Ep1 | Why Do I Feel So Anxious? (Ft Denzil)
Craig, Simon and Denzil on the nerves and pressure they recognise in ordinary life. Personal accounts, not a treatment for anxiety.
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39 min
The podcast
Men's wellbeing podcast
Craig and Simon sit with men who usually keep this to themselves. The show takes in wellbeing, personal growth, masculinity, money, regret and fatherhood, from the speakers' own lives. Listen on this page, or on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Reflective conversation, not therapy or clinical care.
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Three episodes if you are new to the show.
Introduction: What Is Talking To My Thoughts Podcast?
The hosts explain what Talking To My Thoughts is.
3 min
SPECIAL: This Is Why We Celebrate Our Fathers!
A Father's Day conversation with their fathers, including Black fatherhood.
85 min
Ep25 | Am I Man Enough? Questioning My Masculinity (Ft Joss Cambridge-Simmons)
Joss Cambridge-Simmons on questioning masculinity.
63 min
Fatherhood
Conversations about being a dad, pregnancy, co-parenting and place in the home. These are lived experiences, not parenting instruction.
Ep 31 | Co-Parenting - Presence over perfection (Ft Malachi)
Malachi Hudson with the hosts on fatherhood after separation: presence, co-parenting, and not performing a perfect parent.
68 minEpisode page
SPECIAL: This Is Why We Celebrate Our Fathers!
A Father's Day conversation with the hosts' fathers about affection, work, masculinity, and Black fatherhood across generations.
85 minEpisode page
Ep8 | Am I Good Enough As A Father? (Ft Michael Harper)
Craig, Simon and Michael on the pressure to have children, feeling ready, and the self-doubt that comes with stepping up.
46 minEpisode page
Ep21 | What Is A Black Mans Place In The Home? (Ft Naaman & Ryan)
Craig, Simon, Naaman and Ryan on finding a place in the home when the role was never handed to you.
53 minEpisode page
Ep20 | Men During Pregnancy (Ft Ashley J, Stefan & Bradz)
Simon, Ashley J, Stefan and Bradz on the months before a child arrives, and the pressure men put on themselves.
56 minEpisode page
Masculinity
Conversations about manhood and the question of being man enough, from the speakers' own lives.
Ep25 | Am I Man Enough? Questioning My Masculinity (Ft Joss Cambridge-Simmons)
Craig, Simon and Joss Cambridge-Simmons on masculinity that does not require you to perform being strong.
63 minEpisode page
Ep6 | When Do I Become A Man? (Ft Ebenezer)
Craig, Simon and Ebenezer on becoming a man, and why copying someone else's version does not hold.
42 minEpisode page
SPECIAL: This Is Why We Celebrate Our Fathers!
A Father's Day conversation with the hosts' fathers about affection, work, masculinity, and Black fatherhood across generations.
85 minEpisode page
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New listener
How TTMT works, why talking matters, and a gentle way into the archive.
4 episodes
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Fathers
Good enough, pregnancy, fathers day stories, and finding your place at home.
6 episodes
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Money
Broke mentality, couples finance, status, and what you are willing to risk for wealth.
5 episodes
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Relationships
Love languages, toxicity, dating apps, and showing up for women and partners.
5 episodes
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Work
Blackness in professional spaces, history, leadership, and false pedestals.
5 episodes
Episodes · Trust & talking
ThemeTrust & talking
Clear filterEp5 | Who Can I Really Trust In This World? (Ft Troy)
Craig, Simon and Troy on who is actually in the circle, and how social media changes the answer.
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46 min
Ep11 | How Can I Live A Life In Isolation & Uncertainty (Ft Denzil)
Craig, Simon and Denzil on lockdown, stopped routines, and what uncertainty made possible.
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48 min
SPECIAL: 2020 New Year, New You!
Craig and Simon's short New Year 2020 conversation: refresh, self-care, and the year ahead.
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12 min
SPECIAL: Happy Holidays
A short Christmas conversation from Craig and Simon about being merry, and about the people who are not.
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8 min
Ep3 | Is There More To Life Than Just Us? (Ft Simon S)
Craig, Simon and Simon Sandiford on faith as a relationship rather than a rulebook.
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37 min
SPECIAL: One Year Anniversary!!!
Craig and Simon after one year of the podcast: surprise that it lasted, and what the year gave back.
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23 min
Ep10 | Why Is It Important To Talk?
Craig, Simon and guests on why talking matters, and on treating an ordinary hard day as worth naming.
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41 min
Ep7 | What Am I Really Afraid Of? (Ft Denzil)
Craig, Simon and Denzil on naming a fear so it does not sit unnamed in the background.
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41 min
Introduction: What Is Talking To My Thoughts Podcast?
Simon and Craig explain the show: men talking about what is on their minds, after first saying it to themselves.
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3 min
Scope and support
We offer reflective practice, not therapy, diagnosis, legal advice, mediation, or crisis support.
If you are at immediate risk, feel unsafe, or need urgent specialist support, pause and use crisis, emergency, or safeguarding services that can hold that properly.