In this week’s episode, you get me. You get a raw, honest and from-the-heart episode about my journey as an avoidant and commitment-phobe man and everything that I have learnt and now coach my clients through.

Let me give you an introduction to me & my avoidance because it might not be that obvious. 

You’ve seen me through the podcast, and my Instagram and you might think - “David is an open-hearted, sharing, vulnerable, emotional guy”.

But I wasn’t always this way. It was a long time where I didn’t want to say how I felt, I’d avoided certain conflict situations, I’ve even refused to be in relationships for a while. I just wouldn’t get into relationships even though I’ve met women who are truly amazing, and lovely and wanted depth, but I was just - “No, relationships that are worth it I want them to go away. I don’t want commitment”. 

Key topics include: 

⭐️ Dating & Relationships with Avoidant Men, Common Characteristics and Behaviors

⭐️ How an Avoidant Man Can Create Healthy Relationships and Friendships

⭐ Avoiding Expressing Fears, Needs, Worries. Down Playing Our Emotions

⭐️ Lack of Empathy for Us and Other People’s Emotional Experiences

⭐️ Fault-Finding, Being Highly Critical of the People We Meet  

⭐️ Fear of Being Dependent on Other People, and Handling Rejection

⭐️ Facing Our Loneliness & The Need of Alone Time

⭐️ The Behaviour of Cheating in an Relationship

⭐️ Avoiding To Take Responsibility for Our Whole Well Being 

⭐️ The Push-Pull, Hot-Cold, Being Mysterious Dynamic 

✅ I have just opened up registration for the upcoming September 2023 cohort of my 12-week programme “Being An Authentic Masculine Man”, AKA B.A.A.M.M. Register interest here: https://forms.gle/rb4MJfo6XdHVXEG49

🔥What other men said after being on the programme:

👉🏽 "I’m not the same person I was before I entered it. This program has completely changed me"

👉🏽 “The programme helped me to distil and strengthen learnings I had but wasn't yet able to use effectively. It unlocked a core of self-belief and positive energy I hadn’t tapped into before”

👉🏽 "I feel ready to create the life that I want for myself"

👉🏽 "It’s been one of the most valuable, enriching and life-affirming experiences of my life"

👉🏽 "I think this was one of the most profound learnings I have had about the type of life I want."

The registration link: https://forms.gle/rb4MJfo6XdHVXEG49

Connect With David - The Authentic Man:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theauthenticman_/ 

Website: https://www.theauthenticman.net/ 

For Coaching: [email protected] 

Newsletter: https://www.theauthenticman.net/home-subscribe 

In this week's mini-episode, I am exploring self-leadership, which I see so many men lacking. 

So many men come to me feeling lost, stuck and hopeless; with all of those, I see a low capacity for self-leadership. Once that is cultivated, their lives radically change for the better.

✅ I have just opened up registration for the upcoming September 2023 cohort of my 12-week programme “Being An Authentic Masculine Man”, AKA B.A.A.M.M. Register interest here: https://forms.gle/rb4MJfo6XdHVXEG49 🔥What other men said after being on the programme: 👉🏽 "I’m not the same person I was before I entered it. This program has completely changed me" 👉🏽 “The programme helped me to distil and strengthen learnings I had but wasn't yet able to use effectively. It unlocked a core of self-belief and positive energy I hadn’t tapped into before” 👉🏽 "I feel ready to create the life that I want for myself" 👉🏽 "It’s been one of the most valuable, enriching and life-affirming experiences of my life" 👉🏽 "I think this was one of the most profound learnings I have had about the type of life I want." The waitlist link: https://forms.gle/rb4MJfo6XdHVXEG49

Connect With David - The Authentic Man:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theauthenticman_/ 

Website: https://www.theauthenticman.net/ 

For Coaching: [email protected] 

Newsletter: https://www.theauthenticman.net/home-subscribe 

In this week's episode, I a join by friend and coach James Oliver to dive into the topics of male friendship and deshaming masculinity.

James Oliver is a coach helping people in all facets of life and, in particular, in relationships with others and themselves, in both the intimate and friendship aspect. He recently specialized and intentionally works full-time with men around those areas of life. 

James’ Journey brought him to the current point in his life where his purpose is to shed light and talk about many of the men’s issues, like making genuine male friendships, male loneliness, deshaming masculinity and improving mental health.  

Key topics include: 

⭐️ Forming deep and meaningful male friendships

⭐️ Mental Health and Emotional & Physical Well-Being

⭐️ Social Disconnection in the Internet Ages & Male Loneliness 

⭐️ The Importance of Vulnerability and Authentic Connections

⭐️ The Lack of Desire to Engage in Meaningful and In Person Conversations 

⭐️ Curiosity As a Practice of Viewing the World

⭐️ Men’s Circles, Communities and Events

⭐️ Accepting Friends As They Are and Letting Go of Expectations

⭐️ Releasing The Feelings of Shame & Anxiety About Being a Men

⭐️ Developing Self-Awareness Around Personal Triggers and Behavioral Patterns 

✅ I have just opened up registration for the upcoming September 2023 cohort of my 12-week programme “Being An Authentic Masculine Man”, AKA B.A.A.M.M. Register interest here: https://forms.gle/rb4MJfo6XdHVXEG49

🔥What other men said after being on the programme:

👉🏽 "I’m not the same person I was before I entered it. This program has completely changed me"

👉🏽 “The programme helped me to distil and strengthen learnings I had but wasn't yet able to use effectively. It unlocked a core of self-belief and positive energy I hadn’t tapped into before”

👉🏽 "I feel ready to create the life that I want for myself"

👉🏽 "It’s been one of the most valuable, enriching and life-affirming experiences of my life"

👉🏽 "I think this was one of the most profound learnings I have had about the type of life I want."

The registration link: https://forms.gle/rb4MJfo6XdHVXEG49

Connect With David - The Authentic Man:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theauthenticman_/ 

Website: https://www.theauthenticman.net/ 

For Coaching: [email protected] 

Newsletter: https://www.theauthenticman.net/home-subscribe 

Connect With James Oliver:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesoliver_menscoach/ & https://www.instagram.com/weareonebrotherhood/

In this week's mini-episode, I explore something I have seen myself and many men I have worked with struggle with, the fear of being a masculine man.

In the world's current climate, when men and masculinity are often attacked and seen negatively, I see an increasing number of men shun manliness and masculinity. 

But I explain:

👉🏽 Why men feel like this

👉🏽 The positives traits that we need to develop and embody to use masculinity for healing and positive change in the world

👉🏽 How men can cultivate these qualities 

✅ I have just opened up registration for the upcoming September 2023 cohort of my 12-week programme “Being An Authentic Masculine Man”, AKA B.A.A.M.M. Register interest here: https://forms.gle/rb4MJfo6XdHVXEG49 🔥What other men said after being on the programme: 👉🏽 "I’m not the same person I was before I entered it. This program has completely changed me" 👉🏽 “The programme helped me to distil and strengthen learnings I had but wasn't yet able to use effectively. It unlocked a core of self-belief and positive energy I hadn’t tapped into before” 👉🏽 "I feel ready to create the life that I want for myself" 👉🏽 "It’s been one of the most valuable, enriching and life-affirming experiences of my life" 👉🏽 "I think this was one of the most profound learnings I have had about the type of life I want." The waitlist link: https://forms.gle/rb4MJfo6XdHVXEG49

Connect With David - The Authentic Man:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theauthenticman_/ 

Website: https://www.theauthenticman.net/ 

For Coaching: [email protected] 

Newsletter: https://www.theauthenticman.net/home-subscribe 

In this week's episode, I am joined by an incredible man I am lucky enough to be able to call a friend, Ranjit Patel. Join us as we dive into the complexities of fatherhood and going through IVF.

After a long journey, Ranjit went through the corporate world from growing up in a Council Estate with very limited money, he is now coaching parents in how to have the best possible experience of parenting. He’s a dad to twins and had quite a journey going through four and a half years of IVF.

When his twins arrived, it was amazing because he’s been waiting for them for a long time, but also an absolutely crazy period of his life. Back then, he needed someone to prepare him for what this experience was going to be like. Now he has lots of conversations with people about what parenting entails. 

Key topics include: 

⭐️ The Journey from Chasing Money to Creating Value

⭐️ What can Hard Work and Good Ethics Get Us To

⭐️ Having Positive Role Models

⭐️ Making Mindful Life Decisions & Taking Responsibility 

⭐️ Shifting From a Scarcity Mindset to an Abundant One

⭐️ Planning to Have Children & Preparation 

⭐️ The Journey of IVF - In vitro fertilization

⭐ ️How IVF can affect a person's life and career.

⭐️ Deepening Self-Consciousness Throughout The Life Journey

⭐️ How self-awareness can help with becoming better parents and showing up for the kids

✅ I have just opened up my pre-launch waitlist for the upcoming September 2023 cohort of my 12-week programme “Being An Authentic Masculine Man”, AKA B.A.A.M.M. If you add your details to the waitlist, you will get 20% off the launch price and exclusive bonuses: https://forms.gle/rb4MJfo6XdHVXEG49 🔥What other men said after being on the programme: 👉🏽 "I’m not the same person I was before I entered it. This program has completely changed me" 👉🏽 “The programme helped me to distil and strengthen learnings I had but wasn't yet able to use effectively. It unlocked a core of self-belief and positive energy I hadn’t tapped into before” 👉🏽 "I feel ready to create the life that I want for myself" 👉🏽 "It’s been one of the most valuable, enriching and life-affirming experiences of my life" 👉🏽 "I think this was one of the most profound learnings I have had about the type of life I want." The waitlist link: https://forms.gle/rb4MJfo6XdHVXEG49

Connect With David - The Authentic Man:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theauthenticman_/ 

Website: https://www.theauthenticman.net/ 

For Coaching: [email protected] 

Newsletter: https://www.theauthenticman.net/home-subscribe 

Connect With Ranjit:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranjit-patel-34072b21/ 

Website: https://www.presentparentprogram.com/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/present_parent_program/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083347100919 

This week you get something very different. 

David has been the host of this podcast for 142 episodes (plus all the Mini Episodes), but this week it’s different. 

The podcast has been hijacked by Tyson Adams to get deep into David's story, what it's like being in a relationship with him and what his relationship fears are. 

Tyson Adams is a trauma-informed men's coach, somatic bodyworker and psychedelic facilitator. He's been on the show once before on episode 127, titled - Sex Transmutation, Mindful Masturbation, and Developing a Profound Connection to Yourself.

Key topics include: 

⭐️ Planning A Life Journey & Creating a Family

⭐️ My fears of Parenting & Having Children

⭐️ Commitment fears

⭐️ Being Present as a Father & Parent

⭐️ How we have made our anxious/avoidant relationship work

⭐️ How to Be a Better Partner

⭐️ Having Difficult and Open Conversations With Your Partner

⭐️ Men’s Coaching As a Journey of Self Awareness

⭐️ Why Men work creates better men

⭐️ How to make your Mixed Raced Relationship Work

⭐️ How to get to know your partners' culture

⭐️ Avoidant and Anxious Men - Patterns on The Dating Scene

⭐️ How Couples Coaching transforms your relationship

Connect With David - The Authentic Man:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theauthenticman_/

Men's Programme WaitList: https://forms.gle/TiFR4KycgkNp5zC17 

For Coaching: [email protected] 

Newsletter: https://www.theauthenticman.net/home-subscribe 

Connect With Tyson Adams :

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tysonadams__ 

Website: https://www.thriive.life

In this week's mini-episode, I get into what stops men from creating the deep connections they desire on their dates and in their dating lives, which are conversation that doesn't create the spark of connection and lacking presence.

Some of the issues that this episode will help you with:

Conversation issues:

• Not knowing what to say
• Not saying what you want
• Fear of making a mistake
• Fear of upsetting her
• Fear of being boring
• Not listening
• Talking too logically (big point!)
• Only talking about what you do
• Not being brave

Presences issues:

• Overthinking
• Nervous
• Anxious
• Being distracted

Sign up to my pre launch waitlist on my up-and-coming "Being An Authentic Masculine Man AKA B.A.A.M.M": https://forms.gle/tVXNCWgwQePEqznR7 

Female sexuality and menstrual coach and rebirthing breathwork facilitator. Guiding women to come home to their bodies and heal the relationships with their wombs. To ultimately retrain their feminine pleasure and power.

In thie episode, Katie and David dive into a topic that men don’t know enough about, the Female Menstrual Cycle

Key topics include: 

⭐️ Menstrual Cycle, Different Phases of the cycle, and Hormones

⭐️ How to support your partner in these moments 

⭐️ Gender roles and what’s happening in the world

⭐️ Contraception from personal experience 

⭐️ Period Sex 

Connect With David - The Authentic Man:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theauthenticman_/ 

Website: https://www.theauthenticman.net/ 

For Coaching: [email protected] 

Newsletter: https://www.theauthenticman.net/home-subscribe 

Connect With Katie Moore:

Instagram: @iamkatieemoore

Website: katiemoore.co 

1-1 Womb Healing : https://katiemoore.co/breathwork-1  

The Temple Retreat Italy 2024 : https://katiemoore.co/the-temple  

In this week's mini-episode, I get into an idea that I have been thinking about for a while, thanks to an Instagram Story from @attachmentadam. 

I talk about why the red pill community have got dating & relationship right for a particular group of people but why they have got it all very wrong. 

I get into the spectrum of unhealed and insecure dating and relationships on one side and secure and healing on the other and how you can move from one to the other.

Do you want to stop feeling like an impostor?

Jenny Devonshire is a sports and exercise psychologist with a focus on imposter syndrome, performance, building resilience and behaviour change. She has been helping people, organizations and teams succeed for over 8 years and understands the demands that the environment can place on the human body, and just how to keep its delicate systems in balance. 

Key topics include: 

⭐️ Impostor syndrome. How do we overcome it? How do we tame it?

⭐️ Actionable steps to take in your life to beat your imposter syndrome.

⭐️ What causes the feeling of imposter syndrome? What are the common activating events? 

⭐️ How impostor syndrome affects people's dating lives and relationships?

⭐️ We talk about the link between praise and imposter syndrome.

⭐️ The link between masculinity and imposter syndrome

⭐️ How meditation and various kinds of mindfulness techniques can help with impostor syndrome. 

Connect With David - The Authentic Man:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theauthenticman_/ 

Website: https://www.theauthenticman.net/ 

For Coaching: [email protected] 

Newsletter: https://www.theauthenticman.net/home-subscribe 

Connect With Jenny Devonshire:

Instagram - @jennycdevonshire

LinkedIn: - Jenny Devonshire

Personal website - Pause2perform