Normalizing Men's Mental Health with Will Fruin
Normalizing Men's Mental Health with Will Fruin
Podcast Description
About:
I’m passionate about breaking the stigma surrounding men’s mental health. This podcast features meaningful, interview-style conversations with guests who share their experiences, insights, and strategies to promote emotional well-being and mental resilience in men.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The show centers around themes of mental health, sobriety, and personal growth, with episodes exploring topics like the stigma of mental health in men, the journey of sobriety and self-acceptance, and the impact of military service on emotional well-being. Examples of specific episodes include discussions on childhood trauma, overcoming addiction, and the importance of vulnerability in male relationships.

About:
I’m passionate about breaking the stigma surrounding men’s mental health. This podcast features meaningful, interview-style conversations with guests who share their experiences, insights, and strategies to promote emotional well-being and mental resilience in men.
The conversation delves into the recognition of emotional cycles and the impact of emotional suppression. It explores the importance of naming emotions, understanding anger as a secondary emotion, and the cycle of emotional numbness. The role of language in emotional control, the impact of high-stress environments, and the power of physical touch are also discussed. Additionally, the conversation emphasizes the importance of seeking support, grounding techniques for panic attacks, and the rewiring of neural pathways. It concludes with insights on being kind to oneself and the impact of isolation, as well as the importance of creating new relationships. The conversation covers the importance of setting and enforcing boundaries, the value of premarital and ongoing relationship counseling, the significance of emotional fluency and vulnerability in relationships, and the role of faith and spirituality in mental health and relationships.
Takeaways
- Naming Emotions
- Emotional Regulation Setting and enforcing boundaries is crucial
- Expectations should be communicated and held accountable
- Premarital counseling and ongoing relationship counseling are important
- Emotional fluency and vulnerability are essential for healthy relationships
- The role of faith and spirituality in mental health and relationships
Chapters
- 00:00 Creating New Relationships
- 32:45 The Role of Faith and Spirituality in Mental Health and Relationships

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