Have you ever considered that you might might be afraid of women? Have you ever felt afraid of a woman’s emotions? Or your own? Do you ever walk on eggshells around women, and do you loathe that? In this episode Dr. Avrum Weiss and I explore these questions and more to provide useful insights that can make a positive impact on your life. Dr. Avrum Weiss is a psychotherapist, an award-winning author, and public speaker. His decades-long work on understanding the internal lives of men...

Do you agree with those who say the world doesn’t need masculinity, or men? Of course you don’t but do you think it is time for a new vision of masculinity, one that would truly serve the world rather than only seek to dominate over it? Do you know what that vision could look like? Well, in today’s episode, my guest is my dear friend, John Wineland. He is a decades-long practitioner and teacher, who leads men and women and practices embodied masculine leadership, spiritual intimacy, and...

What is men’s work, really? Why do men often resist it? What happens for men in the world of men’s work? In this episode, my guest, Connor Beaton, the creator of the renowned organization Mantalks, and I mine these questions and more for useful insights to make a meaningful difference in your life. I love my conversations with Connor. We’re like two personal growth geeks geeking out over our lessons learned, our painful experiences both personal and professional, and the hard-earned...

What does it mean to be a man connected to the heart? What is the gift of feeling emotions, anyway? What can you do to be more connected to the heart?  In this episode, my guest is Bruce Cryer, he’s a man of many gifts, talents and experiences, but perhaps most notably, he’s a co-founder and former CEO of the renowned HeartMath Institute and Bruce and I mine these questions and more for useful insights to make a meaningful difference in your life.  His resume doesn’t stop at HeartMath,...

What is the essential role of a father? Have you faced your own father-wounds yet? Or are you still, on some level, holding it against your father for not being all you needed him to be? Kelly Gardner is a deep, wise man and a father. Kelly is yet another man in my recent series of guests who is a member of my men’s group. For the last few years, I’ve been watching Kelly Gardner model a brilliant flavour of fatherhood to his two boys, Jai & Sol and quite frankly, to many of us men in...

Do you suffer from the “freedom wound”? Do you struggle to reconcile freedom with the bonds of relationship? Do you understand why you need deeply trustable men in your life? Stefanos Sifandos’ journey in life has brought him through the experiences of intense childhood trauma of violence and abuse, being a child immigrant in a foreign land who couldn’t speak the language, and then in his own words: “Debauchery, prostitution, infidelity, shadow sexual exploration, mixing with the...

What are young men learning about masculinity today? How can we help build young men into the resilient, connected, empathetic AND strong adult men we need in the future? What kinds of rites of passage can we offer young men in today’s modern world? And should we? In this episode of Men, This Way, my guest, Dennis Morolda … the founder of Building Men, and I mine these questions and more for useful insights to make a meaningful difference in your life. Dennis, who’s a former middle...

Do you struggle with intimacy in relationships? Do you sometimes struggle to feel connected to yourself? Does sex stop satisfying you not long after the honeymoon hormones wear off? Zoe Kors is a long time, really close friend of mine and she’s also the author of radical intimacy: cultivate the deeply connected relationships you desire and deserve. We became close friends when she was the senior editor and creative director of L. A. Yoga magazine and today she’s a world renowned author,...

Are you in the midst of a major life transition? Or heading towards one? Have you ever felt both excitement and terror of change overtaking you? Are you comfortable with not knowing what’s next, as you let go of what was? In this episode, my guest, Mark Grooves, the Creator of Create the Love, and I mine these questions for valuable insights to make a meaningful difference in your life. Mark has been the awkward kid, the pretty boy, the brokenhearted guy, the womanizer, the corporate...

Have you ever undergone a rites of passage? Have you ever felt called to do a rites of passage? Do you even know what I’m talking about? In this episode, my guest, Jeddy Azuma … the founder of Rising Man Movement and the Podcast of the same name, … and I mine these questions and more for useful insights to make a meaningful difference in your life. When I was 19, I asked my dad and my step-mother to drive me 3 hours from their home to a cave set deep in the hills of Kentucky … I wanted...

Did you long ago bury your creative spirit so you could fit in? Did you long ago stop writing poetry or songs, or painting, or drawing or whatever because it wouldn’t make you money? Do you ever use drugs, alcohol, porn, to bring your body alive, but in ways that you know don’t serve you? Well, in this episode, my guest, Aryeh-Or and I mine these questions and more for useful insights to make a meaningful difference in your life. Aryeh-Or is a deeply wise and beautiful man. … Aryeh –...

Have you ever achieved something huge, only to feel let down soon after the triumph? Have you ever lived the life you wanted, only to wake up one day feeling disillusioned by it? Do you consistently share the raw truth of your experiences with other men? In this episode, my guest, Sean Hotchkiss, and I mine these questions and more for useful insights to make a meaningful difference in your life. For nearly a decade, Sean Hotchkiss worked as a journalist filing stories and personal...

Do you ever struggle to feel deeply connected to your authentic power? Could that be preventing you from being fully present in your everyday life? Could that be preventing you from having the love you deeply desire? In this episode, my guest, Jon Vroman, the Founder of Front Row Dads, and I mine these questions for valuable insights to make a meaningful difference in your life. I’m a big fan of Jon Vroman, the man. I just met him recently at a mutual friend’s pool party, and we had...

Are you able to have honest conversations about sex with your partner, in ways that bring you closer together rather than push you apart? If not, would you like to learn how? Do you buy into the myth of happy sex, as most men do? In this episode, my guest, Shana James … and I mine these questions and more for useful insights to make a meaningful difference in your life. Shana James is a brilliant and insightful woman who’s been working closely with men as a relationship coach for 2...

Do you hate conflict? Especially with other men? Did you know that conflict can actually build trust? … But only when done well? Have you ever seen conflict done well? In this episode, my guest, Arjuna O’Neal … and I mine these questions and more for useful insights to make a meaningful difference in your life. Arjuna O’Neal is one of the wisest men I know. … And he and I have conflicted with each other. You see, Arjuna and I have been in the same men’s group for going on 4 years now....

Have you ever questioned where your definition of manhood came from? Have you ever taken time to define for yourself what it means to be a man? In this episode, my guest, Johnny Elsasser, and I mine these questions and more for useful insights to make a meaningful difference in your life. I like Johnny. I met him in person about a year ago at a mutual friend’s birthday party in Austin and instantly took a liking to him. His presence was/is infectious. Johnny served in the U.S. Army...

What are the common struggles men face (that we don’t talk about)? What are the costs of us not talking about it? If you’re a man, are you aware that you probably don’t trust other men? Do you understand the costs of that? In this episode, my guest is Tait Arend, my lifelong childhood friend of 38 years, and he and I mine these questions and more for useful insights to make a meaningful difference in your life. Tait Arend is one of the most brilliant people I’ve ever known, though he...

Welcome back to a new season and a new era, really … of MEN, THIS WAY. If you’ve been following this podcast for a while, you’ll know I haven’t released an episode in a few months. I took a hiatus because well, frankly, I just got burned out. This year has been intense. I’ve moved across the country with my wife, and I’ve been focusing on launching, strengthening, and deepening my men’s coaching business. Podcasting just fell by the wayside. But I’m back. I’ve found a new way to do the...

Do you regularly turn away from the sorrows of the world? Are you aware of the great cost to your vitality, your joy, by doing so? Why might it be important to regularly confront your own sorrows, even if you think you have none? In this episode, my guest, Francis Weller, and I mine these questions and more for useful insights to make a meaningful difference in your life. Francis is the author of The Wild Edge of Sorrow, perhaps the book I recommend most these days.  I actually...

Could overthinking be negatively affecting your entire life? Have you ever struggled with a big decision because of differences with an intimate partner? What are the dangers of endlessly comparing yourself (and competing with) others? **CORRECTION: I misspoke in the intro. Dan is the author of “Way of the Peaceful Warrior,” not “Way of the Superior Man” (that’s David Deida). Dan Millman is a wise man. Although he’s written 17 books, it was his book “Way of the Peaceful Warrior” first...

Why do men often have to hit bottom before we’re able to make meaningful changes in our lives? Could our cultural obsession with the individual self be propelling us towards our collective doom? Could learning how to properly grieve be key to our vitality, to living a rich, soul-centered life? Well, in this very special episode, my guest Francis Weller, and I mine these questions and more for useful insights to make a meaningful difference in your life. And this is a very special...

Why do men (even when we succeed) often struggle to enjoy our daily lives? What are we missing on our endlessly futile “pursuit of happiness”? What are the key ingredients for a deeply fulfilling life? In this episode, I mine these questions and more for useful insights to make a meaningful difference in your life. Because in this episode, I’m going to dive into the 5 Pillars of a Thriving Man. These 5 pillars came to me a few years ago on a cabin retreat in the mountains with my...

How do you practice “letting go”? What does “letting go” even really mean? Can you “let go” AND still take powerful, effective action? In this episode, my guest, the brilliant and wise author, teacher, lecturer, sage, Peter Russell, and I mine these questions and more to help make a meaningful difference in your life. Peter Russell is indeed a wise, wise man. … In a world devoid of true elders, Peter is a true elder. Back in the 80s, Peter became renown for speaking this term “The...

What did your father teach you about conflict? What does conflict look like in healthy relationships? Do healthy couples regularly experience conflict? And if so, how do they do it? In this episode, my guest, relationship expert Jayson Gaddis, and I mine these questions and more for useful insights to make a meaningful difference in your life. This is the second time I’ve had Jayson on Men, This Way, and I love having Jayson on because he brings such practical insight and wisdom,...

Are you constantly trying to make your partner more like you? (i.e. less emotional, more rational, etc.) Are you constantly getting stuck over your differences? Do you struggle to really feel your feelings? In this episode, I’m talking with my old friend, Mark Groves, founder of “Create The Love” a massively successful Instagram Page and Community dedicated to helping people create inspired and inspiring relationships. This is actually a rebroadcast of an episode Mark and I did on HIS...