The Heare Brotherhood Podcast

Theos Eros shares an in-depth conversation of his personal journey of discovering and understanding consciousness, increased awareness, and finding connection with and answers from God. He tells the story of feeling lost and descending into confusion and pain, then doing the work to seek answers and finding God and direction for his life. He shares the path it led him on, and finding a fascination...

It's Men's Mental Health Awareness month – John and Mike share an initiative we're calling the "mental fitness gym" where we do daily practices with the Heare community to improve our mental, emotional, and spiritual well being. We discuss some fundamentals of physical and mental wellness: adequate sleep, sunlight, nutrition, movement, and social connection; as well as practices and tools that hav...

Brandon Clift is an emotional intelligence coach, a leader of a men's group in Chattanooga, Tennessee called Men Who Chatt, and an involved member of and podcast host for the ManKind Project. He shares his story of initially viewing men's groups with skepticism to finding out for himself the transformational value of these groups and of doing the inner work, on a weekly basis and at impactful retr...

JR Patterson is a therapist who has been through his own process of hitting rock bottom and discovering resources that were helpful in his recovery, as well sorting out what therapy was not helpful. From this lived experience, he now helps people on their journeys and we touched on just a few foundational principles: establishing the baseline of peace and joy; the inner compass which comprises of...

Ari Ehrlich joins the podcast from Israel where he moved a few years ago and shares some of the notable differences of the culture and community. He tells his story of burning out in spiritual studies, and then recovering and growing through practices, modalities, and techniques from inspired guides and teachers while discovering his own gifts to help himself and others on their healing journeys....

Nathan Tanner is an executive coach and author of the new book, The Unconquerable Leader, Mastering the Internal and External Game. From a panic attack while working at DoorDash during the company's biggest stages of hypergrowth, to then competing and placing in the top 3 of a triathlon and still being able to show up for his daughter's soccer game, Nathan shares his experiences with self-awarenes...

Please note: this episode has references to suicide and suicidal ideation, abuse, infedelity, drug & alcohol use, and some swearing.  Jimmy Rex is the founder of We Are The They, a men's group with the purpose of "creating the best version of yourself through community, accountability and vulnerability." Jimmy is also the author of a new book entitled, "Be One" How to be a Good Man in Toxic Ti...

Josh Prows is a photographer and videographer that joined the Heare team from nearly the beginning and captured several key events with professionalism and authenticity. He's had a unique perspective on these experiences as both a participant and an observer, and has done a lot of his own internal work and personal development as he's navigated through life's challenges, including a divorce and th...

Johnny Hanna is a leader, entrepreneur, husband, and father of 8 children who has been an example of vulnerability and compassion, both at home and in the workplace. In this conversation he discusses his own experiences about losing family and friends to mental illness, opening up about mental health as a CEO, the importance of challenging the stigmas, and identifying limiting beliefs often connec...

In this fascinating conversation with Mark "America" Smith, he shares the story of living in a dream-come-true state of retirement, but ultimately finding it unfulfilling, then giving up everything to serve refugess affected by the war in Ukraine. We delve into topics such as the importance of meaningful work, the idea of taking offense and "pre-forgiveness," what it means to create "safe spaces"...

In this episode, we read stories of heroism and brotherhood. We discuss how we serve, find the balance of self care and service, reaching out, and what messages have stood out and been impactful to us and others.  Connect with us: hearebros.com Instagram LinkedIn

We were honored to have Joe Speredon, leader of the Utah Men's Circle and the Algiz Guard Brotherhood, discuss his journey into men's work, embodying healthy masculinity, and forging communities with intention. We dive into his personal journey of healing and creating his personal code of conduct, of how we take accountability for ourselves and our lives, of how to create deeper community and conn...

Last December we navigated through an exciting, confusing, and crazy situation when some promises were made to us that just seemed to good to be true. We share a vulnerable story of an emotional rollercoaster – our hope, doubt, skepticism, belief, anger, confusion, disappointment, and finding peace. It led to some important insights for each of us, and how we chose to manage big emotions and confu...

Clay Olsen shares his journey from filmmaking to becoming a co-founder of Fight the New Drug, a movement dedicated to increasing awareness of the effects of pornography on individuals, relationships, and society. We dive into some of the sobering realities of this goliath of an industry and content that is more accessible now than ever, while also addressing the issue of shame that can further com...

After a little friendly banter and some laughs, we dive into this podcast's theme...male friendships. Last May, the U.S. surgeon general declared an epidemic of loneliness. We discuss the challenges of finding time for friends as working adults with families, how we find brotherhood, and what it can look like to forge those deeper connections. We also discuss some of the stigmas of male friendship...

In this episode, our guest Curtis Morley shares his powerful experiences of going through a challenging divorce and later losing his close friend, Jerry. These events propeled him to research and understand – and now share with thousands through speaking events, masterminds, and an upcoming book – some important and life-changing principles about the difference between authentic emotions vs. count...

Jason shares his inspiring and relatable story of entrepreneurship, overcoming limiting beliefs, navigating ups and downs, and joining the Heare team. He shares a vulnerable story of hitting a low point, having an honest conversation with his wife, and then choosing to get help and move forward, which perfectly aligned with meeting John, Justin, and Mike and then having a transformative experience...

What is toxic masculinity? In this discussion we explore a definition of toxic masculinity that includes emotional suppression which leads to various topics such as healthy processing, fear of judgment or rejection, how trauma shapes our thinking and how we seek to find healing, how feeling emotions is useful as opposed to suppression or indulgence which are not useful, how we respond to vulnerabi...

In this powerful episode we discuss several deeper insights from the Zion retreat: principles of transformation of our minds and hearts, replacing false or limiting beliefs with truth, and being anchored in our true identity and self-worth. We also touch on the idea of moving with ease, not dis-ease, and to release through tai chi. We discuss the sacred breathwork meditation and the emotional rele...

In this episode, we touch on some of the impactful experiences we had at the Heare Zion Retreat from November 2023 including: finally meeting in person after connecting digitally on the app, reflecting on gratitude, challenges, the power of journaling, opening up in smaller group share sessions, the awe-inspiring hike in Zion National Park and brothers supporting each other along the way, learning...

We take a crack at answering some compelling and popular questions from the Heare App's most active channel: the Anonymous Q&A. We talk about how this section works and the important connections it has created, and then dive in to a few questions such as: Is it weird that I love to be naked? Or miss the good ole days of skinny dipping or being in the locker room with the boys? What does modern...

In this Part 2 episode, we discuss how Justin and John met Mike and invited him to join the Heare founding team – and the significant learning moments along the journey of launching the brotherhood. Justin and John also take ample opportunity to embarrass Mike and place him on a pedestal (to Mike’s great discomfort and chagrin). We discuss how Heare started as an apparel brand, but quickly grew in...

This episode dives into the concept of retreats: what does it mean to “retreat,” why is it important, and what is the impact. We discuss the back story of how Mike got into facilitating retreats and then dive deep into one of the key components, breathwork. Each of us has had impactful, transformative, and spiritual experiences through retreats and breathwork that were pivotal in our journeys of r...

Our pilot episode is dedicated to the Heare Brotherhood Oath, the inspiring story of how it came to be, and what impact it has had on our members so far. We discuss how the Oath is foundational for our community and how it helps us to create thriving, safe spaces for men. We also touch on topics like finding strength in vulnerability, accountability, the power of safe spaces to be open and real, J...

A brief introduction to The Heare Brotherhood Podcast with hosts Mike Allen, Justin Brey, and John Moore. Connect with us: hearebros.com Instagram LinkedIn