The ManKind Podcast

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Daniel Ellenberg, PhD, is a champion for compassion. As part of the Global Compassion Initiative with Rick Hanson, as a lead in the Men and Boys Compassion Initiative (MBCI), and as a past President for the American Psychological Association's Division for the Study of Men and Masculinity, Daniel has been in the thi...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Dr. Lexx is a phenomenal sex therapist, educator, and media consultant. The #CouplesClinician runs The Institute for Sexuality and Intimacy, LLC and is an Amazon best-selling author twice over! She’s the coolest nerd you'll ever meet and she’s passionate about helping others build, maintain, and perpetuate true rela...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Rick & Leonard model what it looks like to build strong relationships with men. They've taken their decades of experience in men's work, social justice, and professional mental health care and authored a new book to help any man deepen his own personal development and increase his effectiveness in the world...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Trevor Hendy works in the field of Personal Truth and Wellness. He is a Life Coach, Mentor, Author and Wholistic personal trainer who specialises in helping people discover their own answers for why they haven’t yet created the life they truly want. Trevor is a former Professional Athlete, reaching the pinnacle of his sp...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). In the ManKind Project we talk about Doing the work … When we talk about ‘work,’ we’re talking about the emotional and psychological labor that it takes to become an integrated being.  What is life like when you discover that the ‘work’ is worth doing … no matter how old you are?  Peter Clothier is 86 years old.  Peter C...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Chris Hemmings is on his way back from an incredibly dark place. Once considered one of the UK's leading experts and facilitators in conversations surrounding manhood, masculinity, male psychology, and suicide prevention was accused of sexual abuse by someone he briefly dated (IMPORTANT: The accuser has since retrac...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Dying to Live! How to Face Death with Radical Presence This one is hard.  This is Boysen Hodgson, co-host of the ManKind Podcast, today with a conversation about death and dying, with my dear friend, Michael Russer . Now Michael has been on the podcast before. You can hear from him in Episode 31, ‘How to Create Extraordi...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Dr. Kay Bretz , a German-Australian corporate leader, elite athlete, entrepreneur and author of the inspirational book 'Turning Right – Inspire the Magic'. After earning a master's degree in International Business and getting awarded a doctorate in European Law in record time, Kay has worked in more than a...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). We're three weeks into 2023, and by now, 95% of people will have already quit their New Year's Resolutions. Was it that they picked the wrong goal? Or is it because the Purpose behind their resolution was unclear? To help you get locked in on your Purpose in life, we've invited Purpose Coaches Michael Bona...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Hearing the call? We're here. https://mkpusa.org BetterHelp: Get 10% Off Your First Month Of Therapy The ManKind Podcast has partnered with Betterhelp to make it easier for listeners to access licensed mental health therapists who can aid them in their mental health journey. Brandon and Boysen stand by this service...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Dr. Joli Hamilton is an Author and Professor of Psychology at the Institute for Sexuality Education and Enlightenment, where she teaches intimacy and communication skills, kink, and BDSM for educators and therapists. She joins Brandon for a third time along with her husband Ken, to give us a peek behind the curtains of w...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). RJ Singh is a corporate and ultra-endurance athlete, family man, and the host of the Ultra Habits Podcast dedicated to pursuing self-mastery.  His mission is to lead by example and share the ultra habits needed to achieve ultra-performance in all areas of your life. This episode we discuss...  What to do if you're f...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). If you’re part of an organization or business or institution … I’m guessing you’ve experienced some conflict.   What happens in organizations when cultural conflicts arise?  What is the single most common mistake we make when it happens?  What can we do to bring us back together?  Today I’m talking with Dr. Thomas Shelde...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Today’s episode of the ManKind Podcast is a recent keynote conversation from the ManKind Project USA’s I-Group Summit. Jim Mitchell is a coach and facilitator who has been working with leaders and leadership teams for over 2 decades … creating spaces for transformative growth and collaboration.  And he makes it look easy...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Ritual Fire and Sacred Masculinity Featuring Amos Kamil , Boysen Hodgson , Chris Henrikson Originally Published in SPRING 2022 in the Kosmos Journal Boysen Hodgson here. While Brandon is taking some time off for paternity leave with his lovely family, I’m filling in.  This week, I’m pulling out a conversation recorded fo...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Boysen Hodgson here … I’m filling in to frame up this week’s show. My heartfelt congratulations to Brandon, Christine, and Bindi Rose Clift - born November 7, 2022.  Click here for the poem I read in the intro. Brandon Clift and Jordan Bowman talk today about Raising kids in community.  Jordan Bowman from Journeyman Tria...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Jim Donovan, M.Ed. is a multi-platinum recording artist, educator, and TEDx speaker. His mission is to share the restorative power of music through education and performance. Donovan is an Assistant Professor and Director of Music and Wellness at Saint Francis University. His viral TEDx Talk "How to Trick Your Brain...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Andrew Banks : “You’re all unrepeatable miracles, why would you not want to be the best you can be every day?” Ryan Tuckwood, the founder and CEO of the SWISH Sales Method joins Brandon Clift to discuss the importance of having a Motivational North Star in all of your endeavors whether it be in business, relationships an...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). I’ve spent a lot of my life believing that being free meant being without responsibilities.  Admittedly … it’s incredibly childish! And the older I get the more clear it becomes that there is a dialog running in my brain all the time … between the adult me and some version of me that’s 2 or 5 or 11 years old … and man …...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Buckle up as you're about to listen to the remarkable life story of author and holocaust survivor, Richard Wiener.  Richard details his inspiring journey from being oppressed and tormented as the only jew in a school full of Hitler youth, to today as a 95-year-old man with nothing but love and forgiveness for the ki...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Buckle up as you're about to listen to the remarkable life story of author and holocaust survivor, Richard Wiener.  Richard details his inspiring journey from being oppressed and tormented as the only jew in a school full of Hitler youth, to today as a 95-year-old man with nothing but love and forgiveness for the ki...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). As per a CBS news poll, 70% of the public believe that we are incapable of solving problems because we are so DIVIDED. So what does that mean for us as a species? Imminent doom? Well, I sat down recently for a panel discussion on our show The ManKind Podcast to clarify if and how it might be possible to begin the healing...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). What are the pitfalls / paradoxes / possibilities / risks / benefits of engaging in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work as a White man? Dan Mahle is man I’ve been following in the ManKind Project for a decade. He’s always stood out to me because of his integrity in leadership, his truth-telling, and his compassion with...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Over the last 10 years, David has completed over 50 triathlons, including 15 Ironman-distance triathlons (2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, 26.2-mile run), more than 50 runs longer than marathon distance, including several 24-hour runs, running 85 miles in Mexico in the heat of the summer, running 104 miles straight from San...

Text Us Your Feedback! (Likes, Dislikes, Guest/Conversation Recommendations). Charles Matheus is an adventurer, entrepreneur, mentor, and leadership consultant. He has led individuals and groups to the top of the highest peaks in Wyoming and to the bottom of the Grand Canyon (and back!). He uses the facilitation and coaching skills he honed in those intense, high-risk wilderness settings to suppor...