Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counseling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. In this episode, we’re thrilled to have Shawn in town, so we’re recording in person together—though, fair warning, he’s once again pitching to rename the show, and we’ll see if he wins this round. We’...
Apr 15, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counseling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. This weeks guest is Mike Beckingham https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5672421/
Mar 19, 2025•54 min
On this episode of Manmade Podcast , I sit down with my lifelong friend, Mike Beckingham , to explore the profound impact of grief. Mike recently lost his father and is nearing the 10-year anniversary of his mother’s passing. Together, we examine the emotional and psychological dimensions of these losses, unpacking the strategies he’s found effective in navigating this dual bereavement. From resilience-building techniques to the role of memory in healing, this conversation offers an intimate, ev...
Feb 28, 2025•1 hr
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Apr 12, 2024•30 min
Welcome to Mind Matters This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counseling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. Contact us at: getmanmadepodcast@gmail.com
Apr 04, 2024•30 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counseling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. This week we are showcasing our first episode of Mind Matters a radio call-in advice show that airs in Knoxville TN. We hope you enjoy it. Contact us at: getmanmadepodcast@gmail.com...
Mar 25, 2024•32 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counseling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. Creating harmonious relationships is like being part of an orchestra where everyone is playing different instruments. Imagine trying to play the violin while someone else is vigorously banging the dru...
Mar 01, 2024•45 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counseling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. Contact us at: getmanmadepodcast@gmail.com
Feb 21, 2024•45 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counseling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. Alright, picture this: You're minding your own business, living your life, when suddenly, out of nowhere, life decides to throw a curveball at you. It's like, "Hey, here's a little surprise for ya!" A...
Feb 14, 2024•44 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counseling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. Awkward interactions are like uninvited guests at the party of life; they just show up, usually at the most inopportune times. Picture this: You're in an elevator, and your brain decides it's the perf...
Jan 25, 2024•53 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counseling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. Shallow self-discipline, as practiced by some life coaches, can often resemble a motivational poster that's lost its way – all flash and no substance. Imagine a life coach, armed with an arsenal of cl...
Jan 16, 2024•50 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counseling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. Creating close relationships is essential for maintaining good mental health, and let's be real, who doesn't want a support squad for life's craziness? Step one: throw away your "stranger danger" caut...
Jan 11, 2024•38 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counseling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. Supporting a friend or family member with mental health struggles can sometimes feel like trying to assemble a piece of IKEA furniture without the instructions - you’ve got all these tools and good in...
Jan 04, 2024•31 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counseling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. As we journey through life, it's almost as if we're participating in an endless series of wardrobe changes in a cosmic play, where the roles we adopt and the scripts we follow evolve with each passing...
Dec 19, 2023•43 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counseling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. Imagine a role model as a multifunctional gadget for the psyche - part can-opener for unleashing pent-up emotions, part screwdriver for tightening those wobbly thoughts, and a surprising toothpick for...
Nov 30, 2023•39 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counseling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. Good sleep is the secret handshake into the elite club of sanity. Think of it as the brain's nightly retreat to a five-star resort where every neuron is pampered and prepped to take on tomorrow's emot...
Nov 02, 2023•49 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counseling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. In the grand obstacle course of therapy, 'resistance' is that cheeky monkey wrench your brain throws into the machinery. Imagine it: there you are, jogging along the therapeutic path, leaping over chi...
Oct 27, 2023•52 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counseling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. Navigating the convoluted realm of worry is akin to being a bartender at a cognitive cocktail party where 'Anxiety Ale' and 'Dread Draught' are the drinks du jour. A therapist, in this scenario, dons ...
Oct 19, 2023•52 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counseling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. In the grand circus of life, where juggling responsibilities can sometimes feel like trying to balance a watermelon on your nose while riding a unicycle (uphill, of course!), it's easy to forget that ...
Oct 10, 2023•48 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counseling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. Feedback is like the yin and yang of mental health – a wild rollercoaster ride through the amusement park of life. Some feedback is as sweet as grandma's apple pie, making you feel like you could conq...
Oct 03, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counseling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. Ah, the art of being unflappable—a skill often acquired after decades of spilling coffee on white shirts, navigating the chaotic aisles of toy stores during holiday sales, or enduring blind dates set ...
Sep 26, 2023•53 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counselling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. In the grand theater of life, the present moment is the star diva, crooning under the spotlight, demanding all of our attention with its tantalizing presence. Yet, within the therapeutic realm, it's ...
Sep 12, 2023•58 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counselling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. Meta communication in the realm of mental health is like having a chat about having a chat, which sounds like a lot of talking about talking, but trust me, it's worth it! Picture this: you're in a he...
Sep 05, 2023•46 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counselling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. Imagine Chaos walking into a room – it's like a tornado with commitment issues. Chaos can't find its socks, let alone its life's direction. It's like trying to follow a map drawn by a caffeinated squ...
Aug 29, 2023•45 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counselling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. The Abundance Mindset and the Scarcity Mindset walk into a bar. Abundance struts in, high-fiving everyone and ordering the most extravagant drink on the menu. Scarcity, on the other hand, sidles up t...
Aug 22, 2023•51 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counselling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. Let's talk about the magical art of creating space in your mind to tackle those pesky stress storms head-on. Imagine your mind as a cluttered closet overflowing with thoughts, anxieties, and a few du...
Aug 15, 2023•55 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counselling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. Creating a routine is like taming a wild pack of squirrels – it sounds nuts, but it's surprisingly essential for a sane and squirrelly-free life! Picture this: without a routine, my days would be as ...
Aug 08, 2023•53 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counselling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. Ah, family, the origin of both our best character traits and the quirkiest neuroses we didn't even know we could develop! The family unit can be likened to a mental health gymnasium, full of rigorous...
Aug 01, 2023•36 min
Welcome to the ManMade Podcast This Podcast is with Shawn Helvey and Adam Thorne. Shawn is a licensed behavioral health counselor and Adam is a graduate student in behavioral health counselling. They’ve known each other for over 25 years and talk every week about the trials and tribulations of life. Sharting episode. Life, much like a delicate dance on a tightrope, is a delicate balance of predictability and randomness. It ebbs and flows with rhythm and harmony, but just when you think you've ma...
Jul 15, 2023•42 min
