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Betting on Yourself

Discovering Authenticity Through Embodiment

In this episode Matt speaks with Gay Olympian, Kung Fu Master, QTBIPOC Counselor and Shaman Devante Love. They talk about how to heal and discover your most authentic self through connecting with the body. Here are the questions explored in this episode: ►What does authenticity mean to you? ►What does embodiment mean to you? ►What is the connection between the body, our thoughts, our emotions? ►Why is it important for gay men in the 21st century especially to engage in embodiment practices? ►Forces that exist in society that have/can cause us to become disembodied: Capitalism, technology, colonialism, religion ►How do we become more embodied? ►Importance of developing a lexicon for bodily sensations Watch this ep on YouTube — – Connect with us – Join the private Facebook community Take the “Healing Your Shame” course Instagram GayMenGoingDeeper.com Patreon -— Join the Gay Men Going Deeper Membership coaching community!

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Dating & Disabilities

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Dating is already a minefield to the everyday gay, add living with a disability to the mix and things get even more complicated. In today’s episode host Calan Breckon explores the DO’s and DON’Ts around dating and disabilities in the gay community. He’s joined by special guests David Oliver Wudel and Ryan Michael Williams who both live with different levels of cerebral palsy. In this episode, we’re unpacking questions like: What is acceptable vocabulary and what is no longer acceptable? What’s the biggest struggle about being a gay man with a disability? How can someone ask questions without coming across as an ignorant ass? and what’s the most important thing the community needs to know when it comes to our gay brothers living with a disability? At the end of the day, we’re all just looking for the same thing: love and acceptance. David Oliver Wudel: 6wheelco.com / @6wheelco Ryan Michael Williams: @ryanmwilliams82 Watch this ep on YouTube – Connect with us – Join the private Facebook community Take the “Healing Your Shame” course Instagram GayMenGoingDeeper.com Patreon -— Join the Gay Men Going Deeper Membership coaching community!

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Sex and Porn Addiction

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In this episode Matt interviews Psychotherapist and Clinical Sexologist, Dr. Joe Kort about Sex and Porn Addiction. Dr. Kort shares his 36 years of clinical experience working with sex addiction and compulsive sexual behaviors. In this episode we unpacked the following questions: How do you define addiction? What is the difference between compulsion and addiction? How come you stopped labeling it sex addiction and now refer to compulsivity instead? Why do gay men tend to struggle with sex and porn compulsivity? What are your thoughts on gay men and intimacy disorders? How does sex and porn compulsions impact one’s ability to develop intimacy? What is a common course of treatment you would used to treat sex and porn compulsions? What is one thing someone struggling with sex and porn compulsions can do to support themselves? Watch this ep on YouTube — – Connect with us – Join the private Facebook community Instagram GayMenGoingDeeper.com -— Join the Waitlist for the Gay Men Going Deeper Membership coaching community!

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Fake vs. Real Confidence

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About today’s show Self-confidence looks like a lot of different things, depending on who you ask. In this episode, we’re shedding some light on the difference between fake confidence and real confidence. We’ll be looking at: What does it mean to be truly self-confident? How do you tell the difference between fake confidence and real confidence? What are some unique challenges gay men face with respect to building confidence? What are some habits that help develop greater self-confidence? By the end of this episode, you’ll be feeling inspired and empowered to be more authentically you. Watch this ep on YouTube – Connect with us – Join the private Facebook community Take the “Healing Your Shame” course Instagram GayMenGoingDeeper.com -— Join the Gay Men Going Deeper Membership coaching community!

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Never Been In Love

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About today’s show Have you ever seen that movie “Never Been Kissed” with Drew Barrymore? Well, today is kind of the adult gay man version of that story…only with love. I’m sure many gay men out there can relate to Tyler Boyle’s story of being a 30′ something gay man who still has yet to fall in love. After being a late bloomer Tyler found himself navigating a very different dating world compared to his heteronormative past life. Along his journey, he figured out 4 key things to help him navigate this new gay world and to hopefully, one day, find love. Therapy Options: Inkblot Therapy TODAY’S GUEST Tyler Boyle @monsieurboyle www.tylercboyle.com / www.dreamwalkersmeditations.com TODAY’S HOST Calan Breckon @CatchCal Watch this ep on YouTube – Connect with us – Join the private Facebook community Take the “Healing Your Shame” course Instagram GayMenGoingDeeper.com -— Join the Waitlist for the Gay Men Going Deeper Membership coaching community!

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Self-Love

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About Today’s Show Come spend the hour with Matt Landsiedel and Jerome Braggs to learn more about self-love. Jerome Braggs is a highly-gifted Intuitive Empath, Inspirational Speaker, Writer + Poet, and Psychopomp. He shares so eloquently with the listeners how he moved closer to wholeness and love for himself by healing shame. Jerome also shares his powerful story of a near-death experience that completely transformed him. He identifies this as being pivotal to learning what the essence of love is and how to access it more freely. Some of the questions we’re answering are: What is self love? What is the difference between self love and self worth? How come gay men seem to struggle so much with self love and self worth? What gets in the way of us loving ourselves? What are some things we can do to develop more self love? By the end of this episode, you’ll be feeling a little more connected to love and have new wisdom and tools to develop more self-love. Watch this ep on YouTube — – Connect with us – Join the private Facebook community Support us on Patreon Instagram GayMenGoingDeeper.com -— Join the Waitlist for the Gay Men Going Deeper Membership coaching community!

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Why LGBTQ+ Representation in Literature is Important with Author Robbie Couch

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About Today’s Show Queer representation in stories and literature is starting to make its way into the mainstream market and big publishing houses. It’s still a long road before we see LGBTQ+ books being promoted by big publishing houses as the new norm but with the help of today’s guest, we’re on track to getting there! On today’s show, Calan Breckon has a sit-down with author Robbie Couch to talk about why queer representation is so important in literature and how he managed to find success going the traditional publishing house route with Simon & Schuster. Get “The Sky Blues” by Robbie Couch Follow Robbie on Instagram and Twitter Check out Robbie’s Website Watch this ep on YouTube Books and Authors mentioned in today’s episode: SoulBound/Metahuman by Hailey Turner, The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles, Forsaken Fae by R.A. Steffan, Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Running with Lions by Julian Winters, Jay’s Gay Agenda by Jason June, You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera. — – Connect with us – Join the private Facebook community Instagram GayMenGoingDeeper.com -— Join the Waitlist for the Gay Men Going Deeper Membership coaching community!

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Your Questions Answered on Non-Monogamous Relationships

Transforming Limiting Beliefs

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About Today’s Show In this episode, Matt speaks with Holistic Practitioner, Andrew Rowe about transforming limiting beliefs. Andrew and Matt share their best spiritual and psychological wisdom on how to shed those beliefs that are no longer serving us. Limiting beliefs tend to be the culprits that are preventing us from becoming our most authentic and confident selves. Time to learn how to let them go. Here is what you can expect to learn from the episode: ● What are beliefs? ● How are limited beliefs formed? ● How do limiting beliefs show up in our lives? ● How do you transform-limited beliefs? ● What are common beliefs you help gay men transform? ● What can our listeners do to start to make this transformation to their limiting beliefs? You can connect with Andrew on Instagram at @andrewrowe111 Watch this ep on YouTube — – Connect with us – Join the private Facebook community Instagram GayMenGoingDeeper.com -— Join the Waitlist for the Gay Men Going Deeper Membership coaching community!

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