Ex-Men Roundtable Podcast: A Mastermind of Exceptional, Extraordinary, Excellent Men

Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, we discuss the blueprint we create for ours lives as a yardstick to measure our progress. Present were Larry McInnes, Stuart Young and Dustin Droen. In this episode we talk about: • Is the blueprint ‘plan’ set in stone, or can it be editable? • The ever evolving blueprint • How life experience governs if our blueprint is achievable • Using the hous...

Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, we discuss how our different friendship circles have different functions in our lives. Present were Larry McInnes, Stuart Young and Dustin Droen. In this episode we talk about: • Where we each get introspective conversation • How to find people we can have deeper conversations with • Why it’s easier to find like minded people these days • Maybe our...

Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, we discuss how language and tone alter how certain communication is perceived by the receiver. Present were Larry McInnes, Jason Blount, Stuart Young, and Dustin Droen. In this episode we talk about: • Reframing issues from ‘between us’ to ‘outside of us’ so it doesn’t feel like blame • Creating agreements about communication styles • The disciplin...

Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, we discuss why changing your mind about something can at first seem like failure but can ultimately lead you to a better future . Present were Larry McInnes, Jason Blount, Stuart Young, and Dustin Droen. In this episode we talk about: • Retracing steps to get back to the fork in the road is still progress • Some paths come full circle • The negativ...

Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, we discuss how physical wellbeing contributes to mental wellbeing. Present were Larry McInnes, Jason Blount, Stuart Young, and Dustin Droen. In this episode we talk about: • How the literal exertion of physical activity helps drain stress • Be kind to yourself on this wellbeing journey • Dispelling the excess energy inside can set your emotions fre...

Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, we discuss where we get a listening ear when we need it for different reasons. Present were Larry McInnes, Stuart Young, and Dustin Droen. In this episode we talk about: • Male versus female friends • The importance of bonding and connecting at different levels • How to find people willing to have the discussions you want • Maybe you have friends t...

Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, we discuss how to recognise that where we are in our life might not look great, but... may be the necessary step to our brighter future. Present were Peter Hobler, Larry McInnes, Stuart Young, and Dustin Droen. In this episode we talk about: • Puzzles need to be put together in a particular way - for a reason • The analogy of building a house as a...

Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, we discuss letting go of our past relationship in order to move forwards? Present were Peter Hobler, Larry McInnes, Jason Blount, Stuart Young, Dustin Droen and special guest Derek Droen. In this episode we talk about: • Why we can feel that a failed marriage is a failure of ourselves • Losing our connection + the weight of standing alone • Divorce...

Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, how are we contributing to the environment we find ourselves in during any given day? Present were Peter Hobler, Dustin Droen and Stuart Young. In this episode we talk about: • Identifying the status quo as a start point in order to evaluate how you might influence it • What are your core values you base your decisions on? • Are the belief systems...

Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, what you do for work and how you do it can have an affect on your family and relationship. Present were Peter Hobler, Dustin Droen, Jason Blount, Larry McInnes and Stuart Young. In this episode we talk about: • How you identify if your work is adversely affecting your marriage • Seeing the world from your other half’s view to understand why they’re...

Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, what will the legacy of your divorce be for your family and the wider world post divorce? Present were Peter Hobler, Dustin Droen, Jason Blount, and Larry McInnes. In this episode we talk about: • How are your kids going to be affected and how can you ease their experience? • How there might be more than one legacy • If your kids are watching and l...

Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, how forgiving yourself frees you up to be the person you want to be, plus it helps with forgiving others. Present were Peter Hobler, Dustin Droen, Jason Blount, Stuart Young and Larry McInnes. In this episode we talk about: • Sometimes those things we hold against ourselves, are not our fault • How feelings are bringing messages and how we can unde...

Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, what are signs, what could they mean and where they might come from? Present were Peter Hobler, Dustin Droen, Jason Blount, Stuart Young and Larry McInnes. In this episode we talk about: • Getting specific about what you want and why • Consider the symbology and mythology of events or potential signs you notice • Signs are subjective and maybe it’s...

“Challenges of the Holidays” Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, how to deal with family get togethers over the Holidays. Present were Peter Hobler, Dustin Droen, and Larry McInnes. In this episode we talk about: • Recognising what may trigger you at family gatherings and plan to mitigate it • Shifting what we might be focussing on to shift our energy - ahead of time • Post divorce,...

Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, this time we talk about spicing up life by embracing change. Present were Peter Hobler, Dustin Droen, Jason Blount, Stuart Young and Larry McInnes. In this episode we talk about: • Doing something you haven’t done before, or in a long while • The planning of things is part of the process • How anticipation adds enjoyment • Can some of the bad times...

Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, this time we talk about how quickly time passes, how we’ve changed and how we might anticipate the future. Present were Peter Hobler, Dustin Droen, Jason Blount and Larry McInnes. In this episode we talk about: • Living in the moment before another 20 years go by • What do we want for ourselves for the next 5 years? • How memories can bring us down...

Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, continuing on from Ep67, this time we had fun discussing speed dating - pros/cons and if it works. Present were Peter Hobler, Dustin Droen, Jason Blount, Stuart Young and Larry McInnes. In this episode we talk about: • Setting a goal for what you want to experience • What is speed dating? • How to make it fun rather than tortuous • When should divo...

Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, this time we discuss dating post divorce and how different it may be from before we were married. Present were Peter Hobler, Dustin Droen, Jason Blount and Larry McInnes. In this episode we talk about: • Making conscious choices on how to be different than who we were when married • Reflecting on who we really are and how to maintain that when cons...

Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, this time we discuss what we think is unique about ourselves. We had a handful of sound issues on this one but it’s definitely worth a listen. Present were Peter Hobler, Dustin Droen, Jason Blount, Larry McInnes and Stuart Young. In this episode we talk about: • Leave people better than you found them • Learning to look at ourselves more honestly •...

Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, this time we discuss what a coach is and what you should expect from one. Present were Peter Hobler, Dustin Droen, Jason Blount, Larry McInnes and Stuart Young. In this episode we talk about: • Legendary boxing coaches that weren’t successful boxers • If coaches can be born out of academia, training or experience • Can coaches be good leaders? • Co...

Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, this time we discuss why we can keep making the same mistakes in relationships after divorce, and how we can make better decisions. Present were Peter Hobler, Dustin Droen, Justin Blount and Stuart Young. In this episode we talk about: • The metaphorical emotional knot we’re left with post divorce can be hard to untie • The question we can ask ours...

Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, this time we discuss how we think we’ve changed post divorce. Present were Peter Hobler, Dustin Droen, Larry McInnes and Stuart Young. In this episode we talk about: • Are we more mature after the trauma of divorce? • Why understanding ourselves, especially after divorce, can make us more considerate parents • Becoming more resilient, resourceful a...

Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, this time we put Larry on the Hot Seat to see how he got through his divorce and came out the other side in a better place. Present were Peter Hobler, Dustin Droen, Jason Blount, Larry McInnes and Stuart Young. In this episode we talk about: • How and why Larry got divorced • What Larry’s biggest mistake was at the time • How living two lives took...

Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, this time we discuss understanding your previous relationships in order to identify how to have better relationships in the future. (Apologies for the incidental background noise on this episode.) Present were Peter Hobler, Dustin Droen, Jason Blount, Larry McInnes and Stuart Young. In this episode we talk about: • Camp Needing Someone vs Camp Neve...

Here's the next Ex Men Roundtable discussion, this time we discuss how every parent wants to parent differently from the way we were parented, even in small ways. Present were Peter Hobler, Dustin Droen, Jason Blount, Larry McInnes and Stuart Young. In this episode we talk about: • Staying on the right side of present political correctness • Righting wrongs and how we’re all trying to improve...