Trauma & PTSD
Understanding how trauma lives in the body — and how men move through it.
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Rewriting Survival: When Your Armor Becomes a Cage
The coping mechanisms that kept you alive during trauma are likely the very things destroying your life today. It's time to take the armor off.
Emotional Fitness: Training Your Mind Like a Muscle
Just like going to the gym to train your body, your emotional resilience requires active reps, heavy lifting, and deliberate rest.
Understanding EMDR: Rewiring How We Process Trauma
A deep dive into Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, how it helps men process trauma, and why it's different from traditional talk therapy.
Navigating Grief: Why the "Stages" Aren't a Straight Line
Grief is one of the most isolating experiences a man can go through. Here's why understanding that grief isn't linear is the first step to true healing.
Real stories
The Silent Battle After Coming Home
Former serviceman Keith Barnes shares his story of battling PTSD and the often-overlooked struggles veterans face when returning from active duty, including the pivotal moment that led him to seek professional help. Now working at the VA, he encourages fellow veterans to see asking for help as a courageous step toward reclaiming their lives.
Hear the conversation →The Helper Who Had to Learn to Be Helped
Josh Cutler built a career as a leader in the mental health field — then faced his own bipolar disorder, depression, and recovery after a traumatic brain injury. He shares how those experiences transformed his understanding of healing, purpose, and connection.
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All Trauma & PTSD episodes →
Jackson Erdos - Climbing the Mountain Takes Years: American Ninja Warrior on Depression, Identity...
with Jackson Erdos
Minh Nguyen - "I was ready to crash the car”: Losing Everything, Shame, and Choosing to Stay - H...
with Minh Nguyen
Zander Keig - Bridge Building in a Divided World: Men, Mental Health, and Being Pro-Human - HMIO...
with Zander Keig
Esther Perry - Rewriting Survival: Men's Path to Mental Wellbeing HMIO 322
with Esther Perry
Dr. Ryan Dix - No One Cares Alone: The Journey of Mental Health in Healthcare - HMIO 320
with Dr. Ryan Dix
Deborah Weed - When the Mask Falls Off: Radical Acceptance, Creativity, and Finding Your Way Back...
with Deborah Weed
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