The Authentic Gay Man Podcast

If you have ever struggled with masculinity or shame issues, you'll want to give this episode a listen. My guest, Travis Stock, shares his struggle with all the early messages he received about masculinity and how much shame was associated with his own masculinity.  He relates how all the coping mechanisms that he created as a child that were put in place to keep him safe, were the same copin...

Brent gets really real as he shares his childhood trauma with his dysfunctional family and how it eventually led to serious drug abuse and addiction.  He tells vivid details of how his drug use went for being a means of coping and fitting in to the cool crowd to taking a dark turn for the worst.  Contemplating suicide on many occasions and finally hitting rock bottom when another drug user stole h...

Guest, Taurean L Washington and Maddox talk about the intersection where gay meets racism. Taurean shares some painful experiences and how he has learned to navigate racism in a healthy and respectful manner. Taurean’s warmth, friendliness, and playfulness shine throughout the episode. He examples beautiful authenticity. Taurean is a sign language expert, an interpreter, and a dance instructor. Ta...

John shares his heart wrenching story of the fear that prevented him from coming out until later in life and how that process took over 30 years before he could say that he was completely out of the closet. If you or someone you know is struggling with the coming out process, this episode is filled with meaningful insights and golden nuggets of wisdom. John also shares a story of his police arrest...

Bryan Kosarek shares harsh life events that separated him from his authentic self when he was 8 years old.  He tells his story of awareness, growth, and evolution to find his way back to living in alignment with his core values, passion, and purpose.  We each share our own experience with "mid-life crisis", only to find out that we languaged a similar experience in a very different way. ...

Host, Coach Maddox, introduces his co-host for this episode, Ed Salamanca. In their open and honest dialog, Maddox reveals some aspects of his own quest to be an authentic gay man.  He also shares the mission of the podcast and what it is going to look like.  The range of topics will be broad, but everything will circle back to more fully becoming an authentic gay man. When we become our authentic...

You're listening to The Authentic Gay Man Podcast .  I'm your host, Maddox.  And, just so you know, Maddox is my last name and what I go by.   The purpose of this podcast is to support gay men in becoming more authentically who they really are, so they can reap the rewards of having deeper and more meaningful friendships with other gay men.    If you're anything like me, the idea of...