The Bearded Gents Podcast

Are male and female relationships capable of being genuinely platonic? Or is there ultimately an agenda in them that complicates it eventually? Either way, asking why we have relationships with people is always worth considering.

There are many reasons why we may say we'd like to do something. But is the same as wanting to do it? Or even needing to? When there is a gap between the words we use and the actions we take, some examination of our relationship with the goal is needed.

What do men want? What do women want? And what do they want from each other? How can we give each other what they want and need if we aren't prepared to ask what they want?

We talk with Daniel about his journey so far 

Anger is typically the result of primary emotion creating a reaction to become active in the defense of boundaries. But not being aware of this, not learning how to channel this anger, leads down a dark path...

Sometimes, there is a balance between being the provider of crappy behaviour, and the receiver of crappy behaviour. Often, it's pretty black and white. But often, there are times when its not so cut and dry. Where maybe examining our own behaviour leading into something, or our reactions to something, doesn't leave us as clear conscience-ed as we might like to think.

How much do our emotions really impact us, from moment to moment? How surprising would we find that, to lay out exactly how much our thoughts and "objective" logic have been influenced by feelings we never even thought were involved?

How do we relate to our everyday, casual, not that big of a deal things that may make us feel good, but more often than not, make life harder in the long run? What does alcohol actually do for us? Why is caffeine so popular? How do they serve and how dont they?

When we have hero's, do we ever ask WHY they are hero's to us? And how far do we take that pedestaling, trust and belief in them? Do our hero's continue to add value to our lives? Or do we deify them out of habit?

When we practice the behaviours we are told will help us manage our emotions, we may or may not believe in them working. But once we establish enough value in WHY we do them to consistently enough do them, it's only a matter of time before we notice them impacting how we feel.