The MentalEdge Podcast

The 7th Episode of the 7th Season! The completion of the Calibrations Series: Your Life is a Song! its the perfect metaphor for picturing how to manage balance in your life. Just like a live mixing engineer riding the faders, you get to choose what shines out front during each era of your life. You get to choose when some of the faders get pulled back and some pushed forward. With great care you l...

Cuz what I Do, don't depend on You! There is a way to live that creates a sense of relevance without the requirement of eventual accolades.  It's called...."living a no contingency life." Meaning in short, that you decide you won't rely on recognition to fuel your desire to do what's right. You won't give for the sake of someday receiving. You won't love for...

Tune in to the 5th episode of the Season 7's Calibration Series. It's a season dedicated to making the most of 2025. This is your year! This episode is about making the most of the blessings that are already sewn into your timeline. Your Victory has already been written and you're marching toward opportunities and blessings everyday. Your ability to make the most of them is directly...

Have you ever caught yourself being an absolute butthole to somebody who loves you? 🤔  Did you ever feel deeply convicted right in the middle of it? What a blessing that can be! That's exactly what happen to Jay the day he and his wife set out to build the local stray cat (Fred) a house made of readily available scraps. The menial task began to dredge up emotions associated with previous dif...

2025 is going to be your year. This is not fluff!  Over the past few years if you are one of the people who did the hard thing and took the promotion, but it didn't pay what it was supposed to, or you got up early and did that extra thing that makes other people feel special, this is going to be the year that it all counts. This is the year that the last 4 years of faith adds up to something...

We had the pleasure of introducing to you 3 of our podcast students. Meet Becca, Nancy, and Nathan! Each Student has their pod-concept brewing in their creative minds and we are so thankful they have chose us to guide them on their PodJourney! This recording session was actually part of their 3rd lesson.  Clicking to participate in this class will prove to be a major step in the resilincy of their...

My good men, if you to were to assume the life of a knife which one would you be? the one that spreads butter or the one that splits the tree. This is the poetic question posed by Jay and Fernando in this relevant MENtal Metaphor Episode. Surely you would choose the Sharp edged knife, whose very make up, craftsmanship and precision screams purpose. What other comparisons can be made?  Tune in to f...

Mr. Negroni aint no phony!  He's earned his whiskers in the barber world for sure. He earned his notoriety through consistency despite circumstances.  It's a trait he makes sure he sows into the many young barbers and young men that he mentors. Miguel has the ability to be totally submitted and present to the young men he champions. He has a spirit that's  easy to talk to and he nev...

Thanks to our listeners we are about to cross over the 10,000 listen mark. Yeah, it's a really big deal..at least it is to us. Are we famous? Not exactly.  Do a simple google search and you will find that we fall a little short of Joe Rogan status. So why do we do what we do? It's simple, it makes us feel relevant to talk men about life and at just the right moment...you great people rea...

Fernando and Jay talk about Jay's life of crime. It's an all out confessional.  Now full disclosure, the lesson here isn't really about being a candy snathcer! It's about how the presence of security in your life facilitates the lack of scarcity.  So sit back and shove a little fun size candy bar in your mouth while you shove this episode in your ears and in your spirit!

Fernando and Jay talk about a phenomenon known as God Math.  You heard it right. Not Trigadumetry or Advance Calcubutz, we are talking about the devine often unconventional way God takes what seems impossible and metaphorically and even sometimes literally, feeds the masses.  So strap in, pluck in those ear buds, grab a note pad and pencil and we promise, this aint no "arithmatrick", nop...

This coversation between Fernando and Jay was the result of overhearing somebody saying this all too common phrase: "I can't believe you are doing this to me after all I have done for you!" Don't get us wrong.... We're fairly certain that  we all might have said this or thought this at some point in our lives but..Ultimately, it's a glimpse into a flawed philosophy. T...

In a world that caters to feelings does the truth even still matter? Listen to Fernando and Jay talk about their perspective on the Feelz Vs Realz debate. Is your kindness contributing to somebody else’s blindness?  Are you capable of lovingly telling the truth to somebody who matters to you?   Oh there is so much good stuff to talk about. So let this episode be the truth you invest in for the nex...

Fernando and Jay discuss a relational dynamic that is poisonous for men to be in. Based on overhearing a conversation in the parking lot this topic was catapulted to the forefront of our podcast line up. That right, what dynamic would enable a fully capable middle age man to be talked down to like a child…..Its typically, a dependency issue.  Does somebody you depend on treat you badly? And do you...

The Dr. is in the house. Ok, by house we mean The MentalEdge Studio! Dr. Catherine Murphy DDS, Orthodontist, Author, Speaker, Mom and Wife is here to give us some breath”making” advice. You are going to be captivated from jump street in this episode. Whats so special about Dr. Murphy, well…whats not.  As you sit and talk to her you realize she doesnt have a pretentions bone in her body. Its like s...

Seriously, when was the last time you shook things up and decided you were going to try something radically different.  We're talking about testing your limits and seeing what new disciplines or regiments might catapult you into a new realm of manly confidence!  For example, have ever wondered, "do cold showers really make you feel better"...or do they just rob you of joy and piss y...

Fernando had something on his heart that he wanted to talk about.  There are many facets of generosity. But true Generosity goes beyond the tithe and it expects nothing in return.  "Are you a generous man"?  Fernando Asks! Let us know fellas.  Click the play button to hear all about it!

Leah Peksenak is quite simply, an awesome human and her interview as our 6th incredible woman will not disappoint. We met Leah on the set of a local Charity Event known as “Listen to your Mother”. She had been spotted at a local open mic night singing an original song and that appearance had prompted the producer of the event to ask Leah to write a new song about motherhood for the event. She agre...

Susanna Lopez is the wife of handsome MentalEdge Co-host Fernando Lopez Jr. She aint to shabby herself, lemme tell ya.  She's a beautiful person inside and out and thats not fluff I assure you. Just listen to her candidly reflect on her life. The only thing that trumps her beauty is her modesty and her work ethic. Her openness and honesty will prove to be refreshing and astoundingly brave as...

Ladies and Gentleman meet the 4th Incredible woman in our series of 7 amazing woman! Mrs. Carrie Bedwell, applause applause applause Carrie is a teacher by trade, 29 years in the making but she also doubles as an intuitive connector of people places and things.  Despite swearing that she grew up fairly shy, she is never bashful about her suggestions of what and who should be paired. She sees the g...

Fernando and Jay sat down with Sade Carrasquillo , our third incredible woman in a series of 7! Sade is The  Founder and Executive Director of For the Love of the Arts. A non profit organization dedicated to reducing youth violence by introducing them the arts and helping them discover their hidden talents.  Sade has a personal story that helps her connect with the youth she serves. Isn't it...

Fernando and Jay sit down with another amazing woman.  Jena Rae Maldonado, a Celebrate Recovery lead Facilitator, the President of the Porter County Republican Women and a newly elected Portage Township Board member. Wow! To be so effective and valuable within the community she must have always made the right choices in life right.  Not hardly, in fact...The enemy had destructive plans for Jena. ...

Ladies and Gentleman, The MentalEdge would like to introduce you to the Alpha Queen of CreataSpacePlace....Missy Wacasey Fernando and Jay are dedicating the next 7 episodes to women who have inspired them. First up. A lady that has inspired so many, Missy Wacasey. Whats so impressive and inspirational you might ask....How about the fact that she's a real deal USW Local 1011 Steel Worker and h...

Fernando and Jay discuss the value of taking a break from perceived need.  Jay is about to take the next weeks and dedicate one day each week, to a complete food and social media fast. What day?...MANday of course.   Fernando has a private commitment he will fill you in on in the coming weeks as well.  How do you make Monday even more of a MANday in MentalEdge land. You deny yourself the things yo...

Very few things in life turn out the way they were first perceived. The laws of attraction are no different.  In-fact, you come to the realization as you grow wiser that although looking great is for sure an initial igniter, it really won't keep the home-fire burning all by itself.  So in the end, being sustainably attractive has a lot to do with who you are as human.  Are you dependable, sup...