My Secret by Aggretsuko What’s the difference between a bad job and a high-stress job? One of them’s a compound word! Cue the cymbal crash, the raucous laughter, an offer letter to open at the Laugh Factory next Thursday night… Okay, really. Have you ever worked a job that felt right for you, but it was simultaneously extremely stressful? It’s a hard place to be in. You might be extremely passionate about the career field — healthcare, music, construction, marketing, education, the list goes on ...
Jul 06, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Homesick Runner by Captain Marvel We’ve all worked hard jobs before, right? Whether they’re backbreaking physical labor jobs, morally debilitating jobs in the service industry or extremely high-profile jobs that demand long hours after the office has closed for the day, the truth is that all difficult jobs add stress to your life. At best they keep you up worrying at night, and at worst, they can be so anxiety-inducing that it’s hard to function. Our client today works an especially hard job. Sh...
Jun 29, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 16
It's for My Family by Walter White The other day, Dr. Jon and I were sitting and chatting, when all of a sudden we received a journal from someone. And that someone was no rando, it was the one, the only Walter White. This was his journal: ' When I found out that I had cancer, I knew that what I wanted was to provide for my family.To give them a life. To give Walt Jr. a future. And I threw it all away when I gave up my stake in Gray Matter ...for $5000. My birthright for a month's worth of rent....
Jun 22, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Universal Home by America Chavez Did you move around a lot as a kid? You probably didn’t think too much of it at the time, but looking back, your childhood might’ve been a semi-jarring experience. After all, it’s hard to have a stable social, academic and home life when you’re always picking up and leaving for somewhere else. Like moving, other big life changes can make us feel disoriented. That’s especially true for today’s Character Coaching client, America C. Like many of us, America’s reelin...
Jun 15, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 14
My Father's Legacy by Gamora Family trauma: all of us have it, and yet none of us like to talk about it… unless we’re discussing it at the other end of a couch while wildly gesticulating and using colorful words in front of our overly patient therapists. In all seriousness, everyone deals with their own unique family issues, and it’s pretty much impossible to make it out of childhood without some scars — emotional or otherwise. At the same time, all of us have a unique and distinct “role” to pla...
Jun 08, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Shadow of Darkness by Dick Grayson (aka. Robin) It’s hard being in second place. If you’re the second sibling, you don’t get nearly the attention growing up that the first-born does. If you’re second in the Olympics, people don’t remember your name as well as if you took first. And nobody hands you a medal for being the second best guitar player in the world… although, truth be told, that one would still be pretty cool. Why are we talking about being number two? Because today our guest on Charac...
May 25, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 12
A Banner Year by Bruce Banner Have your friends, coworkers or family ever made you feel uncomfortable in your own skin? Sometimes it happens pretty directly — you’ll be doing something you love, or acting in a way that feels natural to you, and those around you will judge you for it. Other times, it can be a little more discreet: you might preemptively dress a certain way around your parents to avoid their ridicule, or maybe you don’t talk about your job with your older sibling because they’re j...
May 18, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 11
Teenagers with Attitude by Zordon If you’ve ever held a job before, chances are good you’ve had a boss — or colleagues, or employees — that you’ve found frustrating. In fact, of the nearly 100-million full-time workers in America, approximately 51 percent of them aren’t engaged or feel no real connection to their jobs. Another 16 percent actively resent their jobs, and make a point to complain about everyday tasks to their coworkers and associates. A lot of researchers examine statistics like th...
May 11, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Why would I leave this job? By Ron S. “Stuck between a job and a hard place.” Like it or not, that describes a lot of our career paths. Sometimes we’re put in positions where we’re being shepherded along in a job that doesn’t really feel right for us, but we stick with it anyway. While money, familiarity and stability can make it hard to leave, other factors — such as favored coworkers leaving the office for different jobs, or new management coming down and making life more difficult — can make ...
May 03, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Duality and The Stories We Tell by Donald D. Have you ever heard the phrase, “acting like a chameleon”? In short, people call others chameleons when it seems like they’re not acting like themselves. People with chameleon-like traits are those who rapidly shift personalities, dispositions and beliefs to meet the situation at hand. Sometimes this kind of behavior can be helpful, such as during an important business meeting, or when you’re meeting your girlfriend’s parents for the first time. Other...
Apr 21, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Master of None by Ash Ketchum You want to be the best at something. The very best, even. Maybe even… the best there ever was. But something’s standing in your way. Whether you’re looking to get a promotion at work or become a master guitar player, you just can’t shake the feeling that you’re not cut out for the job. You’re feeling unqualified, dejected and down. Today on Character Coaching, we’re tackling the thorny but necessary hurdle of imposter syndrome. What is it? How does it impact us? An...
Apr 13, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Long Live the Future King Have you ever wanted something so badly in life, only to see it go to someone else? Maybe it didn’t even go to someone who deserved it. Maybe the thing that you deserved — a job promotion, a relationship, a raise or something else — went to someone who’s never worked hard for that thing a day in their life. It feels like life just comes easy to that person, and that they never have to try to achieve things. Things just happen for them. Like they were born into success. ...
Apr 04, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 6
The Best Me I Can Be If someone asked you who you were, how would you answer that question? Depending on your response, people might perceive you very differently. Would you respond with your name? Your job? Would you talk about your hobbies, passions, fears or dreams? Despite how difficult it might be to answer “who” we are, our identities are extremely central to our lives. They’re what guide us and keep us together as a singular person with continuous morals, values, beliefs and ultimately, g...
Mar 30, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 5
I Will Become Regional Manager by Dwight Shrute From time to time, we all struggle with work. After all, no matter what we do, none of us are going to love our jobs all of the time. But what if you’re dealing with a uniquely difficult work problem that just won’t go away? Many of us have probably had horrible bosses, annoying coworkers, boring projects or incompetent new hires to contend with at some point in our careers before. And when that happens, it’s easy to feel like there’s no way to mak...
Mar 23, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Profit or Passion by Nog Ferengi An oppressive parental figure. A harsh mentor. An expectation from someone above you to take a specific life path — even though you’ve already set your mind on pursuing another. Lots of us can relate to the shared experience of wanting something that conflicts with what our friends, family, parents or colleagues want for us. The question is: what do you do in a situation like this? Today we’re going to walk you through someone who’s on this path right now. His na...
Mar 15, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Squidward Tentacles What’s it mean to be “stuck in a rut?” For most of us, it’s got everything to do with losing interest in our daily routines — we go to work at a job we’re only halfway interested in, come back home to a life we’re bored of, contemplate how to spend our next few hours of free time, and then get ready for bed. And the next day? It’s rinse and repeat. We do it all over again. And what do you know? Soon six months, one year, two years, five years pass like this. We’re still doing...
Mar 08, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 2
The BoJack Horseman Journal...Chapter #1 by BoJack Horseman What is a legacy? And what does it mean to live purposefully? These are questions all of us struggle with — whatever path our lives take, we want to make sure that what we do has meaning, weight, and value. Sometimes that shows up in how we treat others, other times it shows up in the work we do, and still other times it appears as the activities and hobbies we engage in. Today we’re going to tackle what it means to make an impact in li...
Mar 01, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 1
