Ep30 | What is my way out? (Ft Julius & Divine)
Julius and Divine with the hosts on ways out: sport, coaching, leadership, and what success is allowed to look like.
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94 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.
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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.
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Relationships
Love languages, toxicity, dating apps, and showing up for women and partners.
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Work
Blackness in professional spaces, history, leadership, and false pedestals.
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Episodes · Work & identity
ThemeWork & identity
Clear filterEp21 | 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.
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53 min
Ep2 | Why Should I Care About Black History?
Craig and Simon on knowing your history, what is missing, and what you can still pass on.
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40 min
Ep13 | Has Social Media Ruined Dating? (Ft Trebla & Josh)
Craig, Simon, Albert and Josh on dating when the public version of a relationship arrives before the private one.
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54 min
Ep28 | Are You A False Leader? (Ft Anthony Odle & PJ)
Craig, Simon, Anthony Odle and PJ on role models, pedestals, and who young Black men are asked to follow.
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74 min
Ep14 | Why Do I Suppress My Blackness At Work? (Ft Jordan Harry)
Craig, Simon and Jordan Harry on being a Black man at work without treating identity as a costume.
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50 min
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We offer reflective practice, not therapy, diagnosis, legal advice, mediation, or crisis support.
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