Lion Counseling Podcast
Lion Counseling Podcast
Podcast Description
The Lion Counseling Podcast helps men escape the cages that hold them back and become the Lions they were created to be. It exists to help men obtain success, purpose, happiness, and peace in their career and personal lives. The podcast is hosted by the founder of Lion Counseling, Mark Odland (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified EMDR Therapist), and Zack Carter (Counselor and Coach with Lion Counseling). In their podcasts, they address a variety of topics relevant to men, including: mental health, relationships, masculinity, faith, success, business, and self-improvement.
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This podcast focuses on critical themes including mental health, masculinity, relationships, faith, and personal development. Episodes such as 'Redefining Success: Why You Don’t Feel Successful (Even If You Are)' and 'The Truth About Motivation: Why You’re Stuck and How to Move Forward' explore in-depth topics like cognitive distortions, personal habits, and connecting core values with identity.
The Lion Counseling Podcast helps men escape the cages that hold them back and become the Lions they were created to be. It exists to help men obtain success, purpose, happiness, and peace in their career and personal lives. The podcast is hosted by the founder of Lion Counseling, Mark Odland (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified EMDR Therapist), and Zack Carter (Counselor and Coach with Lion Counseling). In their podcasts, they address a variety of topics relevant to men, including: mental health, relationships, masculinity, faith, success, business, and self-improvement.
🎙️ Therapists React to Casey Neistat’s 10 Tips for a Successful Relationship – Lion Counseling Podcast Episode #90
What does it actually take to make a marriage last?
In Episode 90 of the Lion Counseling Podcast, therapists Mark Odland and Zack Carter react to Casey and Candice Neistat’s “10 Tips for a Successful Relationship” — and explore where their advice lines up with what we see in the therapy room…and where things get more complicated.
Casey and Candice talk candidly about marriage counseling, nearly getting divorced, maintaining independence, respecting each other’s pet peeves, letting the little things go, and remembering what brought you together in the first place.
Mark and Zack dig deeper into questions like:
✅ How much “work” should a healthy marriage actually require?
✅ Is marriage counseling really like arguing with a referee?
✅ How do you maintain your individuality without becoming disconnected from your spouse?
✅ When does accommodating a spouse become enabling or losing your backbone?
✅ Why can small disagreements become emotionally charged?
✅ What does forgiveness actually require?
✅ Can looking back at old memories genuinely change how you feel about your spouse today?
✅ And for driven, high-achieving people: what are you ultimately working so hard for if you miss the people you’re working for?
They also discuss attachment, emotional escalation during conflict, contempt, appreciation, grace, forgiveness, and the importance of remembering that life is short.
Casey and Candice aren’t presenting themselves as relationship experts — and that’s part of what makes the conversation interesting. Their advice comes from actually living through the messiness of a long-term relationship. Mark and Zack bring a therapist’s perspective to their ideas while also reflecting on their own experiences as husbands and fathers.
If you’re married, in a serious relationship, or trying to balance ambition with being fully present for the people you love, this conversation is for you.
💬 What relationship advice has actually made a difference in your marriage? Let us know in the comments.
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⚠️ DISCLAIMER
The Lion Counseling Podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for psychotherapy, medical care, diagnosis, or treatment. Watching or listening to this podcast does not establish a therapist-client relationship with Mark Odland, Zack Carter, or Lion Counseling.
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