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#8 - Ed Wilson

Episode 8 of the Queer Mid-life Stories podcast, hosted by Matt Boyles, titled "#8 - Ed Wilson" was published on April 29, 2025 and runs 47 minutes.

April 29, 2025 ·47m · Queer Mid-life Stories

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Ed is a brilliant life-changing coach for gay and queer men. We've been working together supporting each other's clients for a year now and he's become a friend. He's VERY DIRECT but tbh most of the time, that's what's missing. In this episode we discuss... - The Jetski Test - How he didn't know what life coaching was... Until he needed it - How his first gay experience brought on deep shame - The difference between therapy and coaching - How and why he loves to help people and will be doing ...

Ed is a brilliant life-changing coach for gay and queer men. We've been working together supporting each other's clients for a year now and he's become a friend.

He's VERY DIRECT but tbh most of the time, that's what's missing.

In this episode we discuss...

- The Jetski Test
- How he didn't know what life coaching was... Until he needed it
- How his first gay experience brought on deep shame
- The difference between therapy and coaching
- How and why he loves to help people and will be doing so as long as he lives

Amazing quotes from Ed:

"Cats?! They don't give a f*ck!"
"No one gets to 'done'. Focus on enjoying the movement and THAT'S actually 'done'"
"I am not my thoughts"
"Our gay adversities are an opportunity to become more free, more powerful and greater people"

Find out more about Ed's coaching here: https://www.brownbearcoaching.com/

Join Ed's brilliant community here: https://www.skool.com/brown-bear-skool/about

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You can explore how we've helped guys all around the world for the last 8 years with our coaching and fitness plans...

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