Men, This Way Bryan Reeves & Tait Arend | Soulfire Productions

“Getting into a relationship is one of the most courageous acts that men and women can have. Each of us are bringing our own pain and suffering into a relationship, and now trying to work it out between two couples. Not only that, everybody's walking into a new relationship with a 100% breakup rate prior to getting into that relationship. So how do we be in a relationship, holding what we're holding, and create safety and trust for one another in ways that matter, that can help us calm our nervous system? And nobody trains us how to do it.” - Tait





Today on Men, This Way:

4:00 - Understanding how women don’t feel safe in the world

14:10 - Ways in which men unintentionally damage trust in relationships

22:00 - The gifts that women bring to a relationship

26:00 - The result of men’s lack of presence

29:50 - Breaking down the idea of “f*ck your feelings”

33:50 - How men don’t feel safe in relationships

40:00 - Identifying criticism delivered unskillfully

43:20 - The four horsemen of the relationship apocalypse

48:10 - Having freedom in relationship

53:15 - 3 steps to connect with your partner



Connect with Bryan & Tait:

Roadmap to Thriving in Relationship: training.elevaterelationship.com

Website: bryanreeves.com

Instagram: @bryanreevesinsight / @taitarend08

Email: bryan@menthisway.com / tait@menthisway.com



This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

"Pretending to have control where we don't only leads to losing ourselves in the chaos...Embracing this, we learn to dance with uncertainty, finding true power not in control, but in acceptance and adaptability.” - Tait









Today on Men, This Way:



6:30 - The overwhelming complexities of life and finding power in surrender 

9:30 - The illusion of control and how embracing uncertainty can lead to greater power and freedom

17:20 - The importance of shifting from trying to exert power over others to sharing power with them

22:00 - Preparing your children vs. controlling them

26:40 - How men isolate themselves & understanding “Mr. Nice Guy”

34:40 - The paradox of power and a simple formula for creating change in life

40:40 - Power with vs. power over: “Everything in the forest is the forest”

43:50 - Living inside uncertainty and utilizing it as a tool 

46:00 - The practice of real surrender; allowing messiness vs. the need to “fix”

53:20 - Power leaks: letting go of behaviors that numb emotions, like pornography use; the impact of negative self-talk & compassion; setting boundaries and speaking up for oneself

1:03:30 - Vulnerability as a superpower

1:07:15 - How to add power to your life: the role of habits in standing in your power









Connect with Bryan & Tait:



Referenced book: The Surrender Experiment

Website: bryanreeves.com 

Instagram: @bryanreevesinsight / @taitarend08

Email: bryan@menthisway.com / tait@menthisway.com 









This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

“One of the things we have to be willing to do as men is look at what the impact our actions and our lack of presence is having on ourselves and on the people that we care about most.” - Tait



Today on Men, This Way:

Commitment challenges men face with fully choosing partners

Presence in relationships & how inconsistency leads to a lack of safety and trust

“Masculine Checkout Syndrome,” emotional and mental disengagement in men

Reflections on how past behaviors impacted relationships

Practical methods for improving daily connection and presence



Connect with Bryan & Tait:

Website: bryanreeves.com

Instagram: @bryanreevesinsight

Email: bryan@menthisway.com / tait@menthisway.com



This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

"As men, we paint our faces the best we know how, and we go out into the world and try to be good men, fathers, workers, providers, lovers — and in large measure, because we don’t know what we're doing, we end up leaving a trail of tears behind for ourselves and for the people that we love the most. It's not because we don't want to do better, it's because we haven't been shown how."



Welcome to the relaunch of "Men, This Way," where Bryan and his childhood best friend, Tait Arend, step into their roles as co-hosts, aiming to amplify the impact they have on men striving to live a good life.



Today on Men, This Way:

The evolution of Bryan and Tait's 40-year friendship

Four masks men wear to navigate societal pressure

Personal journeys toward honesty and vulnerability

The importance of deep, trustful male relationships

Personal Growth Formula: Insight plus action equals meaningful change



Connect with Bryan & Tait:

Website: bryanreeves.com

Instagram: @bryanreevesinsight

Email: bryan@menthisway.com / tait@menthisway.com





This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Few men have safe, trustworthy spaces for real conversations about the things that matter most to us. Instead, men have suffered in silence, but that changes now. Join renowned author and men’s coach, Bryan Reeves, and his lifelong best friend, Tait Arend, a leadership coach, as they delve deep into the urgent topics men are dying to discuss – intimacy, purpose, manhood, love, and much more. Men (and the women who love them) … this way.

Do you know why men tend to check out of relationships?

Do you know the 3 Pillars of Intimacy?

Do you have a tried and tested roadmap for creating a thriving relationship?



Welcome … I’ve got a fantastic episode for you today … I’m putting out less episodes at the moment because something big is about to happen for this podcast … and we’re on the precipice of a new era that will launch in just a few weeks! 

I’ve hired a new podcast production team that is powerfully challenging me to raise my game big-time in this space  … we’ve been stripping Men This Way down to rebuild it back up better … I was even challenged to think of a new name for the podcast, to make it more understandable and accessible to people … now, the name “Men, This Way” has so much meaning to me personally, but there was some concern that it didn’t make sense to anyone else, or that it suggested the podcast was only for men and not women, which although I certainly tailor this to speak more to men, I always want women to feel welcome here, too … so that was a concern … and so we came up with a bunch of different name possibilities … that process even infiltrated my dreams … my dream team even came up with an amazing title …  “Balloons for Men” … … yeah hahaha …yeah hahaha …. actually NOT going with that title … actually none of the hundreds of names we came up with felt any better than, Men, This Way, … so I’m excited to say, we’re keeping that name … but there’s another huge change upcoming that I’ll announce when we launch on Thursday, February 22, and that I’m personally sooooo excited about. I’ll just give you a hint: I hate doing this shit alone. 

And with that, let’s dive into today’s episode.

This is a rebroadcast of a different podcast I was recently on – The Art of Masculinity – hosted by my dear friend and past Men This Way guest, Johnny Elsasser. We had a profound conversation about my “thriving relationship road map” for men, and I wanted to make sure you heard it here. Johnny does a great job hosting and jamming with me on this topic that is of vital importance to any man who truly wants to thrive in his life.



EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

•Emotional intelligence and vulnerability in male relationships

•The three pillars of intimacy

•Navigating rejection and emotional expression

•Strategies for deepening connection and fostering fulfilling partnerships

•Unlocking the secret to unstoppable success in relationships through self-ownership







ELEVATE YOUR RELATIONSHIP … is a 6-month live coaching experience for MEN challenged by an intimate relationship.

In this live 6-month coaching experience – in which you get direct, personal support from Bryan – you will learn how to better navigate conflict, create (and maintain) healthy boundaries, be your full authentic self in relationship to your partner, create emotional connection with your partner, practice the Art of Masculine-Feminine Intimacy (for deeper passion), and more.

If you’d like to be considered for this, please fill out this form and we’ll arrange a no-cost, no-pressure phone consultation ASAP to explore if this is a good fit for you:



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Connect with Bryan:

•Instagram

•Website 

•Elevate Your Relationship Coaching Program For Men – A Free Training