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Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the podcast ‘Empowering Gay Men.’ This episode looks at chapter six from my book: "The Empowered Mind: Building Self-Confidence Through Mindfulness for Gay Men." It is available at Barnes and Noble and other ebook suppliers as well as on Kindle. Chapter 6: Building supportive relationships. • The importance of community.  • Creating meaningful connections.  •...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the podcast ‘Empowering Gay Men.’ This episode looks at chapter five from my book: "The Empowered Mind: Building Self-Confidence Through Mindfulness for Gay Men." It is available at Barnes and Noble and other ebook suppliers as well as on Kindle. Chapter 5: Cultivating compassion. • Self-Compassion: The key to confidence.  • Practicing kindness towards yoursel...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the podcast ‘Empowering Gay Men.’ This episode looks at chapter four from my book: "The Empowered Mind: Building Self-Confidence Through Mindfulness for Gay Men." It is available at Barnes and Noble and other ebook suppliers as well as on Kindle. Chapter 4: Embracing your identity. • Celebrating your journey.  • Overcoming internalized stigma.  • Building a po...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the podcast ‘Empowering Gay Men.’ This episode looks at chapter three from my book: "The Empowered Mind: Building Self-Confidence Through Mindfulness for Gay Men." It is available at Barnes and Noble and other ebook suppliers as well as on Kindle. Chapter 3: Mindfulness techniques for daily life. • Breathing exercises for centering.  • Mindful walking: Connect...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the podcast ‘Empowering Gay Men.’ This episode looks at chapter one of my book: "The Empowered Mind: Building Self-Confidence Through Mindfulness for Gay Men." Chapter 1: Understanding self-confidence. • The Importance of self-confidence.  • Common barriers for gay men over forty.  • The role of mindfulness in building confidence.     Life-coaching techniques....

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the podcast ‘Empowering Gay Men.’ This episode looks at chapter two from my book: "The Empowered Mind: Building Self-Confidence Through Mindfulness for Gay Men." It is available at Barnes and Noble and other ebook suppliers as well as on Kindle. Chapter 2: The foundations of mindfulness.  • What is mindfulness?  • The benefits of mindfulness for emotional     ...

Send us Fan Mail The last episode of the podcast ‘Empowering Gay Men’ examined the issue of why families might react in an adverse way when their son comes out.    This follow-up episode introduces ten powerful transformative techniques life coaches can use to empower their clients who have had to face that situation. If you’re a gay man, and this sounds familiar, and you would like to learn how t...

Send us Fan Mail The latest episode of the podcast ‘Empowering Gay Men’ examines the issue of older gay men coming out at work. In the podcast, ICF-accredited Life Coach Alan Cox, looks at when gay men come out to family and they are faced with hostility and criticism?   What are the underlying factors of this reaction? What beliefs do family members have regarding homosexuality? In the follow-up...

Send us Fan Mail The latest episode of the podcast ‘Empowering Gay Men’ examines the issue of older gay men coming out at work. In the podcast, ICF-accredited Life Coach Alan Cox, looks at: 1)Why some gay men stay closeted at work. 2)Why some gay men decide to come out. 3)The potential results of coming out – negative and positive. The following episode looks at how life coaching can help gay men...

Send us Fan Mail The latest episode of the podcast ‘Empowering Gay Men’ examines the issue of older gay men coming out at work. In the podcast, ICF-accredited Life Coach Alan Cox, looks at: 1)Why some gay men stay closeted at work. 2)Why some gay men decide to come out. 3)The potential results of coming out – negative and positive. The following episode looks at how life coaching can help gay men...

Send us Fan Mail Alan Cox is an ICF-accredited Life Coach and CBT Practitioner and he's on a mission!   To empower gay men.  For too long we have been expected to hide our true value.  No more.  Each episode of Empowering Gay Men, the podcast examines an issue that affects gay men, followed by another that looks at how Life Coaching can be used to address it.    This episode of Empowering Gay...

Send us Fan Mail Alan Cox is an ICF-accredited Life Coach and CBT Practitioner and he's on a mission!  To empower gay men. For too long we have been expected to hide our true value. No more. Each episode of Empowering Gay Men, the podcast examines an issue that affects gay men, followed by another that looks at how Life Coaching can be used to address it. This episode of Empowering Gay Men in...

Send us Fan Mail Alan is an ICF-accredited Life Coach and CBT Practitioner who is on a mission. To empower gay men. For too long we have been expected to hide our true value. No more. Each episode of 'Empowering Gay Men' the podcast examines an issue that affects gay men, followed by another that looks at how Life Coaching can be used to tackle it. This episode: Renewal and Resilience: H...

Send us Fan Mail Alan is an ICF-accredited Life Coach and CBT Practitioner who is on a mission.  To empower gay men. For too long we have been expected to hide our true value. No more. Each episode of 'Empowering Gay Men' the podcast examines an issue that affects gay men, followed by another that looks at how Life Coaching can be used to tackle it. This episode  Silver Rainbows - Naviga...

Send us Fan Mail Alan Cox, the accredited Life Coach and CBT Practitioner has had a change of schedule this week. He was meant to be investigating life for older gay men and the issues they face. Instead, he has turned his focus to: Turning heartbreak into strength.  How gay men can heal, grow, and thrive after a breakup. To find out why not join in and listen   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Are you ready to take control of your life and break free from the cycle of using alcohol as a crutch? Join us for an empowering journey of self-discovery and growth. In this podcast, we explore how life coaching can help gay men reduce their reliance on alcohol as a form of self-medication. Discover powerful strategies to cope with stress, build self-confidence, and create a fulf...

Send us Fan Mail Bottoms Up and Bottled Up: Exploring Alcohol Use in Gay Men. Dive into the complex relationship between gay men and alcohol in this eye-opening podcast presented by Alan Cox, an ICF-accredited Life Coach and CBT Practitioner. Drawing from rigorous studies and first hand accounts, we uncover the sobering reality of elevated drinking rates among gay men. Listen as we explore the fac...

Send us Fan Mail Alan Cox is an ICF accredited Life Coach and CBT Practitioner working with gay men. This episode examines the role that gay 'dating apps' such as Grindr, Growlr and Scruff. He looks at the positive - the ups - and the negative - the downs - of using them and has included a questionnaire so listeners can assess their habits. Alan can be reached at: empoweringgaymen@gmail....

Send us Fan Mail Alan Cox is an ICF accredited Life Coach and CBT Practitioner working with gay men. This episode builds on the previous one where we examined the need for gay men to establish and maintain boundaries with their families and significant others. Now, it is the turn to look at how life coaching techniques can be used to do just that - how a gay man can set up boundaries that are resp...

Send us Fan Mail Alan Cox is an ICF accredited Life Coach and CBT Practitioner working with gay men. This episode focuses on the subject of gay men setting boundaries within the family and personal relationships.  Alan investigates why it is important to establish those boundaries and what happens when they aren't established. The next episode will look at how Life Coaching techniques can be...

Send us Fan Mail  Alan Cox is an accredited Life Coach and certified CBT Practitioner working with gay men. He specialises in issues that affect gay men including coming out; internalised homophobia; body dysmorphia and ADHD in gay men. This episode follows on from the previous one where he examined ADHD. He started by setting out a definition and then looked at how the neurological condition mani...

Send us Fan Mail Alan Cox is an accredited Life Coach and certified CBT Practitioner working with gay men.  This episode focuses on the subject of ADHD in gay men. He examines its causes and the way that ADHD shows up in the everyday lives of gay men. This will be followed by an episode that will look at how Life Coaching can mitigate the effects of ADHD so gay men can live a more empowered life....

Send us Fan Mail  Alan Cox is an accredited Life Coach and certified CBT Practitioner working with gay men. He specialises in issues that affect gay men including coming out; internalised homophobia; body dysmorphia and ADHD in gay men. This episode follows on from the previous two where we examined the subject of post-coming out and the areas that might be affected.  Today’s episode is focused on...

Send us Fan Mail Alan Cox is an accredited Life Coach and certified CBT Practitioner working with gay men. This episode is the final one that came about from a type of revelation. Alan had already written about Coming Out and how life coaching can assist in it and had published two episodes on that subject.  But then he had a realisation. What happens next? What might be the implications for a gay...

Send us Fan Mail Alan Cox is an internationally accredited Life Coach and certified CBT Practitioner working with gay men. This episode came about from a type of revelation. Alan had already written about Coming Out and how life coaching can assist in it and had published two episodes on that subject.  But then he had a realisation. What happens next? What might be the implications for a gay man a...