Hey Man; It's Ok

<p>In this powerful episode of <strong>Hey Man; It’s Ok</strong>, hosts <strong>Sky Bridges</strong> and <strong>Ryan Heapy, LMFT</strong> sit down with <strong>Corey Corpodian</strong>—a board-certified orthodontist, entrepreneur, and mental health advocate—to explore the hidden cost of high achievement and the life-changing power of <strong>emotional fitness</strong>.</p><p>Corey shares his deeply personal story of success on paper and depression behind the scenes. After graduating early, building a prestigious career, and checking every box of the traditional “American Dream,” Corey found himself burned out, unfulfilled, and struggling with severe depression. A turning point came through physical fitness, a melanoma diagnosis, and a radical shift in mindset that led him to redefine mental health as something that must be <strong>trained daily—just like the body</strong>.</p><p>In this conversation, Corey breaks down:</p><ul><li>What <strong>emotional fitness</strong> really means and how to build it</li><li>Why information alone doesn’t change mental health—<strong>action does</strong></li><li>How daily habits, discipline, and mindset rewiring create lasting change</li><li>The role of pain, discomfort, and responsibility in personal growth</li><li>Why leadership starts with leading yourself—especially as men, fathers, and entrepreneurs</li><li>How screen time, comfort, and avoidance quietly sabotage fulfillment</li></ul><p>This episode is packed with <strong>actionable mental health tools</strong>, honest reflections on depression and burnout, and a refreshing take on leadership, purpose, and fulfillment. If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or successful but empty, this conversation will challenge you to take ownership of your life and build resilience from the inside out.</p><p>🎙️ <strong>Because success without fulfillment isn’t success at all.</strong></p><p><strong>Episode Timestamps</strong></p><p>00:00 Introduction and Hosts </p><p>00:20 Meet Corey Corpodian: From Orthodontist to Mental Health Advocate </p><p>01:01 Early Success, Burnout, and Depression </p><p>03:28 Physical Fitness as a Turning Point </p><p>04:59 Melanoma Diagnosis and Mortality Wake-Up Call </p><p>06:22 Discovering Emotional Fitness </p><p>07:54 Tony Robbins and Mindset Shifts </p><p>12:39 Rewiring the Mind and Overcoming Depression 1</p><p>7:24 Why Action Creates Change </p><p>20:40 Reinvention After Life’s Roadblocks </p><p>23:42 Breathwork, the Nervous System, and Resilience </p><p>25:23 Pain vs. Pleasure as Motivation </p><p>26:16 Escaping Comfort Zones and Mediocrity </p><p>26:55 Screen Time, Dopamine, and Mental Health </p><p>28:12 Using Future Pain to Drive Growth </p><p>31:06 Discipline, Identity, and Daily Habits </p><p>32:43 Cold Showers and Mental Toughness </p><p>36:05 Balancing Ambition, Family, and Purpose </p><p>38:01 Rethinking Mental Health and Leadership </p><p>46:36 Final Reflections and Emotional Fitness Resources</p>

<p>In this powerful episode of <em>Hey Man; It’s Ok</em>, hosts <strong>Sky Bridges</strong> and licensed therapist <strong>Ryan Heapy</strong> sit down with <strong>Esther Perry</strong>, EMDR consultant and author of <em>When Survival Is Killing You</em>, to unpack what men are rarely taught about mental health, trauma, and emotional expression.</p><p>Esther helps explain the <em>why</em> behind common mental health tools — from EMDR and mindfulness to nervous system regulation — and why many men struggle to connect with approaches that don’t feel safe or practical. Together, they explore how trauma lives in the body, the overlooked “fight” response in fight-or-flight, and how cultural expectations around masculinity make vulnerability feel uncomfortable — or even threatening.</p><p>The conversation also dives into Esther’s unconventional path to becoming a therapist, her work in juvenile detention facilities, and her unique experience providing therapy while living and traveling in an RV. Throughout the episode, the focus stays grounded in compassion, science, and the reality of what men face when they’re told to “open up” without ever being shown how.</p><p>This episode is an honest, accessible conversation for men navigating emotional growth, healing from trauma, and learning how to feel without shame.</p><p><strong>Episode Chapters</strong></p><p>00:00 – Introduction 00:47 – Esther Perry’s background and book inspiration 02:58 – Trauma, survival, and coping mechanisms 05:34 – Men’s mental health and the fight-or-flight response 09:57 – EMDR and creating emotional safety 12:29 – From juvenile detention to therapy work 15:49 – Challenges in correctional mental health 18:00 – Gender differences in emotional processing 23:57 – Why expressing emotions is so difficult for men 26:13 – Science, emotions, and nervous system regulation 29:50 – Life as a traveling “nomad therapist” 34:47 – Writing and publishing <em>When Survival Is Killing You</em> 37:12 – Practical therapeutic advice for men 41:57 – Final reflections</p><p>If you want, I can also:</p><ul><li>Write a <strong>short YouTube description</strong> version</li><li>Create a <strong>Spotify-optimized summary</strong> (slightly different SEO rules)</li><li>Pull <strong>quote-based timestamps</strong> for Shorts &amp; Reels</li></ul><p>Just tell me where this is going live first.</p>

<p>In this episode of <strong>Hey Man; It’s Ok</strong>, Ryan and I sit down with <strong>Dr. Eric Arzubi</strong>, CEO and co-founder of <strong>Frontier Psychiatry</strong>, for a conversation that goes far beyond credentials and titles.</p><p>Before he was leading a telehealth psychiatric practice serving rural communities across <strong>Montana, Alaska, Wyoming, and Idaho</strong>, Eric lived an entirely different life — as a <strong>Wall Street bond trader</strong>. What followed was a radical pivot, shaped by his own lived experience with anxiety, burnout, and the realization that success on paper doesn’t guarantee peace of mind.</p><p>Eric opens up about what it’s really like to struggle with anxiety <em>as a doctor</em>, why the fear of anxiety itself can be the hardest part, and how learning to recognize early warning signs changed everything. We talk honestly about medication, therapy, self-care, and why waiting to “feel motivated” is often the wrong move.</p><p>We also dig into the bigger picture: Why access to mental health care is still broken, especially in rural America. Why telehealth isn’t a downgrade — it’s often the only option. And why this isn’t just a mental health crisis, but a systemic failure we’ve learned to live with.</p><p>This episode is about <strong>reaching out when it feels impossible</strong>, about connection across distance, and about reminding men that asking for help doesn’t make you weak — it makes you human.</p><p>If anxiety has ever made you feel alone, this conversation is for you.</p><p><strong>⏱️ Episode Chapters:</strong> </p><p>00:00 Introduction &amp; Guest Welcome </p><p>00:53 Eric’s Background &amp; Frontier Psychiatry</p><p> 02:10 Telehealth Before and After COVID </p><p>03:59 From Wall Street to Psychiatry </p><p>06:27 Personal Anxiety &amp; Hitting a Wall</p><p>10:28 Choosing Psychiatry &amp; Helping Others </p><p>14:57 Managing Anxiety &amp; Self-Care Tools </p><p>19:37 Understanding Patients Through Lived Experience </p><p>20:49 Sharing Mental Health Skills on LinkedIn </p><p>22:46 Mental Health &amp; Social Media </p><p>25:58 Men’s Mental Health &amp; Cultural Pressure </p><p>32:08 Parenting, Perspective, and What Really Matters </p><p>36:55 Final Thoughts &amp; Call to Action</p><p>25:58 Men's Mental Health Issues</p><p>32:08 Personal Reflections and Parenting</p><p>36:55 Concluding Thoughts and Call to Action</p>

<p>In this powerful episode of <strong>Hey Man; It’s Ok</strong>, hosts <strong>Sky Bridges</strong> and licensed therapist <strong>Ryan Heapy</strong> sit down with <strong>Dr. Ryan Dix</strong>, a clinical psychologist with 16+ years of experience and the leader of Providence’s groundbreaking <strong>“No One Cares Alone”</strong> program.</p><p>Together, they unpack the <strong>mental health crisis facing healthcare workers</strong>, intensified by COVID-19—and still affecting caregivers today. From <strong>burnout and compassion fatigue</strong> to <strong>psychological safety at work</strong>, this conversation goes deep into what it <em>actually</em> takes to support the people who support everyone else.</p><p> <strong>In this episode, we cover:</strong></p><ul><li>Why burnout in healthcare is at an all-time high</li><li>The hidden cost of compassion fatigue</li><li>How to recognize burnout before it breaks you</li><li>Creating psychologically safe workplaces</li><li>The power of peer support &amp; human connection</li><li>Simple, accessible coping tools that actually help</li><li>Why talking about emotions at work isn’t weakness—it’s survival</li></ul><p>If you’re a <strong>healthcare worker, caregiver, therapist, leader, or someone feeling stretched too thin</strong>, this episode is for you.</p><p>Mental health doesn’t get better in silence—and no one should care alone.</p><p>👇 <strong>Drop a comment</strong> if this resonates, and <strong>share with someone who needs to hear this.</strong></p><p><strong>🕒 Chapters</strong> </p><p>00:00 Introduction &amp; Welcome </p><p>00:20 Meet Dr. Ryan Dix — Helping the Helpers 01:41 Burnout &amp; Mental Health in Healthcare </p><p>03:35 Coping During COVID </p><p>07:00 How to Identify Burnout </p><p>11:44 Creating Safe Spaces for Real Conversations </p><p>15:59 Organizational Responsibility &amp; Mental Health </p><p>31:23 Integrated Primary Care Explained </p><p>35:33 Personal Motivation &amp; Coping Tools </p><p>42:52 Final Thoughts &amp; Takeaways</p>

<p>What happens when the identity you’ve worn for decades disappears? When the job, the role, the mask — all of it — gets stripped away by pain, loss, or life itself?</p><p>In this deeply human episode of <strong><em>Hey Man; It’s Ok</em></strong>, Sky Bridges and Ryan Heapy sit down with artist, musician, and creative visionary <strong>Deborah Weed</strong>, founder of <strong>Paisley’s Fashion Forest</strong>, for a conversation about radical acceptance, healing through creativity, and rediscovering joy when everything familiar feels gone.</p><p>Deborah shares how creativity — the thing you were <em>meant</em> to do — can become a bridge back to life, even in moments of isolation, doubt, and worthlessness. Together, we explore what it means to live with chronic pain, release rigid professional identities, and ask the vulnerable question so many of us avoid: <strong>Who am I when the mask comes off?</strong></p><p>This episode dives into:</p><ul><li>Radical acceptance as a pathway through trauma and self-doubt</li><li>Why creativity isn’t optional — it’s often essential to healing</li><li>The danger of tying our worth to productivity and professional identity</li><li>Reclaiming fun, joy, and authenticity as adults</li><li>Overcoming fear of judgment and leaning into your passions</li><li>Deborah’s journey as a musician and the birth of <em>Paisley’s Fashion Forest</em>, a global creative collaboration</li></ul><p>This is a conversation about compassion, purpose, and remembering that you are more than what you produce — and that your creative spark might be the very thing that brings you home to yourself.</p><p><strong>If you’ve ever felt lost, burned out, or unsure of who you are anymore — this episode is for you.</strong></p><p><strong>Episode Timeline</strong></p><p>00:00 Understanding Emotions and Healing 16:12 Radical Acceptance and Self-Worth 18:48 The Power of Compassion 22:35 Embracing Authenticity and Fun 25:03 Love and Healing 27:03 Dealing with Disappointment 31:48 Rediscovering Fun in Relationships 33:08 Incorporating Creativity to Overcome Disappointment 34:22 Embracing Your Creative Gifts 35:01 The Healing Power of Creativity 37:27 Overcoming Fear of Judgment 39:42 Leaning into Your Passions 40:54 Deborah’s Musical Journey 44:24 Final Thoughts and Farewell </p>