Did Your Partner Betray You? | Recovering From Betrayal Part 2 Episode 303, June 2, 2023 Today is part 2 of Recovering From Betrayal, focusing on a man betrayed by his wife. See part 1. My returning guest, Vanessa Cardenas, is your trusted advisor for Betrayal and Transformation. Vanessa is a highly experienced C-Suite Executive, Mentor, Coach, and Speaker with a degree in Industrial Psychology. She is also the founder and CEO of Understanding Ear, LLC, where she empowers individuals and groups to heal from betrayal, amplify their authenticity, and find love and happiness on their terms. Vanes ..read more

Can You Enjoy Time Alone? | Growth & Resistance Episode 302 May 12, 2023 Are you comfortable being alone? Can you enjoy your own company?  Often men will feel uncomfortable emotions if they are alone and in silence. I am an only child, so I’m used to being alone, but I’d always have music or a TV playing in the background. I wasn’t a fan of absolute silence because I wasn’t a fan of some of my thoughts. Over the years and with lots of work and growth, I’m incredibly comfortable on my own and with the silence of only my mind. Growing up, I thought doing something in public alone meant ..read more

Did You Betray Your Partner? | Recovering From Betrayal Part 1 Episode 301, May 5, 2023 Since men are human, they can make mistakes. One aspect of life we make mistakes in is our relationships. Since so many studies show that a strong prediction of happiness and longevity is the quality of our relationships, betraying our partner is a significant issue. Google says that nearly half of individuals in monogamous relationships admit to having an affair. Close to 25% of marriages stay together after an instance of cheating. My guest today, Vanessa Cardenas, is your trusted advisor for Betrayal and ..read more

Cultural Appropriation in the Mankind Project | Real or Imagined? Episode 300, April 28, 2023 Last Sunday, a man reached out to the Real Men Feel page on Facebook and said – I would like to appear on your show and debate “cultural appropriation in MKP.” That man, B Crittenden Freeman, is my guest today. Critt has been a member of the ManKind Project for 30 years holding multiple positions, Center Director, Elder, Leader In Training, and Recording Secretary for the MKP USA Board. He was responsible for the occurrence of the 1st NWTA Urban Adventure. Initially, I thought this subject had been pl ..read more

Tapping Into The Strength of Men | The Power of Choice Episode 299, April 21, 2023 I love to give any man who is being of service a platform to share his message. I met today’s guest, Dustin Bakker, in an online program and was immediately impressed by his willingness to be authentic and vulnerable and his desire to help other men. After losing his sense of happiness, Dustin began changing his life and slowly became aware of what his mind, body, and soul were trying to tell him. Dustin did the research, study, and inner work required to discover his happiness. He’s gone on to create F.O.ReaLiv ..read more

Connecting Through Trauma | Life-Changing Stories Episode 298, April 14, 2023 When life gets hard, a lot of men withdraw. They talk less. In the face of a health challenge for yourself or a loved one, you might be much more willing to discuss logistics and tasks than the emotional impact. David Richman is an author, public speaker, and endurance athlete whose mission is to form more meaningful human connections through storytelling. With his most recent book, Cycle of Lives, David shares stories of people overcoming trauma and delves deeply into their emotional journeys with cancer. He intervi ..read more

Returning to the New Warrior Training Adventure | ManKind Project’s NWTA Episode 297 April 7, 2023 Last weekend I was in Connecticut to staff the New Warrior Training Adventure weekend, a weekend-long rite of passage for men from the ManKind Project. This was the first NWTA in New England in three years, thanks to Covid. I was supposed to staff the weekend last October, but all the NWTAs across the US were halted due to charges of cultural appropriation. I did a show about this last October, ep 277. Cultural Appropriation | Missapropriations and The ManKind Project. The charges of cultura ..read more

Rebuilding Yourself | Being The Best Man You Can Be Episode 296, March 31, 2023 We are early in Spring, a time of renewal, growth, and, ideally, flourishing. I know that in my life, I’ve often had to renew, prune my life, weed out the shit in my mind, and reinvent myself to be the best man I can be. My guest, Teddy Woolsey, took action when his life needed an overhaul and created a system that helped him, and now he uses that in service to others. He was 100K in debt, out of shape, depressed, and in a failing relationship to being debt-free, earning 3x as much, meeting his future wife, and liv ..read more

When Boys Become Boys | Messages and Development of Masculinity Episode 295, March 24, 2023 Real Men Feel invites you to redefine masculinity in today’s world. The only definition of masculinity that matters is yours. We remind men that they are human beings and have the right to experience and express all of their emotions.  One of the most mentioned books among Real Men Feel’s learned guests is When Boys Become Boys: Development, Relationships, and Masculinity, by Judy Chu. Based on a two-year study that followed boys from pre-kindergarten through first grade, When Boys Become Boys ..read more

Living WildFit | Navigating Fake Food and Deceptive Marketing Episode 294, March 17, 2023 The best thing I did for my physical health last year was a program called WildFit. In late 2021, I went into a prolonged depression and gained over 30 lbs. Last summer, finally feeling better and taking positive actions, my weight was the final obstacle. That’s when I discovered my guest, Eric Edmeades. Eric is a serial entrepreneur with experience in wireless networking, military research, and Hollywood film production. Today, Eric is a leading authority in Behavioral Change Dynamics. He has created and ..read more