J. Brent Bill is an American author of Quaker spiritual literature. He is a graduate of Wilmington College and Earlham School of Religion and has worked as a pastor and writing coach. He and his wife live at Ploughshares Farm, fifty acres of Indiana farmland being reclaimed for native hardwood and prairie grasses. Brent and Bill discuss golf as a spiritual practice—how men need activity in their lives to be in touch with the deeper meaning of living. Both of these guys met in college and worked together in journalistic adventures.

TIM LUSCH — Self-described as a recovering attorney, Tim is a provocative writer and reviewer for several national journals and local magazines. He is one of Bill's favorite intellectual sparring partners and one of his closest friends. Together they talk about Resistance and the necessity of having a disciplined life to accomplish worthwhile things.

Chris and Bill talk about wrestling with our untapped potential and how many of us leave the scene with most of our song still inside. Fear is the number one face of Resistance and Chris gives some clear advice about how to charge through that, He also offers his personal de-stress plan that can be tried out today as you listen.

Home for the holidays? Ugh. Already the pit is forming in your stomach. And instead of visions of sugarplums dancing in your head, there is the gnawing dread of a déjà vu—another emotionally-driven holiday with family and friends. What to do? Instead of avoiding it why not embrace the opportunity to try out some new behavior?

I am suggesting ten ideas for taking care of yourself differently these next few weeks. Test-drive some of them out and see if you can manage yourself in a new and better way.

"The less a person understands his own feelings, the more he will fall prey to them. The less a person understands the feelings, the responses and the behaviors of others, the more likely he will interact inappropriately with them and therefore fail to secure his proper place in the world." --Howard Gardner, Harvard Prof of Education and Cognition

DAN SCHAEFER—is a licensed clinical psychologist in Ohio working with a varied clientele, especially men who are struggling through chapters in life. He loves outdoor sports like kayaking and when indoors, wrestling. Being from Pittsburgh he was fated to be a Steelers fan. Dan and Bill talk about friendships, with a focus on how to "fire a friend."

Bill and Nate Walke talk discuss what it takes to not be afraid of a new idea. Nate Walke is a serial entrepreneur, founder of Futuristic Design Agency, HyperloopX, Backpacks For Humans, Code City, and many more - so as you can probably guess, Nate isn't afraid of attacking new ideas. However, most people aren't this way. Learn the secrets around what it takes to start something new on this episode of Guy Shrink.

KATHLEEN CAULEY—is a private practice social worker therapist in the Washington DC area and a faculty member at the Bowen Family Center in DC. She brings humor, insight, and challenge to our thinking about how men relate within their respective families. Her words are timely and filled with energy. She and Bill have worked together for several years and both regard Bowen Family System Theory as a helpful way to think about the ties that bind us all together.