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The Modern Warrior Podcast

by Gavin Meenan

Welcome to the Gavin Meenan Podcast; where I'll share the strategies and principles you need to adopt to become a more confident and resilient man in the 21st Century!

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  1. Episode #75 "Building Meaningful & Loving Relationships" with Kimberly Hill

    Kimberly is an international dating and relationship coach who supports men to attract and keep healthy, loving relationships. She has thousands of hours of direct intimate work with men on confidence, dating, and relationships and brings a mastery of coaching, emotional maturity practices, and...

  2. Episode #74 "Learning to Feel Again" with Joshua Wenner

    Joshua Wenner is an entrepreneur, veteran, filmmaker and emotional resilience expert. He has spent the last 20 years growing companies, maximizing human potential and is the founder of Emotional Resilience Training (ERT) & co-founder of K4 & Valor. His curriculum and frameworks are being used to...

  3. Episode #73 "Using the Pain of Child Abuse to Achieve World Record Breaking Feats" with Damien Rider

    Damien Damien Rider is a multiple world-record-holding Adventure & Extreme Sports Athlete, Author, Creator of One Breath Meditation, and Global Motivational Speaker. Recognized for his International humanitarian work and physical feats, with two feature documentaries aired on National Geographic,...

  4. Episode #72 "Developing Conscious Relationships" with Jill Lang

    Jill is a Life, Love & Relationship Coach. She is especially passionate about teaching women how to date consciously while connecting deeply to their feminine essence. She is the Director of Certification at Hey U Human and holds multiple certifications in various healing modalities. She is the...

  5. Episode #71 "Turning Relationship Pain into Love" with Jayson Gaddis

    Jayson Gaddis is the host of the smart couple podcast, and he is on a mission to teach people the one class they didn't get in school how to do romantic relationships that's why he founded the relationship school. He was emotionally constipated (his words not mine) for years before relationship...

  6. Episode #70 "The Underlying Power of Grounding" with Rob AKA The Grounded Athlete

    Rob founded The Grounded Athlete in the spring of 2020. His mission is to make grounding research and information more accessible to the public with the hopes of making this practice a household, natural remedy. He has a plethora of posts and videos which he uses to educate the public. He also...

  7. Episode #69 "From Boys to Men" with Matt Beaudreau

    Matt Beaudreau is a world-renowned education and personal development speaker. Matt also founded Acton Academy, a global self-directed learning program. The Essential 11, Matt’s podcast, caters to entrepreneurs, highly motivated individuals, and adolescents, to provide tools and techniques for...

  8. Episode #68 "Develop a Bulldog Mindset" with John Sonmez

    John Sonmez is the founder of Bulldog Mindset, which is about transforming yourself; completely inside and out. His mission in life is to help men become the best version of themselves, by pushing beyond their comfort zone, confronting their limiting beliefs, and achieving the ultimate freedom in...

  9. Episode #67 "Coming Back from the Brink" with Michael Lauria

    Michael's journey from the time his first marriage fell apart. He then went through the difficult journey of divorce, financial struggle, separation from his children for an extended period of time and the other pressures and emotional challenges that accompany separation involving children. As…

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  10. Episode #66 "Becoming the Uncommon Man" with Travis Stoetzel

    Travis Stoetzel is a Husband, Father, and Coach who specializes in helping high-achieving Ex-Athlete DADS destroy the “dad bod” and get back their edge in life so they can be the best leader and role model possible for their family. Travis has owned and operated The Forged Athlete gym for over 10...

  11. Episode #65 "A Deeper Understanding of Meditation" with Jimmy Wightman AKA That Meditation Guy

    Jimmy started meditation as his life enjoyment was crippled by insomnia. he heard that meditation was a scientifically valid way to treat that problem. He had already tried to fix it with courses on mindfulness, books and guided meditation CDs, but nothing got me to that deep place I'd heard…

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  12. Episode #64 "Get the f*ck out of your Own Way" with Ray "Cash" Care

    Ray “Cash” Care is a Navy SEAL veteran with multiple tours and other numerous overseas security details. Upon leaving SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two (SDV-2), Ray turned his passion and SEAL Team experience to the world of self-improvement and team building. He has become an accomplished fitness...

  13. Episode #63 "What Makes you Valuable as a Man"? with Curt Storring

    Why do men need to heal their wounds before becoming a father? How do you recover from a mental breakdown and come back stronger? Why are so many men struggling to find their identity today? I ask these questions and more, in my conversation Curt Storring. Curt is a husband of 10 years, and a...

  14. Episode #62 'Leading with your Heart, not your Ego' with Ben Bidwell

    Ben Bidwell is a mindset & purpose coach, writer & public speaker who is stripping back the conversation to change the stigma about mental health. He once lived uninspired, driven by other people’s expectations at the cost of his own unique authenticity, but what he now knows is that external...

  15. Episode #61 'Becoming your own Best Friend' with Conor O'Keefe

    An incredible conversation with a man who has fallen into the pit of despair and depression several times, and every time has come back stronger. Conor actually wrestled with an inclination to take his life on a couple of occasions long enough to subdue the impulse and instead focus on a way to...

  16. Episode #60.'Healing your Mind through your Body; with Dr. Scott Lyons

    Dr. Scott Lyons is a Clinical Psychologist, Osteopath, and Mind-Body Medicine practitioner who specializes in therapies for infants, youth, and adults. Scott is the creator of The Embody Lab — a hub for embodied education, self-discovery and healing— and developer of Somatic Stress Release™ — a...

  17. Episode #59 "Lessons from the Wild" with Cat Bigney

    Cat Bigney is a survival consultant, prehistoric skills specialist and artist. With a skillset acquired from an atypical upbringing, rugged formative years, and intergenerational knowledge, her focus is the preservation of ancient skills and knowledge, especially in the context of human origin,...

  18. Episode #58 "It's Your Mother's Fault" with Giulia Preziuso

    Giulia founded Defining Moments in 2009 to help others learn effective ways to permanently transform their lives. She is also the author of the the best selling book "It's Your Mother's Fault". She received my bachelor degree in Sociology with a concentration in Criminal Justice from William...

  19. Episode #57 'Overcoming the Challenges of Parenthood' with the Family Coach - Sean Donohue

    Sean Donohue is a globally known Family Coach and the founder of www.ParentingModernTeens.com . Sean helps parents make parenting easier and more enjoyable. He leads a life-changing online community called the Parents Club and speaks to millions of parents every year through events and social...

  20. Episode #56 with Australia's Leading Men's Sex Coach - Cam Fraser

    Cam has studied Western psychology, sexology, counselling and psychotherapy at several prominent American and Australian universities. He has been honoured by Lifeline WA with a community leadership award for championing the cause of mental health and emotional well-being. He has addressed...

  21. Episode #55 "The Importance of Self Compassion and Kindness" with Dr. Jeremy Goldberg

    Jeremy a recovering scientist turned life coach who speaks fluent burrito. He collects silver linings. He's worked internationally for governments and universities for over a decade, he is an expert in human behavior, and spent five years studying how our brains influence our actions and wrote a...

  22. Episode #54 'Understanding the Dynamics of a Relationship" with Rebecca Boatman

    Rebecca Boatman, the go-to love coach and graduate of several emotional intelligence academies, has coached hundreds of women and men in the area of emotional intelligence. She is now CEO of The Brave Lady where she specializes in helping men and women inspire a wildly fulfilling romance by…

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  23. Episode #53 'Get the Hell out of Debt' with Erin Skye Kelly

    Erin Skye Kelly is a bestselling and award-winning author, keynote speaker, and entrepreneur. Her new book, “Get the Hell Out of Debt’’ teaches financial literacy in a way that is approachable, entertaining, and inspiring. Erin’s resources have helped thousands of people pay off millions of…

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  24. Episode #52 'Mastering Your Sexual Energy' with Taylor Johnson

    Your sexuality impacts EVERY area of your life. Sexuality is at the core of what it means to be human, and when you supercharge your sex life, you supercharge your entire life. Taylor, he's committed to helping you experience more pleasure, more abundance and more power in your sex life AND every...

  25. Episode #51 'Going Against the Stream' with Noah Levine

    Noah has been practicing Buddhism since 1988. He turned to Buddhist meditation practice to recover from addiction and has successfully maintained abstinence. His teachers are mostly westerners who trained in the Theravadan tradition in Thailand, Burma and Sri Lanka. His first book, Dharma Punx…

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  26. Episode #50 'KNOW FEAR' with Tony Blauer

    Coach Tony Blauer has been in the martial art, self-defense, defensive tactics, and combatives industry for over four decades. He founded Blauer Tactical Systems (BTS) in 1985 and it has grown into one of the world's leading consulting companies specializing in the research and development of...

  27. Episode #49 Transforming Shame to Love with Stefanie Marco

    Stefanie Marco is a Native New Yorker and grew up surrounded by violence. In her quest for healing, she has been practicing Eastern studies for 20 years. She is certified in Kundalini Yoga, Traditional Tantra and Holistic Health. Stefanie has led countless luxury brand launches, working with…

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  28. Episode #48 The Ultimate Facts on Testesterone & Steroids with Jay Campbell

    Jay is an absolute master of the Hormonal Optimization and Optimized Health Care space. He's become a chief innovator and disrupter to the ‘sick care’ medical industry and a leading global evangelist—teaching men, women (and their doctors) how to optimize their hormones, their life, and their...

  29. Episode #47 with Larry Hagner from Dad Edge

    Larry Hagner is the founder of The Dad Edge. He lived half of his childhood without a father figure in his life and the other half with toxic father figures that came and went. He made one decision as a young boy, and it was that his kids would know who their father was. He knew firsthand, the...

  30. Episode #46 with Brendan Vermeire

    Brendan is a Mental and Metabolic Health Scientist & Researcher, Functional Medicine Educator, Writer, and Speaker. He is a Board-Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, Master Nutrition Coach, Master Personal Trainer, USAW Sports Performance Coach, and Crossfit Trainer. He began his career as a...

  31. Episode #45 'Erectile Disfunction is not Real' with Samantha Schultz AKA Sammybelove

    Sammy's work is devoted to leading others back to unconditional love through the two MOST shamed areas of human experience, Sex & Money. She focuses on her framework developed through her Shamanic Sex teachings of worship, polarity, energy work, pleasure practice, soul retrieval, & neuroscience…

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  32. Episode #44 with Kalle Flodin

    In the year 2018 Kalle his full time job and apartment in Stockholm to live a simple and more meaningful life in a log cabin in the northern parts of Sweden. Kalle is best known for his YouTube channel. His channel went viral after he posted a video showing his ‘simple’ life in the woods of...

  33. Episode #43 with Sommer Love - Integrating Masculinity with Femininity

    How can a man integrate his masculine energy with a woman's femine energy? This is one of the many topics we spoke about in depth on this explosive episode! Sommer is a Women’s Empowerment Coach and Embodiment guide. In her perspective women deserve to feel nourished and expressed. They deserve...

  34. Episode 42 with Men's Style Coach Tanner Guzy

    Men’s style coach Tanner Guzy joins the show to share some tips for improving your style as a man of today's world. Many guys proclaim (or perhaps complain) that they dress “for comfort.” They just want to be comfortable, they say, and aesthetic concerns are subordinate, even anathema. Tanner...

  35. Episode #41 with Rainer Wylde

    Rainier Wylde is a Masculine wholeness Coach, working with men around lifestyle and mindset—discovering who they are, what their purpose is, and how to build their tribe. He holds a Masters degree in Community Counseling, and has spent decades as a spiritual guide, professor at graduate school in...

  36. Episode #40 with Kirk Parsley AKA The Sleep Doctor

    Dr. Kirk Parsley served as an Undersea Medical Ocer at Naval Special Warfare Group One from June 2009 to January 2013. While there, he led the development and supervised the group’s first Sports Medicine Rehabilitation center. He is a former SEAL, and received his Medical Degree from Bethesda,...

  37. Episode #39 with Mike Aidala

    Mike Aidala is a leading health and wellness expert who has been mentioned in: Mens Journal, GQ, AskMen, Gear Patrol, Well+Good, PopSugar, Harpers Bazzar, Valet Magazine and more. He is one of the top personal coaches in America and has been coaching and guiding others for over 15 years. Mike's...

  38. Episode #38 with Traver Boehm

    Traver Boehm knows men. How they think, what’s behind their behavior, and most importantly — their unique challenges in the modern landscape. Traver is the the founder of the UNcivilized Men’s Movement, the fastest growing men’s movement in the world. He is the author of Today I Rise, and Man...

  39. Episode #37 The Struggles of Porn Addiction within a Relationship with Alex & Candice Diaz

    On this episode I talk to Candice and Alex on their struggles with the addictive bonds of pornography for years and how it brought them to the point of almost divorcing. They discuss their journey of going through therapists, meetings, and DIY methods to overcome this disease. and how Alex came…

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  40. Episode #36 with Ben Goresky

    Ben Goresky is a counsellor, coach, and a podcaster. He coaches men in the areas of addiction, recovery, and relationships. He is a trained addictions counsellor with a Health Sciences degree. Ben runs a men’s group for The Samurai Brotherhood, an organization that connects men to their masculine...

  41. Episode #35 with Jenny from Take The Love Pill

    In this brilliant episode I spoke to Jenny. She is a 44-year old wife married 18 years and is a mother of 3 children, who enjoys helping men and women realize their full potential in love and relationships. Jenny provides a no-nonsense, practical, useful and 100% unbiased advice approach on love,...

  42. Episode #34 with Troy Casey AKA The Certified Health Nut

    Leading Longevity Authority, Troy Casey - Certified Health Nut, is a world renowned life coach and healer who has scoured the Earth searching for for the most powerful health and healing methods. He devoted his life to restoring the planet from a young age. Troy even spent over 8 years living and...

  43. Episode 33 with Namaste Moore from the Infinite Couple

    Namaste Moore is one half of the Infinite Couple. This was an incredibly insightful conversation about the dynamics of a relationship, and the roles of men and women within that complexity. They work directly with couples from all over the world who want to amplify their marriages, magnify their...

  44. Episode 32 with Ed Latimore

    Ed is a retired American professional boxer (13-1-1), influencer, and author.His final professional fight was December 17, 2016. Since then he has published two books, "Not Caring What Other People Think Is a Superpower" and "Insights from a Heavyweight Boxer and Sober Letters to My Drunken…

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  45. Episode #31 with Brendan Schmidt

    Brendan is the man behind the 'Masculine Revival' Instagram page and works as a mens/relationship coach. This was an epic episode where we talked in depth on different topics surrounding all things masculinity, femininity and relationship dynamics. Get in touch with Bredan here; Instagram:...

  46. Episode #30 with Dr. Taylor Burrowes

    Taylor is a retired mental health counselor and marriage, couples and family therapist who’s been doing this for over 14 years. She has a PhD in Marriage, Couples and Family Counseling (2014). This episode is packed with her expert insight and knowledge for couples and single people alike. Find…

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  47. Episode 29 with Pat Stedman

    Pat Stedman is a Dating and Relationship Coach for Men. He's worked with hundreds of guys on a close and personal basis since 2015, getting them more dates and better relationships. Dating is a tough game, so on this episode Pat shared some of his expert tips and insights on how to get ahead in...

  48. Episode 28 with Mike Armiger

    Mike Armiger is an educator and mental health advisor. He is also the author of the ‘Regulation Framework’ & Creator of the Athlete Mental health project. Mike works within many areas but particularly; young people affected by trauma and emotional distress, care experienced children, suicide...

  49. Episode #27 with Tony Griffin

    Tony Griffin is a former inter-country all star hurling player. Tony has worked directly with teenagers for over ten years, listening to their greatest fears, their worries and their dreams. On this episode we discussed his new and best selling book The Teenager’s Book of Life which is the result...

  50. Episode #26 with Jeff Putnam

    Jeff Putnam is the author of Empire Divided and The Perimeter, an unapologetic viewing of the modern world and man's current place within it. Having spent most of his life working blue-collar trade jobs and seeing firsthand the dynamics between the social classes, his writings' main focus has…

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About this show

Welcome to the Gavin Meenan Podcast; where I'll share the strategies and principles you need to adopt to become a more confident and resilient man in the 21st Century!

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Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does The Modern Warrior Podcast have?

The Modern Warrior Podcast has 75 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on June 16, 2022.

What is The Modern Warrior Podcast about?

Welcome to the Gavin Meenan Podcast; where I'll share the strategies and principles you need to adopt to become a more confident and resilient man in the 21st Century!

How often does The Modern Warrior Podcast release new episodes?

The Modern Warrior Podcast publishes every two weeks, based on its 75 episodes since February 2019.

Who hosts The Modern Warrior Podcast?

The Modern Warrior Podcast is created and hosted by Gavin Meenan.
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