Relationships…..We all have them. Whether it's friendship, business, family, or romance; these relationships can either provide us with comfort, pleasure, and understanding or be a source of frustration, resentment, or anger.This episode kicks off the first of five special podcast episodes, in which I will be discussing and breaking down the five core principles that my wife and I use to coach our clients (and apply to ourselves) to help improve the health of relationships, release unre...
Jun 15, 2022•23 min
Today's podcast is the second part of my previous podcast “Let's Talk About Plant Medicine”In this episode, I share my experiences and reflections after attending a three-day retreat where I sat in a ceremony with plant medicine. It was a very different experience, from my last time sitting in ceremony and I was given three big lessons to take home to integrate. Tune into this episode to hear about my recent experiences with plant medicine and the lessons I received.LI...
Jun 08, 2022•19 min
This week on the podcast, I have my wife Erika Cramer joining me as she interviews me about all things plant medicine.We discuss what plant medicine is, why some people are attracted to plant medicine, its benefits and touch on how it may benefit some people. Tune into this episode to hear about my personal experiences with plant medicine and how it transformed my life. LINKS:Inside Man Coaching Program: https://manfulness.com.au/sessions/Breathfullness Program: https:/...
May 11, 2022•48 min
As we grow and move through life, our experiences and thoughts shift and change. It's natural to have some big realizations and to feel all sorts of emotions bubble up to the surface.And when these emotions surface, you might feel like you need a release in the form of a good cry…. and there’s nothing wrong with that. In fact, this actually happened to me a few weeks ago. I was in the middle of a very busy week, there were many important issues that need most of my time ...
Apr 13, 2022•17 min
It’s so fun to realize that once you become a parent of little kids, you also get to enjoy whatever they want to watch on the television!At home, we usually watch kids' movies all together as a family, with my children, who are four and six years old. The Disney Channel has been great as it's given us a variety of movies to watch.To be honest, I also grew up watching Disney movies. All the films that are now great classics, like Aladdin and the Lion King. I can say that as...
Mar 16, 2022•25 min
When talking about a domesticated man, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind?You might be thinking of someone who is fond of housework and others may think of someone who is fond of home life. I really want to talk about this in this podcast because this has been a big thing for me and it has been on my mind over a couple of years, especially when the pandemic hit the world. When I talk about a domesticated man, it’s more of being obedient and being tamed. If you want ...
Mar 01, 2022•17 min
This is the first episode for 2022! It's great to be back on the podcast. I took some time off and took some time away from doing everything. You all know that the past couple of years brought us all different challenges, but we were able to get through them. And one of the big reasons why I was able to overcome those challenges is because I always love what I do. My coaches, my wife, and I put our hearts into what we’re doing. It doesn’t mean that we’ve never experienced being...
Jan 20, 2022•22 min
This is the last episode for 2021! The past year has been full of remarkable highs and impactful moments. This season is the ideal time to sit back and reflect on the year that was and how we can set up our expectations for the year to come. The purpose for this episode is to explore the way we set our goals for the coming year. I’ve never had an issue with focusing and striving to achieve my goals. So much so that I can become tunnel-visioned and it comes at a detriment to other areas i...
Dec 14, 2021•19 min
It’s my pleasure to introduce to you my final guest for 2021, a man with an incredible depth of wisdom and breadth of life experiences, Regenerative Leadership Coach, Ryan Kemp. In addition to his Regenerative Leadership Coaching, Ryan is a business consultant, published author, speaker, yoga teacher, and poet. Over the last 10 years, he has worked in, lived in, and traveled to over 45 countries, learning from different cultural elders and working on solutions to some of the world’s larg...
Dec 07, 2021•55 min
We’re fast approaching the end of the year! This is the perfect time for reflection.When I was young, I wanted to be successful, famous, and have women. I wanted to be the quintessential alpha male. So I tried to find every scheme and get rich quick program to reach this goal. This drive came from wanting to prove people wrong and comparison. Even though ambition to succeed from resentment can benefit you and give you some success, it can also push you to overwork, over sacrifice, and be...
Nov 23, 2021•20 min
Are you okay with being still? Or does the idea of not having something on the go make you feel uncomfortable?We live in a world where it’s possible to be plugged in 24 hours of the day. If we’re bored, we have access to entertainment at our fingertips. But is that a good thing?In this episode, I talk about some of the things I learned over the extended period of lockdown and home learning and creating an environment in the home where we are okay to sit with stillness and silence.How oft...
Nov 02, 2021•21 min
Our bodies are suffering right now. We are living in our heads and our bodies are being ignored. I know that sending your awareness down into your body can be a challenging process but I encourage you to sit with your emotions and truly acknowledge them.We are often so hesitant to stop and embrace this stillness because we just want to jump to the solution. Let go of that urge for a moment. I invite you into this meditation to just be with yourself. Ask yourself, what are you feelin...
Oct 29, 2021•24 min
Are you really good at finding solutions to problems?Most men are. Humans are amazing in their capacity to come up with solutions, but this can sometimes be detrimental. One thing I’ve noticed is that most men are so conditioned to focus on finding answers to problems, that they don’t allow themselves to process the feelings that surround the problems.A lot of men think they shouldn’t ever feel certain ways. They shouldn’t feel anger, they shouldn’t feel rage, they shouldn’t feel sadness...
Oct 12, 2021•21 min
Today’s episode is a meditation dedicated to travelling inwards and finding alignment. The world needs a perspective change to learn not to run from our pain and take steps to truly feel it. The fear of feeling pain causes us to project anxiety, anger, and encourages disconnection around us. There are two ways we feel pain: the pain of the things that are happening to us, and the pain from trying to avoid it. Fear of feeling pain can stop us from trying again but we need this pain becaus...
Oct 05, 2021•27 min
If you’re like me and in lockdown, your stress levels may be pretty high and have been for a while. While I know that stress is a natural part of life. Prolonged stress can have such a big impact on your mind and body. I’ve had my own run ins with stress. Life has become more complicated since I was a young personal trainer and with that there is more pressure and stress. In this episode, I will share with you three really significant ways that stress impacts you. There ar...
Sep 21, 2021•22 min
Today’s episode is a meditation to connect and acknowledge your body, revel in the wonders of the amazing processes in your mind, and really appreciate how you are a cooperative component of the world you want to create. Take a moment and feel the rhythm in your heart, the tingling of your fingers and toes, the flow of your blood, and the release of your breath. Ask your body, what do you need from me? Acknowledge your body and mind, and appreciate the amazing intricate system that ...
Sep 14, 2021•29 min
We’re still in lockdown in Melbourne and some days I wake up feeling good and motivated. Other days I find myself struggling. It’s something I’ve really had to address to get myself back into alignment. Over the years, I’ve equipped myself with various tools and modalities that really help me understand and process my emotions. Music is one of those powerful tools. As a young man, music was so helpful for me to connect with myself on a deep level and this is something that a lot of men strugg...
Sep 07, 2021•20 min
Anger, frustration, confusion and fear from our daily lives causes conflict in our internal worlds, which impacts on our external world. This internal conflict makes it so much harder to make important and balanced decisions. To help you recentre, I encourage you to be still and reflect inward to look at everything in your life with fresh and open eyes. This meditation is all about finding peace and filling your life with joy and love. Imagine yourself like an antenna, sending out high vibrat...
Aug 31, 2021•35 min
Modern masculinity, stigmas and taboos have such an impact on the way men talk about and explore sex in a positive and deep way. Today I am so grateful to be talking with Jordan Hackett. Jordan is a Men’s Coach and Certified Sexologist. He has a background in rites of initiation work and draws on a wealth of integrated personal experience in erotic exploration, diverse relationships and self-development spaces. He offers private coaching and bodywork, online programs and in person workshops.J...
Aug 24, 2021•51 min
If today was your last day, how would you live it differently?One of the biggest lies we tell ourselves is that we have all the time in the world. The truth is, we don’t know how long we’re going to be here for. We gear ourselves up to live long lives with mortgages and preparations for the future but sometimes we protect our lives so much that we don’t actually live.This episode is a challenge for you to look at the quality of your life right now. Are you really living the life that you want...
Aug 17, 2021•17 min
Journaling is an incredibly useful tool that has helped me immensely throughout my life to build an understanding and dialogue with my thoughts and feelings. In this episode, I share my story of how I began my journaling journey. I had to move past the belief that women are the only ones that can journal. I gave myself the freedom to write whatever was inside my head without any structure and it allowed me to begin this dialogue with my emotions and thoughts. I share my three uses for journal...
Aug 10, 2021•20 min
There are a bunch of hot topics in the world at the moment and along with that comes a lot of division. We all approach issues from a different perspective and form opinions based on our personal biases, judgements, assumptions and life experiences. It’s easy to hold onto our opinions as truths. But when we only listen to our opinions, we miss out on opportunities for greater knowledge, understanding and growth. It becomes “us and them” instead of moving forward together as a society.In this ...
Aug 03, 2021•23 min
In Melbourne, we have recently re-surfaced from our fifth lockdown and I feel that this one has hit me the hardest. I had to cancel my 40th birthday party and the Manfulness Masterclass, and I feel frustration and irritability confined to my home.This stasis of isolation can bring on many different emotions for people and they can be challenging to handle as the lockdown is out of our control.In this episode, I examine the feelings that are generated from being in lockdown and how media outle...
Jul 30, 2021•23 min
I’m about to turn 40, which feels like a pretty big milestone for me. I’ve been reminiscing about the last 10 years of my life; how much has changed and how much I’ve grown. I wanted to share my reflections with you as I unpack a few of the lessons I’ve learned and things I’ve journeyed through over the last decade.I look back at 30 year old me and feel so grateful for that man who said yes to embarking on the journey into the unknown. I faced some real challenges and painful moments, but the...
Jul 13, 2021•21 min
It has just ticked over to a new financial year here, and I find this is a great opportunity to really reflect on the past 12 months in business.When I look back at all that Erika and I have achieved in our businesses this year, I feel grateful and proud of what we’ve been able to do. We’ve grown so much not only professionally, but personally and when I think about how the end of financial year used to feel for me, there has been such a shift in my mindset.When I was first starting out in th...
Jul 06, 2021•24 min
My life completely changed when I started getting deep into personal development. I began unravelling the unconscious habits and patterns in my life, I worked through painful realisations and started taking responsibility for where I was at. Then I had the audacity to tell everyone else what they should be doing to change their lives too.I see a lot of people doing the same thing lately. When you start doing the work and bringing awareness to the darker areas of your life, it’s a natural temp...
Jun 29, 2021•20 min
In today’s episode I’m going to tackle a taboo topic: porn addiction. Pornography can be a difficult area for men to traverse because it’s something we’re incredibly shameful of. Most men don’t even want to admit they view porn. It’s also a common thing for men to struggle with, especially in our younger years when feelings of arousal are high but our understanding of sexuality hasn’t fully developed. It’s an easy way to deal with built up sexual energy but also boredom, frustration, and othe...
Jun 15, 2021•20 min
I try to be purposeful with the guests who come on the Manfulness podcast. The men I look for are doing something different, who are courageous and sharing parts of themselves that are usually hidden. People who role model a different way that manhood can express itself. Today’s guest Christian O’Connel is definitely one of those men. He’s recently released a book “No One Listens to Your Dad’s Show” that explores his career in radio and shares some deeper parts of his life. He talks to me abo...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 10 min
I’ve had many men come to me in sessions who want to improve their life but have no experience working on themselves. It’s a harmful block that prevents many people from reaching the life they desire. We all face challenges in our lives that shape us but the outlook we hold determines how much control we can take over our own lives. People tend to fall into one of two main mindsets here. One mindset believes they have no power to change the things that happen to them and that they ...
May 25, 2021•18 min
Making decisions is a natural part of life. We make hundreds of decisions every day, what we’re going to wear or eat for dinner. We also make bigger decisions over our lifetime like where we’re going to live, what we’ll do for a living, or who we want to be with. These bigger choices often cause us trouble because we can often fool ourselves into thinking we’ve made a decision, while we’re actually sitting in indecision. I had a client come see me recently who suspected his partner had cheate...
Apr 28, 2021•16 min
