The Relaxed Male
The Relaxed Male is a podcast dedicated to empowering men to build healthier, more fulfilling relationships in all areas of their lives. Whether it's romantic partnerships, family bonds, friendships, or professional connections, this show provides insights and actionable advice for building and maintaining positive relationships grounded in mutual understanding, respect, and care. Each episode delves into the unique challenges and opportunities men face when it comes to fostering meaningful connections. The host Bryan assists men in understanding how the elements of how one approaches a problem can hinder relationship growth. Through thought-provoking discussions, real-life examples, and practical exercises, listeners gain valuable tools to improve their listening skills, empathy, vulnerability and thoughts needed for building trust and intimacy with those around them. The show also covers the importance of self-awareness, personal growth, and taking responsibility for one's actions and their impact on others. Ultimately, The Relaxed Male aims to empower men to have strong relationships without sacrificing who they are in the process. Helping men to live a fulfilling life with strong meaning ful relationships and stay out of the victim trap So if you're ready to level up your relationship game and cultivate deeper, more authentic connections, tune in and join us on this journey of self-discovery and growth.
Episodes
With much of life, we can either float down the river of life or we can steer our life to where we want to go. The difference is that when we use intention we get closer to where we want to go sooner than if we just drift.
Lack of intention is where you hope you arrive at your desired destination. You are just going through life and often unintentional people come across as if they are asleep and don't put much thought into why the...
In relationships, we often will slide into a form of comfort routine that is called the Roommate Syndrome
The Roommate Syndrome Where sparks go to smolder.
Why does this happen?
past disagreements
What does the world look like when you are curious
Why it is good to get curious
You see more out there
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After many years couples often find themselves in a strange predicament. The Sex and closeness fall off and people just sort of exist in the same house. There are lots of thoughts and interpretations of this. The decrease in intimacy has been a problem in marriage since marriages were implemented. Many today believe that the reason for the decrease in intimacy is the institution of marriage. That the very act of committing yourself...
Men struggle with strong meaningful connections. Many even struggle with just having a relationship. So many men today don't have close relationships or their relationships are just surface-level connections that don't fulfill the purpose of a relationship.
We men need relationships and yet we forsake our own needs for a plethora of reasons. So why do we need to have good strong relationships? Why can't we just hermitize ourselves ...
Why do we get participation trophies?
Easy bump of Satisfaction
Empty victory
How are you giving yourself participation trophies?
Staying busy for the sake of busy or are you actually taking steps to go forward?
Finding other things to do than what needs to be done.
Buffering
Example watching porn is you taking the participation prixe instead of actually building the connection withyour wife so that you have that much wanted intama...
Why do we appear to turn to pain
Why do we put ourselves through these ordeals?
- We overeat
- Face hangovers
- Withdrawals
We would rather face pain than Find satisfaction
Why do we want more pain in our lives?
Pain is a better motivator than pleasure.
It is too scary to avoid the pain
scarcity in our lives
Not being intentional
Coaching Offer - https://www.relaxedmale.com/coachingoffer
Never stop learning
Read
listen to podcasts
Try new things
Follow your curiosity
Get out and enjoy the fresh air
Go on a quest to find your purpose
Do something scary
Find a group of noble men to hang out with
Porn is not your friend
Dating
When it comes to dating know what type of girl you want in your life. Yeah, there are the physical attributes but what character traits do you want i...
This is a special Message for girls who are 12 and up
You have the power
You have always had power in a relationship
you have a purpose
You just have to find it.
Dont do what society says
Society wants to tell you that a powerful woman sleeps with many men
No, you have more power than that. Yes you can manipulate men with your breasts and what is between your legs b...
When it comes to talking to each other we often get so much wrong. It isn't because we don't care or don't want to be heard but we simply don't know how to communicate effectively. Our ability to open good solid channels of communication lags behind our ability to talk. The hang-up is the habits we have created when we were growing up. Our thoughts of what the other person is saying. We believe that emotions happen to us and so whe...
I can't because of my Flaws, limitations, confines, distortions, scars, imperfections, or irregularities
So many in society want to help you be OK with your flaw by helping you fight for that flaw.
We turn to being a victim of our flaws instead of bettering ourselves because of it.
Yet there are a few good powerful questions you could ask yourself.
- What does this make possible?
- What can I learn from this limitation?
...
Many times we experience the circumstances that are other people's emotions. We people have emotional breakdowns at times. We often get ourselves into trouble for things we have no control over or any effect on if we try to change it. We often will get ourselves into more trouble if we try to change the other person's emotions.
What is an emotion?
Many people want us to use their manual on how to behave around them, and that work...
The Correlation of the withdrawal of dads and The Lack of masculinity
In the US, divorce rates more than doubled from 2.2 per 1,000 in 1960 to over 5 per 1,000 in the 1980s.
Marriages are decreasing
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I just got off of a 7 day fast of no food or sugar. All I allowed myself was Water, Coffee, and salt. And today I wanted to share what I learned from that experience
Why?
What many people think fasting is
What I experienced
My reasons for trying a fast is
I wanted to challenge myself. no diet reason No protest reason. no religious reason. Just wanted to see what it was like to fast for 7 days.
I wanted to see what...
What is buffering?
- The avoidance of thoughts and emotions
- So we have a reason to not try
Why do we buffer?
- So we do not have to face the uncomfortable thoughts and emotions we have
- Our mind's way of helping us stay small and not be noticed
We like to look to the past for reasons to not go forward.
We let the past hold us back from the success we could have.
Ways we buffer
New year has arrived how are you going to have the best year in your life?
Plan and pursue
- Why having plans is needed - https://www.relaxedmale.com/why-you-want-to-plan-your-year/
Build your 4 pillars
Get a coach
What I am doing this year
- Fasting 4 times
- Getting 10 clients
- Getting a coach
End of the Year Information
In this episode of the Relaxed Male podcast, the main speaker discusses the importance of investing in oneself and the different aspects of life that are worth investing in. They highlight the benefits of learning new skills and investing time and money in personal development. The speaker emphasizes the value of maintaining physical health and pursuing passions wholeheartedly. They also emphasize the importance of investing in rel...
In this episode of the podcast, we delve into the topic of setting boundaries during the holiday season when families come together. We recognize that the mixing of families can sometimes lead to problems due to a lack of understanding of boundaries. As the host, I introduce the purpose of the show, which is to help men remove the "nice guy" persona from their lives and live on their own terms. We discuss the importance of boundari...
In this part of the conversation, I, Brian, the host of the show called Relaxed Male, discuss the concept of victimhood and how I personally left behind the victim mindset. As a certified men's coach, I aim to help men remove the "nice guy" persona from their lives and live on their own terms. In this episode, I focus on the negative impact of adopting a victim mentality and how it affected me. I explain that despite experiencing c...
In this episode of The Relaxed Male, I talk about the topic of overwhelm and how to control it. I introduce myself as a certified men's coach, grateful for the positive impact my show has had on men's lives thanks to the support of listeners.
I explain that overwhelm occurs when we take on too much and feel uncertain about our next steps. I emphasize that overwhelm is not solely caused by external circumstances, but also by our own...
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