Modern Maskulinity

Do you ever find it uncomfortable when another man praises you? What about when you praise a fellow brother? In the mens space, it is more common to find us bantering and poking fun than it is to hear us praising each other, especially if its "only" a second quarter win. Tune in to this weeks episode as we dive deep into topics such as our insecurities surrounding giving + taking compliments, the struggles within men supporting other men, and how we can collectively work towards redefining the concept of "for the boys."

Growing up, what did you focus on more: mental intelligence, or emotional intelligence? For most men, the focus tends to be on IQ rather than EQ. Because of this, men tend to grow up struggling with becoming aware of all of their emotions + how to regulate them in a healthy way. This sparked our desire to have a conversation surrounding our experiences with emotional intelligence, what emotions we have struggled with personally, the concept of emotional manipulation, and some of the challenges men face with regulating certain emotions.

Whether you've been single or in a relationship, quarantine has forced us to take a deeper look at what relationships mean to us. If you were single, did you get on a dating app? If you had a partner, did it become necessary to change the way you operated? Either way, join us in this weeks episode as we chat about our experience with relationships, the pressures we feel as men within relationships, and what our focuses are moving forward thru this unprecedented time.

In this week's episode, we begin the conversation revolving around the biggest and most well known topic: toxic masculinity. While we are not experts in the area, our hope is to encourage a deeper conversation around what it means to be"toxic" and how we can collectively move towards a healthier expression of masculinity.

Hold on a second... there are 3 more character types? Turns out there is also a gamma, delta, and omega male - who knew! We definitely didn't, but we thoroughly enjoyed learning and actually found ourselves relating to some of these more than the traditional "alpha male." Join us on the second part of this two-part series as we discuss what these three character types mean to us as men, how we ended up relating to these more, and how we came to realize that maybe the Alpha may not be what we should be striving for...

Personality traits are incredible interesting to us, especially in our space as modern men. Both of us have found ourselves at one point or another striving to be the "alpha male." And in many cases, we have found many other men seeking the same title. But then we began to ask ourselves - what does that even mean? Listen in as we work to define what each of these three character types mean, how the title of "alpha" has impacted our journeys as men, and how we have chosen to see ourselves as more of a "trail mix."

From the arrival of covid, to Kobe passing, to being in quarantine and lockdown, never has there been a more important time to focus on our mental, physical, and spiritual growth. Join us on this week’s episode as we talk about the lessons we have learned as men about the importance of physical activity, protecting our mental health, and connecting to something bigger than ourselves. Mind, body, and soul - the perfect trio.

I am sure you can relate when we say that 2020 was an extremely challenging year. Because of this, we decided to record this bonus episode to shed light on the impact the year had on us and on the world. Who knows - if the year didn’t go the way it did, maybe this podcast wouldn’t be here? But don’t worry - we are here for good, so join us as we conversate about all the ups and downs the year brought (yes, that does in fact say “ups!”) and what we are taking with us into 2021 and beyond.

One of the most revolutionary artifacts of the psyche is the discovery of one thing: it is always you versus you. You may have teammates, you may be in a competition, but the real competition is always with yourself. Who is in control of your life - you, or your mind? Listen in as we help you uncover the existence of the intimate relationship you have with yourself and how to begin to walk through life not deflecting it, but rather, to begin holding hands with it.

In the iconic movie, “The Lion King”, we discover a beautiful and powerful story of a young lion growing up to become a King. But his journey was far from simple as he was met with, amongst many other challenges, the loss of his father, Mufasa. So then that begs the question - who taught Simba how to be a man? Join us as we seek to decipher that code by alchemizing our experiences growing up, reflecting on who truly taught us how to be a man, and the psychological differences between having a present father vs. an absent father.