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  • Episode 25: Social Media and Mental Health Part 2
    2024/05/21

    Brian and Martin continue their discussion on the positive and negative mental health effects that social media can have on men and women, young and old. The guys discuss the different ways that social media platforms create addictive environments for its users but also positive spaces for creators from all walks of life to give their gift to others. They look into options on how social media can become a safer space for society and if it’s even possible for government-infused rules to make the needed changes.

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    27 分
  • Episode 24: Social Media and Mental Health
    2024/05/14

    The guys focus in on the effects of social media, especially in what happens to men, young and old, as their exposure to websites and apps grows over time. In their research, Brian and Martin found that body comparison and insecurities are something that men of all ages go through, a longtime issue that was only thought to involve women. Brian gives his own personal take on what he has dealt with when it comes to his body and Martin comes clean about the internal issues he deals with when he releases his poetry to the social media-sphere.

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    28 分
  • Episode 23: How do we deal with Creative Block?
    2024/05/07

    Martin and Brian continue their talk on creative blocks. Topics include discussing why people with mental health issues in their life tend to be more creative, what does impostor syndrome do to hinder creativity and how does that combined with mental health create blocks than can be absolutely debilitating? And is someone’s definition of success the determining factor of how creative they can be? Questions are asked and answered on the latest episode.

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    26 分
  • Episode 22: Road Blocks in the Mind
    2024/04/30

    Creative blocks are usually something that we think artists go through but they can also affect everyday people, partly because creative hardships can be directly related to a person's mental health. Brian and Martin take a look at how their own mental health issues have affected their creativity not just as artists, but as men. They also explore the idea that we need creativity within us to become better people and offer tips on how to fight creative blocks so the best you can flourish.

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    28 分
  • Episode 21: CyberBullying and Adult Bullying
    2024/04/23

    Brian and Martin extend their discussion on bullying and focus on two specific types--cyberbullying and adult bullying. Cyberbullying has become the most common form of bullying in modern times, while adult bullying is one of the least talked about forms, simply because of the lack of victims who have been willing to speak up about their experiences, mostly due to a fear of the consequences that can come with the confession.

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    27 分
  • Episode 20: Bullying
    2024/04/16

    The guys begin an extensive conversation about something they are both familiar with: bullying. With both physical and online bullying, the act is not only a crime, but an epidemic. Brian and Martin re-live some of their memories and experiences with bullying and take a hard look at the statistics and how we can help fight this unfortunate issue that can have very negative long-term effects.

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    30 分
  • Episode 19: Strictly Platonic and Nurturing
    2024/04/09

    Martin and Brian continue their discussion on male friendships, but this time, things get flipped around when they look into whether men and women can have meaningful and nurturing platonic relationships. The guys talk about their own experiences with female friends growing up, why they think it’s good (or bad) to be friends with the opposite sex and they also take a look at the research to see if the risks, benefits, pitfalls and emotional rewards are all worth the effort.

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    28 分
  • Episode 18: Brotherhood not Bromance
    2024/04/02

    The difficulty, vulnerability and importance of male friendships is the focus as Brian and Martin discuss why men find it so challenging to maintain “intimate, emotional relationships” with other men, especially when they need it the most---in their older years. The guys look at research that shows how and why these relationships hold so much importance, but also the real hurdles that come to the surface in a man’s life when it comes to maintaining close friendships with other men.

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    27 分