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Grief, loss & resilience

Death, illness, addiction and the way back — men on what carried them through.

10 episodes

  1. Matthew Quick...Radical Acts of LoveExplicit

    Matthew Quick returns to If You've Come This Far for his second appearance on the show to discuss his new memoir, Dad, Love, Me . In a raw conversation, Matthew opens up about his father’s battle with dementia, his own…

    S5 · E151 hr 8 minFatherhood & parenting

  2. Stacy Waldman Bass...LightkeeperExplicit

    In this episode, the guys talk with acclaimed photographer, Stacy Waldman Bass, about her memoir, Lightkeeper. They explore Stacy's draw to photography, the value of stories and photos to keeping memories alive, the…

    S5 · E21 hr 23 minGrief, loss & resilience

  3. Blayne Smith...PerseveringExplicit

    In this episode, Chris and Shaun talk with Blayne Smith, co-founder of Applied Leadership Partners. The guys discuss Blayne's decision to go to West Point, his time there, and his time as a Special Operations Forces…

    S4 · E181 hr 17 minGrief, loss & resilience

  4. Trish Tierney...A-WAKEExplicit

    Chris and Shaun talk with Chris' friend, Trish Tierney, co-founder of WAKE, Women's Alliance for Knowledge Exchange. The gang discusses Notre Dame, rowing, kids, Trish's development of WAKE, lessons in travel,…

    S4 · E101 hr 8 minGrief, loss & resilience

  5. Jonny Imerman...A Good HumanExplicit

    In the latest edition, Chris and Shaun talk with Jonny Imerman, founder of Imerman Angels, a non profit that provides peer-to-peer support for cancer patients and survivors and co-founder of ClozTalk, a B-corp that…

    S3 · E171 hr 9 minGrief, loss & resilience

  6. Adam Nimoy...HumanExplicit

    In this episode, Chris and Shaun interview Adam Nimoy, writer, director, producer, and author of The Most Human, Reconciling With My Father, Leonard Nimoy. Among other topics, the boys explore growing up Spock, the…

    S3 · E101 hr 9 minFatherhood & parenting

  7. John Schu...Louder Than HungerExplicit

    On March 19th, author and librarian, John Schu will release his latest book, Louder than Hunger . In this interview, Chris and Shaun talk with John about story, his books, The Voice, Goofy, being a librarian,…

    S3 · E41 hr 5 minMental health

  8. Pawley Bornstein...Life serves Shit Sandwiches and that's cool, Bro.Explicit

    The boys have a raucous conversation with Pawley Bornstein, inspirational recovery comedian, host of the RecoveryCast podcast and Alumni Coordinator for Glenbeigh Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. The guys discuss Ohio…

    S2 · E71 hr 12 minGrief, loss & resilience

  9. Matthew Quick...We Are The LightExplicit

    In episode 3, Chris and Shaun talk with Matthew Quick, author of We Are The Light, Silver Linings Playbook and 7 other outstanding novels. Matthew is a powerful guest and the guys talk about his latest book, WATL,…

    S2 · E31 hr 28 minGrief, loss & resilience

  10. Shawn Woodin...Father, Son, Broken SpiritExplicit

    In this episode, Chris and Shaun talk with Shawn Woodin, MenLiving contributing member and facilitator, husband, father, business executive and author of the novel, Father, Son, Broken Spirit . The boys cover Shawn's…

    S2 · E21 hr 2 minFatherhood & parenting

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4 in 5
U.S. suicide deaths are men — a rate nearly four times higher than women’s. CDC, 2023
15%
of men say they have no close friends — five times more than in 1990. Survey Center on American Life, 2021