Manxiety Podcast

Over the past few weeks, I spoke to more than 30 women who identified as successful in work,(Bossbabes, if you will) who "didn’t need a man” to take care of them.Even though they considered themselves independent,many of them tearfully shared with mesome of the struggles they were facing in their relationships.What I discovered was a “eureka” moment for them.It was almost a

It was 2019 when I realized something had to change.I’d nailed success in almost every area of my life—except one: intimate relationships.Every relationship ended up in a mess,and I couldn’t figure out why my last one was such a disaster.Then I discovered the concept of enmeshment—and everything clicked.It was the root of the trauma bond, the codependency,and the endless pu

When you’re reading about relationshipsand secure attachments, avoidants get thrown under the bus.As I unpacked my last relationship which was definitely a Trauma Bond,I had to take ownership of my avoidance behaviors and find the root cause.I didn’t want to go through the painful push-pull dynamic again.I wanted to trust myself.I wanted to trust love.Even though I was successf

It was 2019 when I realized something had to change.I’d nailed success in almost every area of my life—except one: intimate relationships.Every relationship ended up in a mess,and I couldn’t figure out why my last one was such a disaster.Then I discovered the concept of enmeshment—and everything clicked.It was the root of the trauma bond, the codependency,and the endless pu

The anxious-avoidant cycle can get exhausting.When two parties aren’t trigger-proof, things can get heated.In secure relationships, boundary violations are handledelegantly.Not so elegant when the "two anxieties” of unconscious polarityare at play.Let me explain.When you’re arguing with your partner (or even a friend),it’s not the adult in front of you that you’re talking

Women initiate 70% of divorces.After speaking to these women, I discovered 3 reasons why.She’s fed up.She’s tired.She’s feeling alone (even if you’ve been married for decades).I’ve even spoken to women who confessed they were wanting to have an affair.If you’re a successful man who’s a good provider—with a woman who’s bitter, resentful, angry,constantly critical,

A commenter on a post said:“I feel like all this masculine/feminine talk is leading down a toxic pathwhere people are misinterpreting the whole concept to suppress women further.”If you have struggled with maintaining attraction in a secure relationship dynamic,then chances are you are dealing with an issue about Polarity without even knowing it.On this podcast episode, I break

Its official. As a general rule, we humans suck at boundaries. We either completely bulldoze over our boundaries to the point of abandoning ourselves due to the fawn response,Or we are imprisoned by them and become reactive jerks. There’s an in between, and on this new “Manxiety” podcast episode with Dr. Russ Kennedy we discuss the top 3 questions I get when it comes to navig