The Evolved Caveman: Stress, Relationships, and Emotional Mastery for Men

**Why Men Suck at Asking for Help — and How It’s Screwing Up Our Relationships**   *with Dr. Robert Strock* Let’s be honest — most men are raised with the unspoken rulebook of masculinity: don’t ask for help, don’t show weakness, don’t *need* anything. Just suck it up and power through. And while that might work in the gym or on the job, it’s a total dumpster fire for your relationships. In this b...

**Redefining Strength: Shawn Brown on Fatherhood, Fitness & Evolved Masculinity** What *is* an evolved caveman, anyway? Is he jacked and stoic? Or is he present, emotionally intelligent, and badass enough to raise tiny humans *and* challenge outdated definitions of manhood? In this powerful, refreshingly real episode, Dr. John chops it up with Shawn Brown — a former gym manager turned full-tim...

**Savage & Sacred: Michael Holt on Embodied Masculinity and Inner Power** What do you get when you mix martial arts, meditation, western psychology, breathwork, and a truckload of lived wisdom? You get Michael Holt — founder of AlphaTribe and a walking, breathing masterclass in embodied masculinity. In this raw, insightful episode, Dr. John sits down with Michael to explore what it means to be...

**Training Doctors in Happiness? This ER Doc Says Hell Yes — with Dr. Jules Willcocks** What can an ER doctor teach us about happiness, mindfulness, and mental health? Turns out — *a sh*t-ton*. Meet Dr. Jules Willcocks: ER physician, mentor to 200+ junior doctors, executive coach, poker player, and champion for emotional intelligence in medicine. When you’re making life-or-death calls on 80-hour s...

**When the Cheers Stop: Depression, Identity & Reinvention After Pro Sports**   *with former pro athlete Christian Lopez* What happens when your dream career ends? When the crowd stops cheering and the uniform comes off? For most elite athletes, it’s not just a career shift — it’s an *identity collapse*. In this brutally honest and deeply inspiring episode, Dr. John sits down with Christian Lo...

**Mindfulness, Happiness & the Death of Command-and-Control Leadership — with Kirsten McKenna** Let’s get one thing straight: miserable employees don’t build great companies. And no one thrives under a barking, ego-driven boss in a power suit yelling orders like it’s still 1985. In this energizing and eye-opening episode, Dr. John chats with corporate badass-turned-entrepreneur Kirsten McKenna...

Men are brought up to be tough, self-reliant, emotionless, and invulnerable. This process happens through a variety of influences such as fathers, friends, brothers, coaches, media and porn. As we live in a rule-driven society, naturally, the process of male socialization takes place according to a series of rules. Some of these rules are spoken and some are unspoken. These are the rules of growin...

**Rewire Your Money Mindset: Wealth, Worth & Waking the Hell Up**   *with Leadership Coach Luis Noriega* You’ve heard the phrase: *mindset is everything.* But here’s the part most people miss — you can meditate, journal, and cold plunge your face off…   If your *money mindset* is garbage, you’re still playing small. In this episode, Dr. John sits down with Luis Noriega — leadership coach, Tony...

**Music Is Medicine: The Power of Sound to Heal, Feel & Transform — with Bill Protzmann** Let’s get one thing straight — music isn’t just background noise.   It’s not just entertainment.   **It’s f*cking medicine.** It can lift your mood, calm your nervous system, shake loose buried emotions, and yes — even save your life. This isn’t just poetic metaphor — it’s science-backed, soul-tested trut...

In this weeks episode Dr. John shares a key tool for a happy, successful relationship based on the work of Dr. John Gottman - one of the best couples researchers on the planet. Dr. Gottman wanted to learn which habits might distinguish between successful and unsuccessful couples. He followed a group of couples for 6 years. Roughly half the couples remained together while half divorced. And there w...

You got it — here’s a tightened, punchier, and slightly more irreverent version of your write-up, still dripping with wisdom and compassion, but with a little more *Evolved Caveman* fire: --- **Inner Peace Without the Woo-Woo — with Ben Gioia** Let’s be real — “inner peace,” “forgiveness,” and “lovingkindness” sound great…   But how the hell do you actually *live* that way in today’s chaos? In thi...

**Men, Power & the Push for Progress — A Candid Conversation with Social Justice Icon Paul Kivel** Why should men give a damn about reproductive justice, women’s rights, or the #MeToo movement?   What does it *actually* mean to be an ally — and are we doing it right?   How do we invite more men into the work of equity without pushing them away? In this powerful, no-fluff episode of *The Evolve...

**Peak Performance Isn’t Just for LeBron — Personalized Medicine with Jon Mitchell, PA-C** What if you had your own personal health strategist — someone who decoded your bloodwork like a CIA agent and handed you a custom plan to boost energy, clear brain fog, and actually feel f*cking amazing? Not just a doctor. Not just a coach.   A *precision health consultant* built for high performers like *yo...

**Ditch the Mask, Ditch the Bullsh*t, Live With Confidence — with Robert Kandell** What does it take to be a *full-spectrum man* in a world still stuck in Man Box culture? In this unfiltered episode, Dr. John sits down with **Robert Kandell** — communication expert, speaker, and bestselling author of *unHIDDEN* — to talk about how men can stop performing and start living with purpose, power, and e...

A mesmerizing talk with U.K. therapist, runner, and author, William Pullen on topics of: 1. Irritability and anger in men. 2. The ideal psychological make-up of a military leader. 3. What is beneath men's anger? 4. Survival in high school - dominate or be dominated. 5. Masculinity in the U.K. 6. Full-spectrum male living. 7. Dealing with emotion as a man. 8. To what extent does a high degree of #m...

**Porn, Power & Taking Back Control — with Craig Perra**   *The Evolved Caveman | Episode 12* Let’s get real — porn, compulsive behavior, and shame are silently wrecking lives. But it doesn’t have to stay that way. In this raw episode, Dr. John talks with world-renowned coach **Craig Perra**, founder of *The Mindful Habit*. Craig has helped high performers around the globe break free from porn...

**Mindset. Power. Purpose.**   **Transform Your Inner Game with Tori Helf**   *The Evolved Caveman | Episode 11* What if you could succeed without burning out? Lead without losing yourself? Grow your business without wrecking your health or relationships? In this episode, Dr. John chats with transformational coach **Tori Helf** — a former HR exec turned mindset expert — about what it takes to thri...

**Unf*ck Your Brain, Shame & Sex — with Dr. Faith Harper**   *The Evolved Caveman | Ep. 10* Therapist. Neuroscience nerd. Bestselling author. Zero bulls*t.   Dr. Faith Harper joins Dr. John for a raw, funny, and practical conversation on what it really takes to heal your brain, your shame, and your sex life. We get into: - What’s actually happening in your brain under stress   - How shame scre...

The Evolved Caveman podcast is now #16 in Self-help! Please keep us keep moving up the charts by liking, listening, subscribing and sharing for more powerful, life-altering information! Let's start a movement! In this episode, Dr. John shares the painful story of his unnecessarily contentious divorce; and one of the key tools he used to manage the intense negative emotions he felt during litigatio...

**Mental Toughness Without the BS — with Dr. Ganz Ferrance**   *The Evolved Caveman Podcast** What do gang leaders, oil riggers, cops, and CEOs have in common?   They all trust **Dr. Ganz Ferrance** to help them handle stress, pressure, and high-stakes decisions without losing their minds. This week, Dr. John sits down with the no-nonsense psychologist and performance coach to unpack: - Why stress...

**Fighting for Fatherhood — with Mark Winkler**   *The Evolved Caveman | Episode 7* What happens when a father has to fight the system just to stay in his daughter’s life? In this raw and powerful episode, Dr. John talks with **Mark Winkler**, author of *My Daughter’s Keeper* — the gripping story of one man’s battle through the courts and custody system to hold onto his daughter. But this isn’t ju...

**Purpose, Freedom & Ditching the Grind — with Tripp Lanier**   What if success didn’t mean burnout? What if you could build a life around *freedom, fun, and fulfillment* — and still make bank? Dr. John sits down with **Tripp Lanier**, host of *The New Man Podcast: Beyond the Macho Jerk and the New Age Wimp* — a show that’s been downloaded millions of times by men looking to live on their own...

**Breaking Out of the Man Box — with Mark Greene**   *The Evolved Caveman | Episode 5* What if everything you were taught about being a man was… wrong? In this episode, Dr. John talks with **Mark Greene** — Emmy-winning animator, bestselling author, and senior editor at *The Good Men Project* — about how “Man Box” culture stunts men’s emotional growth, damages relationships, and keeps us stuck. We...

**From Grouchy to Grounded: The Truth About Irritable Male Syndrome**   *with Dr. Jed Diamond | The Evolved Caveman* Ever feel low-key ragey for no reason? Snapping at your partner? Checked out at work? You might be dealing with something called **Irritable Male Syndrome** — and yeah, it’s a real thing. In this episode, Dr. John sits down with men’s health pioneer **Dr. Jed Diamond** — founder of...

Welcome to The Evolved Caveman with Dr. John Schinnerer. Dr. John focuses on the evolution of men in areas such as leadership, health, relationships, purpose, work and self-mastery. He has been a Ph. D. and coach for over 20 years, working with Army Rangers, Navy SEALs, CEOs, elite athletes and high net worth individuals. His passion is the intersection of high performance, success and happiness....