Mind Over Masculinity
by Avik Chakraborty
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Let’s stop asking men to ”man up” and start asking how we can lift them up. After all, mental health is not just a women’s issue or a men’s issue—it’s a human issue.Take the first step today. Talk, listen, and advocate. Together, we can make a difference.
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- The Strength to Be Vulnerable: Rethinking What It Means to Be a Man | Jordan Meyer · 24 minWhat does it really mean to be strong as a man? Many men grow up believing that strength means staying silent, controlling every emotion, never asking for help, and handling…
- Redefining Strength Beyond the Mask | Healthy Masculinity with Brandon Moore · 22 minDo you ever feel like you are performing strength instead of living it? This episode is for men, and anyone carrying expectations about what a man should be, who is tired of…
- Redefining Strength Beyond the Armour: Men, Emotions and Ego Defenses with Dr. Robert Jaffe · 28 minMany men learn early to wear armour: never break down, never ask for help, never let anyone see underneath. On Mind Over Masculinity, host Swati and psychotherapist Dr. Robert…
- Redefining Strength Beyond Performance: Masculinity and Wellbeing with Mark Fabian · 24 minMany men learn early that vulnerability is a crack in the armour and that real men push through alone. On Mind Over Masculinity, host Swati and wellbeing researcher Mark Fabian…
- Founder’s Health as a Business Asset: Grief, Vulnerability and Healing with Mike Murphy · 26 minWe call it grit, hustle, “handling it.” For many men who build things, it is also a way of never putting themselves on their own list. On Mind Over Masculinity, host Sana talks…
- Redefining Strength Beyond Stoicism: Resilience at 80 with Rand Timmerman · 36 minMany men are raised to keep it together, say little and carry everything alone. On Mind Over Masculinity, host Swati talks with 80-year-old author, veteran and retired attorney…
- Why Men Hide Their Emotions: Redefining Masculine Strength | Moshe Klein · 41 minWhy do so many men struggle to talk about their emotions, even with the people they love most? From childhood, many men receive messages telling them to be strong, hide their…
- Redefining Masculinity: Why Real Strength Means Embracing Emotions | Steve McGough · 31 minWhat if the strength men have been taught to demonstrate is actually preventing them from experiencing genuine connection? From childhood, many men learn to stay strong, hide…
- Men’s Mental Health Beyond “I’m Fine”: Expanding Emotional Range with Jaron Vesely · 28 min“I’m fine.” Two words that end so many conversations between men. On Mind Over Masculinity, host Sana talks with therapist Jaron Vesely about what those words hide, and what it…
- Emotional Strength for Men: Why Feelings Aren’t Weakness with Frank Healy · 22 minMany men grow up believing strength means carrying everything alone and keeping feelings locked away. On Mind Over Masculinity, host Swati and counselor and author Frank Healy…
- Redefining Male Strength After 40: Putting Yourself First with Keith Ross · 28 minMany men are taught that strength means putting themselves last and suffering in silence. On Mind Over Masculinity, host Swati talks with health coach Keith Ross about what that…
- Redefining Male Strength: Intimacy, Presence and Sexual Confidence with Eyal Matsliah · 44 minWhat if the armour you wear to feel strong is the very thing keeping you from real connection? On Mind Over Masculinity, host Swati sits with Eyal Matsliah of Intimate Power for…
- Masculinity, Conditioning and Equality: Norbert Heuser on Free Choice · 18 minMost men never chose the rules they live by. Do not cry. Do not apologise. Always be right. If you have ever wondered where those rules came from, this conversation is for you…
- Redefining Strength and Healthy Masculinity: Todd Krause on Flexibility · 20 minWe were all sold one version of strength: never flinch, never ask for help. If that armour has started to feel heavy, this conversation is for you. On Mind Over Masculinity, host…
- Men’s Mental Health and Silent Strength: Josie Warren on Masculinity · 22 minA note from Healthy Mind by Avik™: This conversation includes the guest’s personal views on health, therapy, and relationships between men and women. They are her opinions alone…
- Men’s Identity Beyond the Job Title: Jon Ostenson on the Provider Role · 22 minA lot of men can tell you what they do. Far fewer can say who they are once the title is gone. If your worth has ever felt tied to your work, this conversation is for you. On…
- Maybe Men Aren’t Silent. Maybe We Don’t Give Them Time to Speak. | Robin Quinn Keehn · 27 minWe often assume that when a man goes quiet, he doesn't want to talk. But what if silence sometimes means he hasn't been given enough time, safety or space to find the words? In…
- Redefining Masculinity: Emotional Strength Beyond Traditional Roles with Russell Cohn · 21 minBe strong. Do not cry. Provide. Protect. What happens when those old rules stop helping and start weighing you down? This episode is for any man tired of performing a role. On…
- Redefining Strength for Men: Positive Aging with Dr. James Beckwith · 24 minDo you wait for a health problem to fix itself rather than ask for help? On Mind Over Masculinity, host Swati and optometrist Dr. James Beckwith explore redefining strength…
- Redefining Male Strength Beyond Ego and Traditional Roles with Peter Gunn · 18 minIs the strength you have been chasing really yours, or was it handed to you? On Mind Over Masculinity, Peter Gunn explores redefining male strength beyond traditional roles, ego…
- Redefining Men's Strength Beyond Stoicism with Richard Leirer · 17 minWere you raised to believe a strong man handles everything alone? On Mind Over Masculinity, host Swati and Tai Chi teacher Richard Leirer question the stoic ideals many men…
- Redefining Strength: Why Weight Loss Isn't About Willpower with Dr. Delali Hevi · 31 minWhat if the "no pain, no gain" mindset is quietly working against you? This episode of Mind Over Masculinity is for anyone who has tried to muscle through change and wondered why…
- Why Stoicism Is Not Strength: Men, Trauma and Asking for Help with Willie Handler · 17 minWhat if the armor you wear to protect yourself is the very thing holding you back? This episode of Mind Over Masculinity is for any man who has learned to push through alone and…
- Why Stoicism Is Not Strength: Men, Trauma and Asking for Help with Willie Handler · 17 minWhat if the armor you wear to protect yourself is the very thing holding you back? This episode of Mind Over Masculinity is for any man who has learned to push through alone and…
- Redefining Strength Beyond the Mask: Vulnerability and Overcoming Fear with David Fiala · 15 minWhat happens when the mask of strength gets too heavy to hold? This episode of Mind Over Masculinity is for any man who has learned to keep his emotions locked away and is…
- Beyond Provider and Protector: Masculinity and Partnership in Relationships with Dr. Eric Williams · 23 minWhy does the armor men were taught to wear so often push away the people they love? This episode of Mind Over Masculinity is for men who feel distant from their partner, short…
- Redefining Strength Beyond Old Scripts: Tango, Vulnerability and Balance with Linda Sutton · 28 minWhat if the strength you were taught is the very thing keeping you from connection? This episode of Mind Over Masculinity is for anyone holding onto an old script of strength…
- Vulnerability, Somatic Work and Connection with Duncan Rich · 41 minWhy does admitting you're struggling still feel like failing as a man? This episode of Mind Over Masculinity is for any man who looks successful on paper yet feels tense…
- Vulnerability and Balance with Veronique Ory · 26 minWhat if real strength means knowing when to soften? This episode of Mind Over Masculinity is for anyone questioning the scripts they were handed about being strong, in control…
- Bode Swanson on Aristotle, Courage and Strength · 41 minWhat if real masculinity isn't a rejection of strength, but a return to ancient virtue? Bode Swanson, author of Great Souled Men, joins Mind Over Masculinity to explore what…
- Redefining Masculinity Through Community and Emotional Freedom with Maria Van Der Maaten · 26 minWhat if traditional masculinity isn't really about gender, but about a system that never lets anyone rest? Maria Van Der Maaten, a sociologist and community development…
- Shaun Dawson on Raising Emotionally Strong Men · 34 minWhat if the same armor that protects men is also what keeps them isolated? Shaun Dawson, host of the Raising Men podcast, joins Mind Over Masculinity to unpack why performative…
- Robert Gourlay on Courage, Nature and Raising Healthy Boys · 24 minWhat if the "man up" script we hand boys is actually working against them? Robert Gourlay, an environmental research scientist who grew up on a farm with six brothers and later…
- Alan Gillanders on Vulnerability, Strength, and Inner Truth · 13 minWhy does asking for help still feel like failure for so many men? On Mind Over Masculinity, host Sreemedha sits with author Alan Gillanders to unpack where the pressure to "have…
- Redefining Strength Beyond the Armor: Ann Mattingly-Lowe on Mind Over Masculinity · 19 minWhat if asking for help was the strong thing to do all along? Host Swati talks with Ann Mattingly-Lowe, founder of Generations Skincare, about a men's skincare line tied to…
- Redefining Strength Beyond Traditional Roles: Elisabeth Villiger Toufexis on Mind Over Masculinity · 25 minWhat if asking for help was never a sign of weakness at all? Host Swati talks with life coach Elisabeth Villiger Toufexis about redefining masculine strength beyond traditional…
- Redefining Strength Beyond Stoicism: Steve Barton on Mind Over Masculinity · 26 minWhat if calm and controlled isn't the same thing as actually strong? Host Swati talks with coach Steve Barton about the difference between stoicism and real strength, and why he…
- Redefining Strength Beyond Stereotypes: Stephanie McAlister on Mind Over Masculinity · 20 minWhat if the walls we build to look strong are the same walls keeping people out? Host Swati talks with counselor Stephanie McAlister about the misconception that masculine…
- Redefining Strength Beyond the Armor: Boad Swanson on Mind Over Masculinity · 34 minWhat if strength was never about muscle at all, but about character? Host Naba talks with author Boad Swanson about why so many men confuse physical toughness with real strength…
- Redefining Strength Beyond Stereotypes: Dr. Sean Altman on Mind Over Masculinity · 22 minWhat if asking for help was never a sign of weakness, but a way to grow? Host Niharika talks with Dr. Sean Altman about the cultural script that teaches men to push through pain…
- Healthy Boundaries and a United Front: Pesa Shayo on Mind Over Masculinity · 35 minWhat if setting a boundary with your family doesn't have to mean dishonoring them? Host Sana talks with author Pesa Shayo about healthy boundaries in cross-cultural marriage, and…
- Dennis Henson on Masculinity and Mentorship · 21 minWhat if masculinity has less to do with being unshakable and more to do with responsibility and integrity? Host Swati talks with author and entrepreneur Dennis Henson about…
- The Father Wound: Dr. David Marcus on Redefining Strength and Resilience · 45 minWhat if the strength you learned from your father was never really strength? Host Swati talks with clinical psychologist Dr. David Marcus about the father wound, and why real…
- Redefining Strength Beyond Performance: Alan Bodnar on Real Masculinity · 31 minIf you've ever measured your worth by how much you can carry without breaking, this episode is for you. Host Swati talks with author Alan Bodnar about redefining strength beyond…
- Unpacking "Toxic Masculinity": What the Buzzword Actually Means | Arky Jones on Mind Over Masculinity · 27 minA man sits alone with a feeling he was taught not to name, maybe fear, maybe tenderness, maybe pure exhaustion from holding it together. In that moment there's a choice: keep the…
- Redefining Masculine Strength: Why Surrender Beats Control, with David Hoskins · 34 minThere's a question that sits quietly in the back of a lot of men's minds: what does it actually mean to be strong? Not the kind measured in a gym or at work, but the kind that…
- Redefining Masculinity Through Introspection, Not the Old Stoic Mask | Eric Hoffman · 23 minWe grew up hearing that strength means standing alone, that asking for help is weakness, and that real men don't flinch. But what if the armor built to prove all of that is…
- Redefining Strength Beyond the Armor: The Twelve Lessons Every Man Learns, with Branch Isole · 29 minThere is a moment that comes for many men, sometimes in their twenties, sometimes much later, when the armor they built to protect themselves starts to feel more like a cage. The…
- Oliver Glozik on Vulnerability, Masks and Making Peace with the Past · 21 minThere's a moment a lot of men know too well: something heavy, and a voice, ours or someone else's, saying toughen up. Oliver Glozik, founder of a retreat center in Colombia…
- Redefining Strength: Heléna Kate on Vulnerability, Masculine Energy and Real Change · 27 minWe tell boys not to cry, then wonder why men struggle to ask for help. This episode asks what happens when we stop performing strength and start living it honestly. Dr. Heléna…
