Conversations From The Couch With Eric Strom

This session I talk with Joshua Hathaway. Joshua is a Holistic Clinical Psychology, a Tongue Fu black belt and master of the Art of Connection. Joshua walks us through just how important it is to not only have honest, no bullshit communication, but also how important connection is. We explore how it is important for men to have a circle of men they can trust to hold space for them, and to hold them accountable. One thing that I find to be so important is the exploration of the shame that we men hold. Joshua and I explore that and how we as men can help one another with this. "Working through our shame starts by feeling it." I love this quote from Joshua because it is so true. Listen up for Joshua's 5 types of Bullshit: Projection Reactive Demand Avoidant Victim

On this session of Conversations From the Couch we continue our series on Men with fellow journeyman and relationship expect Bryan Reeves. Bryan is an author, podcaster, blogger, and relationship coach. Bryan has gone through a long and winding journey to get to where he is today. Bryan spent 10 years in the Air Force but knew early on that the path he was taking was not for him. In this session we talk about how even though we may come from “normal” homes, we are not comforted or shown how to express our emotions and how that impacts us. How that impacts our lives, relationships and those around us. We explore how when we are not connected to our own emotions we cannot be connected to others and in turn hurt those that we care about. Do you struggle with being comforted? That is something that many of us struggle with and something that we have not experienced and now do not know what to do with. We talk about how healing and important it is for us to be able to be held not only by our women but also by othe

This session I have a special guest host, Dana Stewart, who turns the tables on me and asks me the questions. We dive into talking about the upcoming series on men, how we can show up differently and why we need to. We explore some of my struggles and how I got to where I am today. This upcoming men's series is meant to explore how we as men are often put into a gender box as young boys, how we are expected to show up in a certain way and how that impacts us. We will explore the ways that we can navigate out of that space and be a better partner, lover, parent, friend and human.

This session on Conversations From the Couch I am joined by MG (Ret) Neal Loidolt. Neal is the President and CEO of the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV). MACV is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to providing assistance to Veterans.

In this session of Conversations From the Couch I am joined by Tom Glaser, MS, LP. Tom is a psychologist who has been in practice for 30 years   This session we explore Tom’s work around his book Full Heart Living: Interviews With The Happiest People I Know. We explore how a significant change in Tom’s life led to the work that developed into his book, and how without adversity he may not have gone down that path.   We explore of post traumatic growth or resiliency is so important in all of us, no matter what the trauma looks like. And, how that growth allows us to lead beautiful lives in the aftermath of deviating events. This leads to discussing Tom’s newest books which will focus on Resiliency and Trauma.   Some key takeaways from this session are the importance of connection, resilience and honoring ourselves.    

This session of the podcast I am joined by Anthony McMorran. Anthony along with his wife Katie is the owner of Tuning Tree Health Services in Eau Claire, WI. Anthony has been in the health and wellness field for 30 years and brings such a wealth of knowledge to the interview. It was wonderful to be able to sit down and talk to such a kind, insightful soul. In addition to his kind presence, Anthony is skilled in mindfulness, yoga, massage, teaching self regulation.   Anthony shares his story of personal trauma and how massage helped to him to heal and discover the dissociative states he had been in for large parts of his life. These experiences have allowed Anthony become trauma informed in the massage world, and allows him to honor those that he works with.   Anthony shares with us how massage therapy as we know it is more than we think, how it impacts us in a “down regulation” state in regard to our nervous system.  Along with this we talk about the importance of our own ability to regulate nervous system in

This session I am joined by Flint Sparks. Flint is a Zen teacher and former psychologist who is dedicated to helping people move through their journey of growing up, waking up, and showing up in the world in the way that they want and need to. Flint has been in practice for over 40 years and has a wealth of wisdom to share. He exudes kindness and compassion; Flint is someone that you can feel connected with event through video or audio. In person you can feel his warmth. Flint and I talk about the importance of connection and how we all need more of this in our lives. Flint offers us some practical advice for beginning our own practices to be still in this busy world in order to connect with ourselves and others. 

Brian walks us through his journey and how he helps men, teenage males, artists and couples to find happiness and balance. Brian works with highly sensitive people, of which he identifies himself. Brian’s energy brings a lot to this conversation and to the work he does; his positivity, attunement and responsiveness makes for an engaging conversation.

This session I speak with Beck Gee-Cohen of BGC Consulting about his journey through begin trans, the struggles that came with that, recovering from addiction, and being an ally. Beck provides us with some great insight and resources.

This session I spoke with John Kriesel about surviving a blast that nearly took his life, bouncing back, staying positive and making the most out of life.

This session I spoke with Stephanie Lincoln of Fire Team Whiskey. Stephanie is a former Captain in the Florida Army National Guard and is the founder of Fire Team Whiskey, the only nutrition and fitness program aimed at improving the health and wellness of America's fighting force. Stephanie takes us through her journey and how she went from a Guardsman, to running the Army National Guards Director of Psychological Health Program, to starting Fire Team Whiskey. She has some great inspiration and sage advice along the way.

This session I spoke with Alex Isidro of I WONT BREAK Athletics. Alex's is bringing his strong mindset and attitude of Be Defiant, Be Resilient, and Be Unbreakable to the athletic's wear industry. He wants people to know that they can fight through difficult times and have the mindset that they will not be broken. Alex shares his story of adversity and how the mindset that he promotes got him through some difficult times.

This session we talk with Lance Hauge. Lance is a psychotherapist, energy worker, and creator of the Dimensions Approach. Lance has been practicing his work in Minneapolis for the last 20 years. This session he takes us through his journey of suffering a hip injury as a young man and being told that he would need hip surgery. Lance sought out other options to help him heal. This eventually led to his discovery of energy work, Rolfing, and other body work. Lance will walk us through this journey and how the Dimensions Approach came to be.

This session we explore how our gut health impacts our overall health. Our gut is our "second brain" and is critically important to our health. We explore the microbiome, how to improve your gut health and why our guest Alexandria Danieli became a certified holistic health coach.

This session we explore Chris's journey from being an engineering to a health and wellness coach. In this session we will explore following some major life changes Chris had to ask himself some hard questions that threw his career choices into question. 

This session we talk to Nicole Lovald. Nicole is a yoga teacher, wellness coach and author of Om Sweet Om: A Corporate Junkie's Search for Enlightenment. Nicole also owns Spirit of The Lakes Yoga. Nicole talks about how she uses yoga, breath work and meditation with her clients to help them become more centered and holistically better. 

Conversations From the Couch is a podcast that explores the intersections of mental health, fitness, nutrition, spirituality and life. We will hear from thought leaders in these area and learn about their journey, how they got to where they are, and how they have helped others along the way. This session we talk to Duane France, host of the Head Space and Timing podcast about Veteran mental health and his journey to becoming a mental health therapist after leaving the US Army. Duane shares his insight into mental health and how issues such as moral injury play a part in impacting the mental health and spirituality of service members and Veterans.

Conversations From the Couch With Eric Strom is a podcast that explores the intersections of mental health, fitness, nutrition, spirituality, and life.