Help Yourself!

Bryan and Nick got a guest to come on once again. Austin Dubberly, from IronTribe Fitness in Franklin, Tennessee, is a fitness pro and he tries to get Bryan to get into shape. (Bryan tries to be coachable, but he's not great...) In another episode of the "what is" series, they talk about fitness. What comes first, physical fitness or mental fitness? Why find your why? Either way, ju...

Bryan and Nick have another great guest on to talk about language stuff. Devora Manier is a professor of linguistics and knows lots and lots about language. (She comes from a long line of linguists!!) She helps Bryan and Nick explore some cool things about language. Sort of a meta topic since Bryan and Nick try to use language at all times... Drop Bryan and Nick a line... HelpYourself@brynic.com S...

In another episode in the "what is..." series, Bryan and Nick explore "What is need?" Needs vs. Wants, Hierarchies of Needs, and entire industries trying to change wants to needs are just some of the parts of this subject that they explore. (Also we find out Bryan can't read, LOL). You know you NEED to listen to this episode! Email us! helpyourself@brynic.com References: T...

Bryan and Nick explore what makes you... YOU! In another episode of their "What is" series, the topic at hand is "What is Personality?". Bryan and Nick have done multiple episodes about personality tests (go check them out), but is is fair to distill everyone in humanity down to a few personality types? What do you think? Let them know! helpyourself@brynic.com

Bryan and Nick welcome Karen Vander Molen to talk about Justice. Karen is the President of Building Entrepreneurs for Success in Tennessee (BEST). BEST is designed to provide opportunities for personal development and transformation, then teach business and entrepreneurial skills to better equip individuals for successful reentry into the community after incarceration and reduce recidivism. That&a...

Bryan and Nick begin their 'what is' series by tackling a big one... What is beauty? Is it just how something looks? They explore how beauty has changed over time and if there is a difference between being beautiful and being "hot". Also, has Tinder and other things pushed us into a weird area where all we focus on is how someone looks? What other 'what is' topics do...

Traditionally, Bryan and Nick talk about philosophy on their podcast. This episode is where they talk about why traditions continue, how they form, and are they important (if so, why?). Traditions aren't necessary, but they certainly serve a purpose. But what purpose is that? Also, how are new traditions formed? They talk about all these things and more. Listen to this episode and all your wi...

Bryan and Nick are really peeved... just kidding, but they do want to explore pet peeves in this episode. Everyone has them, right? Why do we get so annoyed at the little things that other people do? What do your pet peeves say about you? Listen to hear Bryan go on and on and Nick saying, "Get to the point!" :-) What do you think? Do Bryan and Nick trigger any of your pet peeves? If so,...

Bryan and Nick record live in an actual Toastmasters meeting. They thought it was going to be released on April 28th, but they messed that up. It's being released now... It's sort of meta, but it is about the "nuts and bolts of podcasting". Bryan and Nick are more nuts than they are bolts, but they shared their trials and tribulations of beginning a podcast. They are by no mean...

Bryan and Nick convinced some people to come and talk with them once again and they're so thankful for it. Lynn Blake and Michelle Holden gave an educational session at their Toastmasters meeting a few weeks back entitled "New Year, New Career" and it spurred Bryan and Nick to get them to come on and talk about the pandemic and the, so called, "Great Resignation" that is o...

In this episode Bryan and Nick discuss cancel culture and try to make sense of it. Whether it's the changing times or why someone is getting cancelled (that's 2 'L's) it is hard to figure out why it happens the way that it does. Drop them a line... helpyourself@brynic.com Links: Eat Fresco - Italian Style Chicken Marsala Phocus - Peach Energizing Sparkling Water Tazo Teas - Gla...

Bryan and Nick try to communicate how communication happens... :-) In a world filled with many, many ways to communicate, are we getting our message across? In this episode, Bryan and Nick talk about communication with others and communication with yourself. Also, what happens if you needed to communicate a message to people 100,000 years into the future. How would you do that? Email Bryan and Nic...

In this episode, Bryan and Nick try to figure out beliefs. How are beliefs formed? What creates your world paradigm (the 'g' is silent)? What if you were locked in a cave your whole life and couldn't turn your head? (Thanks Plato!) They explore this stuff and more... Listen to find out what. Links forthcoming...

Bryan and Nick are back from their holiday break and talking about why we sometimes feel sad after the holidays are over. Also, why do we sometimes have unpleasant or unwelcome thoughts that seem to come out of nowhere? Does the video game Grand Theft Auto have anything to do with it? Of course, they also talk about their food and drink at the same time. Drop them a note... helpyourself@brynic.com...

Bryan and Nick have a special guest on this episode... She's the one that cooks Nick all of his delicious food (and has cooked for Bryan too on occasion), Dorey Nolan! She's finally got on the show! It's a good thing that she decided to join us for this episode, because it is a subject that is near and dear to her heart, pets! They talk about pets and why we like to have pets. What...

In this episode, Bryan and Nick do a re-do of their previous 3 episodes about New Year's resolutions. They talk a little about food, a little about making resolutions, a little about keeping resolutions, and then a little about (re)making resolutions when you abandon the previous resolutions. Whew...that was a lot. If you want to make resolutions, or more importantly, set goals at any time of...

Bryan and Nick have Marshall Couch back on for a third time (the first 3 time guest!) and they have a discussion of minimalism. What is it to be minimalistic? What would drive someone to live this way? What prevents people (Bryan) from getting rid of their possessions? All of this and the ubiquitous food discussion. Bryan creates a new segment called Bryan's Beverage Corner ("BBC")...

In another episode that is in the personality assessment arena, Bryan and Nick dive into Clifton Strength Finder. It is just more insight into why Bryan and Nick are the kooky individuals that they are. We do find out that Bryan and Nick are connected  by the "Connectedness" strength, but that's about it. If you want to go take the test to find out what your strengths are, you can c...

Burnout is like Life... It's a (edit: female dog). What is burnout? Isn't it just stress? Not exactly. Bryan and Nick explore their own struggles with burnout, stress, and stress eating desserts... They're not talking about "stress eating".  Bryan & Nick stress eating desserts as a great coping mechanism. Just kidding... sort of. They talk about the difference between...

This is the 1 year anniversary episode of Bryan and Nick talking about all of the things they like to talk about. They have learned a lot about podcasting, but also about accomplishing things and self-improvement. In this episode, they share some of those things with you in hopes that you can take some of them and use them to accomplish something you want to accomplish.  All that being said... you...

In another episode of the series about fears, Bryan and Nick  talk about the fear of positive things. Fear of success is one of those fears, fear of health, fear of love, etc. How many times have you thought that you wanted something, but just weren't able to bring yourself to do anything to accomplish it? Well, you may have a fear of negative consequences of the achievement of that goal, but...

It's the first time that Bryan and Nick have had a guest back for the second time. Ed Zinkiewicz joins Bryan and Nick to discuss a topic he's passionate about, fears of aging. All of the fears that come along with it like fear of becoming a burden, fear of running out of money, fear of loss of mobility, or fear of loss of independence. Ed has devoted his life to assisting people with the...

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia? Glossophobia? What are these things? Bryan and Nick really wanted to dive into the subject of phobias. Not only because they were really curious, but they thought you would be too! What causes them? How do you treat them? There are so many different kinds that this episode just scratches the surface (sorry if you have Amychophobia ). Here's some of the so...

What?!? A two-parter?! Bryan, Nick, and listener-turned-guest Marshall Couch continue the conversation... Apparently, there are plenty of idiots to talk about... I mean, talk around. In this episode they try to take it a little further and see why some people are so confident that they know things, when they so clearly don't. Also, who's actually doing the work in society? Of course, the...

In this episode, Bryan and Nick welcome Marshall Couch as their guest. Marshall is one of the "friends we made along the way" and an all around great guy. We wanted to have him on to explore the fun topic of why it sometimes seems that people are promoted beyond their level in corporate America and why does the work always seem to fill the time allotted? Turns out there are principles th...