No one goes into battle without a battle plan. Well, if they do go into battle without the plan, they are not the heroes we read about in the history books. They’re the ones who lose. Want to know how to develop manly skills? We start with a plan.
We’ll offer courses, podcast bonus content, coaching calls, ebooks, and more to help you on your journey.
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Men often struggle with mental health and overcoming past trauma
Men’s mental health is an issue that often gets ignored in our society. Men are expected to be tough, to be emotionally resilient, but no one is teaching men how to do that. Our Manlihood ManCast interview with Dr. John Delony gives men practical advice for working on our mindsets, dealing with our past, and building the connections and community we need to grow.
Bestselling author Dr. John Delony talks about mental health
Dr. John Delony is a national bestselling author, mental health and wellness
expert and host of The Dr. John Delony Show. He holds two PhDs – one in
Counselor Education and Supervision and another in Higher Education
Administration. Before joining Ramsey Solutions, John spent two decades working
as a senior leader at multiple universities, a professor and researcher, and crisis
responder. Now as a Ramsey Personality, he teaches people how to reclaim their
lives from the madness of the modern world.
Dr. John Delony talks about trauma in a way men can understand
Delony says that Trauma is not just experiencing a catastrophic event. It can be neglect, not being seen, or experiencing hard things alone. Big or small, trauma is cumulative.
Trauma is stored in our body. It’s not just a story from the past, but it’s the body’s physical reaction in the present to something that happened in the past. We get disconnected from our relationships, our spirits, and our bodies when trauma impacts us.
Trauma causes us to act in ways that are out of our character. It destroys the value of self, and we act in response to everything – which can oftentimes create more trauma.
This season, Manlihood will be bringing you NEW monthly features, life-changing interviews with men and women who want you to become the best man you can be.
Manlihood Monthly Features
Personal Development for Men with Josh Hatcher
Each month, Josh will share his thoughts on how men can LEVEL UP in their lives. Josh’s approach to personal development is raw, authentic, and steeped in wisdom.
Over the next year, this segment will talk about:
How to develop manly skills
How a man can embrace his leadership and masculinity
How to be more manly and attractive
How real men lead
How to be a better father
Personal responsibility
How change can help us grow
How to leverage failure
and MORE
Fight Club
Each month, Manlihood will host a live panel discussion on our Manlihood Facebook Page with men to talk about current events, culture, and what it takes to be a man. That live event will be replayed as an episode of the Manlihood ManCast each month.
Testicular Fortitude
Sponsored by Bird Forge. each month Testicular Fortitude on the Manlihood ManCast will feature a historical portrait of a man with balls.
Chunks of Manly Wisdom
Inspired by Josh’s book of quotes, each month we will highlight chunks of wisdom on a variety of topics, and from a variety of authors, philosophers, and leaders.
Thought provoking interviews for men
Each week, the Manlihood ManCast will bring you interviews from men and women all over the world who want to help you step into the best version of yourself.
This year, Manlihood will feature:
Mental health expert, best selling author, and radio show host John Delony
Outdoor TV host and wilderness guide Jim Shockey
Author and Coach GS Youngblood
BJJ fighter and author Nicholas Gregoriades
Acoustic Guitarist Mark Kroos
America’s Career Coach, best selling author Ken Coleman
Men’s health expert, Dr. Judson Brandeis
Best selling author and podcaster Stephen Mansfield
Marriage Coach and viral sensation Cass Morrow
and MANY MORE!
We can’t wait to help you level up and become the kind of man that your wife can’t get enough of, your kids respect, whose work is meaningful and satisfying, who is seen as a man of integrity and character, and embodies the heart of Manlihood!
Singer / Songwriter JD Casper (The Voice: Season 20) has released his new single “The Life You Make” – and he sat down with Manlihood for a quick Question and Answer session.
Q: The Life You Make is a moving song, clearly with a message. What inspired this song?
A: I do the best I can to wake up and write in the mornings. Get somewhere quiet, drink my coffee and pick on some chords. This song poured out without much effort during one of those morning sessions. I didn’t sit down and say “Okay, it’s time to write a song for my kids.” It wasn’t intentional. In the moment, I didn’t realize what was coming out until it did. And then I looked & thought, “oh wow, this is really a beautiful sentiment.”
Q: It sounds like you are addressing your children in the second verse. What other things do you want your kids to know?
A: I just want my kids to always stay true to themselves. Pursue a meaningful life and don’t get caught up in the negativity out there. Life is to short so enjoy every bit of it. Wake up and pursue your passion everyday. And always be a kind, forgiving person. The high road is the right road.
Q: The first verse says, “Any given day is an opportunity and a chance to make your dreams come true” Does this mindset drive you?
A: Yes. I think it should for anybody with a dream or a specific life goal in their mind. There were multiple avenues my life could have stayed on and I would have never gotten to where I am now. It took leaving comfortable jobs. Comfortable living situations. Moving away from friends and family. And staying disciplined. Treating my passion like punching a clock and grinding away. I feel like if you know what you want to do with your life then the only thing standing in the way is your self doubt. You shouldn’t settle on anything short of the vision you have for yourself. And once you get there, then the finished line gets moved further away and the expectation for yourself grows.
Q: I know that sometimes you play with a band, sometimes you are the band. Did you work with other musicians on this?
A: This song was written on my own. I took it to the studio with a finished product. We just set up the microphones and captured the performance. Q: Many men today find themselves unable to express how they feel. Does music give you an outlet for those emotions? A: It definitely does. Something very therapeutic happens when I write out my feelings. I start with a chord structure, then I will start singing whatever words come out in the moment. Before long, it’s a meaningful song that somehow represents how I felt in that moment. It’s really an amazing thing and I’m so fortunate to have found something that works for me.
Q: Since we last interviewed you, you’ve had a pretty exciting experience – I’m sure we’ll talk about it more when we interview you in person for the podcast – but after appearing on NBC’s The Voice for a brief stint – what opportunities did that open up for you?
A: Quite a bit. It was a really amazing opportunity that I’m grateful for. Just so surreal watching yourself on TV like that. My phone was just blowing up in real time when it aired. It was the first time I’ve ever experience that kind of exposure and I really learned a lot from the experience.
Q: While this song may have been written to your kids in particular – it’s good life advice. What other life advice do you have for the Manlihood audience?
A: I would say always check your lug nuts. If even 1 lug nut loosens, your tire will turn uneven and before long, all your lug nuts will be loose. At that point, your whole wheel could fly off on the highway at 80mph. It’s up to us to safely check ourselves and our friends to avoid major catastrophe. And I mean this literally and figuratively.
Q: What is the best way for folks to show their support for your new song?
A: Stream it on Spotify. Subscribe to the Youtube Channel. Follow on Instagram, Facebook. Anything. My goal in creating art is to be heartfelt and true to myself. Put it out in the world and hope it finds the ears that need to hear it. As that’s what my favorites songs & artists have done for me.
Men. If you listen to the narrative that is being slowly woven into the cultural landscape, you’ll hear that you don’t matter. That your masculinity is irrelevant and unnecessary.
I need you to hear me clearly.
YOU ARE NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER.
In your DNA is a hard-coded desire to lead, to create, to fight, to provide, to give and receive honor.
We need to boldly reject the notion that these tenets of masculinity are cultural.
Certainly, there are cultural norms and expectations. And our constantly churning sense of cultural values has muddied that for us. It looks like a smoothie made with creek water.
But there is an innate desire in the bones of a man – to seek virtue, to lead, to love, to conquer, to adventure, to solve, to improve ourselves and those around us. (Surely, some of these things are in women, too.)
Men are dangerous.
While I love the Jordan Peterson discussion about “good men are dangerous” – I’m speaking about something different here. Men are dangerous to folks who want to rule with nefarious intent. Men are dangerous to systems that want to oppress. Men are dangerous to political and philosophical systems that enslave people. Why? Because men crave justice.
I believe that what has happened in our culture is an intentional attempt to make men feel useless, to beat down the innate courage and resistance of men, and replace it with docile compliance or at least with fattened, numbed, porn’d, and dissolutioned men who don’t step up and do what is in their very nature today.
We are not victims here.
While I’m clearly painting a picture of a villainous entity, I can’t exactly give that entity a name. It’s not just one philosophy or strategy (it’s easy to blame Marxism or “woke-ism”).
I think there are certainly outside forces that want men to be weak and docile.
I also think the bigger enemy is our own apathy… Our own discouragement.
If we were truly at war with Marxism and Woke-ism (or whatever other philosophy or force), we really have already lost.
No, we are at war with our own indifference.
It’s time to rise up.
We start by taking responsibility – which is the first pillar of manhood.
The world won’t change until I change.
Wake up, you sleepers.
Let’s show the world what a good man looks like.
Let’s show our families what an engaged and loving father looks like.
Let’s show our wives what a dedicated and committed husband looks like.
Let’s show our neighborhoods what a good neighbor looks like.
Let’s show the father-less what a good father looks like.
That’s what changes the world.
Dedicated men, willing to fight off their own temptations, their own demons, and willing to lead and love and serve.
Listen to the Manlihood ManCast interview with #1 Best Selling author Brad Thor on Spotify | Apple Podcasts
Brad Thor is a #1 New York Times bestselling author with his series of international thrillers. Brad has written 21 thrillers including including BLACK ICE (ThrillerFix Best Thriller of the Year), NEAR DARK (one of Suspense Magazine’s Best Books of the Year), BACKLASH (nominated for the Barry Award for Best Thriller of the Year), SPYMASTER (“One of the all-time best thriller novels” —The Washington Times), THE LAST PATRIOT (nominated Best Thriller of the Year by the International Thriller Writers Association), and BLOWBACK (one of the “Top 100 Killer Thrillers of All Time” —NPR).
Media Contributor
Brad’s work studying international terrorists, and the american intelligence agents who hunt them down has not only informed his novels, but landed him numerous appearances on major news networks including BC, CBS, NBC, PBS, FOX News Channel, FOX Business Channel, CNN, CNN Headline News, The Blaze, and MSNBC.
Brad Thor is more than just a writer
In 2008, Brad went along with a black ops team in Afghanistan, and he served as a part of the Homeland Security Red Cell program to help brainstorm defenses to terroristic threats.
In this interview, Josh Hatcher tells the story of how Brad Thor gave Manlihood a big head start, and asks him about his book, his life experiences, and what it means to be a man.
Let’s take a look at the best podcasts for men in 2022!
Obviously, I’m biased, and I’ll recommend The Manlihood ManCast as the premiere personal development podcast for men that you should all be listening to. The Manlihood ManCast is in the Top 50 Podcasts for men according to Feedspot. But today, I’m going to share with you the OTHER podcasts for men that you need to check out.
Ryan Michler interviews amazing guests about what it means to be a better man. In 2022, he has interviewed Terry Crews, Tim Kennedy, Cameron Hanes, Jack Carr, Tim Tebow, Phil Robertson, and more. Michler hosts three shows a week, including an “Ask Me Anything” show he typically hosts with Kipp Sorensen. My favorite part of the show is actually Ryan’s solo shows – Field Note Fridays, where he explains his take on approaching the world through a masculine framework. Ryan’s perspective is simultaneously fresh and old-fashioned, and I think it’s a much needed voice in today’s upside down culture.
Brett McKay approaches the world through a stoic view. He interviews guests on a variety of topics, including history relationships, and personal development. The show emphasizes a classic masculinity that transcends politics and focuses on individual responsibility.
Jim Ramos heads up this Christian podcast with an emphasis on men taking their faith, their role as husbands, fathers and leaders seriously. In 2022, Jim interviewed guests including former porn star turned pastor Joshua Broome, Stephen Mansfield, Larry Hagner and more. He delves into relevant topics that men need to discuss, but that the church may often skirt around.
Warren Peterson of the Significant Man Recharge has focused in 2022 on solo shows which he calls “Five Minute Fridays” where he talks about manhood from a Christian perspective. Peterson is a level-headed and practical podcaster, and his podcasts helps to recharge and build up the Christian man with an accessibility that anyone regardless of faith can relate to.
Larry Hagner of the Dad Edge Podcast (formerly known as the Good Dad Project) places an emphasis on personal development for fathers. A man that becomes the best version of himself can help his children become the best version of themselves. Larry is a dad himself, and he pulls from his experiences with his kids, and from his experience growing up without a father to help dads overcome the hurdles of fatherhood. In 2022, Larry interviewed Steve Weatherford, Gary John Bishop, Tanner Guzy, Dr. John Delony, and more.
Leadership is something every man needs to learn and embrace. John Maxwell is a leadership expert, and his podcast, while not specifically geared toward men, it’s chock full of leadership advice that will certainly help men.
Mike Yarbrough of Wolf and Iron is an amazing podcast host. His southern gentlemen approach to life, along with his encouragement for men to live up to their potential makes for amazing insights. His interviews are stellar, but his “Truck Talks” while he unpacks his own perspective on life are worth the listen
Stephen Mansfield is an author and thought leader who speaks on politics, religion, and issues surrounding manhood. He tackles current events, and what a man’s response to these events should be.
Dr. Jordan Peterson is a renowned clinical psychologist and author from Canada. His book “12 Rules for Life” is groundbreaking as it explores traditional western philosophies from a contemporary perspective. He speaks a lot about masculinity and culture, as well as a stoic approach to life.
Joe Rogan’s podcast is arguably the most popular podcast of all time. He is no stranger to controversy as he has come under fire for his views and his guests views on current events. He frequently interviews comedians and fighters, and he often explores the value of a traditional view of masculinity.
You’ve probably heard Kipp Sorensen as the Co-Host on Ryan Michler’s “Ask Me Anything” segments on the Order of Man Podcast. Kipp’s wisdom and insight are shored up by his diligence to better himself as a man.
He’s a successful business man and a husband and father, and he talks with us at Manlihood about his experiences through grieving the loss of his father, raising his family, training with his jiu jitsu brotherhood, and how to “Show Up” in every area of your life..
There is a lot of confusion behind what ‘be a man’ means. Sami Moa says his definition is someone who is fulfilled. Someone who has been able to generate wealth in their relationships, their business & their health while having unshakeable confidence in themselves.
Sami is a relationship coach who specializes in helping men become a better version of themselves to attract the kind of partner they want. He has made it his mission to teach men how to do this and has taught seminars in over 75 cities around the world and transforming the lives of thousands of men.
