Manalizing

You gotta love Adam. He came to the interview wearing a t-shirt that says "occasional adult" - that's when I knew I'd get an authentic interview. Us men are all children - but our toys are better. Adam talks about finding a way to forgive others and finding peace even when life is painful. He shows depth and wisdom. Here's a man that knows how to throw a pebble in the lake, and a man who has experienced what that does.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

If a lighthouse is a human who shines brilliance in every form to those around him, or if a lighthouse is a man so bright that others are drawn to him like moths to a flame, then that's Jeff. He's brilliant. Does Jeff see himself that way? Of course not. He sees the ADHD. He sees the connector side and just figures that's who he is. He sees his weaknesses and focuses on them. In that way he's like all the rest of us. To see inside a mind like his is a gift - the kind we don't get very often or at all. Here is a peek inside the head and soul of a great man. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

You meet a man on the street or in the business world, and you might think he's just another dude. Like the last man you met, or the one you'll meet next. Then you learn his story and you're blown away. So many of us are so much deeper than any of us would imagine. That's Sean. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Adam is an unassuming veteran who is both a regular guy and the salt of the earth. Here is a man with great wisdom and great humility. This is a very impressive man. Here's his interviewSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

I met Chako while doing a structural inspection. She is different than me in almost every way, yet we quickly connected. She is managing her pathway on earth after the love of her life suddenly died. She is doing it with grace, with class and with tears. She is open and vulnerable in this podcast, and she is also inspiring. Thank you Chako. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Like so many of us (OK all of us) Beau has his demons. He has had his thoughts of suicide. He is very familiar with his own demons and insecurities. Yet as a stranger to Garth, he came on the set ready to be vulnerable. Here is an inspiring man.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Like so many of us, Mark is a good man who found himself in a dark place. Life just does that to us. But Mark's dark place is pretty dark. Out of his desire to serve, he joined the military and served in the Gulf. What came out was PTSD and the kind of wisdom most of us hope not to ever have to learn. Here's how Mark is dealing with his demons, and what we can learn from him.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

When you are molested as a child, it changes and shapes your life. For some, it destroys their life. Others struggle, but on a daily basis there are successes. Lauren knows what it's like to be preyed on by those who should protect her, and she knows what it's like to be the protector. She's one of the greatest parents on the planet, but it comes at a heavy price. Her story has a great deal of wisdom for everyone's life.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

What happens when your daughter commits suicide? What happens to yourself as the dad, and to your wife and your kids? What should you do and what to avoid? Learn from a man who, sadly, has been through it. This is a very vulnerable podcast and Dennis has much to teach us all. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Before we get married, we show the best of ourselves. Then during a marriage, we get comfortable and then sometimes things mean, then toxic. But the greatest of demons happen when the divorce is complete. All too many of us know this pattern. Here's Chris Rexwell's story. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Like the rest of us, Jade knows his own darkness. He has been through the divorce, and he knows loneliness and isolation. But instead of staying there or turning to dark solutions, he has founded an answer. As a founder for Spherical Man, Jade has turned life's ultimate lemons into some of the planet's best lemonade. This is a great man and a great interview - the wisdom he has gained is clearSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Buck is all of us: a man who is expected to take on certain roles in the family. It doesn't matter if we're well suited for all of the roles, and it doesn't matter if we've been prepared or taught to do that. We are just expected to do it. We're the dad. But who do you go to to get support learning that stuff? Buck is all of us, and he's a leader in getting it figured out. We can all learn from this man.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Joe is a great man - the kind so many of us wish we could be. Joe has figured out who he is, and that's a considerable gift. He recognizes that men are expected in today's society to disappear and be denigrated. Like the rest of us men who still have a few shreds of sanity, Joe is not OK with that. He has risen out of the swamp of addiction and homelessness, and has become a man who helps other men. Here is a peek into Joe's life and how he deals with what society throws at all of us.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Jason is a man that Garth thought he knew. But men don't talk like that. In this interview, you'll learn about hard. It's an every man kind of hard - the kind that rips your heart out. Here's Jason's interview.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Braden is a man I met while doing structural inspections. He's a successful realtor, a good man and a motorcycle racer. That's enough, right? There is more to Braden - he's gay. And he talks about how that affects him. There is a lot to learn from Braden about knowing who you are and being that man.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Every man experiences loneliness. It usually happens because that's what society expects from us. "Be a man", they say. "Don't cry", "don't show emotion", "be strong", they say. So we keep it all in. It's time to reject society's non-functional rules and allow ourselves to have support. This is the discussion in this episode.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

As I write this, I'm looking for words. This is one of the most powerful interviews you'll hear. Not just on Manalizing - anywhere. Enrique appears to have it all - the looks, the health, the cars and toys, the intelligence, the money, the athleticism - all of it.But his demons are dark. They know him and how to get to the inner core of him - just like the rest of us. This is one of the most memorable interviews ever for Garth.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

TJ is that guy you want to talk to at a party. He's happy and looking like he's ready for an iron man event at a moment's notice. He's successful as a real estate agent and broker. He's got it all and has one of those easy breezy lives, right?Not exactly. What he has overcome is not easy at all. You have to check out his story.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Death is the hardest of foes - it can level you and it can take you away. Devin has had his moments playing hands with death, and is overcoming the cards that death plays. He knows success, and he knows hard, and he knows both of them equally well. Here's a look at Devin's life.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Padraic survived a very difficult childhood, being on the losing end of comparison and criticism. Because of his childhood, he had few abilities to take on adulthood, and often chose the lesser over the most meaningful. He did learn from all of the above, and has risen from the ashes to succeed. Now he's helping others. The man is an inspiration and here is his tory.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Kateri is one of those beautiful people. She's the person who you'd guess had everything going for her, and life is sunshine and butterflies. You would have guessed wrong though - 15 years of physical and other abuse from the man that should have been her protector. Like Kateri herself, her story is enlightening and inspiring.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Eddie Villa is one of Garth's closest friends and a man he greatly respects. Everyone needs Eddie as one of their five. The man is wise, fearless, sharp and a whole bunch of other cool words. Seriously, the dude is a bit of a legend.But life wasn't handed to him on a silver platter - or even in a dixie cup. He knows rejection, failure, and being fired. He knows his own darkness well. But he has overcome and is overcoming, and is a great story of starting with lemons and making lemon slushies. Here's his storySupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Divorce is hard on everyone. It's hard on dad - super hard. It's a different kind of super hard on mom. And it's no free ride for the kids either - they're in the middle of a life shattering war - only they're helpless and kids. It's no easy ride.Despite that, some of us know how to make it better for everyone. Dad, mom and kids. All of them. John has won a few battles and knows some things we can all learn from. Here's the interviewSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Ray is a good man with a good life, but it doesn't come without the standard hard stuff. He is divorced, he sees his kids when the judge says he can, and he manages his addiction. We all can learn from Ray, and he teaches us in this podcast.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

When you look at someone like Teigun, you see a young man who doesn't appear to have too many battle scars - you might think he's too young for that. Despite that, this man has as many battle scars as any of us. He knows hard, he has lived through it, and he has surpassed and learned. His story will lift you and provide understanding that the oldest of us may not have.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Few people have seen the view from the top - and the view from the bottom - like Aaron Walker. Aaron knows business success - he's seen it multiple times. He also knows what it feels like to live for years in a cave of his own mental making. How did he get out of it? That's part of what he explains in this podcast interviewSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Damian is a good man and a great father. He grew up in Detroit and knows what living a hard life means. That's why he is committed to providing a better life for his little boy. The problem? There's a baby mama that doesn't share his goals. Here's his story and how he comes adversity. Put your hardhat on, and be ready to learn from this good man.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Looking at Aaron's life, you would think this is a man with a blessed existence in every way. No worries, no stress, smooth sailing. But that look would be wrong - very wrong. Here's Aaron's inspiring story, and something we all need to remember on a day to day basis.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Parenting is always hard. There's the usual hard, and then there's that whole 'nother level. And naturally, when you're the dad, you usually have nobody to go to really. Here's the story of a man who is making it through successfully. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

If a leader won't do something that he asks his men to do, then he might not be a good leader. With this in mind, I switched chairs with Howard Little. He became the interviewer, and I the interviewee. True to form, it's a man - in this case me - talking about what men don't talk about. Real and raw. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

When a couple learns that they have cancer, things go from standard hard to off-the-planet hard. Jordan and Riley have had that moment and those months. After 16 months, they have been through much, and have survived much with a great deal of success. Seriously, no life is complete until you hear this story.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Howard is one of those kinds of guys. He describes having terminal cancer, constant painful infection, and deadly circulation issues as "first world problems". Yes, he's one of those guys. The kind who the rest of us see and know as supermen. Yet Howard is as down to earth as any man on the planet, and he chooses to take on the cards he was dealt with joy, spirituality and laughter. This man is a lighthouse, and here's his interview with me.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Let's face it: Life is hard for everyone. It's hard for women, and it's hard for men. Here's the thing from my chair: if a woman has a problem, she has girlfriends. If a man has an issue, he often has no-one. Sometimes this results in a man isolating himself, or turning to buddies like Jack Daniels. Sometimes it results in fists or weapons, sometimes it turns into what is called "toxic masculinity" and sometimes it results in suicide.Men's issues cannot be ignored - at least not without big consequences. This podcast is what it is: men talking about stuff that men don't talk about. We don't have to be isolated and alone.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Most of us write ourselves off as being less than, but we don't admit it to anyone. In this interview, Pele talks frankly about it, and shows how his version of crazy is a much better option than the "normal" that most of us choose instead. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Pele talks about the difficulties of having a culture, then moving to another place where that culture is considered improper, and sometimes even abusive. He talks about what being a perceived second class citizen means to him. It's a tough and vulnerable discussion. Hardhat on.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Todd is a man's man. He has been through it all - all the ugly stuff that the rest of us don't want to think about it. For a while, he relied on a friend named Jack to help him through - but Jack didn't help. Then he found something that worked for him. Here's his storySupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

You run into the awesomest guys when you let that happen. Colby is the guy I hired to build my deck in the back yard. Julie told him about this podcast and next thing you know he's in the studio. He's had his share of life, including a hard round with homelessness, drugs and divorce. He lost it all. He shares his secret sauce for getting out of that rock in this episodeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

As men, we think that we're unique in a lonely world. We put on a face, and talk things out with no-one. Here's what that looks like, and what happens nextSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

So I met one of the top ten most amazing, fabulous, inspiring, life changing people I've ever known in my 60+ year life. Jo has cancer - the serious kind. She talks about it, and it's both informative and inspiring. This interview will be one of the highlights of this podcast 10 years from now.Yes, this is a man show, but many of us are married. We all know we'd really struggle to know what to do or how to be if we found that the person we love most has those kinds of problems to deal with. How do you act? Are you enough? Can you handle all of it? What's the priority? What can you do and not do?Jo answers the questions that most of us could never ask - not even our wives.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Funny how when you figure something out to simplify things, it should sound simple, right? Not this time. I'm recording audio and video separately so I can correct the separated audio if the video's audio isn't right. Then I do the cuts on the video, and rather than go back and do the same cuts on the separate audio, I strip off the now edited audio from the video, then take it to the audio processor and finish the job on the audio. Simple, right? But it's what works best - at least for right now. Here's my report. Manalizing.com is turning me into a sound tech geek. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Being a dad or a mom is always hard. Sometimes it gets much harder when those kinds of moments happen. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Being a man often means that we're the disciplinarian. In some cases, it's our job to do it and someone else's job to tell us how we did it wrong. We talk about our family discipline wins and losses hereSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

Marysvale Magic: What Pele, Robert, Eddie and I experienced as we hung out together in a fab place called MarysvaleSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations

It's no breeze being a man! In this podcast, men share with the world what they previously shared with no-one. It can be a dark and desperate world, but there are answers. In this episode, Pele, Robert, Eddie and Garth talk about their experiencesSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/manalyzing/donations