Men Talking Mindfulness

By Jon Macaskill & Will SchneiderSociety & Culture Health & Fitness Mental Health

Men Talking Mindfulness episodes

October 25, 2021 Preview of Physical Fitness - The Mind / Body Connection with Dr. Theresa Larson
Quick down and dirty summary of the upcoming episode (available now on YouTube) - Jon and Will's thoughts on Physical Fitness and it's tie to mindfulness and quick thoughts on Dr. Theresa Larson's knowledge bombs!

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4 min
October 21, 2021 Dr. Shauna Springer: Why Men Avoid Therapy and What Finally Gets Them In
"Men and Therapy" w/ Shauna Springer, Ph.D., Leading Expert Therapy Men Talking Mindfulness!!
Let's change the stigma surrounding mental health for EVERYONE including men!
As we discussed in our "Asking for Help Episode" - men are less likely to ask for help - well, men are less likely to seek help with their mental health! According to the American Psychological Association, “dozens of studies and surveys over the past several decades have shown that men of all ages and ethnicities are less likely than women to seek help for all sorts of problems–including depression, substance abuse and stressful life events–even though they encounter those problems at the same or greater rates as women.”

Join Jon and Will for a special "off schedule" episode of Men Talking Mindfulness as they discuss this topic with special guest, Dr. Shauna Springer ("Doc")!

Check out Doc's book on her website: drshaunaspringer.com

Check out the Master Guide to Mental Wellness on redefiningyourmission.com

0:00 Preview

1:00 MTM Intro

2:00 Welcome to the show!

3:00 Movement Rx: M2 Experience begins October 27th movementrx.com/mtm

3:30 Get your MTM Swag between now and November 7th! mentalkingmindfulness.com

4:00 Introducing Doc Springer

5:00 Will leads Opening Grounding Practice

9:00 Who is Doc Springer? (She’ll kick your ass)

12:30 What are the obstacles of getting people into therapy?

16:30 Developing trust is key, but requires different approach

22:30 What is the role of therapy in growth?

24:00 Why going to therapy might destroy a warrior’s career.

32:00 Venting to your buddies is not therapy

33:45 Doc Springer calls Will out

35:00 Therapy is work and a therapist is there to help you get shit done.

36:30 Doc is playing Legend of Zelda ‘86

38:00 If you’re going to play a video game, you need a gamer by your side.

41:30 Confined masculinity is just avoidance.

46:00 How do you display compassion without bruising egos?

49:15 How do you find the right therapist?

54:00 CW: Suicide

55:00 Taking away someone’s weapon is a delicate but crucial matter

59:00 Warriors are constantly in Fight-or-Flight

1:04:00 There are a LOT of therapies, but it’s all about the doctor

1:09:30 Get started with redefineyourmission.com

1:12:00 Jon leads Closing Grounding Practice

Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIE

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1 hr 15 min
October 20, 2021 Preview of Men and Therapy with Dr. Shauna Springer
Here's a quick glimpse into what Jon and Will thought of the episode ... listen to the full episode tomorrow!

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4 min
October 19, 2021 Understanding Addiction with Recovery Expert, Dr. Robb Kelly
We’ve got a great show for you today with guest, recovery expert - a man who KNOWS the pitfalls of addiction and how to overcome the DISEASE of addiction... Dr. Robb Kelly - Robb is a world-renowned addiction expert who believes in treating the problem, not the symptoms. He has worked for many years helping addicts and alcoholics to RECOVER their lives from the disease of addiction.
Based on his own experiences working with addicts and alcoholics over the last 20 years, combined with a PhD in psychology, and as a recovered alcoholic himself – he is a triple threat against the disease of addiction.
Robb has written a book about his journey to recovery, Daddy, Daddy, Please Stop Drinking… available on Amazon here.
Robb's website: https://robbkelly.com
Robb's personal telephone number if you're in need of help with addiction - 214-600-0210 (text first)
Announcements:

The next M2 Mindfulness & Movement Experience with Movement Rx kicks off October 27th. If you’re ready to improve your mental and physical wellness, join us with our partners from MovemementRx for this 21 day online journey. https://movement-rx.com/mtm
If you’re on the fence we got you, JOIN us in our upcoming FREE webinar Oct 21st where we will introduce you to how mindfulness and movement work together to improve overall health and wellness. This webinar is October 21 at 6pm ET. Again, you can directly register for the experience through the MTM link provided earlier OR you can sign up for one of the two webinars at Movement-rx.com or with this link https://offers.movement-rx.com/mindfulness-movement-workshop-2
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Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIE

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1 hr 8 min
October 18, 2021 Preview of Understanding Addiction with Recovery Expert, Dr. Robb Kelly
Jon and Will do a quick recap / preview of the recently recorded episode... available October 19th 2021 right here or available on the Men Talking Mindfulness YouTube channel now!
(PS - holy crap, this episode was powerful - you'll get angry, laugh, maybe cry a little, get chill bumps, and laugh again... it's THAT good!)

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4 min
October 12, 2021 Psychedelics #2 with veterans Jesse Gould and Juliana Mercer
Join Jon and Will as they discuss psychedelics with Heroic Hearts Project founder, former Army Ranger Jesse Gould, and Sabe Chief Experience Officer, Marine Corps veteran Juliana Mercer.
Announcements and links:
Speaking of psychedelics! Will and I are joining former Army Ranger guest from our episode on Trust Neil Markey - at an upcoming 5 day entheogenic wellness retreat at the BEAUTIFUL Imiloa Institute in Costa Rica November 19-23. There are still spots available! We’d love to meet you there… we’ll drop the link in the comments here in a second. https://imiloainstitute.com/retreat/reflect-reset-rewire/
The next Mindfulness and Movement Experience with Movement Rx kicks off Octtober 27th. If you’re ready to improve your mental and physical wellness, join me and Will with our partners from MovemementRx for this 21 day online journey. https://movement-rx.com/mtm If you’re not sure, join me and Dr. Theresa Larson in either one of two upcoming webinars where we will introduce you to how mindfulness and movement work together to improve overall health and wellness. These webinars are October 14th at 11am ET or October 21 at 6pm ET. Again, you can directly register for the experience through the MTM link provided earlier OR you can sign up for one of the two webinars at Movement-rx.com or with this link https://offers.movement-rx.com/mindfulness-movement-workshop-2
https://www.heroicheartsproject.org
Juliana on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianamercer
Jesse in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-gould
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Time stamps:
3:45 Welcome to our guests Jesse Gould and Juliana Mercer
6:30 Will leads Opening Grounding Practice
10:00 Juliana’s story
16:00 Jesse’s story
19:00 What is Ayahuasca?
22:00 Something needs to change
23:30 What is the Heroic Hearts Project providing for Vets?
26:00 Juliana’s Experience with HHP
27:00 Building a support team
28:30 Sabe Journeys Retreats
29:30 The importance of creating a setting
33:00 Not just for Vets!
34:00 What it means to “download”
35:00 D.A.R.E. kids unite!
38:30 This is not for everyone, but for some people it is life-changing
40:00 Know if this right for you before you jump in
44:00 MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD (https://maps.org/research/mdma)
47:00 Psycobilin, Ayahuasca, MDMAetc. - not all medicine is the same
51:00 The Ceremonial Aspect
52:00 A guide or coach is a great resource
54:30 The decriminalization of drugs
1:00:00 What life enhancing properties?
1:05:00 Spirituality
1:10:00 We're great at "one-upping" but Are you “one-downing” yourself?
1:16:30 Jon leads Closing Grounding Practice
Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIE

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1 hr 21 min
October 10, 2021 Preview of Psychedelics with Jesse Gould and Juliana Mercer
What are and how can Psychedelic Therapies help you?
Learn from two experts - Jesse Gould and Juliana Mercer when the podcast drops or watch the full video right here on MTM's YouTube https://youtu.be/RYPHtVSCOQ4
https://www.heroicheartsproject.org/
www.mentalkingmindfulness.com
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#psychedelics #psychedelictherapies #psychedelic #mindfulness #Wellness #heal #ptsd #tbi #despression

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4 min
October 05, 2021 Jake Cosme: Victim Mindset vs. Hero Mindset, How Men Flip the Script
Jon and Will sit down for a conversation with Marine Officer Veteran and Author, Jake Cosme, to discuss "Victim vs Hero Mindset"
Jake Cosme is a US Naval Academy Grad, class of 2005. He is a Marine Corps Officer Veteran who served two combat deployments in Iraq, but then, in summer of 2011 he was pulled over for DUI - leaving the Marine Corps the following year with adverse fitness report. That was the beginning of a downward spira which ended in his losing his house and going bankrupt, which he found to be his turnaround moment. Since then he has gone on to author a book, The Recipe - A Marine's Mindset for Success - outlining the ingredients for success… and now he is in tech and crypto currency.
Find Jake on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-cosme-803706b/
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5:00 Introducing Jake Cosme
6:30 Will leads Opening Grounding Meditation
11:00 The basics of Victim vs Hero Mindset
12:00 Jake’s incredible story
23:30 What is a victimhood mindset?
30:00 “You need something to chase.”
33:00 Man in the Arena - “Spend yourself on a worthy cause.”
36:00 “We all have to fill ourselves with something.”
37:00 How to pull yourself out of a victim’s mindset
39:00 “Am I present?” Poem by Eckhart Tolle because poems and Navy SEALs naturally go together!
42:00 MTM Mantra? Jack Handy returns!?
48:30 Jake’s Mantra
51:20 The highest power of all!
53:00 Division creates chaos
56:45 Jon leads Closing Grounding Meditation
Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIE

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1 hr
October 03, 2021 Preview of Victim vs Hero Mindset with Jake Cosme
Jon and Will interviewed Jake Cosme, Marine Corps Officer veteran. We discussed the victim vs hero mindset and ways to get out of the victim mindset. The full episode comes out in podcast form on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 or it can be viewed on YouTube now right here: https://youtu.be/Vw2bIJlZ52s

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1 min
September 28, 2021 Breaking Up With Sugar with Author and Addiction Therapist Molly Carmel
Join Jon and Will from Men Talking Mindfulness as they interview the anti-diet, sugar-free warrior, author, and podcaster, Molly Carmel!
Learn about the Breaking Up with Sugar book and how harmful sugar is - for your weight, your skin, your heart, your mind, your sleep, your nervous system and much more!
Links from discussion:
Info on retreat: https://imiloainstitute.com/retreat/reflect-reset-rewire/
Molly's podcast: What You're Craving. https://podfollow.com/1553369318
Molly's book: https://mollycarmel.com/book
Molly on social @mollycarmel
Timestamps
01:13 Welcome to the Show
03:40 Introducing Molly Carmel, author of Breaking Up With Sugar
06:45 Jon leads Opening Grounding Practice
09:00 Mindfulness and joy
11:30 Molly’s Journey as a “Wounded Healer”
19:30 Men and “Diet Addiction”
21:00 Sugar is an abusive relationship
22:30 We have to have a relationship with the food we eat
25:00 Cognitive Dissonance keeps us from making the decisions we know we should
27:30 Sugar is causing 2 addictions - substance and process
33:30 The Science of Food Addiction
34:45 The Shame/Diet Cycle
35:45 You have to find a solution as big as your problem
41:00 We do what’s easiest for us
44:00 The Bliss Point is what’s messing us up.
45:45 Finishing your food isn’t disrespectful
48:00 Sugar is not a solution
51:50 Artificial Sweetener is destroying your taste and your gut
55:00 Not everyone has a food addiction
58:00 Relapse is a part of the story.
1:00:00 Molly’s 3-C’s: Compassion, Curious, Corrective Action
1:07:15 Willpower is only a 15-minute intervention
1:11:00 Why Mindfulness is key to moving forward
1:15:00 Will leads Closing Grounding Practice

Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIE

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1 hr 17 min

About Men Talking Mindfulness

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Men Talking Mindfulness is a weekly podcast on men’s mental health, mindfulness, meditation, overall wellness, and leadership, hosted by retired Navy SEAL Commander Jon Macaskill and Stanford University Ambassador of Compassion Will Schneider. New episodes every Monday.