At long last we're thrilled to welcome Mandy McIntyre to the podcast! Mandy McIntyre of Level Up Consultants has seen the devastating effects of struggling mental health in the industry. For ten years she worked in the roofing industry before making a passionate switch to the mental health industry in the form of consulting.  

Let's talk about it! You can also listen over at https://anchor.fm/loving-goliath or wherever you get your podcasts!  

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We told you there was something new on the way, and here it is! 

Welcome to our first unpacking video! Are you excited? Me too! We'll be unpacking each episode together the week after, whether it's an interview or just a regular degular Ben & Willow convo. Today we're talking about episode 72 with Ivory Smith on overcoming family trauma, starting with my dad revealing how he and my mom thought I looked like an alien when I was born. Classic. HUGE thanks to our new sponsors, Go Primal Apparel! Use our code GOLIATH10 for 10% off your entire purchase at https://www.goprimalusa.com/ ! Thank you again, Go Primal!

In part one of this second conversation with Ben's sister Ivory, the two of them dive deeper into the long-term effects of trauma in the home and how one goes about overcoming it. Despite the two sharing a similarly unsafe and unsupported upbringing, Ben and Ivory have both dealt differently with the traumas they endured during childhood. After years of reconciling, coming to terms and changing bad habits, what lessons have they learned?

Let's talk about it!

Don't forget to check out what we're up to over at https://thegoliathfoundation.com/, or write in to us at [email protected]!

Does size matter? Well, does it? Our guest today, adult film star Erik Everhard, answers the question definitively once and for all!

Together, he and Ben discuss a broad range of men’s mental and sexual health topics from healthy relationships with women, competence leading to confidence, fact and fiction of the adult film industry and how a performance coach like Erik can improve your game both in the bedroom and in the boardroom.

Check out what Erik is up to in the world at the links below!

https://crushingperformanceanxiety.com/

https://www.erikeverhard.com/

Have a topic you want us to cover? Looking to hire Ben for one-on-one coaching? You can always reach out to us for anything and everything! You can find us on Instagram @lovinggoliath, Facebook as The Goliath Foundation, you can email us at [email protected] or find more information about The Goliath Foundation at https://thegoliathfoundation.com !

This week we got to talk with the amazing Shan Foster. He is the co-founder and CEO of Fostering Healthy Solutions, LLC, where he cultivates healthy solutions to diversity issues through education, training, and execution. In this conversation he and Ben got to dive deep into the topic of violence against women and girls, how a parent or mentor can equip their young men and boys to be advocates for a solution, and the crucial role of critical thinking in expanding one's world view and tolerances. Let's talk about it!

You can see what Shan and his team are up to at https://www.amendtogether.org/leadership-team or follow their instagram @amend_together! You can also check out his book, What Hurt Didn't Hinder, over on Amazon!

To keep up with The Goliath Foundation, you can see what we're up to over at thegoliathfoundation.com, you can DM us at lovinggoliath on Instagram or you can email us at [email protected]!

Ian Hill joins us on the podcast today to talk about popping the hood and showing the world what's really going on inside the life of a suicidal man. From highly traditionally successful man to inspirational world record setter, he shares the lessons he's learned about speaking out, what Manning Up truly means and what it takes to save a life. Ian is currently on a journey to be the world's oldest man to play college football to bring attention to the upsettingly high suicide rate in middle-aged men and destigmatize men's mental health.

You can follow Ian's journey, reach out to him or support him over at https://seasontosavealife.org/ !

Want to support Loving Goliath? Consider sponsoring the podcast, or heading over to thegoliathfoundation.com to sponsor a man in need to go through our coaching without cost as a barrier. And, as always, you can reach out to us with questions, comments, concerns, to ask for support or to pitch topics you'd like us to cover at [email protected]!

(*This episode handles sensitive topics around gun violence that may be triggering)

This week, we got to sit down with Aaron Stark, speaker, mental health advocate and known primarily for his TEDx Talk, 'I Was Almost A School Shooter'. Since that talk came out in 2018, it's gained nearly 14.5 million views on Youtube and sparked a great deal of conversation around why a person becomes a school shooter in the first place. 

In this conversation, we talk a bit about recent attacks in 2022, how the back and forth of gun violence vs mental health can muddy the real issues, and how saving one life can not only save so many more, but can be as easy as a text message. 

This week Ben got to sit down with Clint Adams, author of Lighting the Blue Flame. The two of them chatted about his theory of red and blue brains, the way we process safety or the lack thereof, shifting the narrative of men expressing emotion and so, so much more!

Let's talk about it! 

And while you're at it, take a peek at his book at https://tinyurl.com/lightingtheblueflame

We're joined this week by a WICKED guest, comedian and podcast host Tim McCarthy! His podcast, 20TIMinutes, handles mental health, neurodivergence, life, love, comedy and everything in between. He joined us to talk about his experience with depression, his near brush with suicide, and the role of comedy in leading a happier, healthier life - even if the path is still unfolding. 

Be sure to check out everything he's up to at the links below and show the guy some love!

https://20timinutes.com/

https://www.instagram.com/20timinutes/

https://twitter.com/20TIMinutes

https://YouTube.com/20TIMinutes

https://linktr.ee/20timinutes

We've made it to the eighth and final step of creating your reality! Have you created your dream life? Not yet? Well that's okay, because these steps are ongoing. Every goal, every piece, is ongoing - forever, basically. As always we'd love to hear about how it's going, or isn't going. You can always reach out to us at [email protected], or on facebook or instagram if you need some extra support, have a topic you'd like us to cover, or anything in between!