Men Unscripted Podcast

Aaron sits down with "Bones" for a thoughtful conversation about body shame, binge eating, masculinity, and what it means to be in the middle of healing — not on the other side of it. A vulnerable episode about listening to your body, doing the work, and redefining worth beyond size. Links Stop Me If You've Heard This One by Kristen Arnett Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary Beyond Yacht Rock 2000 Podcast...

Drake, a 56-year-old husband and father, shares what it's like to carry decades of silent shame about his weight, shaped by comments from family, masculinity expectations, and the belief that "men handle it themselves." Only recently did he begin unpacking this through therapy, walking, and discovering this podcast. Drake talks about separating health from body size, questioning GLP-1 medications,...

In this episode, Walter shares his story of growing up in deep diet culture, navigating the pressures of acting and masculinity, and the moment everything changed when he discovered Health at Every Size. He talks about what it was like to internalize fear and shame at a young age, how acting shaped his relationship with his body, and the messy, liberating work of rebuilding trust with food. Walter...

Trigger Warning: Brief discussion of GLP-1 medications toward the end of the episode. Corey shares an honest, moving story about growing up in diet culture, navigating shame, masculinity, ADHD, and early messages about "good" and "bad" bodies. He talks about finding intuitive eating, becoming a therapist, exploring health concerns with compassion, and making space for nuance—including around medic...

*Trigger Warning* This episode includes discussions of suicidal thoughts and internalized fatphobia . If these topics are difficult or unsafe for you to hear at this time, please consider skipping this episode or listening with support. Summary In one of the most vulnerable Men Unscripted conversations yet, Luke opens up about a lifetime of struggling with body image, weight stigma, and self-accep...

Lee joins Men Unscripted to share a candid look at growing up "the big kid," developing an eating disorder during his dietetics training, and learning self-compassion after years of shame. We talk about masculinity, coping, connection, and how drumming, movement, and rest help Lee feel grounded today. A powerful conversation for anyone who's ever struggled with their body or their relationship wit...

Host Aaron Flores, RDN shares exciting updates — Men Unscripted returns soon with new, anonymous stories from men exploring body image, masculinity, and healing. Aaron also invites listeners to join the show, subscribe to his Substack, and check out his online course Your Body Unscripted — a self-paced program for men learning to unlearn body shame and build compassion. 💡 Learn More 👉 Be a guest...

Summary In this episode, Aaron Flores interviews Max, a 45-year-old man living in the Midwest, about his struggles with food and body image. Max shares his experiences growing up in a household focused on dieting and the impact it had on his relationship with food. He also discusses the trauma he experienced as a child and how it contributed to his use of food as a coping mechanism. Max highlights...

Summary In this episode of the Men Unscripted podcast, host Aaron Flores talks to Giddy, a trans man in a larger body, about his experiences with body image and eating disorders. Giddy shares his journey growing up in a small rural town, dealing with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), and the impact of fatphobia and societal expectations on his self-esteem. They discuss the interse...

Summary In this episode, Aaron Flores interviews a guest named Blake, who shares his experience with an eating disorder. Blake discusses his journey from feeling hopeless and trapped in his eating disorder to finding a path towards recovery. He talks about the impact of diet culture and societal expectations of masculinity on his body image and self-esteem. Blake also highlights the importance of...

Summary In this episode of the Men Unscripted podcast, host Aaron Flores interviews Star-Lord, an anonymous guest, about his body image and relationship with food. Star-Lord shares his experience as a man navigating diet culture and toxic masculinity. He discusses the impact of banter and jokes on body image, his childhood experiences with body shaming, and the influence of fitness and athletic pu...

Summary In this episode, Aaron Flores interviews Frank, a trans man, about his experiences with body image and food issues. Frank shares that he has struggled with body image since he was a child, and recalls a specific moment at the age of three when he felt his body was too big. As he got older, he noticed the differences between what boys and girls were allowed to do, which reinforced his feeli...

Summary In this episode, Aaron Flores interviews Steven, an anonymous guest, about his experiences with body image and food. Steven shares that his body image struggles began at a young age, as he was typecast based on his appearance as a child actor. He developed a coping mechanism of using humor to protect himself and disassociate from his body. As he got older, he transitioned from being in the...

Summary In this episode, Aaron Flores interviews Paul, a 52-year-old man who shares his journey of understanding body image and size through his relationship with his spouse. Paul discusses how his spouse helped him recognize and challenge fatphobia and the prejudices associated with body size. He reflects on his own past fatphobic attitudes and the impact of societal beauty standards. Paul also e...

Summary Bruce shares his experience with body image and masculinity, starting from a young age. He discusses how family and friends made comments about his weight and appearance, leading to body judgment and self-consciousness. Bruce also talks about the cultural aspect of body comments and the pressure to eat in his close-knit community. He then delves into how athletics played a role in his body...

Summary In this episode of the Men Unscripted podcast, host Aaron Flores interviews Travis (alias), a cis white male in his mid-20s, about his journey with body image and food. Travis shares that he didn't have serious body image issues growing up, but his perspective changed when he met his now-wife, who works in the eating disorder field and is a fat woman. This opened his eyes to the societal i...

Summary Dylan shares his experience of struggling with body image and his relationship with food. He discusses how he avoided certain activities and social situations because of his body and how he felt the need to conform to societal ideals of masculinity. Dylan also talks about his evolving relationship with food, from feeling guilty about eating fast food to using it as a coping mechanism. He e...

Big News! Season 3 of Men Unscripted is now in production. Brand new interviews should be coming your way by late summer or early fall. I'm looking for folks who'd like to share their stories, so if you know of anyone interested, please reach out to me via email at aaronflores@gmai.com . Another thrilling development is that Within Health has agreed to sponsor the show. Within provides virtual PHP...

Men Unscripted is a podcast where men are joining the host, Aaron Flores to share what it is like for them to live in their body and their experiences with food. All of the conversations are anonymous and each participant is using an alias in the hopes that their anonymity helps them be as vulnerable as possible. Jason's story is the final episode of Season 2.  He shares early life experiences tha...

Men Unscripted is a podcast where men are joining the host, Aaron Flores to share what it is like for them to live in their body and their experiences with food. All of the conversations are anonymous and each participant is using an alias in the hopes that their anonymity helps them be as vulnerable as possible. This episode features Jon who speaks about how many things he has avoided, especially...

Men Unscripted is a podcast where men are joining the host, Aaron Flores to share what it is like for them to live in their body and their experiences with food. All of the conversations are anonymous and each participant is using an alias in the hopes that their anonymity helps them be as vulnerable as possible. Today, Robert shares his story with us.  This story has a focus on masculinity and se...

Men Unscripted is a podcast where men are joining the host, Aaron Flores to share what it is like for them to live in their body and their experiences with food. All of the conversations are anonymous and each participant is using an alias in the hopes that their anonymity helps them be as vulnerable as possible. Ben's story is one that is so common with folks to experience eating disorders. His e...

Men Unscripted is a podcast where men are joining the host, Aaron Flores to share what it is like for them to live in their body and their experiences with food. All of the conversations are anonymous and each participant is using an alias in the hopes that their anonymity helps them be as vulnerable as possible. August steps forward today to share his story. As a trans man, he offers a unique per...

Men Unscripted is a podcast where men are joining the host, Aaron Flores to share what it is like for them to live in their body and their experiences with food. All of the conversations are anonymous and each participant is using an alias in the hopes that their anonymity helps them be as vulnerable as possible. This weeks episode is a bit of a departure. I wanted to take some time to talk about...

Men Unscripted is a podcast where men are joining the host, Aaron Flores to share what it is like for them to live in their body and their experiences with food. All of the conversations are anonymous and each participant is using an alias in the hopes that their anonymity helps them be as vulnerable as possible. "Joel" shares his body story in this episode.  He talks about how as a young person,...