Authenticity Road

Addiction comes in many forms. Most of them are difficult to conceal. Whether it’s drugs, alcohol, or gambling, the outward effects of addiction are often easily visible to the family, friends, and coworkers of the addict. However, porn addiction—the compulsive dependence on pornography that interferes with the ability to function—can remain largely undetected. And yet the fallout is quite real. In addition to the shame and guilt one might feel, there is also the risk of the inability to perform sexually without porn, alienation of spouses and partners, and disconnection from relationships, work, or other activities. The advent of high-speed internet has kicked the problem into overdrive, as addicts now have access to a nearly unlimited stream of addictive resources.

In this episode, we speak with coach, author and speaker Joshua Shea. Josh specializes in the realm of addiction, with a particular focus on pornography addiction. He addresses the concerns not only of those with a porn addiction, but also the issues that come with being a partner of a porn addict, and raising children in the age of high-speed internet access. Josh has been pornography-free since March 2014, and he believes that if we can begin to talk more about porn addiction and mental health, we'll see rates of addiction drop. 

Because the topic is sex, many folks are reluctant to have a frank discussion around the mental health implications of this disease. But this is a vital conversation that we need to be having. We hope you’ll find our talk with Josh to be revealing and informative. So let’s get on the road!

About Joshua Shea
Joshua Shea is a pornography addiction expert, certified betrayal trauma coach, therapeutic disclosure specialist and the author of four books about pornography addiction, including He’s a Porn Addict…Now What? An Expert and Former Addict Answer Your Questions (2022) focusing on the trauma partners feel when learning their loved one has an issue with pornography.

Since 2018, Joshua has given more interviews about pornography addiction and betrayal trauma than anybody in the world. To date, he has internationally appeared on nearly 400 podcasts, television and radio shows using his wealth of research and personal story to promote the ideas that porn addiction spans all demographics and those with a problem should seek help before it’s too late. He also speaks extensively about the issue of working through betrayal trauma, especially with the partners of addicts and those who are facing infidelity.

Prior to admitting his 24-year addiction to pornography (and 22-year addiction to alcohol) in 2014, Joshua was a prominent magazine publisher, award-winning journalist, film festival founder and politician in central Maine.

In 2017, Joshua launched RecoveringPornAddict.com which morphed into today’s PAddictRecovery.com He has also contributed articles about recovery to TheFix.com and Recovery Today magazine, is a TEDx Talk speaker and has developed and presents a porn addiction educational presentation series for colleges, churches, libraries and other groups. Sober since April 2014, Joshua still lives in Central Maine with his wife and two children. The current animal count is four dogs and seven cats, but it’s ever-changing.

Other books by Shea include: He’s a Porn Addict… Now What? (2019) Porn and the Pandemic: How Three Months in 2020 Changed Everything, released July 2020 and The Addiction Nobody Will Talk About: How I Let My Pornography Addiction Hurt People and Destroy Relationships (2018).

Connect with Joshua Shea

• Visit him online at paddictrecovery.com
• Read his books
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If you’ve been paying attention this season, you might have noticed that the first fourteen episodes have all had one thing in common. Each has had a guest.

Episode 15 is different. This time around, it’s just Jordan and me. In this episode, we check in to discuss what we’ve been up to and what’s going on for us these days.

There’s not much to set up, so without further ado, let’s get on the road!

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This one is dedicated to all the dads out there. Take a moment and ponder the question: Why are fathers important? What does modeling the healthy version of being the male parent bring to a child’s developing nervous system? How does a child benefit from witnessing the safety of healthy masculinity? And what does it look like to be a present, engaged, and connected dad?

In this episode, we speak with Brad Golphenee, a professional life coach who specializes in somatic experiencing and working with those in life transitions. He is not only a dad himself, but also works with men, individually and in groups, on issues around fatherhood.

In addition to all of that, Brad is a beloved teacher, mentor, and friend to both Jordan and Ettore. We could not be more honored and excited that he has agreed to spend this time with us. Whether you are a dad or a son, you’re sure to find what Brad has to say inspiring and enlightening. So let’s get on the road!

About Brad
From his website:

I am a professional Life Coach who specializes in Somatic Experiencing and working with those in life transitions.  I have years of experience in working with people on relationships, parenting, divorce, and Trauma Resolution.  I maintain a private practice in Sandpoint Idaho where I live with my wife of 28 years.  Our home environment consists of horses, chickens, dogs with the occasional Moose, Deer, and Bear visitor.  Our two sons are talented artists and wonderful human beings, they are my greatest teachers.

I serve as a private practitioner working with a broad spectrum of clients. In addition to being a professional Somatic Life Coach, I also am passionate about Community Men's Groups.  I have participated, trained, and worked with Men's Groups for over a decade.  Community based Men's Groups are a powerful community resource.  I can help set up and train men in starting  their own sustainable Men's Group within their community.

I am a collaborative, body focused coach. Through this approach, I provide support and specific methods to help clients effectively address personal life challenges. I also integrate mindfulness methods, visual imagery, and body centered expression to offer a highly-personalized experience. With guidance and intuition, I work with you to gain greater capacity for navigating life and developing new emotionally healthy skill sets.

Connect with Brad
Website: www.bradgolphenee.com
Contact: https://www.bradgolphenee.com/contact



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Frequent listeners of the show will have heard your intrepid hosts mention that we are somatic men’s work coaches and facilitators. And you may have wondered exactly what that means. Since some might be unfamiliar with this kind of coaching, we thought it would be interesting to provide a view into what the work actually entails.

In this episode, we welcome a mystery guest whom Jordan leads in a  live men’s work session. Whether we’re working in groups or one on one, creating a safe container is the first task in leading a man deeper into his experience. Therefore, we’ve concealed our mystery man’s identity to protect his privacy and create a safe space for him to do his work.

We hope you’ll find this exploration fascinating and informative. So let’s get on the road!


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We have been lucky enough to have both Andrew Kippen and Mike Sagun as guests on Season One of the Authenticity Road Podcast. If you’ve heard those episodes, you know that they are high points in our show’s history. Mike and Andrew bring such wisdom, knowledge, good humor, and love that any opportunity to share space with them is an enlightening experience.

At the EVRYMAN MELT in Joshua Tree in March 2023, Andrew and Jordan were together on the facilitation team, and Ettore was there, too (as a participant this time around). We approached Andrew about being on the show again. He said he’d do it, but only if Mike Sagun was there with him. Accepting his challenge, we set out to make it happen.

It took some coordination—across three time zones and three countries—but one Saturday morning, we got all four of us together in the studio for this friendly chat.

We hope that you’ll enjoy this fun and wide-ranging episode, and that you’ll appreciate these men as much as we do. So let’s get on the road!

Connect with Our Guests
Andrew Kippen: https://subconsciousway.com/
Mike Sagun: https://www.mikesagun.com/


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You likely know that the vast majority of victims of sexual violence, abuse, or rape are women and girls. Yet, it’s important to recognize that men and boys also can be victims of sexual violence.

Currently, about 14% of reported rapes involve men or boys, 1 in 6 reported sexual assaults is against a boy and 1 in 25 reported sexual assaults is against a man. Keep in mind that these are merely the number of reported incidents. Given our society’s outmoded beliefs around male sexuality—and the man box training that doesn’t permit us to acknowledge our victimhood—many men and boys make the difficult choice not to report sex crimes committed against them. Men and boys who are sexual assault victims are at increased risk of depression, suicide or substance abuse, experience work or school problems, and can develop difficulties in connecting with friends and family.

It’s time to increase awareness around the risks of sexual violence that men and boys face, and to work to create safe environments that can foster healing for victims.

In this episode, we talk with rape crisis counselor and author Robert Uttaro. Bobby is an activist and advocate for survivors of sexual violence. He works as a counselor for victims and their significant others, and facilitates workshops that unpack the realities of sexual violence and offer strategies for support and prevention with a focus on healing. Bobby’s book To the Survivors: One Man's Journey as a Rape Crisis Counselor with True Stories of Sexual Violence gives a voice to those who have been victimized and provides a forum for them to tell their stories in their own words.

This is a sensitive topic, so we recommend that you exercise self-care in listening. We hope you’ll find this discussion informative and helpful. So let’s get on the road!

About Robert Uttaro
Robert Uttaro is currently in his 12th year as a rape crisis counselor and community educator. Inspired by his undergraduate studies in Criminal Justice, he continues to embrace a lifelong commitment to activism and advocacy for survivors of sexual violence. Serving as a counselor, Bobby supports rape survivors and their significant others through myriad emotional, spiritual, and legal issues. He also facilitates workshops that unpack the realities of sexual violence, and offers strategies for support and prevention with a focus on healing.

Getting in touch

• Website: https://www.robertuttaro.com/
• Book: https://www.amazon.com/To-Survivors-Journey-Counselor-Violence/dp/149093166X/
• Survivor resources: https://www.robertuttaro.com/resources

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What does it take to become one with yourself? Is that even possible? If you live your life largely looking outward and not inward, you may not create a deep connection with yourself, so you may make decisions that seem exciting in the short run but may not be right for you in the long run. Can you instead train yourself to achieve clarity of thought and consistently make choices that lead to peace?

In this episode, we welcome Tarun Gulati, founder of a mental wellbeing company called Adios, an acronym for A Dialogue In Objective Silence. Tarun has found that a regular habit of contemplation based in a specific set of principles strengthens your self-connection. He believes that people are not unhappy; they are unclear. He says that clarity of thought and peace of mind are skills, not gifts. And they are skills that you can learn.

We think you’ll find Tarun’s approach to a more peaceful life both fascinating and enlightening. So let’s get on the road!

Connect with Tarun

• To start your journey with Adios, please go to www.adiosworld.com.
• To find a meaningful partner for yourself, please go to www.LoveIsVenus.com.

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If you’ve been following the show this season, you know that we’ve been focusing more on specific topics and having conversations around very distinct issues. However, this episode is a little different. Today’s show has no specific topic, and no agenda. This time, the show is just a conversation with someone Ettore personally finds extraordinarily charming and engaging.

Douglas Robbins is a writer with a slew of novels under his belt and the host of the popular Den of Discussion podcast. In this wide-ranging discussion, Ettore and Doug touch on the search for finding truth through art, metaphysics and the supernatural, and—most importantly—the significance of men’s work in helping men heal themselves and world around them.

We think you’ll find Doug to be charming and engaging, too, and we hope you’ll enjoy this fun and candid conversation. So let’s get on the road!

About Douglas Robbins

Douglas Robbins began his writing career at a young age when one of his teachers asked the class to write a poem. In that moment he found a power in words that he never had found anywhere else. According to Doug, “As time passed, I started to write more seriously because it was the only profession that ever made sense. It wasn’t so much a career move; it was a move out of necessity.”

Doug grew up, attended college, then joined the workforce but continued to write in his spare time. Frustrated with one dead-end job after another, he finally decided to take his chances with the only profession that ever made sense. He explains, “I left my thankless corporate job after years of waking up sick and dreading each day. Though I had little money in the bank, I decided right then if I were going to live or die, it would be by the pen.”

Doug lives near the Catskill Mountains with his wife and family. He enjoys motorcycling and the martial arts.

Connect with Doug

• Visit his website: douglasrobbinsauthor.com
• Send him a message: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/contact-2/ 
• Check out his podcast: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/podcast/
• Read his blog: https://douglasrobbinsauthor.com/blog/

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Seeking our personal authenticity and living as our genuine selves is—for most of us—a challenge. Beyond that, how can we live that version of our lives when many around us—our families, our communities, our spiritual leaders, even our society as a whole—are opposed to our personal truth? If the goal of authenticity is to live one’s truth to the fullest, then the example set by today’s guest is a master class.

Mac Scotty McGregor is a trans man with firsthand experience of the costs and challenges of living authentically. Mac is an activist, speaker, educator, writer, and radio host who has dedicated his life to creating a world where people can feel free to be their authentic selves. Prior to his transition, Mac’s experience was that of an elite female athlete, an inductee into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame, a coach and referee, and successful business owner.

Mac’s story is unique and inspiring. We think you’ll gain enormous insight from hearing about his journey to authenticity. So let’s get on the road!

About Mac Scotty McGregor

Mac Scotty McGregor—the Gender Sensei—is a transgender activist, author, speaker, and educator who provides gender and LGBTQIA diversity training for corporations, colleges, and groups all over the world. He co-founded Positive Masculinity, a project for heart-led masculine folks who want to create a transformative path for masculinity in our world.

Mac's experience prior to transition was that of a successful female athlete and business owner. This experience led him to be a champion for women's rights, closing the pay gap and equal opportunity for women and folks that are gender variant. He was a former US karate team member, champion martial arts competitor, coach and teacher. He has extensive training in conflict resolution and arbitration through being a certified coach and referee through the AAU and U.S. Olympic committee.

Connect with Mac Scotty McGregor

• Visit the Positive Masculinity website
• Visit Mac's professional website
• Mac's radio show "The You Can Make A Difference Show" on Rainier Avenue Radio
• Facebook
• Instagram
• TikTok
• YouTube

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Have you been the victim of a bully or an abuser? Or maybe you played the part of the perpetrator. Did you experience violence at the hands of other males and then perpetuate that cycle? If you’re like most men, you’ve experienced violence from or committed it against other men. It’s such an ingrained part of our culture, that you may not even recognize it. This is the insidious way that the patterns of male on male violence continue to repeat. We enculturate our boys with it—consider superheroes or the glorification of inflicting pain on opponents in certain sports—and we carry that trauma forward into our adult lives. In this episode, we take a deeper look at the roots of this phenomenon and talk about how to stop the cycle.

In this episode, we welcome Brad Mewhort, an expert in male on male violence. Brad is the author of the book, The Peaceful Man: Heal Within Yourself the Personal Effects and Historic Patterns of Male-on-Male Violence. Brad joins us to speak about his mission to prevent male-on-male violence and end physical bullying.

This is a necessary conversation for every man to consider. We hope you’ll give a listen and ponder how you can help stop the cycle of violence.

About Brad:

Brad has a mission to prevent male-on-male violence and end physical bullying. In his adolescence, he was a victim of physical bullying and became an occasional bully himself. Over the past two decades, he has done a lot of work to heal from the personal impacts of these encounters with violence.

Since 2014, he has been teaching and supporting other men on their healing journeys by facilitating groups and through 1:1 mentoring sessions that include body-based healing experiences and contemplative practices. Brad has received extensive training and holds certifications in developmental coaching, somatic practices, group facilitation, and transformative change.

Brad believes that men healing from violence and finding peace within themselves are keys to enabling humanity and all of life on earth to flourish. He wrote The Peaceful Man in service of this vision and as a means of helping men to embark on journeys of healing.

Brad offers individual online sessions and men’s groups to help those looking to heal from violence.

Get in touch with Brad:

• Brad's website: www.peacefulmanbook.com
• Email Brad: [email protected]
• Buy The Peaceful Man on Amazon
• Guided meditations from the book

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