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Mindfulness & presence

Attention, stillness and the practice of actually being where you are.

12 episodes

  1. Susan Herrmann...Breaking Free from Dominator CultureExplicit

    Susan Herman, LCSW, is a veteran clinical social worker with over three decades of experience spanning child welfare, residential treatment, military social work, and international healing initiatives in Vietnam. In…

    S5 · E181 hr 4 minBeing a man

  2. From the Vault: Fr. Michael Himes on LoveExplicit

    In this "From the Vault" episode, Chris and Shaun are joined by MenLiving co-founder Todd Adams to reflect on the teachings of the late Father Michael Himes, a beloved Notre Dame and Boston College professor whom Chris…

    S5 · E131 hr 4 minLove, sex & partnership

  3. Bill Burke...The OptimistExplicit

    In this episode, Chris and Shaun interview Bill Burke, founder of the Optimism Institute. The guys discuss Bill's relationship with Ted Turner and his early career at Turner Broadcasting, his time leading the Weather…

    S4 · E161 hr 10 minPurpose & work

  4. Jon Macaskill…Mindful WarriorExplicit

    In this episode, the guys interview Jon Macaskill, former Navy SEAL and co-host of the "Men Talking Mindfulness" podcast. After doing a quick opening meditation, they discuss Jon's growing up in Louisiana, great…

    S4 · E141 hr 9 minMindfulness & presence

  5. Kate Milliken...Mindfully FierceExplicit

    In this episode, the boys talk with Chris’ long-time friend, Kate Milliken, founder of MyCounterpane and Moodify. The trio explore Kate’s life with multiple sclerosis, her fierce entrepreneurship, her career in film and…

    S3 · E71 hr 3 minMindfulness & presence

  6. Jinhyun Shin and Mike Hardin…What’s been making it hard to be present lately?Explicit

    In this episode, the boys talk with Jinhyun Shin and Mike Hardin who are traveling the country talking about mental health, loneliness, suicide, and how we can come together to over come it all. They cover Mike’s life…

    S3 · E21 hr 8 minMindfulness & presence

  7. Dave Haskin...Mindful ManExplicit

    In the first episode of Season 3, Shaun and Chris talk with Dave Haskin, co-founder of Mindful Man, a Wisconsin-based meditation program. The boys discuss mindfulness, meditation, Bears/Packers, being silent, going to…

    S3 · E11 hr 10 minMindfulness & presence

  8. Byron Katie...Always Working!

    It's episode 24 and the guys are talking with the legendary Byron Katie . Katie is the founder of the Work, a simple process of inquiry for alleviating suffering and gaining joy and freedom. Chris and Shaun talk with…

    S1 · E2459 minMindfulness & presence

  9. The Wisdom of Father Michael HimesExplicit

    In this episode, Chris and Shaun are joined by friend and MenLiving Executive Director, Todd Adams, to explore the last lecture of Father Michael Himes. Father Himes was a theologian, philosopher and an instructor at…

    S1 · E211 hr 2 minMindfulness & presence

  10. Ben Feller: Big Problems, Little Problems, and Letting GoExplicit

    In this episode, the boys talk with Ben Feller, author of Big Problems, Little Problems. They cover Ben's time as the Chief White House Correspondent for the Associated Press, his road to Penn State, his love for the…

    S1 · E101 hr 17 minMindfulness & presence

  11. Jim Dethmer: Being a Conscious Leader and a Conscious HumanExplicit

    In this episode, Shaun and Chris talk with Jim Dethmer, co-founder of the Conscious Leadership Group. The guys talk golf as a metaphor, frameworks, life coaches, emotions and the power of sexual creative energy.

    S1 · E81 hr 18 minPurpose & work

  12. Frank Naugo: Nature and Self-Awareness

    Frank Naugo is a co-founder of MenLiving, a husband, father, sales manager, yoga teacher, and most of all graceful. We explore the benefits of being in nature, self-awareness, purpose, Wim Hoff and much more!

    S1 · E356 minMindfulness & presence

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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