The Andrew Mychal Podcast

From the outside, someone's life can look like it's going really well. They seem happy, positive, and like they have everything together. But what's happening on the inside can be a very different story. When I met Paul through a group of friends at a Wanda Sykes comedy show, I saw someone who seemed happy and full of life. What I didn't realise was how much he was struggling b...

This conversation is about the ways we quietly teach one another simply by how we live. Paul and I talk about the very different childhood experiences that shaped us, the importance of having healthy examples around us, and what it means to create emotional safety for the people we love. We also talk honestly about marriage, fatherhood, men's reluctance to show emotion, learning to say "...

For years, I believed that my anger, my reactions, and the way I handled difficult emotions were simply part of who I was. I didn't realize there was another way.  Three years ago, a doctor referred me to a program called Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT. That's where I met Sophie Trudeau, one of my teachers. Over the months we worked together, she helped me understand how to recogni...

Finding your voice is one thing. Learning to protect it, trust it and keep using it is another. Jonathan Sanz is the President of the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida, but to me, he represents much more than leadership.  Since joining the chorus, I’ve watched him bring courage, vulnerability and a real sense of service to the people around him. He’s also an incredible performer, and seeing him us...

Sometimes the greatest transformation begins with a single conversation. Although Dean and I had sung together in the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida for nearly two years, we barely knew each other. Everything changed when he reached out, ready to share the parts of his story he had carried alone for decades. What followed became a powerful reminder that healing often begins the moment we realiz...

Not everyone who changes your life appears while you’re writing your story. Sometimes they arrive after you think the chapter is finished. I met Jeff shortly after joining the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida, where he was assigned as my singing buddy. What began as rehearsing music quickly became conversations about childhood, identity, perfectionism, and the masks we learn to wear in order to f...

When I wished for love on my birthday in 2020, I imagined meeting the person I’d spend the rest of my life with. Instead, I met someone who became one of my greatest teachers. Brian and I shared a relationship that challenged us, changed us, and ultimately helped us become more honest with ourselves. Although our relationship came to an end, the lessons we gave each other never did. In this conver...

Hi, I'm Andrew. This episode is an introduction to the journey behind this podcast, and to the people and experiences that helped me see myself differently. For most of my life, I thought the parts of myself I wanted to hide were the parts I needed to change. My voice was one of them. Growing up, I was deeply self-conscious about how I sounded. I worried that it wasn’t masculine enough, and f...

I’ve spent a lot of my life trying to be the version of me I thought people would accept. In this episode, I’m sitting down with Jeff—someone who’s lived a full life, built success, and still found himself carrying a quiet belief: there are parts of me I can’t let people see. We talk about where that comes from… the masks we learn to wear, the adaptations we make to feel safe, and what it costs us...

I used to think if I just achieved enough, I’d finally feel okay. In this episode, I’m sitting down with my friend Paul—someone who, on the outside, looked like he had it all together, but inside was dealing with anxiety, disconnection, and a quiet sense that something wasn’t right. We talk about what shifted for him after he leaned into the work—meditation, gratitude, and learning to actually lis...