The One About Avoidance: He swore he was fine. Two weeks later he was in A&E.

He thought he was fine. Then he ended up in A&E with heart flutters from grief he'd never actually felt.In this one, Johnny and James sit down with Ben Coomber, men's performance coach, founder of Awesome Supplements, husband, dad, and someone who's been through depression and come out the other side with a lot of wisdom. We pull apart what most men have been doing their whole lives without realising: walking around the pain instead of through it.What we get into:Why "just talk to your mates" is shit advice when no one's listeningThe 40% of you your partner doesn't know and why that's the bit that's killing the relationshipMental fitness vs mental health, and why most men have this the wrong way roundWhy fitness on its own won't fix the thing you're avoidingThe disarming technique that takes the heat out of every hard conversation with your partnerPrimary vs secondary emotions, why you keep getting angry when you're actually sadThe "door frame" rule for being a different man at work and at homeWhy breathwork did in 45 minutes what years of talk therapy didn'tGenerational pain and how to be the one who stops the patternThe thread running through the whole thing is avoidance. The freedom you're looking for is in the thing you're avoiding and Ben lays out exactly what that looks like in practice.If you're a man who's been told to "open up" a hundred times but doesn't know where to start, this one's for you.---Not sure where you're actually at right now? Take the free Self-Assessment Check, takes 2 minutes:https://www.menbehavinghonestly.com/free-self-assessment-checkLive workshop in London this September, limited spots:https://www.menbehavinghonestly.com/workshop-september---Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3HWNkMdhfsOVPpdvLCsnbGListen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/men-behaving-honestly-podcast/id1896707228Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MenBehavingHonestlyPodcast