Jacoby Ballard is a social justice educator and yoga teacher who leads workshops and trainings around the country on diversity, equity, and inclusion. As a yoga teacher with 20 years of experience, he leads workshops, retreats, teacher trainings, teaches at conferences, and runs the Resonance mentorship program for certified yoga teachers to find their niche and calling.  In 2008, Jacoby co-founded Third Root Community Health Centre in Brooklyn, to work at the nexus of healing and social...

Mary Burke is the director of clinical services and senior nurse prescriber at The London Transgender Clinic. Mary works alongside a varied multidisciplinary team that includes gender specialist psychiatrists, psychologists and endocrinologists to provide a comprehensive, compassionate and supportive care package for all our transgender and non-binary patients from the first consult, through to hormone therapy and surgery.  In this episode, we discuss: Hormone therapy and who it is...

Dr. Evan Goldstein is a nationally renowned anal surgeon and the Founder and CEO of Bespoke Surgical, the leading private practice specialising in an elite standard of sexual health and wellness care in New York City. His practice caters to a wide range of clientele; however, the majority of his patients are LGBTQ+. Dr. Goldstein is also the Co-Founder of Future Method, an innovative sex care brand that is the result of Dr. Goldstein’s years of experience working with his clients and...

Dr. Dilan Fernando is a hair transplant surgeon and medical director at The Treatment Rooms London. Dr Fernando is also an Executive Committee member of the British Association of Hair Restoration Surgery upholding and driving its stringent professional code of conduct when it comes to performing hair transplant surgery. Dr Fernando speaks about the hair transplant surgery, processes, transgender options and the pros and cons of medical tourism. For more information about The Treatment...

In this episode, we speak to David Weale about Body Dysmorphia in the gay community. We discuss the root cause, how to identify it as an issue and steps you can take to overcome it. David Weale is a psychotherapist and psychotherapeutic counsellor. He is a member of UKCP and BACP. Coming from a successful career in education, David retrained as a psychotherapist, firstly as an educational therapist and more latterly as psychotherapist in transactional analysis. He has worked for several...

We talk to Dr Luke Pratsides, who discusses the causes of hair loss. Dr Pratsides discusses the treatment options for those wanting to prevent further hair loss.   Dr Luke Pratsides is Lead GP at Numan and also works for the NHS in East London. He’s dedicated to digital healthcare and committed to opening up difficult conversations about men’s health.    Numan is a new kind of healthcare company that gives men simple and accessible solutions for their health and wellbeing problems such as...

Tom Sobel is a psychotherapist in private practice in London. He is experienced in treating depression, anxiety, low self esteem, trauma/ PTSD, grief and loss, life changes, sexuality, LGBTQ+ issues, stress, panic disorder and improving confidence.  In this episode, we go into depth about the topic of perfectionism. It may not be something on the front of your mind but it's very prominent in the LGBTQ+ community. Tom discusses how to identify this and then what to do about it. Tom is a...

Robyn is a Clinical Nutritional Therapist with a specialised interest in the Functional Medicine approach to health. Her passion for the healing power of food, has led her to work with complex cases, involving multiple diagnoses, and chronic health issues such as ME, auto-immune diseases and fibromyalgia. Robyn works with patients to nutritionally support their bodies, so that they can heal. She has successfully helped many people around the world improve their health and increase their...

Damon Holzum is a Sex Positive Clinical Therapist based in LA. In this episode we discuss shame and sexuality, Covid-19 and impact on gay men, heteronormative ideals, sexual roles and stigma, shaming with in the community and rejection. For more information about Damon, please visit his website: https://www.damonholzum.com/

Chris O'Hanlon is a Clinical Hypnotherapist and Gay Men's Project Coordinator for Positively UK, a peer led HIV charity based in London. He has been involved in HIV campaigning and activism for many years through various different charitable organisations. We talk about: -the importance of supporting people with HIV and addressing the stigma that still exists. -Chris's journey and diagnosis -Covid-19 impact -Medication -Nutrition -U=U -Side-effects -Where to get advice

In this episode, we speak to Miguel who is a clinical neuroscientist and Nutritionist. We cover gut health from top to bottom which may be a big thing on the minds of LGBTQ+ individuals when it comes to sex. We speak about: -The brain and gut health - IBS and what it means - What the two types of fibres are you need to know about and when to have them - What foods to avoid for sex - Douching - Foods and Supplements that may help your sex life

LGBTQ+ health and well-being can span over a huge subject area which include HIV support, transgender nutrition, fertility for those considering IVF treatment, substance use and addiction, sexual health, mental health and also weight management and fitness. My aim in this podcast is to bring experts together to talk about various subjects with can offer practical tips for all gay men, lesbians, transgendered individuals, bisexuals, non-binary or allies.