Bro Nouveau Podcast

Thomas sits down with his brother-in-law Ryan. 1:30 - Ryan Intro & Growing up as a musician 6:30 - Growing up in a single parent household and being raised by mom 13:00 - Striving to be nonjudgmental 21:00 - Formative Years & High school 26:30 - Resisting gossip 30:00 - Music Therapy; benefits of understanding ourselves 41:00 - Making changes and accepting help; reinvention and hope 53:00...

112: Kristal DeSantis is a Texas Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Clinically Certified Trauma Professional, Certified Sex Therapy Informed Professional, EMDR trained clinician, and a State of Texas approved Premarital Education Provider. She is the creator of The STRONG model of Relational Therapy and corresponding book, S.T.R.O.N.G.: A Relationship Field Guide for the Modern Man  Pl...

111 - John Lawyer is an American combat veteran and co-founder of Kishar, a non-profit online spiritual community. 1:00 - Introduction, what is Kishar? 4:30 - Defining spirituality and the message John spreads via the Kishar community 16:00 - Acknowledging judgement in ourselves 24:00 - how much is too much rumination vs plowing through bad times 35:00 - dealing with shame & regret; letting go...

110 - Michael Anderson is an author and political commentator who has written five books on the genetic nature of political beliefs, tribalism, and potential solutions. Timestamps: 2:00 - finding a creative outlet in writing, interest in political differences 8:00 - historical/evolutionary origin of left-right divide 16:00 - neoliberalism's impact on the middle class 23:00 - solutions; campaign fi...

Episode 109 - Born in Mumbai, Dr. Ravi R. Iyer is the founding physician and president of the Iyer Clinic-LMG in Fairfax and Loudoun County, Virginia. His 40 years of experience span science, medicine, biochemistry, molecular biology, and pharmaceuticals. Thomas and Dr. Iyer discuss consciousness, narratives and reality, dealing with apathy, taking risks, and what it means to be a good man. Timest...

108 - John Pierce is a public sector servant and consultant, having worked for the cities of Philadelphia, Alexandria and San Francisco, as well as consulting for national governments. Timestamps:  3:00 - Media Literacy; choosing information sources. Vaccine hesitancy, Jared Kushner, Russia & Ukraine, Israel & Palestine  13:00 - Pernicious Ideologies & How to Engage with them...

107 - James Marshall is a retired professional rugby player from New Zealand and the host of the What a Lad Podcast. James amassed nearly 200 professional rugby appearances, including more than 50 caps for the Hurricanes in the top flight of professional rugby in New Zealand, and was part of the Super Rugby winning side in 2016. James is now a coach at the mighty Crusaders of Canterbury, the most...

Michael “Tate” Barkley is an attorney and author of the upcoming memoir, “Sunday Dinners, Moonshine and Men”.  Timestamps:  2:00 - What was the impetus to write a book, and why a memoir?  8:00 - What were the factors in your childhood that left you susceptible to addiction? ; Do you miss drinking?  19:00 - How boys are taught to communicate and disrespect boundaries  29:00...

105 - Pete Taylor is a British entrepreneur with a background in design and architecture. In 2022 he walked away from a successful business and co-founded the Awakened Man Project. Timestamps:  1:00 - “menswork” concept - how much is too much? 5:00 - Pete’s backstory - growing up with a growth condition  10:00 - Moving beyond self-improvement exclusively in fitness; the importance of hav...

From October 2022 -- 075 - Bobby Andaya is an American-Filipino entrepreneur. He is the head coach and owner of Hieroglyph Fitness on the Island of Palawan in the Philippines. Prior to establishing CrossFit Hieroglyph in 2016, he served 7 years as a U.S. Federal Law Enforcement Officer, and 6 years in the U.S. Military. Thomas and Bobby discuss why he exited a lucrative career in the fed...

Dr. Shauna Springer – known as “Doc Springer” in the veteran community, is one of the nation's leading experts on PTSD and transitional trauma. In addition to speaking and writing engagements, Dr. Springer is Chief Psychologist at Stella, a health care organization on the cutting edge of biological interventions and psychedelic therapy for treatment of severe trauma exposure. Dr. Springer holds a...

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Duncan Varda is a criminal defense attorney in Kentucky focused on litigating felony cases. Prior to becoming an attorney, Duncan served as a Foreign Service Officer in South America, North Africa, and the Middle East, and is a Marine Corps veteran with multiple combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. Timestamps:  1:00 - What is DPA? - Kentucky Dept of Public Advocacy;  7:30 - Duncan...

102- Conor Sullivan is the Vice President of Client Excellence at The Endurance Group, a consulting firm that unlocks opportunities for clients by revealing and leveraging authentic relationships.  Timestamps:  1:00 - Intro & Conor’s professional background; what makes a good podcast episode?  9:00 - Conor’s experience working with Teach for America; path to education as a profe...

101 - Dr. Salvatore Forcina was born during World War II in Scauri, Italy in April of 1941, before moving to Argentina in 1949. As an adult, he moved to the United States, where he completed two different residencies in general and vascular surgery and built a life. Dr. Forcina's recently published book, The American Doctor documents his struggles and successes as an immigrant to two countries. Ti...

Paddy Coyne is a B2B business leader in the construction industry, and a lifelong football (soccer) player and coach. Timestamps:  2:00 - Paddy Intro - Background and path to living in the United States  7:00 - How Paddy & Thomas met; goal setting in personal life and business  14:00 - How Paddy developed his social skills and ability to break the ice with people  23:00 - I...

Dr. Christopher Deussing, DSW, LCSW, C-DBT is the Owner of Integrative DBT & Psychotherapy, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He holds a Doctorate in Clinical Social Work, as well as postgraduate certificates in psychedelic assisted Psychotherapy, and in Substance Abuse and Addiction Counseling. For more than 20 years, Chris has helped people cope with a wide variety of psychological presen...

Regardless of your job title and industry, you have customers. Your external customers are the businesses who pay money for your services, the individuals who view your advertisements, and donors who fund your organization. Internal customers are the people who you work with every day, who support your objectives directly or indirectly. This week's guest on the Bro Nouveau Podcast,  Andr...

097 - Dr. Jessica Higgins is a Licensed Psychologist and Licensed Professional Counselor. She holds a Ph. D. in Clinical Psychology and a M.A. in Counseling Psychology. Dr. Higgins' Website: https://drjessicahiggins.com/ Empowered Relationship Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/empowered-relationship-podcast-your-relationship-resource/id969874173 The Shifting Criticism guide:  htt...

Fire For Effect Athletics (FFE) is a US military veteran owned and operated olympic lifting, strongman, and cross-training gym in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. FFE programming is designed for everyone, regardless of physical ability or age. FEE trainers customize workouts to benefit people at all life stages and abilities - elite athletes, kids and octogenarians. This weeks episode features James Ta...

Purchasing a home is one of the most signifiant, and intimidating, purchases an individual will make in their lifetime. Luckily, DJ Olojo, an Atlanta-based real estate investor, has a passion for educating the public on the benefits of homeownership and how they can achieve it. Timstamps: 1:30 - DJ's path to real estate investing 6:00 - Pushing through self-limiting beliefs 11:00 - Economic benefi...

Part three of Thomas' discussion on The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness. Buy the book here Thomas' full notes Bro Nouveau on YouTube  Bro Nouveau on Instagram  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thomas discusses his notes on chapters 5-7 of The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness. Buy the book here Thomas' full notes Bro Nouveau on YouTube  Bro Nouveau on Instagram  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thomas discusses his notes on chapters 1-4 of The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness. Buy the book here Thomas' full notes Bro Nouveau on YouTube  Bro Nouveau on Instagram  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen back to this Bro Nouveau Classic episode from November 2021. Dr. Christian Heim is an award-winning clinical psychiatrist, Australian music lecturer (= US professor) and a Churchill fellow. He is a senior lecturer at the University of Queensland in the School of Medicine and in music has lectured at Manhattan School of Music, The University of Newcastle and had a tenured position at the Uni...