The Fellowman Podcast

Welcome to another episode of the Blackdog Cast..   For most people, their first stop on the road to getting help for a mental health issue is some form of behavioural therapy.. but until we've done it, most of us know very little about the subject of therapy and how it works.   So to answer this question I thought the best person to ask would be my own therapist.. Dr Douglas Col. I'm not sure we...

In this episode i'm joined by music industry executive and wellness entrepreneur Rynda Laurel who shares her journey from addiction and depression to taking charge of her own mental health & wellness by starting a natural supplements business called VRYeveryday .   We talk in detail about her approach to using natural supplements as an alternative to antidepressant medications and how this enabled...

The Blackdog Cast is back after a few months, and in this episode I talk to former Garmin, BMC and Trek pro tour rider Pete Stetina on his recent transition from pro tour racer to gravel privateer. We talk in depth about some of the challenges he faced within the pro peloton including coming back from a career threatening injury and the murky world of rider deals and contracts. Pete also talks in...

In this episode of The Blackdog Cast i'm joined by my friend and fellow cyclist Dr John Mahan. John is a clinical psychiatrist here in Southern Oregon and we get into the nuts and bolts of what a psychiatrist does, when you might need to consult one and how it differs from behavioural therapy / psychology. We also talk bikes and why comparing yourself to other riders on Strava, Zwift or obsessing...

You may be wondering what this Blackdog thing is all about so let me take a few minutes to explain. It all started a few years back in London.. out riding bikes with some mates we got talking and realized most of us were dealing with some sort of mental health challenge… being out on the bike was a great place to talk it out and get things off our chest.. and for some of us, this was the first ste...