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Relationships and Loneliness are two sides of the universal challenge:  Human Connection.
We want to be with others who care when we speak,  and we want to be with those who
genuinely want to be with us.  Love and friendship.  Warmth, laughter and kindness.  Taking
walks, holding hands, sharing matters of the heart.   Most of us would like to believe this kind
of stuff really exists.  And most would like to be feeling more right now!

























This video (like life!) was created for the purpose of education and enjoyment.  This is
a "guide to life" for those who enjoy kicking it on the couch and expanding the mind.  
For people who enjoy reality TV and documentaries and are ready to see an original, unrated,
highly-independent production way beyond the stuff you get from Hollywood...
Know-How for the Real World.
If you are in the video, please send me an email with your current address.  I am trying to contact you.   
Couch Potato Guide To Life Double-Feature DVD
36 Useful topics based on the true life experiences of 125 amateurs. How-To: Beat Shyness, Find Friends, Have Fun, Flirting, Dating, Relationships, Inner Strength, Parenthood, and much more. (2 Hours 50 Minutes)
$20.00
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  • Need Fun?

  • Late Bloomer?

  • Purpose in
    Life?

  • Relationships?

  • In a rut?

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Vital Knowledge
to Benefit:
  • Young Adults

  • College
    Students

  • Older Teens

  • Growth Phase
    at any age

  • Learning
    Lessons

  • Armchair
    Anthropology     
           
  • Reality TV Fans

  • Inquiring Minds
Couch Potato Guide To Life   
Double-Feature DVD
"...a brilliant idea." - Kim                      "...it would be great if everyone got to see this at some point in growing up!"-James
Higher Education    by Gerry Blue
Somehow,  you have found your way to my website.  So I'm going to assume you have an active curiosity about the ways
other people make friends, cope with loneliness, and somehow find warm human connections and joy in this world.  
Maybe somebody you know could really use some help in this area?  Or perhaps you have been googling sites related to
"dating tips", "flirting",  "shyness", "relationship advice" or "help for loneliness".   These are popular topics because they
address that vital need for love and companionship that all humans wrestle with in one way or another.   So if you
worry that you are some kind of freak or misfit, take heart in knowing that everyone has felt that way at least sometimes.

And it's no accident that fear and hurt seem to go hand-in-hand with romance.   Relationships and sexuality can be
strange territory, with high stakes, and we all enter into the game as beginners.   When we are suffering from loneliness
or painful relationships, it is often due to mistaken beliefs we hold about how life, friendship, and love actually work.  
Do not give up hope!   Just like any other skill, the beliefs and attitudes that lead to satisfying relationships, fun, laughter,
and warmth can be learned.   Truly, you are not stuck in a rut unless you want to be.

If you have been working your way through the internet seeking out this sort of information, you have probably
discovered that there are quite a few guys out there selling programs that will supposedly teach you how to develop a
cocky arrogant attitude, "pick up women", and gain a sensational love life in a matter of days.   So make no mistake:  
This is not some course about "how to pick up women".    The double-feature Couch Potato
Guide To Life is much more than that.  We made this to teach you how to deeply connect with all kinds of people!  This
36 topic DVD is intended to provide real-life tools to help you overcome typical barriers like shyness, loneliness, anxiety,
and boredom so you can truly create the life you want for yourself.    The information provided is real world experience
from 125 diverse people.  You will quite likely see people and hear ideas that you can relate to, plus lots of stuff you
probably never even considered before.   That way, you can try on lots of fresh ideas and gain a powerful
broadband perspective in approaching your own life challenges.   (Of course, you can then go ahead and pick up
women, if it turns out that really is your goal in life!)

Before creating this video I worked in various professional counseling roles for over fifteen years, and my wife
Katy is a board-certified psychiatrist.   Through our work with literally thousands of people in face-to-face sessions,  we
both witnessed the huge amount of suffering that is linked to loneliness and isolation.    Likewise, in the course of  
our clients' growth and development, we repeatedly saw how certain insights and attitudes usually play out in a positive
direction, ultimately leading to more joy in life.   For one thing,  we repeatedly saw the tremendous difference that a
good friend can make in anyone's life.   And of course, those same lessons around loneliness, friendship, fun, love and
relationships have played out over the years in our own personal lives, as well.

We believe that the way to find joy and happiness has more to do with laughter, kindness, and warmth than
through status, wealth, or power.  We believe there is plenty of goodness to be found in humanity.   And this idea is
not just some feel-good idealistic theory.  Put into real-life practice, this is a perspective that can change everything.

So, despite being a nerdy guy in my 40's (with zero sense of fashion and a crappy car),  I went out into the world with my  
idealism and my  video camera, and went all over the map, in a quest to demonstrate that this really is true.   And I
did find a tremendous amount of wisdom and goodwill among the strangers I met and especially the 125 who
appear in the guide to life.   In fact, the video would not exist but for the kindness of strangers who welcomed me into
their homes, and viewers like you into their lives.  Their real-world experiences and ideas will change the way you look at
 humanity.  Seeing this on display in the video will make it easier for you to find the good stuff in yourself, and to
find it in the people in your own world.  (Because, after all, that is what you'd hope to find among friends and lovers,
right?)  

Through the particular topics that are included here, we are spotlighting practical ideas that can improve your life.    The
people in this video are not trained "experts".   Just a wide variety of ordinary people living and coping in the real world.   
Everyone brings a piece of the puzzle to the table, offering a bit of guidance for your own struggles.  Plus, it sure is fun to
be a fly on the wall and hear what other people have to say, get inside their head for a minute.

The 36 topics you find in Couch Potato Guide To Life are designed to systematically address the kinds of struggles we
face in modern society.   Namely, how do ordinary people find their way from loneliness, fear, and isolation to a life with
satisfying connections, laughter, joy, and love?   What does it take to find your niche in in this world?
 These topics, and the eternal questions we asked in the interviews arise from established principles of personal growth,
philosophy, psychology, and spirituality.   These are the same sorts of questions that the great minds throughout history
have pondered.  However, in this video,  you will see the answers provided by people that are not so different from you,
who lead lives quite a bit like yours...
                                                      Knowledge Is Power.                                     

  Featuring 36 Real-World Topics:
   The Ultimate How-To Guide!
Ways to survive, thrive, and truly enjoy your life.
     Featuring straight talk from 125 human beings
    36 Topics and Thousands of useful ideas...        
         Part 2:  The Nitty Gritty
1.  Invitation - Want to be a movie star?
2.  What is sexual attraction all about?
3.  How does money affect your social life?
4.  How to come to terms with your looks.
5.  Tips for going out on a great date.
6.   Mistakes in romance.
7.  Getting over heartbreak and disappointment.
8.  What are your minimum standards for
  someone you would get close to?
9.   How do you experience or maintain inner peace?
10. What is special about your mate?
11. What do couples learn over time to make it last?
12. How do you feed your soul?
13. How do you cope with PMS?
14. Professional Bodywork and Follow Your Heart        
               (field trip to visit a massage therapist)
15. Advice about parenthood.
16. Happiness (field trip to the mountaintop)
17. Final Words: If you could say one thing to everyone
      in our society, what would you say?
Extra Bonus Topics:  1.  How to party.    2.  Saying Yes
              Part 1:  Vital Information
1.  Introduction- Why and how we did this.
2.  How people form first impressions.
3.  What do we have in common?
4.  Tips for starting conversations with strangers.
5.  What does it take to have fun?
6.  How to be a best friend.
7.   Being Cool vs. Being Warm.
8.   How do you make people laugh?
9.   How do you get beyond shyness?
10. The power of music.  (field trip to visit hiphop duo            
                                           Potluck onstage and in the studio)
11. What have you learned about race?
12. What is acceptance all about?
13. Making second impressions work for you.
14. How do you develop inner strength?
15. What is flirting all about, and how do you do it?
16. What are the major turn-offs?
17. Believe In Your Dream  (field trip to visit a true                
                modern-day wizard...via flying pickup truck)
18. What is Love all about?
19. CouchPotatoRehab: (help for couchaholics).              
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