What if the biggest thing holding you back isn’t your circumstances… but your beliefs?

In this episode of Guys Dealings With Feelings, Aaron and Jason break down how deeply held beliefs—many formed in childhood or through trauma—quietly shape our identity, decisions, relationships, and results. Most men never question what they believe. They just live inside the system those beliefs create.

We explore:

• How core beliefs are formed
• Why trauma hardwires certain narratives
• The difference between facts and interpretations
• How beliefs impact confidence, leadership, and responsibility
• Why changing behavior without changing belief rarely works
• A practical tool to identify and challenge limiting beliefs

If you’ve ever thought:
 “I’m not enough.”
 “I have to do it all myself.”
 “People always leave.”
 “I can’t trust anyone.”
 “I’m just wired this way.”

This episode is for you.

Beliefs are not permanent. They are conditioned. And what’s conditioned can be examined, challenged, and rewritten. This conversation is about awareness, responsibility, and freedom—the kind that starts internally and changes everything externally. Listen in as Aaron and Jason unpack how to bring unconscious beliefs into the light and take back control of your internal narrative.

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Boundaries aren’t walls — they’re clarity. And without clear boundaries, relationships, mental health, and personal growth all begin to suffer.

In this full episode of Guys Dealings With Feelings, Aaron and Jason dive deep into why boundaries are essential for men’s mental health, emotional stability, and strong relationships. They break down common misunderstandings about boundaries, why many men struggle to set them, and how learning to communicate and maintain healthy boundaries can transform your life.

This conversation explores emotional awareness, responsibility, self-respect, relationships, and personal growth, offering practical insights to help men build stronger, healthier, and more intentional lives.

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Emotional awareness is one of the most important skills a person can develop — yet most men were never taught how to understand what they feel or why they feel it.

In this episode of Guys Dealings With Feelings, Aaron and Jason explore what emotional awareness really means, why it’s foundational to happiness and stability, and how learning to recognize your emotions can transform your relationships, decision-making, and overall quality of life.

This conversation breaks down how emotions work, why we often avoid them, and how building emotional awareness leads to personal growth, responsibility, and a deeper sense of fulfillment.

Subscribe for more conversations focused on men’s mental health, emotional intelligence, self-awareness, responsibility, identity, and personal growth.

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In this episode of Guys Dealings With Feelings, Aaron and Jason explore the relationship between happiness and personal responsibility — and why lasting fulfillment can’t be outsourced, chased, or handed to us by circumstances.

They discuss how many men unknowingly place responsibility for their happiness on relationships, careers, validation, or external success, and why this leads to frustration, resentment, and disconnection. The conversation looks at how trauma, conditioning, and avoidance shape our expectations — and what it actually means to take responsibility without blame or self-judgment.

This episode isn’t about forcing positivity or grinding harder. It’s about understanding where responsibility begins, how awareness changes choice, and why happiness is less about control and more about relationship to experience.

Guys Dealings With Feelings is a podcast dedicated to helping men develop emotional awareness, nervous system regulation, and a grounded sense of responsibility for the lives they’re living.

In this episode of Guys Dealings With Feelings, Aaron and Jason explore the invisible weight of trauma — the unseen burden many men carry without realizing how deeply it affects their thoughts, bodies, relationships, and sense of self.

They discuss how trauma doesn’t always show up as dramatic memories or obvious symptoms, but instead as chronic tension, emotional numbness, hyper-responsibility, disconnection, or a constant feeling of pressure. Often, men adapt so well that the weight becomes normal — until it starts shaping identity, behavior, and burnout.

This conversation looks at how trauma lives in the nervous system, why “pushing through” often makes things worse, and how awareness and presence create space for real healing without forcing change.

Guys Dealings With Feelings is a podcast dedicated to helping men build emotional awareness, resilience, and a more honest relationship with themselves and the lives they’re living.

In this episode of Guys Dealings With Feelings, Aaron and Jason explore the concept of presence — what it really means, why it’s so difficult in the modern world, and how a lack of presence quietly impacts mental health, relationships, and fulfillment.

They discuss how trauma, stress, and constant distraction pull us out of the present moment, why many men live in their heads or the future as a survival strategy, and how learning to inhabit the body is essential for clarity and emotional regulation.

This conversation invites men to slow down, reconnect with what’s happening right now, and recognize presence as a skill that can be practiced — not a personality trait you either have or don’t.

Guys Dealings With Feelings is a podcast focused on helping men build self-awareness, emotional resilience, and a grounded relationship with themselves and the world around them.

 In this episode, Aaron and Jason explore identity — how it’s formed, how it gets distorted through experience and conditioning, and why so many people feel lost when the version of themselves they’ve been operating from no longer works. They discuss how identity is often built around survival, expectations, and unprocessed experiences, rather than truth or presence. This conversation invites listeners to question who they think they are, notice what no longer fits, and begin reconnecting with a more grounded, honest sense of self. 

In this episode, Aaron and Jason discuss the importance of grounding in mental health, particularly for men. They explore how external chaos can affect emotional stability and the significance of being present and aware of one's feelings. The conversation delves into the impact of societal conditioning on emotional responses and the necessity of developing routines and community support for personal growth. Practical steps for achieving grounding and emotional awareness are shared, emphasizing the need for balance between movement and stillness, and the importance of understanding and processing emotions like fear.

In this episode of Guys Dealing with Feelings, Aaron Gray reflects on the journey of the podcast, expressing gratitude for listeners and discussing the importance of self-reflection and personal growth. He previews the upcoming season, emphasizing themes of emotional health, responsibility, and internal happiness. The conversation highlights the challenges men face and the necessity of focusing on oneself to foster better relationships and overall well-being.

Modern men are under pressure like never before—dating expectations, changing roles at home, economic strain, and a cultural message that tells us to “be strong” while giving us zero tools to actually handle what we feel.

In today’s episode, Jason and I break down what’s REALLY going on.

We talk about:

• The brutal reality of online dating
• Why men are withdrawing and shutting down
• How emotional expression became tied to “weakness”
• The evolutionary shift happening in relationships
• Why presence, not perfection, is what your partner actually needs
• How lack of community has made everything heavier

This one is honest, real, and overdue.
 If you're a man trying to understand why everything feels harder today—or a partner trying to understand the man you love—this conversation matters.