Podcast: Goodpain Podcast

IN THIS EPISODE What the Disconnected survey (2024) established about the college degree as the dividing line in American civic life Why the male loneliness narrative misreads the real crisis – and what “left alone by society” means instead The friendship cliff: why connections collapse after high school for men without degrees Tenuous ties and…

This week we sit down for a discussion with Robyn D. Walser, PhD. Robyn is a clinical psychologist, author, and internationally recognized trainer in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), often described as a clinician’s clinician for her deep emphasis on therapeutic presence and connection. She is the author and coauthor of several influential ACT books,…

In this episode, Jeremy and Tyler explore the past as a means for informing how we can more consistently remember to make active choices. But choosing takes practice: it is easy to forget, including the ways we convinced ourselves we are certain of what will make us happy. While the word is not used, “regret”…

We will return next week with more long form conversations, however, this week we continue borrowing from another voice to explore the notion of sacred inconvenience, or staying present and aware to living right now. This week we borrow the 2005 commencement address delivered to Kenyon College. The author and speaker is the late author…

This week we are taking a short break from our long form conversations to reflect on the idolatry of convenience. Following a short introduction from Tyler, we share a 2004 address by author Kurt Vonnegut confronting the costs of convenience where he entreats us instead to “embrace the vitality of struggle.”

This week we sit down with Chef Jay Anthony Irizzary of Cabo Rojo Cocina Caribeña, a Puerto Rican-inspired culinary brand based in Reno, NV, offering bold, authentic Latin Caribbean food and desserts. I met Jay while I was in Reno and found his restaurant my first night there. My waiter took my order, delivered my…

Jeremy and Tyler take a break from their conversations to share a discussion with Amanda Jepson, Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Sex Therapist, Board Certified Diplomate of Sexology. Amanda is an expert in sexuality including better sex intimacy and sexual trauma and instead of sex therapist hacks, she engages with a balance of maturity and fun…

We’re back! After a nearly two-month hiatus, we have a number of interviews and discussions ready as we run out the remainder of this season. In this return episode Jeremy and Tyler consider the statement “A mature man doesn’t need to prove his strength; he creates safety for others to discover theirs.” Multiple questions are…

Jeremy & Tyler are back in the studio to how culturally rewarded patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting can function like addictions for men, keeping them trapped while believing they are powerful and “in control.” The cost? Over time, they diminish the man himself, shrinking his humanity, robbing his authentic relationships, mystery, interdependence, and the…

We return to the topic of grief as our starting point and shared story, however, this discussion goes beyond that. In it we sit down with Bill O’Melia, who was thrust into role as an advocate following the passing of his son, Drennan in 2010. Bil and his wife, Melissa, with their two surviving sons…