The Bind with Greg Flynn

This is a bit of a shorter one and was recorded almost immediately after getting home from some challenging travel. I decided I wanted to share a bit about a different type of bind - the feeling of being bound up within. Perhaps better put as the experience of not having a whole lot of internal space. Anyway, I shared a bit about how that works in me, and some practices that I use when I'm na...

Today I continued down the path of the five “foundations” of the work, taking a look at number four. This one may be the trickiest of them all, and it may be the one that most folks think, “this doesn’t feel relevant” I get that, believe me. And for some, you may want to come back to this. And I’d encourage you to give it a listen. What is the fourth foundation? It’s that we must include the whole...

Happy New Year! I hope that you had a restful and easeful holiday season, no matter what you do—or don’t do—to celebrate. And I recognize that, well, for many it’s not a restful or easeful time of year. No matter, I hope you’re well. I decided to drop back into the foundations in a non-linear way. As non-linear as it gets. So, we discussed the body, and why it’s an important component for men doin...

As we move into the end-of-the-year, I decided that I wanted to come into this episode (mostly) without a plan, and to simply share some things that were alive for me. Fair warning (not to mention content warning), I do mention suicide. The loss of Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss last week really impacted me, and got me thinking a lot about how the first three foundations of this work (explored over episode...

I’m super excited to introduce you to my good friend Jordan Guido Ferretti. He brings an amazing perspective to this work—as a martial arts instructor (and a black belt), a facilitator of men’s circles, a visual artist, and more. We dive into looking at the binds that we often find ourselves in as men, what it means to really feel the bind, as well as to visualize it (something that works well for...

I was a bit surprised that a rom-com would help me frame up this week’s episode. But I couldn’t stop thinking about it after watching it last week. It was an obvious way to move from last week’s topic: Foundation #2 - We can’t escape these tiny boxes alone, to this week’s. Foundation #3 is a edgy one for me. For most of us, probably. In fact, it feels a bit edgy to put this one out there. But that...

Let’s continue down the path of exploring the foundations of this work, shall we? Last week we talked about foundation # 1 - We’re conditioned to live in tiny boxes. That brings us to foundation #2 - We can’t escape these tiny boxes alone; aka: we need each other. I bring in some questions that feel important, as well as share some (likely familiar) ways that the tendency for men to try to go it a...

Ep. 2 - Walking up to the edge This week I wanted to dive more deeply into the first foundation of this work as I see it – that we’ve been conditioned to live in tiny boxes. What does that mean? How do we see the boxes we live in? And what, exactly, do we do about it? As men, we often believe that there’s only so much that’s available to us. We may not even realize that we believe that. If you’re...

Welcome to The Bind with Greg Flynn (that’s me!). It’s a podcast for men and the people who love them. It’s all about helping men untangle the beliefs and behaviors that keep us stuck, stressed, and in shame. In this inaugural episode, I wanted to give a little context about why I’m calling this The Bind, and to introduce you to what I think of as five foundations for this work (well, six, really....

It's all about helping men untangle the beliefs and behaviors that keep us stuck, stressed, and in shame. Expect new episodes every Thursday starting 11/17/22. Hit subscribe, and you’ll get each episode as they come out! Thanks for joining me! Credits: 🎶 by Alex Weinstein at Alex Weinstein Music