Mind Over Masculinity

21:13

Redefining Strength Through EFT Tapping with Lauren...

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2026/08/12

This episode is for anyone taught that being strong means hiding emotion and never asking for help. EFT trainer and coach Lauren Fonvielle joins Mind Over Masculinity to explore where that belief comes from, and why it still holds on even when it isn't helping us.She unpacks how EFT tapping helps regulate the nervous system, why suppressed emotion often resurfaces as burnout or pain, and how small, honest choices to feel instead of hide can change everything.About the Guest:Lauren Fonvielle is an

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30:12

Redefining Strength Beyond Traditional Masculinity...

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2026/08/11

This episode is for any man who has ever felt like strength means never showing weakness, and is quietly exhausted by the pressure to keep it together. Dr. Nick Carruthers, an integrative medicine doctor and human behavior expert, challenges the idea that masculinity means armor, arguing that real strength is actually a balance between masculine and feminine energy, not a rejection of one.Drawing on quantum physics, chiropractic work, and years of clinical practice, Dr. Nick unpacks why over

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24:49

Redefining Strength: Eli Brackenbury on...

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2026/08/11

This episode is for any man who was taught that strength means carrying everything alone. Host Swati talks with Eli Brackenbury about the old script many men grow up with, the idea that asking for help is weakness, and what he learned when that script finally cracked in his own life.Eli speaks openly about surrender, faith, and the coping mechanisms men reach for when they don't have language for what they're carrying. It's a raw, grounded conversation about what redefining masculinity can actually

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21:48

You're Allowed to Feel: Redefining Strength Beyond...

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2026/08/10

Meet Alexander Osterman, a psychotherapist working mostly with men, who joins Mind Over Masculinity to unpack what toxic masculinity really means.Listeners will hear why bottling up emotions doesn't make anyone stronger, and how small habits rebuild a healthier relationship with strength.About the Guest:Alexander Osterman is a licensed psychotherapist who owns a private practice in the United States, working with about 60 clients a week, most of them men. He is also the author of the upcoming book

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15:30

Redefining Strength: Geoff Grant on Vulnerability...

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2026/08/10

This episode is for any man who has mistaken silence for strength. Host Swati talks with coach Geoff Grant about why men learn to equate control with strength, and what that belief quietly costs.Geoff explains what shifts when a man chooses vulnerability over control, why curiosity can replace the need to always be right, and why setbacks are part of growth, not failure.About the Guest:Geoff Grant is a coach and consultant who helps people move beyond inherited expectations to build authentic lives

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22:08

Real Strength, Real Honesty: Paris Cluff on Men,...

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2026/08/09

Many men are still taught that strength means silence, that asking for help is weakness, and that showing emotion is somehow a failure to provide and protect. In this episode of Mind Over Masculinity, host Swati talks with financial coach Paris Cluff about what real strength actually looks like, and why it has more to do with honesty than control.Paris draws on 25 years of financial coaching and his own life as a husband and father to unpack where these beliefs come from, why men's mental health and

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33:41

Growing Up Gay and Invisible in 1980s Rural America:...

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2026/08/09

There is a particular loneliness in growing up somewhere everybody knows your name and nobody knows you. Wayne was sixteen in a small country school in Floyd, New York, at the height of the AIDS epidemic, learning early what to hide and carrying it entirely alone.This conversation moves from that silence to what came after: coming out at thirty-three, a family that met him with acceptance, a marriage, two sons, and the slow work of stepping out of an introvert's shell at sixty. Tender, honest, and

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25:53

Responsibility Over Stoicism: Mike Cobb on What It...

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2026/08/07

The conversation about masculinity is stuck between backlash and overcorrection. If you are a man who was raised to walk it off, stuff it down and stay the strong silent type, this one names the cost of that training without shaming you for it.Mike Cobb talks about growing up inside a culture that taught compartmentalising, why bottled emotion always finds an exit, and how asking why three or four layers deep changes both leadership and self-knowledge. You will leave with a working definition of

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30:17

What a Marriage Proposal Reveals About a Man, with...

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2026/08/05

Forget the ring and the Instagram moment. This episode is about what actually happens inside a man on one knee: the fear, the vulnerability, the weight of the question.Ash Fox has planned over 3,000 marriage proposals. She talks with Sana about male vulnerability, why control shows up when men are scared, what to get clear on before you plan anything, and why the moment matters more than the details.About the Guest:Ash Fox is a New York City based proposal planner who has planned and photographed

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19:44

Mind Over Masculinity: Dr. Shanea Clancy on the...

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2026/08/03

There's a certain idea of strength a lot of men grow up with: push through, don't stop, don't show the strain. This episode of Mind Over Masculinity questions that idea directly. Host Shreya talks with Dr. Shanea Clancy, forensic nurse and creator of The Mountaineering Mindset™, about what real climbers actually know, that the hardest climb is rarely just the visible one.Shanea shares her own experience on the rock face, where competitive drive nearly overrode her body's real limits, and breaks down

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26:14

The Science of Male Brain Wiring and Why Integrity...

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2026/08/01

Testosterone is dropping, ADHD diagnoses are rising, and men are absorbing a story about their biology they never chose.Host Sana talks with neurofeedback expert Ofer Lidsky about the real science behind male brain wiring and why integrity, not toughness, is what truly builds a man's strength.About the GuestOfer Lidsky is the founder and CEO of Excellent Brain, a neurofeedback technology company helping people, especially those with ADHD, train their brains for sharper focus. He spent years in

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25:47

What Real Intimacy Asks of Men: Vulnerability with...

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2026/07/30

This episode is for the man who can be physically close to someone and still feel a thousand miles away. Host Sayan sits with intimacy and relationship coach Joanna Shakti to unpack why vulnerability feels riskier than loneliness for so many men, and what real intimacy actually asks of us once we stop performing.Joanna shares her own journey from armoring up in a male-dominated corporate world to understanding masculine and feminine energy as complementary, not competing, forces. Together they

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22:53

The Conversations Men Are Never Taught to Have:...

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2026/07/28

Most men were handed a very short emotional vocabulary and told it was enough. Be strong. Provide. Handle it. And for a long time, it works, until the weight of everything carried quietly alone starts to crack something that no one ever taught them how to tend. This episode is for every man who has kept going without ever being asked how he actually is.Howard Minor joins Mind Over Masculinity for an honest, grounded conversation about what really sits underneath the strong and silent script, the

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23:09

Mind Over Masculinity: Jon Symes on the Hard...

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2026/07/26

Ask a group of men how they're really doing, and watch the reflex kick in: "Fine." This episode is for any man who has carried something heavy in silence, simply because no one ever taught him the words for it. Host Sayan sits down with coach, author, and speaker Jon Symes for an unscripted conversation about masculinity, vulnerability, and the stories men inherit about what it means to be a provider.Jon shares the personal collapse that forced him to question fifty years of believing he could "make

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26:10

Leadership Under Pressure: Rethinking Strength, Ego,...

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2026/07/24

Most men were taught that strength means staying silent, that leadership means having all the answers, and that emotions have no place in high-stakes moments. But what if those beliefs are exactly what's holding men back, not just personally, but in the rooms where the real decisions happen?In this conversation on Mind Over Masculinity, host Shriya sits down with Silvia Rizzo, international Grand Prix dressage rider, certified life coach, and founder of Hof Marabunta, for an honest conversation

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24:52

Men and Emotional Vulnerability: What Dr. Foojan...

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2026/07/22

Most men were taught early that strength means staying in control, pushing through, and never showing what's underneath. But what if that very habit is what's quietly keeping so many men stuck — disconnected from themselves, lonely in their relationships, and trapped in patterns they didn't choose?In this honest, grounding conversation on Mind Over Masculinity, host Sayan sits with Dr. Foojan Zeine — clinical psychologist, author, and originator of the Awareness Integration Theory — to talk about

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21:54

What Modern Men Are Not Allowed to Feel, With Liana...

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2026/07/20

Men are handed the keys to anger and pride early, while the doors to fear, grief, and tenderness quietly lock. This is for the men wondering what is behind them, and those who love them.Liana Lucine explores why male pain so often goes unseen, how depression can hide as anger, and the gentle first steps toward unlocking what was shut away.About the Guest:Liana Lucine is a former Metropolitan Police officer and trainer with a background in psychology, now running Lucine Training. She works to bring

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23:23

Reframing Masculinity: How Men Reconnect With...

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2026/07/18

Most men carry a quiet pressure no one sees: the gap between the strength they project and the tenderness they are not allowed to admit they need. This episode is for the man tired of performing strength that no longer fits.Ellen Edmondson offers a grounded, judgment-free way back to self. You will learn why checking in with yourself is strength, not weakness, and how reconnecting with inner guidance brings clarity, ease, and self-trust.About the Guest:Ellen Edmondson is an award-winning author,

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20:58

Unlearning Performative Masculinity: Roles, Identity,...

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2026/07/16

There's a way men learn to carry themselves that looks like strength from the outside and feels like exhaustion within. We learn the script before we know we're reading from one.At 84, Michael J. Dorfman reflects on peeling back the roles to find the human underneath, why relationships evolve through honesty, and how choosing your response changes everything.About the Guest:Michael J. Dorfman is a certified health and nutrition life coach, investigative author, and founder of the Longevity Wellness

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26:08

What Masculinity Looks Like When a Man Finally Heals...

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2026/07/15

There is a quiet weight a lot of men carry that almost nobody asks them about. It does not show up at the office or the gym. It shows up in the small moments: the jaw that tightens when emotion gets close, the phone picked up just to avoid a feeling, the armor that goes back on the second the front door opens. This episode of Mind Over Masculinity is for any man who has wondered whether the way he is carrying his life is actually working, and for everyone who loves a man like that.John Boyle joins

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