Episodes

Nov. 18, 2022

Covenant House Sleep Out | On Location

For the first time, Real Men Feel is on location. This week's show checks in from Covenant House's Sleep Out in Boxboro, Massachusetts. Andy took part in a fundraising event for Covenant House that involved giving up his bed ...

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Nov. 4, 2022

Being Of Service | One Man's Journey

Real Men Feel hosts conversations that most men aren't having but that all men can benefit from. My favorite sort of guest is someone who shares their journey and how they are now serving people. That's what we have for you t...

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Oct. 29, 2022

Cultural Appropriation | Misappropriations and The ManKind Project

Right now, I should be volunteering at a New Warrior Training Adventure, a weekend event run worldwide by the ManKind Project. But a couple of weeks ago, Oct 11 to be exact, it was canceled by MKP USA. All the planned New War...

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Oct. 21, 2022

Gender Role Socialization | How Men Learn To Be Men

#RealMenFeel ep 276 Gender Role Socialization | How Men Learn To Be Men Real Men Feel hosts conversations that most men aren't having but that all men can benefit from. Today we explore the ways we learn how to be men. Much o...

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Oct. 14, 2022

Regular Guy Chat with Ken | Leaning Into Fear

Men are told it isn't good to fear things, but you can't be brave or courageous without first recognizing fear. And I've repeatedly found that great things happen when I walk boldly into my fear and do what I'm afraid of. I p...

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Oct. 7, 2022

Youth Homelessness | Everyone Deserves a Safe Place to Sleep

At one point in my youth, I left a mental hospital against medical advice because I had tickets to see Motley Crue. I figured if I was alive, I was going to that show. There's a longer tale about how I got home and the reacti...

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Sept. 30, 2022

No Lucks Given | Mental Health In The Kitchen

Real Men Feel ep273 No Lucks Given | Mental Health In The Kitchen Today Real Men Feel ventures into the kitchen to talk with Chef Brother Luck. Brother is an award-winning chef, entrepreneur, and advocate for the pursuit of s...

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Sept. 23, 2022

What About Trans Men? | Who Is Real Men Feel For?

Real Men Feel reminds you that men are human beings and are entitled to feel and express the full range of emotions. I'm going to emphasize that more today, thanks to an email I received last week. " About 3-4 years ago, I ca...

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Sept. 16, 2022

Rules For Men | Where Do Yours Come From?

Real Men Feel exists to remind you that men are human beings entitled to feel and express the full range of emotions. I look forward to the day when a man can cry in public, and people notice and say to themselves, "Now, that...

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Sept. 9, 2022

Preventing Suicide By Talking About Suicide | World Suicide Preventio…

Real Men Feel is about reminding men that they are human and entitled to feel and express the full range of emotions. Some of those emotions can you have feeling like absolute shit, but that never means that you are shit. If ...

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Sept. 2, 2022

Men's Fears of Women

This episode could be titled Real Men Fear. Today's guest is Dr. Avrum Weiss, a psychotherapist, an award-winning author, and teacher. His decade-long work on understanding men's internal lives culminated with his recently pu...

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Aug. 26, 2022

Not Allowed to Die | Paws For Patrick

Real Men Feel #268 Not Allowed to Die | Paws For Patrick My guest, Dan Maigler, shares his journey from politics to lobbying, to counseling, always knowing he wanted to help people. The kids that Dan works with reminded me of...

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Aug. 19, 2022

Receiving Praise | Being Worthy Men

Real Men Feel #267 8/19/22 Receiving Praise | Being Worthy Men One of the goals of this podcast, my books, and my coaching... is to be inspiring. But whenever someone tells me I'm inspiring, I'll try to deflect it. Some of th...

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Aug. 12, 2022

Moonshot Mission for Mankind & Humanity

Real Men Feel #266 Moonshot Mission for Mankind & Humanity Research shows that men live sicker and die sooner than women. Dr. Jed Diamond is on a mission to change that. His moonshot mission focusing on men's mental health co...

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Aug. 6, 2022

Don't Always Push : 3 Life Lessons

Real Men Feel #265 8/6/22 Don't Always Push | 3 Life Lessons Over the past two weeks, I've done a lot of clutter clearing and overall cleanup. My home can get pretty nasty after ignoring it for over half a year, but I attacke...

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July 29, 2022

Love You, Bro

Real Men Feel #264 7/29/22 Love You, Bro I could not always tell people I loved them, especially male friends. Love you, dude. Love ya, mean it. I love you, man -- are just some of the ways I've said and heard men expressing ...

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July 22, 2022

Reaching Out & Being Ignored

Real Men Feel 263 7/22/22 Reaching Out -- Being Ignored One thing that struck me after my 8-month-long withdrawal from life was how many told me that they noticed I was quiet and wondered what was up. Some said I'd been on th...

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July 15, 2022

Thinking I Want to Die

Real Men Feel #262 7/15/22 Thinking I Want to Die WARNING: This episode discusses suicidal thoughts and attempts. If you are in a crisis, do not listen to this. Please call or text 988 to be connected to trained counselors th...

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July 7, 2022

WTF Happened? Where Is Andy?

Real Men Feel #261 7/6/22 WTF Happened? Where Is Andy? This is the first episode of Real Men Feel since October of 2021. Such a long break was not my plan. Today I attempt to explain what happened and open up about my dark ni...

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Oct. 26, 2021

Emotions Are a Superpower for Men

“So many of us grew up with male emotion just being an explosion rather than an expression,” says Charles Matheus, author and Mankind Project facilitator. In today's episode, Charles describes how men’s emotions are frequentl...

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Oct. 19, 2021

Building a Resilient Culture

“What is resiliency?” Andy Grant asks Resilient Culture Specialist, Jodi Woelkerling. Jodi is a coach and author who works with individuals and business leaders to help them build resilient cultures and individuals. In today’...

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Oct. 12, 2021

Men Connecting With Men

“Men are fixers. We think we need to know how to fix everything. I tell the men pretty much every week that we are not here to fix each other,” explains Alan Cantor, Spiritual Guide, Transformational Coach, and Founder of The...

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Oct. 5, 2021

Positive Change in a Socially Distant World

“Change is a good thing,” says Rick Ornelas, Positive Change Expert, Author and Founder of I Spark Change. On this episode of Real Men Feel, guest Rick Ornelas explains the importance of maintaining a positive attitude, looki...

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Sept. 28, 2021

Navigating The Messy World of Dating

“The truth is a lot of people just need to be heard,” says Kimberly Hill, Dating and Relationship Coach. Kimberly explains her not-so direct path to her current position. She started out her career overseas in the world of fi...

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