NAKED by The Future Farm

NAKED by The Future Farm

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December 02, 2021Ep 42. On Masculinity, Femininity, Vulnerability and Binary Categorisation
In this week’s ExtraNAKED episode, Vladi and Nektarios reflect on their conversation with Owen Marcus about men’s emotional and mental health. They also discuss how they relate to masculinity and femininity, what these words represent, and how they deal with the constraints of this binary categorisation.
Extra material
“In Conversation” with Jamie Clements - rewatch our conversation with Jamie Clements, advocate for men’s mental health and breathwork coach.

Man Down Podcast by Jamie Clements - listen to the anti-man-up movement where vulnerability is rooted in strength rather than weakness.

Dadditude App - A self-care coaching community for dads.
Show notes
Share your questions with Vladi and Nektarios at [email protected]
Listen to the guest episode with Owen Marcus
Connect with Owen: LinkedIn | Twitter
Connect with Evryman: LinkedIn | Instagram
Reading materials:
The Polyvagal Theory | Stephen Porges

Grow Up: A Man’s Guide to Masculine Emotional Intelligence | Owen Marcus

Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma | Peter Levine
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For show notes and past guests, visit https://www.thefuturefarm.co/naked-podcast
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27 min
November 24, 2021Ep 41. Supporting men’s emotional and mental health with Owen Marcus
Owen Marcus is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Evryman, an organisation that helps men live successful and fulfilling lives, through greater emotional awareness. After going through a difficult period in his life, where he experienced burnout, triggered by the betrayal of a business partner, Owen turned to other men to see how they experienced similar struggles. He felt safer, but didn’t have a group to discuss openly with. So he created one. The first men’s group, which ultimately evolved into Evryman, dedicated to supporting men’s emotional and mental health was established 17 years ago.
Specific topics covered in this episode include:
Burnout, identity and betrayal;

How men supporting men is can be transformative & destigmatise men’s vulnerability;

The support systems and tools that Owen relies on for his wellbeing;
In addition, we discuss the following questions:
Is entrepreneurship a calling?

How do we show up authentically, when as men we are not taught to be emotional?

How do we create a space for vulnerability in business?
Show notes
Connect with Owen: LinkedIn | Twitter
Connect with Evryman: LinkedIn | Instagram
Reading materials:
The Polyvagal Theory | Stephen Porges

Grow Up: A Man’s Guide to Masculine Emotional Intelligence | Owen Marcus

Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma | Peter Levine
How can you support the podcast?
Tell your friends and share online.
Subscribe & review: Please make sure to review, share comments and subscribe to the show on the various platforms (Apple Podcasts, Spotify & Google Podcasts)
Spread the word: Help grow our reach by sharing your enthusiasm for the podcast and/or your favourite episodes by posting it on social media.
If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince future guests to share their stories!
For show notes and past guests, visit https://www.thefuturefarm.co/naked-podcast
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Sign up for The Future Farm’s monthly newsletter (Pit-Stop) at https://www.thefuturefarm.co/newsletter
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1 hr 4 min
November 17, 2021Ep 40. ExtraNAKED: On eating disorders, childhood, and trauma
In this week’s ExtraNAKED episode, Vladi and Nektarios reflect on what’s been going on in their lives (a lot can happen in a week!), and on their conversation with Joshua Haynes, where they talk about his vulnerability and openness. They dedicate the beginning of the discussion to eating disorders and body image, and explore their own childhood experiences related to this, including coping mechanisms and root causes. Both our hosts are incredibly raw in sharing how much their early experiences have had an impact on their lives.
Show notes
Share your questions with Vladi and Nektarios at [email protected]
Listen to the guest episode with Joshua Haynes
Connect with Joshua: LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter
Connect with Masawa: LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter
Reading materials:
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts | Mator Gabé

Let Your Life Speak | Parker Palmer
How can you support the podcast?
Tell your friends and share online.
Subscribe & review: Please make sure to review, share comments and subscribe to the show on the various platforms (Apple Podcasts, Spotify & Google Podcasts)
Spread the word: Help grow our reach by sharing your enthusiasm for the podcast and/or your favourite episodes by posting it on social media.
If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince future guests to share their stories!
For show notes and past guests, visit https://www.thefuturefarm.co/naked-podcast
Don’t forget to sign up for more!
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28 min
November 10, 2021Ep 39. How I battled eating disorders & depression, with Joshua Haynes
Joshua Haynes is an investor and founding partner of the world’s first mental wellness impact fund, Masawa. After beginning his career in business, innovation and entrepreneurship, and following time working for the Obama administration, Joshua founded Masawa, based on his own mental health journey. We talk about how his childhood poverty led him to develop coping mechanisms that led to unhealthy behaviours as an adult, and how a combination of eating disorders, alcohol abuse, anxiety and depression resulted in his breakdown.
Specific topics covered in this episode include:
The signals we get from our body when something is wrong;

The tools we can use to understand and cope with the signals, including the role that therapy and antidepressants can play;

How Joshua manages his own mental health while running a mental health business;
In addition, we discuss the following questions:
What tools are available to help manage mental health?

What is the importance of playfulness?

What is new on the horizon in the area of mental health support?
Show notes
Connect with Joshua: LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter
Connect with Masawa: LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter
Reading materials:
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts | Mator Gabé

Let Your Life Speak | Parker Palmer
How can you support the podcast?
Tell your friends and share online.
Subscribe & review: Please make sure to review, share comments and subscribe to the show on the various platforms (Apple Podcasts, Spotify & Google Podcasts)
Spread the word: Help grow our reach by sharing your enthusiasm for the podcast and/or your favourite episodes by posting it on social media.
If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince future guests to share their stories!
For show notes and past guests, visit https://www.thefuturefarm.co/naked-podcast
Don’t forget to sign up for more!
Sign up for The Future Farm’s monthly newsletter (Pit-Stop) at https://www.thefuturefarm.co/newsletter
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1 hr
November 03, 2021Ep 38. ExtraNAKED: On trauma, signals and healing
Vladi and Nektarios are back with a new ExtraNAKED episode. They reflect on their conversation with Laura Shook Guzman and the impacts of trauma, both physically and mentally. Our hosts talk about better understanding trauma, what it means, and how trauma has had an affect on their lives. What are the root causes, how does our body signal that something is happening, how do we begin to heal?
Show notes
Share your questions with Vladi and Nektarios at [email protected]
Listen to the guest episode with Laura Shook Guzman
Connect with Laura: LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter
Reading materials:
What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing | Oprah Winfrey

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma | Bessel van der Kolk M.D.

Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body | Peter A. Levine Ph.D.

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How can you support the podcast?
Tell your friends and share online.
Subscribe & review: Please make sure to review, share comments and subscribe to the show on the various platforms (Apple Podcasts, Spotify & Google Podcasts)
Spread the word: Help grow our reach by sharing your enthusiasm for the podcast and/or your favourite episodes by posting it on social media.
If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince future guests to share their stories!
For show notes and past guests, visit https://www.thefuturefarm.co/naked-podcast
Don’t forget to sign up for more!
Sign up for The Future Farm’s monthly newsletter (Pit-Stop) at https://www.thefuturefarm.co/newsletter
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33 min
October 27, 2021Ep 37. Our bodies, trauma and entrepreneurship, with Laura Shook Guzman
Laura Shook Guzman is a psychotherapist specialising in trauma. She is also a business founder, and is perfectly equipped to talk about the interplay between trauma and entrepreneurship. We talk about the importance of signals, and how our brain is good at rationalising things even when our body disagrees. We discuss the impact trauma can have on how we respond to situations, especially in the world of entrepreneurship; and how Laura’s own traumatic moments have played a pivotal role in her life.
Specific topics covered in this episode include:
The signs we see or feel on an entrepreneurial journey, and where we need to look for them;

How trauma can be stored in our bodies and the impact it has on our lives;

Laura’s reflection on how her own trauma is linked closely to moments in her career;

The relationship between trauma and entrepreneurship.
In addition, we discuss the following questions:
Where do we need to look for the signals?

How do we learn to find compassion for the way the nervous system responds?

How do you manage psychological problems when you ‘know the tricks’ and the importance of peer support and mentors?
Show notes
Connect with Laura: LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter
Reading materials:
The Big Leap | Gay Hendricks

#Tools4Founders Project

Meditative Story Podcast

Self-Compassion.org
How can you support the podcast?
Tell your friends and share online.
Subscribe & review: Please make sure to review, share comments and subscribe to the show on the various platforms (Apple Podcasts, Spotify & Google Podcasts)
Spread the word: Help grow our reach by sharing your enthusiasm for the podcast and/or your favourite episodes by posting it on social media.
If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince future guests to share their stories!
For show notes and past guests, visit https://www.thefuturefarm.co/naked-podcast
Don’t forget to sign up for more!
Sign up for The Future Farm’s monthly newsletter (Pit-Stop) at https://www.thefuturefarm.co/newsletter
Follow The Future Farm on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube
59 min
October 20, 2021 Ep 36. ExtraNAKED: On authentic relationships, identity and validation
Vladi and Nektarios are back with a new ExtraNAKED episode. They reflect on their conversation with Yves Cornu and the high pressure environment that is the world of fashion. They talk about the parallels between the startup world and Yves’ world; identity and where validation comes from; and authentic relationships.
Show notes
Share your questions with Vladi and Nektarios at [email protected]
Listen to the guest episode with Yves Cornu
Connect with Yves: LinkedIn
How can you support the podcast?
Tell your friends and share online.
Subscribe & review: Please make sure to review, share comments and subscribe to the show on the various platforms (Apple Podcasts, Spotify & Google Podcasts)
Spread the word: Help grow our reach by sharing your enthusiasm for the podcast and/or your favourite episodes by posting it on social media.
If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince future guests to share their stories!
For show notes and past guests, visit https://www.thefuturefarm.co/naked-podcast
Don’t forget to sign up for more!
Sign up for The Future Farm’s monthly newsletter (Pit-Stop) at https://www.thefuturefarm.co/newsletter
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29 min
October 13, 2021Ep 35. How working in Fashion led to my breakdown, with Yves Cornu
TRIGGER WARNING: Please be aware that this episode covers sensitive topics including suicide. If you are feeling suicidal, thinking about hurting yourself, or are concerned that someone you know may be in danger of hurting themselves, contact a hotline: Global Suicide Hotline Resources
Yves Cornu started off following his passion studying Russian Literature, but ended up in the high stakes environment of Haute Couture. He opens a window into a world where everything is about appearance and perception. Where everything is a performance. We learn how Yves’ desire to belong and the pressure to fit in and keep up slowly sent him spiralling - hanging out with the biggest names in fashion was an easy escape from reality.
Specific topics covered in this episode include:
The high-pressure stakes in the fashion world and the impact it has on your health;

What led to Yves’ breaking point and ultimately his breakdown;

Burnout, identity, purpose and suicidal thoughts;

Yves’ reflection on his former life, what saved him and how he lives his life today.
In addition, we discuss the following questions:
How do you recover from a breakdown and remove yourself from a toxic environment?

How do you rebuild your life?

How do you walk back into the business you left behind or get up and start something new?
Show notes
Connect with Yves: LinkedIn
Reading materials:
The Master and Margarita | Mikhail Bulgakov

Mémoires d'Outre Tombe | François-René Vicomte D Chateaubriand

Siberian Shamanism: The Shanar Ritual of the Buryats
How can you support the podcast?
Tell your friends and share online.
Subscribe & review: Please make sure to review, share comments & subscribe to the show on the various platforms (Apple Podcasts, Spotify & Google Podcasts)
Spread the word: Help grow our reach by sharing your enthusiasm for the podcast and/or your favourite episodes by posting it on social media.
If you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds and it really makes a difference in helping to convince future guests to share their stories!
For show notes and past guests, visit https://www.thefuturefarm.co/naked-podcast
Sign up for The Future Farm’s monthly newsletter (Pit-Stop) at https://www.thefuturefarm.co/newsletter
Follow The Future Farm on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube
56 min
September 15, 2021Ep 34. Best of the NAKED Podcast 2021
It’s time to pause and reflect on the stories we’ve shared in the last series of the podcast, before we introduce our upcoming series. In this special ‘Best of’ episode, Vladi and Nektarios introduce some of their series highlights, with a compilation of clips excerpted from a handful of our guests.
Guests featured in this episode (all hyperlinked to their respective episodes where you can also read the episode notes) are as follows:
Dame Kelly Holmes

Stefan Kollenberg

Dr. Michael Freeman

Noa Matz

Leyla Hussein

James Routledge
We’d love to hear your questions, thoughts and stories, to share on the podcast. Get in touch with us on social media or visit thefuturefarm.co. Don’t forget to subscribe, follow, rate and review NAKED.
Stay tuned for series 3 coming soon!
1 hr 9 min
June 09, 2021 Ep 33. ExtraNAKED: On warning signs, nutrition and mental health
On this week’s episode, Vladi and Nektarios discuss the current state of their own mental health, personal challenges they’ve faced this week, and reflect on their conversation with Dan Murray-Serter. They talk about the variety of symptoms of poor mental health that entrepreneurs recognise but ignore; ego and where validation comes from; and the importance of good nutrition.
Share your questions and thoughts with us and if you enjoyed the conversation, please leave us a review.
28 min

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