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In this week's episode, Billy discusses how an Instagram post from The Financial Diet's Chelsea Fagan perpetuates the stigma and shame many men feel when talking about their mental health. 

Billy discusses:
--Getting rid of the toxic hustle culture BS
--How middle-aged men are three times more likely to die by suicide than middle-aged women.
--There’s a need for more men to talk about mental health to stop the stigma.
--When you’re on a social media platform with a huge following, you need to be more responsible about your messaging.
--How important it is to choose your words wisely.

If you enjoyed this episode, you may also enjoy: 

--Episode 3: The Only Way Out Is Through: Billy Overcomes His Demons Through Mindfulness
--Episode 11:  Two Brother Share How Talking about Depression Has Improved Their Relationship
--Episode 22:  Normalizing and Prioritizing Mental Health Conversations with Our Children with Tandra Rutledge
--The Jordan Harbinger Show, Episode 682: Deep Dive | Hustle Culture

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This week, Billy reconnects with his good friend from Korea, Iggy Lee. Iggy organizes the Soul Walkers meet-up group, where people can do adventures like walking, hiking, picnics, and exchanging cultures through their language and personal stories. His meet-up group is also the main reason why Billy extended his time in Korea. 

Billy and Iggy discuss:

--How Iggy plans to turn his event groups into a sustainable company
--the positive energy and experiences he provides through his groups
--the origin story of Soul Walkers and all the amazing things you can do in Seoul, South Korea
--Billy's challenges around culture shock and language barriers
--what motivated Billy to attend different types of events in his time in South Korea

Like what you heard from Iggy? Contact him at:
Youtube Channel: Iggy Lee
Instagram: @iggylee21
SeoulShare MeetUp Community

Looking for more resources when visiting Seoul?
--Seoul Tourism Organization
--Seoul Tourism Hiking Center
--Climbing in Korea MeetUp Community

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This week, Billy and Brian talk to near-death survivor Danny Bader. Danny is a best-selling author and sought-after speaker whose life was transformed after he died when 8,000 volts of electricity ripped through his body.  Danny then came back to life from a place where he connected with “something bigger than us.” He uses his experience to lead people to create more perspective, joy, and a love that replaces weariness with inspiration, drives vision, and creates momentum for people in all areas of their lives.

 Danny is also a renowned speaker who has been inspiring the people of Fortune 500 companies like Merck, Comcast, The Ritz-Carlton, the Marriott, and Lincoln Financial with insight and practical tools that build momentum in the midst of defeating monotony. Danny’s reputation as an influencer in this arena continues to grow among some of the most well-respected brands and organizations nationwide.

Listen to Danny's podcast Back to Life wherever you get your podcasts!

We ask Danny:
--Looking back on who you were before your near-death experience, how would you describe yourself and how you lived your life?
--When we talked earlier, you talked about navigating a multitude of emotions, especially guilt.  Can you dive a little deeper into that please?
--It sounds like you had to heal and learn to reckon with what you could not change before you were able to move on.  How did you go about doing that? 
--One thing that came out during our initial conversation is your strong relationship with Jesus, but I think what’s important for people to know is that you had a strong faith and relationship before your near-death experience.  In all honesty, I’m not someone who has a strong belief in one God/Jesus so whenever people who have a strong faith talk about it, I get a little uncomfortable, but I didn’t ever feel that way the last time we talked and I think it’s because you’re so casual in the way you describe your relationship, so much so that you have a book called I Met Jesus for a Miller Lite. Can you talk about your casual, friendly relationship with Jesus (and also why does Jesus have such terrible taste in beer?)
--You have a new book out now called Take the Shit Out of the Show, and much like the Bible, you use parables inspired by real people in order to help readers regain control over their lives.  What’s one of your favorite parables from that book?

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Billy and Brian talk to Deanna Bryant, host of the Revive Your Midlife Marriage podcast.  Deanna is a retired English teacher turned relationship coach for midlife couples. After facing her own midlife marriage struggles and getting outside help to overcome them, Deanna went back to school to become a relationship coach for midlife couples.  She received a coaching diploma from Erickson International- The Art and Science of Coaching and studied relationship counseling at The Gottman Institute.  She is here today to talk about how to revive your midlife marriage.  

We ask Deanna: 
--How did you go from being an English teacher to helping couples navigate their marriages in the second half of life? Can you talk a little bit about what you saw are the struggles in your own marriage and how getting outside help improved you and your husband’s relationship with each other?
--When couples work with you, they focus on cultivating deeper intimacy, updating their communication approach, and creating meaningful shared experiences.  Talk about how those three have a tendency to fade in a marriage as we get older.
--How do you go about cultivating deeper intimacy, updating communication approaches, and creating meaningful shared experiences?
--Have you ever worked with a couple and thought to yourself, “You know what…it may be time to throw in the towel”?  If so, how does that conversation go?
--When we discussed The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine,  we talked about how in the book they mention that 65% of divorces by people over the age of 50 are initiated by women, and they made it sound like some of that is linked to what Margaret Mead calls “postmenopausal zest”, which the book describes as a woman feeling freed from menstrual cycles and all that comes with it.  Do you see a correlation here with the couples you’ve worked with?
--Which episode from your podcast is your favorite and why?

Like what you heard from Deanna Bryant?  Contact her at:
Instagram: @reviveyourmidlifemarriage

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In this week's episode, Billy and Brian talk to equity consultant Jodi Pfarr about: 
--The four components of societal systems: individual, organizational, communities, and policies.  
--How societal systems get in the way of our potential.
--The 18 Normalized and Non-Normalized Societal Systems 
--How looking at our own normalizations impact how we view our experiences and how others may view them.
--How her co-author's experiences with pancreatic cancer enhances one’s understanding of what’s presented in this book.
--What she means by "benevolent detachment".  
--Tools we can use that can improve our interactions and lead to more awareness of what’s a normalized experience for some but not normalized for others.

Like what you heard from Jodi Pfarr?  Contact her at:
Website: www.jpfarr.com

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Billy and Brian talk to the hosts of the Trash the Checklist podcast Dr. Yolanda Holloway and Tiffany Byrd.  We discuss: 

• What they mean by "trash the checklist"
• How they both came to realize that their lives had become too much about crossing off tasks from a "life checklist" 
• The role their professions in education played in pushing them through tasks unconsciously 
• Their take on "gender role checklists"
• What their children taught them about how they've navigated life so far
• What it means to be "the author of your own story"

Like what you heard from Dr. Yolanda and Tiffany?  Contact them at:
Website: Trash the Checklist Podcast
Instagram: @trash_the_checklist_podcast
Facebook: Trash the Checklist Podcast

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In this week's episode, Billy and Brian talk to The Mindful Male podcast host Greg Scheinman.  Greg helps men maximize middle age and achieve a better quality of life.  He’s the host of The Midlife Male podcast & newsletter as well as a performance coach, author, speaker, advisor and investor to brands that help men live better and healthier.   A former entrepreneur greg was founder and CEO of team baby entertainment which he sold to former Disney CEO Michael Eisner.  He was also a partner at Insgroup a large risk management & insurance firm which sold to BRP, a Nasdaq company in 2020.  He competes in the d10 decathlon, hyrox and other adventure challenges annually. He has also been a loving husband to his wife Kate for the last 20 years and the two of them have two teenage boys Auden and Harper.  You can check him out at www.midlifemale.com.   

We discuss: 
--How the loss of his father when Greg was young and the imprisonment of his brother fueled his drive to help middle-aged men live their best lives
--Which experiences and choices from his 20s and 30s shaped who he was back then and how those two decades of experiences have shaped who he is are today 
--How Greg’s Six Fs can help reinvent the midlife male, which one were out of alignment for him, what he did to get them all pointing in the same direction, and which F other men most struggle pointing forward
--How his message also relates to younger men (including his sons) and where he sees resistance from younger men when it comes to taking the necessary steps to align their goals and values
--Why Greg is against the “anti-aging” movement and enjoys “aging well”

Like what you heard from Greg Scheinman?  Contact him at:
Website: www.midlifemale.com
Instagram: @gregscheinman
Email: Greg@Midlifemale.com

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Billy is back from Europe (and Africa!) and wants to share the life lessons he learned during his travels!  Hear more about:
--why surfers are total bad asses
--why only speaking English is a privilege and a curse
--how social media is still addicting even when you're traveling
--how to recognize the travel tractor beam
--why tapas are the best food ever
--what "saudade" means
--whether or not Billy figured out the meaningful of (his) life
--why happiness is only real when shared
--how making connections with others makes the world a better place

Season 4 of The Mindful Midlife Crisis is coming your way Wednesday, January 5th, 2022!

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In this week's episode, Billy and Brian sit down with author, presenter, and professional wise-cracker Tom Cody--co-founder of Top 20 Strategies, to discuss:
--how we can become the best version of ourselves through Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, Responsible Decision Making
--the importance of social-emotional intelligence and why we need to stop calling them "soft skills"
--the 4 A's of Mindfulness
--the difference between "human doing" and "human being"
--how mindfulness and social-emotional intelligence act as the "front tire of our bike"
--how we can still continue to learn and grow as we get into our 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and beyond
--how Top 20 Strategies had to take a long, hard look at what they were missing in terms of inclusive, diverse, and equitable messaging
--why his advice to his younger self would be, "Don't be an asshole!"

Like what you heard from Tom?  Check out his books!
--Rebalanced Thinking, Rebalanced Living: Developing Your Inner Life through Social Emotional Learning
--Top 20 Parents
--Top 20 Teens
--Top 20 Teachers
--Why Students Disengage in American Schools and What We Can Do about It

Contact Tom at:
Email:  tom@top20training.com
Twitter:  @top20training   
On the web:  www.top20training.com   

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In this week's episode, Billy and Brian talk to Teresa Sande, author of Find Your Fierce: Interrupt Impostor Syndrome and Own Your Success, about:
--what exactly impostor syndrome is
--her experiences, observations, and research on how people experience impostor syndrome through her time as an HR executive in Fortune 500 companies
--some of the symptoms and self-limiting thoughts people experiencing impostor syndrome have
--how flaws in the corporate cultures oftentimes lead to impostor syndrome in their employees and how that can affect women and people of color 
--her frAIMwork for interrupting feelings of impostor syndrome
--her cat ChuckNorris

Like what you heard from Teresa Sande?  Contact her at:
Website: www.teresasande.com or www.mirrormirrorstrategies.com
Email:  teresa@teresasande.com
Instagram: @fiercenotfears
LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresasande/

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In this week's episode, Billy and Brian talk to Scott Welle--author, speaker, and founder of Outperform the Norm, a global movement that helps people achieve peak performance in their personal and professional lives--about:
--how he got started running marathons and doing Ironman triathlons
--the pivotal moments in his life that helped him reach optimal peak performance
--how self-limited beliefs get in our way of outperforming
--the need to blend hard work with soft skills
--the difference between discipline and motivation (and which one you need more of)
--why the best athletes and CEOs work with coaches around performance goals
--how doing what you love is still considered work (and why it's dangerous to say otherwise)
--the role risk plays in our ability to outperform the norm
--landing a speaking gig at Lambeau Field despite being a long-suffering Minnesota Vikings fan and the inner turmoil that gig is causing him to feel. 

Like what you heard from Scott Welle?  Contact him at:
Website: www.scottwelle.com
Twitter: @scottwelle
Instagram: @scottwelle

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In this week's episode, Billy and Brian talk to career coach Dr. Dawn Graham about:
--why people in their midlife years switch careers
--the career-switch process (and how damn frustrating it can be!)
--how job-hunting has changed over the years
--how we need to rebrand ourselves during the job search (especially if we're a non-traditional applicant)
--the importance of networking (and how to network better if you're an introvert)
--cheesecake, Halloween, and ketchup

Dr. Dawn Marie Graham, PhD is one of the nation’s leading career coaches. She is the Career Director for the MBA Program for Executives at The Wharton School, where she counsels business leaders on making strategic career choices. A licensed psychologist and former corporate recruiter, she hosts SiriusXM Radio’s popular weekly call-in show Dr. Dawn on Careers and is a regular contributor to Forbes.  She is also the author of Switchers: How Smart Professionals Change Careers and Seize Success.  Check out her TEDTalk "Your Next Job Is One Conversation Away" as well!

Like what you heard from Dr. Dawn Graham?  Contact her at:
Website: www.drdawnoncareers.com
Twitter: @drdawngraham

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In today's episode, Billy and Brian talk to mental health advocate Tandra Rutledge about how we can normalize and prioritize conversations around mental health with our children so we can kick stigma's butt!

If you or someone you know is struggling with depression or suicidal ideation, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 (TALK) or Text "HOME" to 741741 to reach a Crisis Counselor.

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This episode uses the following resources:
--American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
--“I Need a Psychiatrist/Psychotherapist but Can’t Afford It. Where Can I Find Affordable Treatment?”
--Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network
--National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
--Samaritans Report: "Men and Suicide: Why It's a Social Issue" 

Billy and Brian sit down with Dr. Yvette Erasmus and listen to her eloquently break down communications style and how being a more compassionate communicator can lead to deeper, more meaningful relationships.  This is a MUST listen!  One of our favorite interviews to date!

As a teacher, writer, psychologist, and consultant with a Master’s Degree in Education and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Dr. Yvette’s unique background as a global citizen makes her uniquely able to help others bridge the gaps between heart, head, body, and soul. Her programs integrate core insights from multiple wisdom traditions and offer various programs for community learning as well as one-on-one consulting and therapy.

Like what you heard from Dr. Yvette Erasmus?  Contact her at:
Website: www.yvetteerasmus.com
Instagram: @dryvetteerasmus
Email: yvette@yvetteerasmus.com

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DISCLAIMER: This episode discusses depression, suicide, and details a suicide attempt.  Discretion is advised.

If you or someone you know is struggling with depression or suicidal ideation, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 (TALK)

In today's episode, Billy and Brian talk to brothers Lee and Scott about Lee's struggles with depression and his attempt at suicide and how our podcast opened up Scott's eyes to Lee's struggles and how it opened up a dialogue between the two of them.

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In this week's episode, Billy and Brian sit down with author, presenter, and professional wise-cracker Tom Cody--co-founder of Top 20 Strategies, to discuss what it means to live "above the line", "keep your day", and how to avoid becoming a crotchety old man or woman.   

Like what you heard from Tom?  Check out his books!
--Rebalanced Thinking, Rebalanced Living: Developing Your Inner Life through Social Emotional Learning
--Top 20 Parents
--Top 20 Teens
--Top 20 Teachers
--Why Students Disengage in American Schools and What We Can Do about It

Contact Tom at:
Email:  tom@top20training.com
Twitter:  @top20training   
On the web:  www.top20training.com   

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In today's episode, we sit down with certified mindfulness instructor Sarah Rudell Beach to discuss what mindfulness is and is not and how it may be just the thing you need in your life!

Like what you heard from Sarah?  Check out her books!
--365 Mindful Meditations and Mantras for Busy Mothers--Mindful Moments for Busy Moms
--And Breathe...: Daily meditations and mantras for greater calm, balance, and joy
--Mindfulness for Children: Simple activities for parents and children to create greater focus, resilience, and joy
--Your Mindful Pregnancy: Meditations and practices for a stress-free, happy, and healthy pregnancy

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This episode uses the following resources:

--Anderson, Marc & M2 Foundation. Available at: http://m2foundation.org/
--Mindful Schools. Available at: https://www.mindfulschools.org/
--Rudell Beach, Sarah. Available at: https://www.brilliantmindfulness.com/ & https://www.leftbrainbuddha.com
--Williams, M. and Penman, D., 2011. Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan For Finding Peace In A Frantic World. New York: Rodale.