He looks like he has it all — talent, brains, creativity — but inside, he fights the same voices every man does: lazy, useless, not enough.

Jeff Beck is the kind of guy who seems to have it all figured out.

Brilliant, creative, successful — a photographer, game designer, podcast host, and comedian. But what happens when the man everyone admires starts wondering if any of it matters?

In this honest and raw conversation, Jeff opens up about ADHD, imposter syndrome, and the late-night voices that whisper, you’re not enough. He shares how he went from failure and layoffs to rediscovering purpose through creativity, connection, and brutal self-honesty.

This episode hits deep for every man who’s ever looked successful on the outside but felt broken on the inside.

Mental health struggles, ADHD, self-loathing, suicidal thoughts (non-graphic).

• Growing up as “the smart kid” — and what happens when it stops being easy
• Why being fired can be the best thing that ever happens to you
• The ADHD double life: visionary and chaos
• What it’s like to be a connector, not a star
• How men mistake “what I do” for “who I am”
• The quiet truth behind talent: constant self-doubt
• Learning to own your holes instead of hiding them
• The creator’s curse — and why making things still saves him
• “I’m brave in the daylight and a coward at night.”
• “I don’t trust myself. That’s the scariest part.”
• “I’m not lazy — I’m overwhelmed.”
• “When I make something, it’s the one time I feel like I matter.”
• “We all have holes. The trick is to stop pretending we don’t.”

Jeff Beck, ADHD, creativity, depression, imposter syndrome, men’s mental health, purpose, burnout, entrepreneurship, self-doubt, perfectionism, Manalizing, Garth Haslem podcast

If you’ve ever looked like you’re winning but felt like you’re falling apart, this episode is for you.

Share it with a man who creates, who questions, or who’s quietly fighting himself.

Then join us at Manalizing.com — where men talk about the things men don’t talk about.

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In this unfiltered episode of Manalizing, Nate Shepardson lays bare the battle with pornography addiction and the deeper story beneath it—childhood shame, lost years, financial collapse, and the desperate search for connection. From blowing his net worth on a failed business to staring down unemployment and debt, Nate doesn’t flinch from the “hard.”

But what emerges is not defeat—it’s a system of recovery built on resolve, altered beliefs, daily habits, and the power of phrases like “We don’t do that anymore.” With honesty about relapse, dopamine, and the toxic mix of shame and silence, Nate offers men a way forward: not perfection, but progress. If you’ve ever felt trapped in cycles you can’t break, this conversation will give you tools, language, and hope to rise again.

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Heal the Boy, Forge the Man – Glenn Lovelace on Brotherhood, Brokenness, and the Will to Rise

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In this raw and fire-filled conversation, Glenn Lovelace takes us from blue-beard bodybuilding glory to the bed-bound months that nearly took his life—and the lessons that forged him into a man who refuses to quit. With stories of $500,000 raises, building a dream home against all odds, and the quiet power of asking for help, Glenn opens the door on what it really means to “heal the boy and forge the man.” From suicidal moments to Kintsugi strength, from brotherhood in the trenches to the responsibility of carrying another man’s burdens, this episode calls men to show up—fully, courageously, and without apology.

men’s mental health, masculinity, personal growth, emotional resilience, suicide prevention, brotherhood, asking for help, Kintsugi, overcoming adversity, Glenn Lovelace, Manalizing, male vulnerability, men’s coaching, personal transformation, self-worth, resilience

In today's environment, men are often presumed guilty before the trial. And if we can't prove our innocence? That means we're guilty. It's supposed to not work that way, but it does. It's not just the court system where that happens - men are toxic. Men are the problem. Men are bad.

Or maybe we can begin to change the narrative. Men are a vital part of humanity - just like women are. Men don't need to be women to be acceptable, and women don't need to be men. Maybe we just need to be who we are.

Boo Andersen is a man's man in every sense. He is large and muscular. He's a former college linebacker. He is intelligent, kind and a great family man. Here's a man that has it all - you'd think he never had his own demons. He's never experienced hard. Right?

Wrong. Here's his story, here's how he managed his own darkness, and here's what he relied on to get him through.

He’s buried six friends to suicide, lost his dad, his marriage, and nearly himself — but learned how to turn pain into peace and struggle into strength.

Adam Sharp knows loss.

In the past eight years, he’s buried six people to suicide, lost his dad unexpectedly, and watched his marriage of seventeen years dissolve. Yet somehow, he’s not bitter — he’s grounded, grateful, and wiser than most men you’ll ever meet.

In this powerful conversation, Adam talks about grief, guilt, and the impossible moments that break a man down. He shares how a tough-as-nails counselor helped him face the truth, how the gym and a stack of books rebuilt his mind, and how accountability became the backbone of his healing.

From Spherical Man to family tragedies to finding real love again, this episode is a masterclass in what it means to grow stronger instead of harder.

Adam reminds us that you can’t save everyone — but everyone can save someone.

Suicide, grief, loss of family members, divorce, substance mention, trauma recovery.

• Six suicides in eight years — and the guilt that follows
• What “man up” really does to men
• How one counselor “Betty White’d” him into growth
• The marriage that turned into roommates
• Learning to forgive, to love, and to let go
• Raising kids after divorce — without weapons drawn
• The two books that changed his life
• “You can’t save everyone — but everyone can save someone.”
• “Quit chasing happiness. Just be content.”
• “The hardest thing in life is to forgive the people who’ve hurt you.”
• “When you’re in your weakest moment, find peace in the pain and joy in the struggle.”
• “Sometimes the best way to help is just to give someone your time.”

Adam Sharp, men’s mental health, suicide prevention, grief, divorce recovery, accountability, self-improvement, forgiveness, fatherhood, Spherical Man, Extreme Ownership, therapy for men, Letting Go by Hawkins, Hole in My Love Cup, masculinity, vulnerability, Manalizing podcast, Garth Haslem

• There’s a Hole in My Love Cup — Sven Erlandson
• Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender — David R. Hawkins
• Extreme Ownership — Jocko Willink & Leif Babin
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — dial 988 (U.S.)
• Manalizing.com — where men talk about what men don’t talk about

If Adam’s story hit you, share this episode with a friend who’s carrying too much.

Then visit Manalizing.com — join a tribe, tell your story, and be heard.

You can’t save everyone, but you can save someone.

You meet a man on the street or in the business world, and you might think he's just another dude. Like the last man you met, or the one you'll meet next. Then you learn his story and you're blown away. So many of us are so much deeper than any of us would imagine. That's Sean.

Adam is an unassuming veteran who is both a regular guy and the salt of the earth. Here is a man with great wisdom and great humility. This is a very impressive man. Here's his interview