In this episode, Craig sits down for a second round with renowned men’s coach Traver Boehm to share his experience of a recent 49 day dark retreat.

Together they discuss what led him back into a 49-day dark retreat after a season of grief, death, and deep internal change. Traver opens up about fear, initiation, the psychological intensity of total darkness, and how the experience altered the way he works, writes, and lives.

SHOW NOTES:

- What pushed Traver to return to the dark
- Why the 49-day retreat felt like an initiation rather than an adventure
- How pain, boredom, grief, and isolation reshaped him
- The moment “one life, soul-led, all in” became his new framework for life
- What changed in his work  and way of relating after he came out

Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 

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In this episode, Craig sits down with his wife Sara Carter to explore trauma, embodiment, healing, and the intelligence of the body. 

Sara shares how surviving rape, sexual abuse, domestic violence, and disconnection led her into a deep journey of somatic healing, self-trust, and learning how to listen to the body.

SHOW NOTES:

- How trauma left her numb, dissociated, and disconnected from her body 

- Why learning to feel safe again became the foundation of her healing 

- How breath, somatic practice, and authentic movement helped her reconnect with herself 

- Why women need to honor their cycles, emotions, and inner communication -

- How truth, honesty, and emotional ownership can transform relationships

Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 

Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/

In this conversation, Craig sits down with a sexual energy and intimacy coach Graeme Watefield. Together they break down why so many men carry shame, silence, and confusion around sex. The discussion explores sexual energy in practical terms, how repression shows up in the lives of leader's and why breath, presence, and nervous system regulation matter in intimacy.

SHOW NOTES:

- How his own journey through compulsive porn use and early ejaculation led him into this work 

- What he means by “sexual energy” and why many men feel disconnected from it 

- How shame and repression can affect confidence, intimacy, and the way men relate 

- Why slowing down, breathing, and feeling the body can change sexual experience 

- How deeper presence can strengthen intimacy, relationships, and leadership

Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 

Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/

This conversation explores modern leadership, emotional awareness, and the inner work required for men to lead with authenticity. The discussion focuses on how many men operate from the mind alone and the importance of reconnecting with the body, emotions, and purpose.

SHOW NOTES:

• Why she became passionate about helping men and male leadership evolve
• How many men are disconnected from their bodies and emotions
• What she learned after leaving a career in corporate consultancy
• Why leadership transformation requires deeper inner work
• How reconnecting with purpose can change how men lead and live

Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 

Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/

Today Craig welcomes back Rhys Thomas, a former Wales pro rugby player turned inspirational speaker and breathwork facilitator.

This conversation explores Rhys' experiences with mortality, transformation, and the journey of learning to embrace death. The discussion reflects on life after professional sport, addiction recovery, spirituality, and turning pain into purpose.

SHOW NOTES:

- How his heart attack in changed the direction of his life 

- Why he spent years in “self-destruction, alcoholism, and darkness” after retirement 

- How hr has confronted the fear of death

- How meditation, breathwork, and spirituality helped him find renewed purpose

- Why love for his children and partner keeps him moving forward

Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 

Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/

In this episode Craig sits down with Blaire Palmer a former BBC journalist and producer who now has two decades of experience coaching and shaping senior leaders. She is an inspirational speaker, author and expert authority on leadership.

This conversation explores leadership, organisational change, and why many leaders struggle when faced with uncertainty and complexity. The discussion examines how leadership models are evolving and why honest conversations inside organisations are often avoided.

SHOW NOTES:

• Why many organisations struggle to adapt to change
• How leaders often avoid difficult conversations inside teams
• The leadership patterns that keep organisations stuck
• Why uncertainty challenges traditional leadership models
• How modern leadership requires more openness and adaptability

Check Blaire out:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/blairepalmer/
https://www.thatpeoplething.com/

Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 

Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/

This conversation explores parts work, men’s groups, and why many men remain stuck in survival patterns from childhood. The discussion focuses on the shift from reactive boyish behaviour to grounded masculine presence.

SHOW NOTES:

• Why “men need men so we can be in it together” 
• How many men are still operating as “scared little boys” 
• What happens when the inner protector runs a man’s life
• Why breathing and embodiment interrupt survival mode
• How the shift from “am I” to “I am” changes everything

Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 

Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/

This episode features a discussion with Lynsey Chan, a breathwork expert. 

Craig and Lynsey discuss what breathwork is and the power of breathwork in transformation, especially for men.

Together their discussion focuses on how unprocessed experiences can be stored in the body and why integration and behaviour change matter after emotional release.

SHOW NOTES:

• Lynsey's experience and background
• How overwhelming experiences can become “stored in the body”
• Why the body moves into fight, flight, or freeze states
• How breathwork could “revolutionize the world of men”
• The importance of men learning to trust themselves and the breath
• Why integration after nervous system reset is where the real work happens

Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 

Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/

This episode follows a leadership coach who has successfully rebuilt her identity after a deeply personal crisis, she reflects on her experiences with men in both family life and the corporate world, exploring how emotional suppression and an inability to hold women’s emotions shaped her childhood, her parents’ marriage, and her relationship with her father. 

This conversation connects personal grief, leadership, and emotional intelligence, revealing how these patterns need to be disrupted in order for real leaders to emerge in the workplaces and inter-personal relationships of today.

SHOW NOTES

–  Introduction and her work as a leadership coach
– Losing her baby and the health crisis that changed everything
– Rebuilding identity after grief and physical recovery
– Men, emotional suppression, and the inability to hold women’s pain
– How her parents’ marriage broke down
– Her strained and painful relationship with her father
– Parallels between family dynamics and the corporate world
– What leadership looks like when emotional safety is missing
– Redefining strength, vulnerability, and purpose

Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 

Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/

This episode explores the journey of a former rugby player turned business owner and father of five. Through moments of reflection, he opens up about the pressures of performance, emotional growth, and what truly matters when juggling success and family life.

SHOW NOTES

• How rugby and construction shaped his early identity
• The role fatherhood plays in his decision-making
• Why people pleasing became a hidden pattern
• How family teamwork became a central value

Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 

Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/