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Coach Cub & Johnny Bear are back to continue going over their own experiences with their body journeys and provide tips and suggestions for how to feel more comfortable in your body.

If you haven't yet listened to episode 1, we recommending going back to listen now.

Worksheet Link to print out and fill in during or after the episode.

Support & Resources

• National Sexual Assault Hotline
• Mental Health Hotline 
• Male Survivor
• Mental Health Coalition 
• National Eating Disorder Hotline
• Body Dysphoric Disorder Foundation 
• Vegas Nerve "Chill Out" exercises 

Learn more and stay in touch:

• Learn more about Coach Cub's bear wellness coaching, bear classes, and retreats at coachcub.com
• Join the Belly Club FB community
• Follow on Instagram @coach.cub

Join us for a Bear Hug summer retreat, food tour, wine tour, or wellness retreat this year! Visit www.coachcub.com/retreats to learn more and schedule a call with us!

Get involved and feel supported by joining our private Facebook group The Belly Club, attending an in-person class in NYC or a virtual class, and coming to a Bear Hug retreat.

Learn more at www.coachcub.com

We've love to hear from you! Head to www.coachcub.com to get in touch with us about topics you want to hear or guest ideas.

See you next time! 

Send us Fan Mail

Coach Cub & Johnny Bear go over their own experiences with their body journeys and provide tips and suggestions for how to feel more comfortable in your body.

Worksheet Link to print out and fill in during or after the episode.

Support & Resources

• National Sexual Assault Hotline
• Mental Health Hotline 
• Male Survivor
• Mental Health Coalition 
• National Eating Disorder Hotline
• Body Dysphoric Disorder Foundation 

Learn more and stay in touch:

• Learn more about Coach Cub's bear wellness coaching, bear classes, and retreats at coachcub.com
• Join the Belly Club FB community
• Follow on Instagram @coach.cub

Join us for a Bear Hug summer retreat, food tour, wine tour, or wellness retreat this year! Visit www.coachcub.com/retreats to learn more and schedule a call with us!

Get involved and feel supported by joining our private Facebook group The Belly Club, attending an in-person class in NYC or a virtual class, and coming to a Bear Hug retreat.

Learn more at www.coachcub.com

We've love to hear from you! Head to www.coachcub.com to get in touch with us about topics you want to hear or guest ideas.

See you next time! 

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We are joined by friend and bear yoga instructor for Belly, Nirmal Chandraratna.

Nirmal is a musician, yoga teacher, and a spiritual being. He poses questions during our discussion about how we become more happy and content, how do we learn new things and build new habits, and how do we keep out hearts open.

Learn more about Nirmal at http://nirmalc.com

Learn more and stay in touch:

• Learn more about Coach Cub's bear wellness coaching, bear classes, and retreats at coachcub.com
• Join the Belly Club FB community
• Follow on Instagram @coach.cub

Join us for a Bear Hug summer retreat, food tour, wine tour, or wellness retreat this year! Visit www.coachcub.com/retreats to learn more and schedule a call with us!

Get involved and feel supported by joining our private Facebook group The Belly Club, attending an in-person class in NYC or a virtual class, and coming to a Bear Hug retreat.

Learn more at www.coachcub.com

We've love to hear from you! Head to www.coachcub.com to get in touch with us about topics you want to hear or guest ideas.

See you next time! 

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Coach Cub and Johnny Bear celebrate New Years and chat about how to reflect on the previous year.

Learn more and stay in touch:

• Learn more about Coach Cub's bear wellness coaching, bear classes, and retreats at coachcub.com
• Join the Belly Club FB community
• Follow on Instagram @coach.cub

Sponsors:

- Recess drinks (takearecess.com) use 15% off code: BEARWELL
- campbearhug.com

Join us for a Bear Hug summer retreat, food tour, wine tour, or wellness retreat this year! Visit www.coachcub.com/retreats to learn more and schedule a call with us!

Get involved and feel supported by joining our private Facebook group The Belly Club, attending an in-person class in NYC or a virtual class, and coming to a Bear Hug retreat.

Learn more at www.coachcub.com

We've love to hear from you! Head to www.coachcub.com to get in touch with us about topics you want to hear or guest ideas.

See you next time! 

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Coach Cub and Johnny Bear chat with their good friend and favorite mental health advocate, Zane Landin.

Zane Landin (He/Him and They/Them) is a mental health and disability advocate, queer rights activist, body positivity proponent, entrepreneur, and positive change maker.

The conversation covers Zane's childhood and how it impacted his view of mental health. Also, his feelings about community and body image - as well as his experience at Camp Bear Hug in 2023.

Learn more and stay in touch:

• Learn more about Coach Cub's bear wellness coaching, bear classes, and retreats at coachcub.com
• Join the Belly Club FB community
• Follow on Instagram @coach.cub

Sponsors:

- Recess drinks (takearecess.com) use 15% off code: BEARWELL
- campbearhug.com

Join us for a Bear Hug summer retreat, food tour, wine tour, or wellness retreat this year! Visit www.coachcub.com/retreats to learn more and schedule a call with us!

Get involved and feel supported by joining our private Facebook group The Belly Club, attending an in-person class in NYC or a virtual class, and coming to a Bear Hug retreat.

Learn more at www.coachcub.com

We've love to hear from you! Head to www.coachcub.com to get in touch with us about topics you want to hear or guest ideas.

See you next time! 

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Welcome to the new version of the podcast! In this episode, Coach Cub introduces you to our new co-host, Johnny Bear.

You will hear all about the Belly Community and the hosts' experiences with Camp Bear Hug in Portugal last summer.

Learn more at coachcub.com

Join the Belly Club FB community

Follow on Instagram @coach.cub

Join us for a Bear Hug summer retreat, food tour, wine tour, or wellness retreat this year! Visit www.coachcub.com/retreats to learn more and schedule a call with us!

Get involved and feel supported by joining our private Facebook group The Belly Club, attending an in-person class in NYC or a virtual class, and coming to a Bear Hug retreat.

Learn more at www.coachcub.com

We've love to hear from you! Head to www.coachcub.com to get in touch with us about topics you want to hear or guest ideas.

See you next time! 

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Coach Cub sits down with Chef Jonathan Harrison to chat about his cooking career and his life growing up - and coming out - in central Alabama.

Chef Jonathan will be the private bear chef for the July 2023 Camp Bear Hug retreat in Portugal.

Learn more about Jonathan and connect with him on Instagram at @chef_jonathanharrison

Wish to stay connected with Bear Wellness Pod and learn about our classes, retreats, and community?

1. Subscribe to the podcast and leave a review. Episodes will be released biweekly.

2. Follow @coach.cub on Instagram

3. Learn more about our Camp Bear Hug retreats in Portugal (and classes in NYC) at www.coachcub.com/retreats

4. Join our private Facebook Community: The Belly Club

Sponsors & Credits:

- Recess drinks (takearecess.com) use 15% off code: BEARWELL15

- Wandering Bear Coffee: 10% off at https://glnk.io/98yr/coachcub

Join us for a Bear Hug summer retreat, food tour, wine tour, or wellness retreat this year! Visit www.coachcub.com/retreats to learn more and schedule a call with us!

Get involved and feel supported by joining our private Facebook group The Belly Club, attending an in-person class in NYC or a virtual class, and coming to a Bear Hug retreat.

Learn more at www.coachcub.com

We've love to hear from you! Head to www.coachcub.com to get in touch with us about topics you want to hear or guest ideas.

See you next time! 

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Coach Cub sits down with Marcelo Rodrigues Viana to chat about his journey from growing up in Brazil to living in the Middle East to working on improving his body image and self-confidence.

Coach Cub and Marcelo hosted their first Camp Bear Hug retreat in Portugal in September 2022. They are gearing up for two more retreats in Portugal in July and September 2023.

Learn more about Marcelo and connect with him at @marcelorviana/

Wish to stay connected with Bear Wellness Pod and learn about our classes, retreats, and community?

1. Subscribe to the podcast and leave a review. Episodes will be released biweekly.

2. Follow @coach.cub on Instagram

3. Learn more about our Camp Bear Hug retreats in Portugal (and classes in NYC) at www.coachcub.com

4. Join our private Facebook Community: The Belly Club 

Sponsors & Credits:

- Recess drinks (takearecess.com) use 15% off code: BEARWELL15
- Wandering Bear Coffee: 10% off at https://glnk.io/98yr/coachcub 

Join us for a Bear Hug summer retreat, food tour, wine tour, or wellness retreat this year! Visit www.coachcub.com/retreats to learn more and schedule a call with us!

Get involved and feel supported by joining our private Facebook group The Belly Club, attending an in-person class in NYC or a virtual class, and coming to a Bear Hug retreat.

Learn more at www.coachcub.com

We've love to hear from you! Head to www.coachcub.com to get in touch with us about topics you want to hear or guest ideas.

See you next time! 

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Coach Cub sits down with Richard Jones to chat about his journey of first becoming a bear, then launching Bear World Media, and eventually becoming the co-founder and  CEO of Gray Jones Media. They own Bear World Mag, Queer Forty, and Gayming Mag. Plus some TV projects and podcasts (for example, the Bear World Podcast that Coach Cub was on months ago!).  They have a laugh and some cries...and overall a delightful time.

Learn more about Richard and his projects at www.grayjonesmedia.com

Wish to stay connected?  

1. Subscribe to the podcast and leave a review. Episodes will be released biweekly.
2.  Follow  @Coach.Cub on Instagram 
3. Attend one of our bear wellness classes and retreats + learn more at coachcub.com

Sponsors & Credits:

- Recess drinks (takearecess.com) use 15% off code: BEARWELL

- Episode edited by Christopher Heyler (www.chrishelyer.com)

Join us for a Bear Hug summer retreat, food tour, wine tour, or wellness retreat this year! Visit www.coachcub.com/retreats to learn more and schedule a call with us!

Get involved and feel supported by joining our private Facebook group The Belly Club, attending an in-person class in NYC or a virtual class, and coming to a Bear Hug retreat.

Learn more at www.coachcub.com

We've love to hear from you! Head to www.coachcub.com to get in touch with us about topics you want to hear or guest ideas.

See you next time! 

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Coach Cub sits down with Manish to chat about his journey of discovering who he is as a gay man - and where he fits into the LGBTQ+ community - his legal career, and his path to becoming a life coach.  

Connect with Manish on Twitter: @themanish89 / Instagram: @manishm89 / Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/TheManish89  

Also be sure to check out Manish's two movie podcasts: https://talkfilmsociety.com/queerandnow and https://talkfilmsociety.com/itpodtobeyou.

Wish to stay connected?  

1. Subscribe to the podcast and leave a review. Episodes will be released biweekly.
2.  Follow  @Coach.Cub on Instagram 
3. Attend one of our bear wellness classes and retreats + learn more at coachcub.com

Sponsors & Credits:

- Recess drinks (takearecess.com) use %15 off code: BEARWELL

- Intro produced by OnMarcMedia

- Episode edited by Christopher Heyler (www.chrishelyer.com)

Join us for a Bear Hug summer retreat, food tour, wine tour, or wellness retreat this year! Visit www.coachcub.com/retreats to learn more and schedule a call with us!

Get involved and feel supported by joining our private Facebook group The Belly Club, attending an in-person class in NYC or a virtual class, and coming to a Bear Hug retreat.

Learn more at www.coachcub.com

We've love to hear from you! Head to www.coachcub.com to get in touch with us about topics you want to hear or guest ideas.

See you next time!