Charles and Dan are just two guys talking about relationships, masculinity, and authenticity. Join them as they discuss books and media, as well as their (sometimes messy) personal stories, to encourage men to join the fight for their mental, physical, and emotional health--because a world of healthy, resilient men is a thriving and more secure world for everyone.
I wish! While you can't simply decide not to experience the pain with certain emotions, you can learn to change your relationship with emotions--and the prize for this effort is a life with less suff…
Section two of "Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?" addresses the topic of motivation. Is motivation just a tool to use, or is it more complicated than that? We can't just decide to be motivated, bu…
Section one of "Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?" addresses the topic of low mood. Do we have the capacity to decide not to feel bad? While we can't choose our thoughts or emotions before we exper…
For our next series, we'll be doing a deep-dive into another great book. This time, it's "Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?" by Julie Smith.
We both agree that this book may be the most practical, a…
One of the ways to constantly improve your life, is to always look for new information and new ways to see yourself, and the world. In this episode, we discuss our favorite ways to engage in life-lon…
In this episode, we talk about the challenging, energizing, and sometimes unpleasant things we do to make our bodies (and minds) do more tomorrow than we can today.
Here's a link to an interview with …
Your mind will benefit from being exercised, just like your body. In this episode, we discuss our experience with meditation, and share some of the thing that have worked for us.
In this episode, we discuss the great reasons why to keep your space clean, and share some great tips we found how to go about doing it.
Here are some articles that we reference, from the folks at The…
“It is only ideas gained from walking that have any worth.” -- Friedrich Nietzsche
"The moment my legs begin to move my thoughts begin to flow.” -- Henry David Thoreau
“We should take wandering outdoor…
In part 2, we share some great info about journaling, found at Daily Stoic:
https://dailystoic.com/journaling/
Also, here are some of the journals that we're currently using:
Dotted Grid Notebook/Journa…
Join us as we begin the discussion on one of our most important practices: journaling.
We're back with a new series! In the coming episodes, we'll be discussing the habits and practices that we engage in to function at your highest and healthiest levels. As always, we're open to feedba…
We're done! We've covered all "12 Rules for Life", with this final episode, focused on the rule, "Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street". Our next episode will release on Monday, April 25, a…
Our penultimate episode about "12 Rules for Life" by Jordan Peterson! In this episode, we'll discuss Rule 11, "Do Not Bother Children When They Are Skateboarding". Our very next episode will be our …
We're in the homestretch! In this ante penultimate episode, we discuss Rule 10 from "12 Rules for Life": "Be Precise In Your Speech". Only two more episodes left before the thrilling season finale!
You don't know everything, and everyone knows something. In this episode, we discuss Rule 9, from "12 Rules for Life" by Jordan Peterson, which states, "Assume that the person you are listening to mi…
In this episode we cover Rule 8 from "12 Rules for Life" by Jordan Peterson, which is "Tell the truth – or, at least, don’t lie."
A few times, we reference Sam Harris's book "Lying" which you can get …
Do you like angry, tired, frustrated men who won't stop talking about their political opinions? Well, this is the episode for you! OK, mostly we talk about Rule 7, from "12 Rules for Life" by Jordan …
Another episode, another rule from "12 Rules for Life" by Jordan Peterson! This episode covers Rule 6, "Set Your House in Perfect Order Before You Criticize the World". Please let us know what you th…
At last night's Academy Awards, Chris Rock told a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, and then got smacked by Will Smith. Surprise! In our first bonus episode, we have opinions!