Aaron

Guys Dealings with Feelings

Education EN ↓ 65 episodes

For men who say "I'm fine" when they're not. Guys Dealings With Feelings is a podcast about what men actually carry — anger, grief, shutdown, the things they don't say out loud. Aaron Gray, who lost his infant son Joel in 2012, hosts with his childhood friend Jason, a therapist with 18 years of clinical experience. One of them has lived it. The other knows the language. Together they talk about identity, trauma, presence, being a man, and what it takes to feel anything again — without judgment or performative toughness. Also searchable as Guys Dealing With Feelings.

Author

Aaron

Category

Education

Podcast website

i2uthrive.com

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

The Calm & Collected Formula: A conversation with Martin Salama 26.07.2024

Martin and I have a great conversation on a variety of topics from overcoming a catastrophic business failure to working through divorce to limiting beliefs. Listen in to hear about real tools and process that will help with your trauma recovery. Here is a link to Martin's website: https://connectwithmartin.com/

How to Rise Above Adversity with a Transformed Mindset: A Conversation with Carlo Taorimina 19.07.2024

Carlo and I have a great conversation around taking action to change your life's circumstances. Carlo is a life coach helping men with their journey. Here is a link to connect with Carlo via Instagram:     https://www.instagram.com/carlotaormina_coach/

Overcoming Childhood Sexual Abuse: A conversation with Seth 05.07.2024

Seth and I have an amazing conversation about the childhood abuse that he suffered. Seth is an inspiration to anyone who listens. He has overcome one of the most horrific things we as humans can go through and he shares his message with us, and I couldn't be more grateful! Seth's IG account: https://www.instagram.com/gobeyondtheshadows/?igsh=a210cWp5dmFhaXd0&utm_source=qr

Let Yourself Off the Hook! Achieving success without the struggle a discussion with Liam Naden 28.06.2024

Liam Naden is a pioneering coach who uniquely integrates cutting-edge neuroscience, psychology and practical strategies to help people unlock their true potential, overcome challenges, achieve goals, and live a deeply-balanced, purpose driven life. He is the host of the "Let Yourself Off the Hook" podcast and coaching program, explaining how to achieve success without the struggle.   htt...

Dealing with Shame: A discussion with Jason on dealing with shame 14.06.2024

 Jason and I had a great discussion about the differences between shame and guilt. We explored what each of these emotions entails, why we experience them, and some effective strategies for managing them. In this episode, we share valuable tools that you can use to better understand and handle your emotions in turn enhancing your life experiences.

Dealing with Triggers: A conversation with Jason the therapist 31.05.2024

Another great conversation with Jason. This time we dive into triggers. How do certain things become triggers. Why are we being triggered in the first place. We are able to explain how the nervous system is "inflamed" causing it to constantly be on alert turning everything into a "snake" and keeping us in the fight, flight, or freeze mode. My apologies for the audio (again smh)...

Be defined by your reaction to trauma not the trauma itself 24.05.2024

In this episode I go over the importance of being in control of your life. Choose to be defined by the way that you react to trauma, not by the trauma itself. We cannot always control what happens around us, but we do control how we react. With this in mind we can build our foundation for our best lives after going through something traumatic. Thanks for listening!

Conversation with Jason 5/5/24 08.05.2024

Jason is a longtime friend. He is a licensed therapist and he shares his recovery journey with us. We discuss some great tools throughout this episode. My apologies for the audio quality, there were technical difficulties but the interview was too good not to publish. Thank you for listening!

Conversation with Ron 26.04.2024

Ron and I get into a great conversation surrounding his recovery from a rough childhood and the loss of a brother to suicide. Ron has an amazing story. We touch on accountability, reflection of self, not being a victim or your own making, decision making processes and more. 

Healing from feelings of guilt and regret 19.04.2024

In this episode I go over the importance of not only learning the lessons life teaches us, but how impactful the lesson has been. This allows us to look back on what would have been a negative event, but appreciating it for the positive that it created. Understanding the gift that the negative experiences in our lives give us.

Get positive momentum, make a change 09.04.2024

In this episode I go through the fact that we have to take action, now. We can't sit around hoping things are just going to get better. We can't accept that we must live in an unhappy space. We must make a change, then we can make another one, and another one, until we are on the way to our best selves!

Conversation with Rob 02.04.2024

In this episode I have a discussion with a friend of over 30 years. We discussed work/life balance, being open to constructive criticism, family care, doing your best, focusing on the goal/destination, selflessness and a couple of other topics.

Identifying Emotions 26.03.2024

I know it sucks to think about your emotions, but it is critical. Before we can understand how to get where want, we have to know what we want. To know what we want, we have to understand what makes us happy and unhappy. In this episode I discuss identifying emotions and a couple of ways you can start to identify what makes you happy or unhappy. Thanks for listening!

Conversation with Bobby 18.03.2024

Great discussion with Bobby. We cover a variety of topics including some of the trauma that Bobby has overcome, happiness as the only non-negotiable, and several other great topics. Bobby has done and continues to do the work, and I am fortunate that he shared with me. 

Introduction 08.02.2024

In this episode I give an overall introduction to myself and what I'm trying to accomplish. I have learned so many incredible things since my son died over 10 years ago, and I have had so much support, that I feel compelled to share as much as possible in hopes of being there for someone else. Thanks for listening!

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