The Modern Warrior Podcast

Welcome to the Gavin Meenan Podcast; where I'll share the strategies and principles you need to adopt to become a more confident and resilient man in the 21st Century!

How to Build Resilience

Resilience is the ability to bounce back from a negative situation in life. This is must listen, considering the challenges we're all facing right now.

04-30
15:26

Episode #75 "Building Meaningful & Loving Relationships" with Kimberly Hill

Kimberly is an international dating and relationship coach who supports men to attract and keep healthy, loving relationships. She has thousands of hours of direct intimate work with men on confidence, dating, and relationships and brings a mastery of coaching, emotional maturity practices, and leadership to her clients. She is the host of the honest and relatable podcast"The Self-Confidence Project" where she talks candidly about the stuff we all face in life and love. Go check out her incredible work here - https://instagram.com/kimberlyninahill

06-16
57:27

Episode #74 "Learning to Feel Again" with Joshua Wenner

Joshua Wenner is an entrepreneur, veteran, filmmaker and emotional resilience expert. He has spent the last 20 years growing companies, maximizing human potential and is the founder of Emotional Resilience Training (ERT) & co-founder of K4 & Valor. His curriculum and frameworks are being used to help men, first responders, veterans and medical professionals who deal with high stress and trauma to reintegrate back into life. Prior to his current work, Joshua was on an elite team of 5 of the top trainers & speakers to train fortune 100 companies while working for Tony Robbins. Joshua is currently in post production of his film Grief to Grace, a personal story of how he turned the pain of his brother’s loss into meaning & purpose including interviews of 22 experts in the fields of grief & trauma. The film is expected to be released Jan 2023. Follow his incredible work here https://instagram.com/joshuamichaelwenner

06-11
01:08:02

Episode #73 "Using the Pain of Child Abuse to Achieve World Record Breaking Feats" with Damien Rider

Damien Damien Rider is a multiple world-record-holding Adventure & Extreme Sports Athlete, Author, Creator of One Breath Meditation, and Global Motivational Speaker. Recognized for his International humanitarian work and physical feats, with two feature documentaries aired on National Geographic, and as a speaker in TED talks Asia Pacific and the United States. His work and dedication have led him to become a globally respected Wellness and Mindset Coach. Always finding the positive in every situation in life, he has an undeniable resilience to keep moving forward. He continues to challenge himself, discovering what is possible mentally and physically, sharing his discoveries with others along the way.Damien built himself to become one of the world’s fittest endurance athletes, whose performance feats defy logic and whose devotion to victims and the less fortunate endear to millions as one of the most inspirational men in the world. Millions tuned in as Damien accomplished what was thought to be impossible: Climbed out of a Hot Air Balloon basket, to the top by rope ladder, with no parachute at 10,000 feet, 30% less oxygen, -1 degree temp, 40 kph wind movement Skydive off the Top of a Hot Air Balloon 7500 feet above the ground Paddling 500 miles for 17 days in shark-infested waters along the Australian Coast Skateboarding for 56 days along the entire Route 66 through the scorching Mojave Desert Pushing a 3 tonne truck down the Gold Coast highway Running a marathon with a mattress on his shoulder with the words “Never lay down, Never give up”, all for his cause. Check our Damien's website here: https://damienrider.com/ His Instagram here: https://instagram.com/damienrider

06-04
01:19:16

Episode #72 "Developing Conscious Relationships" with Jill Lang

Jill is a Life, Love & Relationship Coach. She is especially passionate about teaching women how to date consciously while connecting deeply to their feminine essence. She is the Director of Certification at Hey U Human and holds multiple certifications in various healing modalities. She is the proud mom of 2 young adults. Check out her incredible content on Instagram http://instagram.com/coachjilly

05-28
55:05

Episode #71 "Turning Relationship Pain into Love" with Jayson Gaddis

Jayson Gaddis is the host of the smart couple podcast, and he is on a mission to teach people the one class they didn't get in school how to do romantic relationships that's why he founded the relationship school. He was emotionally constipated (his words not mine) for years before relationship failure forced him to turn his life over to learning about relationships now he's been married to his wife since 2007 after some brutal breakups and has two incredible kids. Jayson teaches you that hidden within any and all racial pain are the seeds of you becoming more empowered in your life and more connected to yourself. Check out Jayson's incredible work on Instagram https://instagram.com/jaysongaddis and also his brilliant YouTube channel- https://youtube.com/c/JaysonGaddis

05-19
54:15

Episode #70 "The Underlying Power of Grounding" with Rob AKA The Grounded Athlete

Rob founded The Grounded Athlete in the spring of 2020. His mission is to make grounding research and information more accessible to the public with the hopes of making this practice a household, natural remedy. He has a plethora of posts and videos which he uses to educate the public. He also developed GAIA Grounding Sandals to make grounding more convenient for others. The sandals utilizes copper (Cu) and Silver (Ag) to establish a grounding connection to the earth - the only sandals/footwear utilizing a silver/copper/leather grounding mechanism. Check out Rob's work on his Instagram: https://instagram.com/thegroundedathlete

05-15
53:26

Episode #69 "From Boys to Men" with Matt Beaudreau

Matt Beaudreau is a world-renowned education and personal development speaker. Matt also founded Acton Academy, a global self-directed learning program. The Essential 11, Matt’s podcast, caters to entrepreneurs, highly motivated individuals, and adolescents, to provide tools and techniques for improved focus and performance. Check out Matt's incredible work via Instagram: https://instagram.com/mattbeaudreau and tune in to his brilliant Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0vRwGTKUsCfuzkkrqatOjc?si=klWmTVEcTzyXIIEXNXoO4w&utm_source=copy-link

05-04
50:04

Episode #68 "Develop a Bulldog Mindset" with John Sonmez

John Sonmez is the founder of Bulldog Mindset, which is about transforming yourself; completely inside and out. His mission in life is to help men become the best version of themselves, by pushing beyond their comfort zone, confronting their limiting beliefs, and achieving the ultimate freedom in life. John is the author of 3 best selling books and his YouTube channel has 280k subscribers and has received over 3 million views. Check it out here: https://youtube.com/c/BulldogMindset and his Instagram at https://instagram.com/bulldogmindset

04-28
45:07

Episode #67 "Coming Back from the Brink" with Michael Lauria

Michael's journey from the time his first marriage fell apart. He then went through the difficult journey of divorce, financial struggle, separation from his children for an extended period of time and the other pressures and emotional challenges that accompany separation involving children. As the years progressed, and after a near suicide attempt, he received the emotional impact he needed to choose to empower myself by learning how to build higher levels of self-awareness. This experience, while hard, birthed his passion, purpose, and quest. This is the quest to help others through similar life challenges. The quest to lead men toward a purposeful and meaningful future. Michael is the founder of Forging Excalibur, reach out to him here - https://instagram.com/forgingexcalibur

04-21
53:00

Episode #66 "Becoming the Uncommon Man" with Travis Stoetzel

Travis Stoetzel is a Husband, Father, and Coach who specializes in helping high-achieving Ex-Athlete DADS destroy the “dad bod” and get back their edge in life so they can be the best leader and role model possible for their family. Travis has owned and operated The Forged Athlete gym for over 10 years and has helped 1000’s of men transform their lives through his online, remote-based coaching program, Forged FATHER Project. Travis has shown that it is possible to stay in top shape while also balancing out the craziness of being a dad, husband, and entrepreneur. He was the 7th fittest man in the World in the 2018 Crossfit Games as a Master’s 35-39 year old athlete and still competes as an athlete in Crossfit today amongst doing other crazy events within the fitness world. If you’re you a success driven dad who’s wanting to LIVE and LEAD a LEGACY in LIFE, you can connect with Travis at www.destroydadbod.com

04-17
56:35

Episode #65 "A Deeper Understanding of Meditation" with Jimmy Wightman AKA That Meditation Guy

Jimmy started meditation as his life enjoyment was crippled by insomnia. he heard that meditation was a scientifically valid way to treat that problem. He had already tried to fix it with courses on mindfulness, books and guided meditation CDs, but nothing got me to that deep place I'd heard about. Then he found a teacher from the ancient Vedic tradition. After four days of meditation training in a little room in London, his life was on a new path (and he was sleeping like a baby). Since then he’s been hooked. He has spent years training, exploring and testing meditation techniques. Jimmy is fascinated by the science and philosophies of these ancient practices. Now he teaches busy people the most powerful technique he knows for connecting to deep inner silence and stillness. The technique is an ancient one from the Himalayas that is scientifically proven to deliver transformative benefits. This is completely different from mindfulness and other styles of meditation which you might have tried before. Follow Jimmy on his Instagram https://instagram.com/that_meditation_guy

04-11
51:41

Episode #64 "Get the f*ck out of your Own Way" with Ray "Cash" Care

Ray “Cash” Care is a Navy SEAL veteran with multiple tours and other numerous overseas security details. Upon leaving SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two (SDV-2), Ray turned his passion and SEAL Team experience to the world of self-improvement and team building. He has become an accomplished fitness expert and speaker on topics ranging from fitness and building high functioning teams to organizational transformation. Ray’s approach has been featured on The History Channel “The Selection,” Discovery Channel “The Ultimate Solider Challenge” and the BBC “Ultimate Hell Week.” Ray is the Founder of CONQUER, a leadership and team building program designed to push you physically, mentally and emotionally for individuals to break through personal barriers. With over twenty-five plus year of fitness experience and numerous certifications, Ray’s extensive experience is both real-world and instructional. Between his experiences in the SEAL Teams and being featured on television, Ray has become a mindset and team building expert. CONQUER highlights his seven-principle program that is accessible to all individuals looking to lead and change their mindset to achieve winning results. He has also starred in Captain Philips with Tom Hanks and was selected by The United States Navy as the ambassador to be featured in the “Indoctrination” film showed to all recruits at the Great Lakes Naval Recruit Training Command (The Navy’s Only Bootcamp). He also works with several charities especially with the Danny Dietz Memorial Fund, in which Ray was Danny Dietz Sea Daddy (Mentor). He is married with two beautiful children. Follow Ray on Instagram https://instagram.com/raycashcare

04-04
57:08

Episode #63 "What Makes you Valuable as a Man"? with Curt Storring

Why do men need to heal their wounds before becoming a father? How do you recover from a mental breakdown and come back stronger? Why are so many men struggling to find their identity today? I ask these questions and more, in my conversation Curt Storring. Curt is a husband of 10 years, and a father of 3 boys. He is the founder of Dad.Work, a community helping dads to become better men, partners, and fathers. You can learn more about Curt and his work here on Instagram .https://instagram.com/dadwork.curt and be sure to sign up to his 14 Day Better Man, Better Dad Email Series here https://dad.work/bmbd1/

03-31
55:39

Episode #62 'Leading with your Heart, not your Ego' with Ben Bidwell

Ben Bidwell is a mindset & purpose coach, writer & public speaker who is stripping back the conversation to change the stigma about mental health. He once lived uninspired, driven by other people’s expectations at the cost of his own unique authenticity, but what he now knows is that external validation doesn’t bring an internal sense of fulfillment. Whilst he was ticking boxes that society deemed successful, the empty feeling he felt on the inside often led him to ask himself, “Is there more to life?”. Having been on his own journey, his goal is very clear. Every day he aims to show up authentically to inspire his audience to connect more with who they are at their best, the person their heart craves them to be. Follow Ben on his Instagram: https://instagram.com/thenakedprofessor

03-26
54:05

Episode #61 'Becoming your own Best Friend' with Conor O'Keefe

An incredible conversation with a man who has fallen into the pit of despair and depression several times, and every time has come back stronger. Conor actually wrestled with an inclination to take his life on a couple of occasions long enough to subdue the impulse and instead focus on a way to numb the self-loathing. For most of his twenties alcohol helped to dilute the urge but that hollow feeling, the critical introspection always returned; he couldn’t outrun his thoughts. Conor, now an ultramarathon runner from Glanmire, Cork, became the youngest ever winner of an Enduroman 200-mile Ultra Run in England, the first person in three years to finish in under the 60-hour time limit (59 hours 45 minutes) and only the second ever to achieve that feat. Running has set him free, physically and mentally. After a brief flirtation with boxing at the Sunnyside club, he joined the Siam Warriors, a Muay Thai boxing club. By the time he was 22, he’d earned an Irish title fight before a 2,000-capacity crowd in his native Cork, narrowly losing the fight. Afterwards, by his own admission he became an aggressive drunk keen to play the tough guy. One night he ended up in the Mercy Hospital, his nose splattered by a punch. He was working and drinking, trying to subdue the feeling that his life was a meaningless mess. He ran the Cork City Marathon (three hours, 38 minutes), a New Year resolution in 2018 on a cocktail of drink and modest training. He then singed up for a 200-mile run in England. He’d four months to prepare, training his mind as much as his body for 182 laps of the 1.1 mile circuit. He then came up with the idea of Project 32: 32 marathon-length runs, in 32 days in 32 counties. It was due to start on April 1st until coronavirus intervened, he now plans to do it later this year, and us currently in training for it. O’Keeffe, the ultramarathon runner, pursues sober living taking “full accountability” for his actions. “I show myself compassion. If you are living a life you don’t want to then it is pointless adding another person to the list of people who are berating you for your choices; and that person is you. It keeps me in a happy and balanced state of mind.” Follow Conor's journey via his Instagram https://instagram.com/cokeeffe and check out his brilliant Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/78Cdc6H7dbG5fvRKst9Wxf?si=A6FNsXknTsChheOrO_w4fA&utm_source=copy-link

03-19
01:00:58

Episode #60.'Healing your Mind through your Body; with Dr. Scott Lyons

Dr. Scott Lyons is a Clinical Psychologist, Osteopath, and Mind-Body Medicine practitioner who specializes in therapies for infants, youth, and adults. Scott is the creator of The Embody Lab — a hub for embodied education, self-discovery and healing— and developer of Somatic Stress Release™ — a processes of restoring our biological adaptation system. Scott has had the privilege of teaching Embodied Flow™, Somatic Stress Release™, and Body-Mind Centering® workshops and trainings throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. Scott is the director of the online 100-hour Somatic Stress Release™ Certificate training program, and co-director of the 60-hour Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certificate Program. He was an adjunct professor at New York University from 2007-2010 where he co-taught the Viewpoints Studio with Mary Overlie. As an artist, Scott’s work has been performed at BAM, Symphony Space, Dance New Amsterdam as well as theaters throughout the United States and Europe. Foundational to Scott’s teaching is the principle that we can, through intention, expand our capacity to meet and be met. In this way, we can offer the profound gift to our self, others, and the environment of being heard, seen, and feeling felt at a cellular level. Connect with Scott via Instagram https://instagram.com/drscottlyons and The Embody Lab https://instagram.com/theembodylab and his website https://www.drscottlyons.com/

03-15
45:32

Episode #59 "Lessons from the Wild" with Cat Bigney

Cat Bigney is a survival consultant, prehistoric skills specialist and artist. With a skillset acquired from an atypical upbringing, rugged formative years, and intergenerational knowledge, her focus is the preservation of ancient skills and knowledge, especially in the context of human origin, innovation/cognition and relationships to land, culture and identity. She teaches survival related basics (fire/shelter/water/food procurement and so on) and is no stranger to tactical survival, but most of her perspective and practice won’t be found in your standard bush-craft or survival “Bible”. In addition to enduring some of the harshest of nature’s conditions across the globe, Cat is an artist, writer, athlete (playing high-level rugby for over a decade) and public speaker. Cat has been summed up as a passionate and energetic wilderness thug with a heart of gold. Connect with Cat on Instagram https://instagram.com/catbigney Facebook https://www.facebook.com/catbigney

03-09
47:08

Episode #58 "It's Your Mother's Fault" with Giulia Preziuso

Giulia founded Defining Moments in 2009 to help others learn effective ways to permanently transform their lives. She is also the author of the the best selling book "It's Your Mother's Fault". She received my bachelor degree in Sociology with a concentration in Criminal Justice from William Paterson University and my Masters in Mental Health Counseling from The Alliance Graduate School of Counseling. Giulia is armed with over a decade of clinical experience in a multitude of treatment modalities to help people gain the skills necessary to build a meaningful life. She believes all pain and suffering serve a purpose and given the opportunity, will explore the meaning of her client's suffering, to determine why they're stuck and create measurable goals to reach an optimal state of well-being. Giulia has learned that you must invest in yourself because the only way to the other side is through, you cannot suppress, repress, or ignore life. This was an incredibly insightful episode; that'll blow your mind and offer you the strategies and awareness you need to progress beyond your struggles. Find Giulia via her Instagram at https://instagram.com/mydefiningmoment or her website at https://direct.me/mydefiningmoment

03-04
43:19

Episode #57 'Overcoming the Challenges of Parenthood' with the Family Coach - Sean Donohue

Sean Donohue is a globally known Family Coach and the founder of www.ParentingModernTeens.com . Sean helps parents make parenting easier and more enjoyable. He leads a life-changing online community called the Parents Club and speaks to millions of parents every year through events and social media. Thousands of young people have benefited from his team’s “Teen/Tween Coaching” experience where they coach teens to become mature, responsible, successful adults. Follow Sean on www.TikTok.com/the.family.coach where he has 100,000+ followers, on Instagram at the.family.coach or subscribe to his parenting newsletter at www.ParentingModernTeens.com .

02-26
57:55

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