Men Behaving Honestly Podcast

Men Behaving Honestly Podcast
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A men's mental health podcast that doesn't sound like one. Men Behaving Honestly is the conversations most men are having in their heads, now said out loud. Hosted by Johnny Lawrence (behavioural change expert featured on the BBC, The Telegraph and the NHS) and James Shireby (qualified coach and counsellor). Two men who help others figure themselves out, now turning that honesty on themselves. Taboo topics. Emotional truth. Humour. Real conversations, no filter. For men, and for the people who love them.

Episodes

  1. 16h ago

    The One About Intimacy: And Sex Addiction

    Porn will never judge you. It'll never let you down. It'll never say no. And that's exactly the problem. In Episode 4, James and Johnny are joined by Taner Hassan, psychotherapist, addiction specialist and a man 20 years into his own recovery, for the conversation most men have never had out loud: when does porn stop being harmless and start being the thing you hide behind? They get into why porn has quietly become the sex education for a generation of young men. Why this is the one with no warning signs, nothing shows until it's already a problem. What's really going on when a man turns down his partner and heads upstairs alone. The three C's every partner needs to hear: you didn't cause it, you can't control it, you can't cure it. And why it's never about the act, it's about what the act is helping you avoid. No shame. No lectures. Three blokes asking the uncomfortable questions so you don't have to. Take the free self-assessment → https://www.menbehavinghonestly.com/free-self-assessment-check Taner Hassan is a psychotherapist, performance coach and addiction specialist — co-founder of The Recovery Cartel.Johnny Lawrence is a behavioural change expert, featured on BBC, The Telegraph, and the NHS.James Shireby is a qualified coach and counsellor based in Tunbridge Wells. Men Behaving Honestly: the conversations most men are having in their heads. Now said out loud. For men, and for the people who love them. Website: https://www.menbehavinghonestly.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3HWNkMdhfsOVPpdvLCsnbGApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/men-behaving-honestly-podcast/id1896707228 September Workshop — in-person, limited places:https://www.menbehavinghonestly.com/workshop-september

    1h 31m

  2. May 31

    The One About Identity: Why Are You So Disciplined... At The Wrong Things?

    A lot of men know what they're supposed to be. The problem is they never asked whether they actually wanted it. In Episode 3, James and Johnny dig into the question that sits underneath everything else in this series: how do you become the man you actually want to be, not the version that got assembled from everyone else's expectations? They get into how the things you judge in other people are a direct window into your own insecurities. Why chasing the right outcomes can still leave you feeling completely empty. How confidence isn't a performance, it's the reputation you quietly build with yourself. And why knowing where you want to go is useless until you're honest about where you actually are right now. Real stories. No scripts. Two blokes working it out live, and giving you the space to do the same. Take the free self-assessment → https://www.menbehavinghonestly.com/free-self-assessment-check Johnny Lawrence is a behavioural change expert, featured on BBC, The Telegraph, and the NHS.James Shireby is a qualified coach and counsellor based in Tunbridge Wells. Men Behaving Honestly: the conversations most men are having in their heads. Now said out loud. For men, and for the people who love them. Website: https://www.menbehavinghonestly.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3HWNkMdhfsOVPpdvLCsnbGApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/men-behaving-honestly-podcast/id1896707228 September Workshop — in-person, limited places:https://www.menbehavinghonestly.com/workshop-september

    1h 1m

  3. May 25

    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-check Live 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

    1h 43m

  4. May 15

    The One About Honesty: The Truth About Why Most Men Are Stuck Between "I'm fine" and Rock Bottom

    Most men are stuck between "I'm fine" and rock bottom and the only way out is being properly honest with yourself first. This is Episode 1 of Men Behaving Honestly, a new 8-episode limited podcast series from Johnny and James.  In this opening episode they map out the spectrum most men live on (between cracking on and rock bottom), why "I'm fine" is the most expensive lie we tell ourselves, and the bridge between thinking about your life and actually doing something about it. Free 2-min self-assessment — find out where you actually sit: → https://www.menbehavinghonestly.com/free-self-assessment-check ————————————— CHAPTERS 00:00  Two blokes, no answers, real talk 03:16  Where do you actually sit? The grey area most men live in 06:53  "My wife sat me down and said she thought I was depressed" 10:13  Scientists, fleas, and the lid that's already off 14:42  Why "men need to talk more" is the most useless advice in the world 20:48  When the task is too big, make it smaller. Then smaller. Then smaller. 23:47  The lad I knew in the army and the silence that cost him 28:57  Mount Toubkal: "Johnny, up or down?" 35:11  Kilimanjaro: I got carried down like a baby 37:01  "Just push through" might be the most dangerous advice you've ever heard 41:22  Mum vs mother-in-law: who you actually call matters 46:29  The only adventure worth taking is the truth ————————————— LIVE WORKSHOP — LIVE IN LONDON SEPTEMBER 2026 One day. In the room. The stuff this podcast can't do on its own, proper conversations, proper work, with men in the same place you are. → https://www.menbehavinghonestly.com/workshop-september ————————————— LISTEN ON Apple Podcasts: TBC Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3HWNkMdhfsOVPpdvLCsnbG YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MenBehavingHonestlyPodcast ————————————— FOLLOW Instagram: @menbehavinghonestly  https://www.instagram.com/menbehavinghonestly/ ————————————— ABOUT THE PODCAST Men Behaving Honestly is a limited 8-episode podcast about the conversations most men aren't having; the messy bit between "I'm alright mate" and falling apart. Hosted by Johnny and James, who are not therapists, not gurus, and very much working it out as they go. Expect banter, real stories, and the occasional uncomfortable truth. If you've ever said "yeah, I'm fine" without really meaning it, this one's for you. #MenBehavingHonestly #MensMentalHealth #MentalHealthPodcast #MensHealth #EmotionalHonesty

    50 min
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A men's mental health podcast that doesn't sound like one. Men Behaving Honestly is the conversations most men are having in their heads, now said out loud. Hosted by Johnny Lawrence (behavioural change expert featured on the BBC, The Telegraph and the NHS) and James Shireby (qualified coach and counsellor). Two men who help others figure themselves out, now turning that honesty on themselves. Taboo topics. Emotional truth. Humour. Real conversations, no filter. For men, and for the people who love them.

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    Men Behaving Honestly Podcast
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  • Episodes
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