Spirituality is not the first word most men reach for when they are trying to fix their lives. But according to Dr. Dain Heer, it might be the most important one. That’s the question Dr. Dain Heer is bringing to this episode of the Men's Therapy Podcast . Dr. Heer is the co-creator of Access Consciousness , author of Being You, Changing the World and Return of the Gentleman . He’s one of the most compelling voices at the intersection of spirituality and modern masculinity . In his conversation w...
Mar 16, 2026•57 min•Season 2Ep. 146
How to become a mentor? What does it take to go from a self-described adrenaline junkie who sought his masculine identity in war zones and deadly mountain climbs, to one of the most thoughtful mentors for young men alive today? That is the question at the heart of this episode of the Men’s Therapy Podcast. That is where this conversation goes. In this episode, Marc Azoulay talks with John Graham , former US Foreign Service diplomat, founder of the Giraffe Heroes Project , and creator of the wild...
Mar 09, 2026•55 min•Season 2Ep. 145
Nice guy syndrome is at the center of a quiet crisis in modern masculinity. It is shaping how men date, relate, suppress their needs, and carry resentment into adulthood. In this episode of the Men’s Therapy Podcast, host Marc Azoulay is sitting down with Kelvin Davis. He is a men’s therapist and coach specializing in male emotional development and relational health. He's the author of the book "Be a Good Man, Not a Nice Guy" . His work is focusing on helping men move from approval-seeking patte...
Mar 02, 2026•57 min•Season 2Ep. 144
Most relationship advice for men sticks to basic tips on communication or attraction. But it misses the deeper problems. In this roundtable episode of the Men’s Therapy Podcast, host Marc Azoulay leads a straightforward talk. They discuss why relationships fail. They cover what men truly need in a relationship. They explain how avoidant and anxious attachment patterns shape men and their relationships. Guests include Shana James, a relationship coach and author. There's also Melissa Ryan, a lice...
Feb 23, 2026•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 143
For many men, business resiliency doesn’t begin with strategy or spreadsheets. It begins with pressure, uncertainty, and the slow realization that working harder is no longer enough. It often arrives alongside emotional exhaustion, strained relationships, and the sense that something beneath the surface is asking to be addressed. It is not in the market, but within the man himself. In this episode of the Men’s Therapy Podcast, host Marc Azoulay is guiding a grounded and revealing conversation wi...
Feb 16, 2026•55 min•Season 2Ep. 142
Rites of Passage have quietly faded from many modern communities. This leaves boys to navigate adulthood by themselves. Without clear markers of growth, responsibility, or belonging. In this episode of the Men’s Therapy Podcast, host Marc Azoulay speaks with Paul Marcinkowski. Paul is a counselor with the Becoming a Man Program working inside Chicago public schools. Paul brings decades of experience in youth mentorship, men’s work, and school-based intervention. Together, they explore what mascu...
Feb 10, 2026•51 min•Season 2Ep. 141
Social media addiction sits at the center of a growing mental health crisis among young men. In this episode of the Men’s Therapy Podcast , host Marc Azoulay is joined by Peter Lear. He is a licensed clinical social worker and addiction counselor based in Boulder, Colorado. Lear has spent decades working with men and adolescents. His work navigates addiction, trauma, and identity development in an increasingly digital world. Peter speaks from lived experience, not just theory. He grew up without...
Feb 02, 2026•50 min•Season 2Ep. 140
Masculine energy isn’t about dominance or detachment. It’s about how men face loss, responsibility, and the slow work of becoming whole. It is at the centre of Josh Tomeoni’s work, who is our guest today. Josh is a men’s coach specializing in divorce recovery and the host of The Derelict Podcast. In his podcast, he speaks candidly about men’s mental health, emotional growth, and the challenges men face when navigating relationships, addiction, and identity. His perspective is shaped not by abstr...
Jan 26, 2026•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 139
Learn what it means to be a man in 2025, as ideas around masculinity, emotional intelligence, and personal growth continue to evolve in today’s world. In this episode of the Men’s Therapy Podcast, host Marc Azoulay sits down with Brett Zachman to explore these shifts in depth. Zachman is the founder of BeMen. It is a Colorado-based nonprofit dedicated to men’s wellness, personal growth, and brotherhood. Zachman is not a therapist by trade. But his work comes from real life, especially after divo...
Jan 19, 2026•48 min•Season 2Ep. 138
Neurodiversity is at the heart of a growing crisis in modern education. It is the one that is shaping how young men learn, struggle, and carry their mental health challenges into adulthood. In this episode of the Men’s Therapy Podcast, host Marc Azoulay sits down with Jake Noonan. He is an academic neurodiversity coach at the Neurodiversity Collective. His work focuses on young men and boys navigating the modern education system. Jake approaches neurodiversity not as a deficit to be corrected. H...
Jan 12, 2026•56 min•Season 2Ep. 137
For many men, the midlife crisis doesn’t arrive as a quiet reflection. It arrives as relationship tension and emotional shutdown. It comes with the unsettling realization that something deeper is demanding attention. In this episode of the Men’s Therapy Podcast, Marc Azoulay speaks with Mark J. Platten. He is the founder of the Integral Human Initiative . He is also a longtime men’s work facilitator and teacher of sacred masculinity. Platten draws from Jungian psychology, mythology and indigenou...
Jan 05, 2026•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 136
Ever wonder why so many men find themselves stuck in the same romantic patterns? Marc highlights the psychology behind working with men struggling with anxious attachment. He focuses on emotionally unavailable partners and recurring relationship breakdowns in this episode. Early in the conversation, Marc sets the tone with a statement that captures the heart of the episode: “You’re not choosing her. You’re choosing your wound.” He explains that many men believe they are unlucky in love. When in ...
Jan 01, 2026•20 min•Season 2Ep. 135
Midlife is often framed as a crisis, but is it really? In this roundtable episode of the Men’s Therapy Podcast, host Marc Azoulay is guiding the conversation toward a deeper and more accurate question. What happens when a man’s identity no longer fits the life he has built? Joining the discussion are Shana James and Silvan Summers. Shana is a relationship and intimacy coach known for her work on love and sex after 40. Silvan is a somatic psychotherapist and therapeutic coach at Men’s Therapy Onl...
Dec 29, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 134
Marc Azoulay unpacks a pattern he is seeing repeatedly in high-performing men. Success is increasing, but fulfilment is disappearing. Drawing on over a decade of clinical experience, Marc explains that many men are not actually chasing success. They are running from shame. “You think making more money will finally make you feel secure,” Marc explains, “but every time you level up, you feel worse.” He describes men whose bank accounts are growing, yet whose inner lives feel hollow. Rather than fe...
Dec 25, 2025•19 min•Season 2Ep. 133
Ya'Ron Brown is approaching men’s mental health from a place of lived experience, clinical insight, and cultural awareness. He is a licensed counsellor, clinical supervisor, trainer, and host of the Resilient Kings Podcast. Brown unpacks one of the most difficult yet essential topics facing men today: male vulnerability and why it is so deeply resisted. Brown is speaking candidly about how patriarchy shapes men long before they enter therapy. “No matter who we are,” he explains, “to some degree,...
Dec 22, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 132
Ralph Brewer is the founder of the “Help for Men Brotherhood” and the creator of the “Dad Starting Over” community. Today, he is sharing a story that is becoming increasingly common among men. Yet still, it is rarely talked about openly. He is speaking as someone who has lived the full weight of divorce, rebuilding life, and single fatherhood. His story begins over a decade ago when he was navigating what he describes as “a giant holy-poop moment”. It was one defined by infidelity, uncertainty, ...
Dec 15, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 131
Joe Hehn is living through a story that many men fear, and few ever speak about. Joe not only shared a personal narrative; he also revealed a blueprint for reclaiming purpose after unimaginable loss. He is a mentor, corporate speaker, and mindset coach. Joe is guiding men toward self-awareness and emotional resilience. He does so by openly describing how his own world collapsed and rebuilt itself. Before his wife’s cancer diagnosis, Joe explains that “everything on paper looked perfect”. Yet, in...
Dec 08, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 130
In this episode of The Men’s Therapy Podcast, host Marc Azoulay is sitting down with two deeply respected clinicians. Jack Lambert, LMHC, and Ben White, LPC. They explore the emotional landscape men confront during divorce. Their conversation is opening a window into an experience many men are living silently: the grief, confusion, and emotional shutdown that divorce often sparks. Jack is working extensively with gay and queer men navigating major life transitions, including separation, identity...
Dec 01, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 129
In this powerful episode of the Men’s Therapy Podcast, Marc Azoulay sits down to explain the “fixer mentality”. It is a pattern many men fall into when they compulsively help others, avoid emotional intimacy, and ultimately burn out. He explains, “When you’re always fixing, you’re not asking for help. That’s how the cycle begins.” Marc is guiding people to see how these patterns, rooted in dopamine addiction, stress response, and codependency, silently shape one’s identity and your relationships...
Nov 29, 2025•15 min•Season 2Ep. 128
For over five decades, Dr. Ronald Johnson has dedicated his career to understanding the emotional lives of men. What began as curiosity quickly turned into a lifelong commitment to men’s psychological development. “I come from a good family,” he recalls, “but you know, typical dysfunctional family as well. And so I have for a long time been interested in just, how do I feel, how do I think, what do I do?” Interestingly, his focus on men doesn’t start with men at all. In the 1960s and ’70s, thera...
Nov 24, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 127
Many men describe themselves as “chill,” unbothered, or simply “fine.” But as Marc Azoulay explains in this episode, fine is not always peace. It is often an emotional shutdown. Marc reflects on the quiet epidemic of emotional numbness shaping men’s lives today. “What if your fine is not peace? It’s shut down. What if it’s an emotional shutdown? It’s not strength, it’s numbness. And the cost is everything.” Marc is guiding listeners through one of the most misunderstood emotional states men expe...
Nov 19, 2025•14 min•Season 2Ep. 126
In today’s fast-paced world, burnout is becoming the silent epidemic among men. Whether it’s the pressure to excel at work, maintain relationships, or keep up with physical fitness, the weight of “doing it all” often leaves men emotionally drained and disconnected. Today’s Men’s Therapy Podcast roundtable hosts a variety of competent guests. Marc welcomes Desmond Cohen. He is a psychotherapist and coach. Aidan Lee and Silvan Erb-Summers also join. Aidan Lee is the founder of FitRoots and Silvan ...
Nov 17, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 125
In this episode of The Men’s Therapy Podcast, host Marc Azoulay sits down with Jayson Gaddis. He is the founder of The Relationship School and a pioneer in men’s emotional health and relationship education. Gaddis opens up about his own journey, one marked by pain, disconnection, and a hard-earned path toward self-awareness. “Pain got me into finally getting my own shit together,” Gaddis admits. At 29, after another breakup in a Whole Foods parking lot, he experiences a profound moment of clarit...
Nov 10, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 124
Patrick Sperry is bringing a new depth to conversations about modern masculinity and personal growth. He is the founder of Flourish. It is a wellness retreat company focused on transformational experiences for men and women. He is guiding men toward emotional healing and spiritual growth through the power of community, yoga, and mindful living. In his conversation with host Marc Azoulay, Patrick reflects on his own evolution. From a competitive athlete to a teacher of spiritual practice. “I was ...
Oct 31, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 123
In today’s fast-paced, hyperconnected world, more men are quietly struggling with a deep sense of emptiness. They wake up, go to work, scroll through their phones, and repeat the cycle, day after day, without any real sense of purpose or meaning. “A lot of men say that they’re stressed out or overworked,” says Marc. “But when I really listen to their stories, I see that they’re bored, existentially bored. They’re not just tired; they’re starved for meaning.” Marc describes this as a boredom epid...
Oct 29, 2025•14 min•Season 2Ep. 122
Sam Peterson’s story begins in the heart of conflict zones. Serving as a bomb technician in the U.S. Army, Sam disarmed explosives in Afghanistan. “I was the guy in the big green suit cutting wires on IEDs,” he recalls. But when the combat ended, another war began. This time, within his own mind. Returning home, Sam faces relentless panic attacks, emotional numbness, and a darkness that nearly costs him his life. Traditional methods fail him. “I’d been on SSRIs, beta-blockers, and tried talk the...
Oct 27, 2025•53 min•Season 2Ep. 121
In this episode of Men’s Therapy Podcast, Marc highlights the importance of shadow work for men. “You think you’re the nice guy. You never raise your voice, you always say yes, you avoid conflict. But behind that politeness is often a man full of anger, resentment, and even self-hatred,” says Marc Azoulay. Drawing from his clinical work with men, Marc reveals how many men wear a mask of agreeableness. They do this to survive chaotic or emotionally unstable childhood environments. “If you grew up...
Oct 25, 2025•23 min•Season 2Ep. 120
In this compelling conversation, The Men’s Therapy Podcast host Marc Azoulay welcomes Carlos Davidovich. He is a neuroscientist and executive coach known for bridging neuroscience and personal growth. Carlos has decades of experience coaching leaders across Europe and the Americas. He brings a fresh perspective to modern masculinity. One rooted in understanding the brain, balancing energies, and embracing emotional regulation. “When we talk about masculinity today,” Carlos explains, “we need to ...
Oct 23, 2025•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 119
On this episode of the Men’s Therapy Podcast, host Marc Azoulay sits down with Geoff Laughton and Mark Johnson. They are the co-founders of The Undaunted Man. It is an organization devoted to helping men reclaim purpose, authenticity, and strength. Their journey into men’s work is deeply personal. For Geoff, it begins as a father seeking connection. “When my son turned fourteen, a friend offered to lead him through a manhood initiation based on King, Warrior, Magician, Lover,” he shares. “It was...
Oct 20, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 118
In this episode of The Men’s Therapy Podcast, Marc Azoulay sits down with Anthony Astbury. He is the founder of The Whole Man Academy and author of Ignite. He unpacks what it really takes for men to thrive in a world that rewards productivity but neglects purpose. Astbury’s journey begins in the fast-paced world of finance, where he spends nearly two decades as a trader and broker in London. “I got to my mid-thirties and thought, is this it?” he recalls. “I was successful on paper. A good job, g...
Oct 16, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 117
