Welcome! I'm Dan, and I'm here for the long haul to bring you fascinating conversations and prompt you to think a little differently.
The complex inter-relationship between mental and physical health and our general way of thinking as the strange apes we are.
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#60 The Vulnerable Side of Strength, Aging & Mindset with Sean Mcinroy
From Where’s Wally to Where’s My Motivation, to big quads, small “egos ”🍆 - Chatting with Sean again and discussing so much was great!
A few points from this episode:
Why camera angles, and unsolicited pics matter more than you think - Or don’t, we’ll let you decide 🤷🏻
Why flexibility and mobility are just as important as muscle, especially as we age
The “physical pension” of investing in your health for the long haul
Grieving your younger self and embracing new versions of you
The difference between motivation and discipline (and why you’re not “owed” motivation)
No one is motivated most of the time!
The role of vulnerability, acceptance, and gratitude in personal growth and your exercise journey
Why you don’t need to love the process
Gender differences in fitness, mindset, and the willingness to talk about change
How adversity, discomfort, and resilience shape our confidence over time
You can find out more about Sean and his UK “Simplified Strength” seminar on his Instagram page, at: @sean.mcinroy
We, unfortunately, lost Sean for the last few minutes - He is there, I’m not talking to myself!
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7 Apr 2025
#59 Skynet Is Here: Everything AI with Dan Smith
On this week’s episode I’m joined by Dan Smith. A close friend and one of the few I know who has his finger on the pulse regarding AI functionality.
We discuss the good, the bad and the ugly, however drop it a listen and make up your own mind.
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Any support is appreciated.
Enjoy!
3 Feb 2025
#58 “The Gym Is Therapy”, Loneliness & Your Mental Health
The gym (while incredibly beneficial) does not substitute for therapy, even though it can offer therapeutic benefits
Therapy involves unpacking emotions, understanding patterns, and developing tools to navigate life’s challenges.
The gym, on the other hand, can be sometimes be used as a form of avoidance.
It’s a way to channel difficult emotions, i.e. anger, sadness, anxiety, etc into physical exertion, which can feel productive in the moment but doesn’t address the root cause of those emotions.
We don’t always deal with this narrative as the maladaptive behaviours they can sometimes be in this space.
Relying on the gym as “therapy” can be pretty destructive sometimes and affect mental and physical health, as well as relationships
So, how do you know?
Is it a comfortable way of withdrawing?
Compulsive?
An incarnation of self harm?
Does it help you avoid situations?
Is it a controllable when much else is out of control?
For many, the gym becomes a sanctuary of likeminded people.
A place to positively vent, clear your head, and feel a sense of control in an otherwise chaotic world.
While exercise can absolutely offer therapeutic benefits, it’s not therapy.
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Inside a recent episode
#28 Man Baggage 3 - Men's Health Awareness Month 2023
Published 29 Dec 2023 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So is there a, if we were to sort of like risk -first reward of what's the risk of going to therapy now, is there actually any downsides to you taking that proactive approach, then maybe that might be the best option, whether you feel that it's 100 % required or not? Yeah, I agree because I wish I'd gone before my destructive behaviors, others, right? So that's the other thing, it's like I was fine, hi myself, because I was dealing with it, but then when it was hitting others, and obviously I left it too little too late, and there's a case of them having to go through that process to better work for all of that. […]
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