Listen "#21 Why men hide their pain and how to start feeling again (with Taylor Bradley)"
Episode Synopsis
“All those years worrying what everyone thought… and I could’ve just gone.”
At 14, Taylor lost his mum to alcoholism. For years he wore masks people-pleasing, numbing, dissociating until testicular cancer at 28 forced a reckoning. In this very honest conversation, he traces the path from grief and anxiety to breathwork and men’s circles - work he now brings into the ConnectionHub, creating spaces where men feel safe to be real.
We talk about:
Catching his mum drinking at 11 and becoming the “rescuer” kid
Masks, bullying, paranoia and why numbness feels safer than feeling
Weed, weekend benders and what changes when intention does
The cancer phone call that reset his priorities
The “armour at night” protector and learning to let it step aside
Somatic/emotional release, breathwork and brotherhood as medicine
Practical courage for young men: taking the first uncomfortable step
If you’re stuck in the loop - performing, numbing, pretending - this one’s a mirror and an invitation.
If this episode brings stuff up for you: please reach out to someone you trust, a local support line or a professional. You’re not on your own.
Follow Taylor: https://www.instagram.com/taylor.bradley32/ Follow the Connection Hub: https://www.instagram.com/_theconnectionhub_/
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At 14, Taylor lost his mum to alcoholism. For years he wore masks people-pleasing, numbing, dissociating until testicular cancer at 28 forced a reckoning. In this very honest conversation, he traces the path from grief and anxiety to breathwork and men’s circles - work he now brings into the ConnectionHub, creating spaces where men feel safe to be real.
We talk about:
Catching his mum drinking at 11 and becoming the “rescuer” kid
Masks, bullying, paranoia and why numbness feels safer than feeling
Weed, weekend benders and what changes when intention does
The cancer phone call that reset his priorities
The “armour at night” protector and learning to let it step aside
Somatic/emotional release, breathwork and brotherhood as medicine
Practical courage for young men: taking the first uncomfortable step
If you’re stuck in the loop - performing, numbing, pretending - this one’s a mirror and an invitation.
If this episode brings stuff up for you: please reach out to someone you trust, a local support line or a professional. You’re not on your own.
Follow Taylor: https://www.instagram.com/taylor.bradley32/ Follow the Connection Hub: https://www.instagram.com/_theconnectionhub_/
👇 Drop a comment – what landed for you?
🔔 Subscribe for more real no-bullshit conversations every week
📩 Share this with the mate who needs to hear it
⭐ If our podcast resonates, we’re grateful for a review
🔵 The Good Men Helping Good Men app is almost here
A brotherhood. A blueprint. A space to actually talk about the stuff that matters
⏳ Join the waitlist → www.gmhgm.com/waitlist
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