The Men of the House Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Are you really where you want to be in life—or just where you thought you were supposed to end up? In this deeply personal episode, I pause and ask myself that exact question, inspired in part by the Nurse Dad Podcast. I look back over five decades of life, tracing the recurring themes of service, integrity, and doing what’s right, and ask: was I actually seeking freedom all along? You’ll hear how I discovered that the freedom I now have looks very different from what I once ...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes the thing you're called to do for a season isn't where you're supposed to stay forever. This Unfiltered Friday begins with September 11th and remembering Buck on what would have been his birthday. But it also forced me to look at where the last two years of my own life have gone. Caregiving was supposed to be about helping someone else. Instead, it became a two-year detour that changed me physically and emotionally. I injured my back. Pain became something I had to ...

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Send us Fan Mail For years, I believed that putting everyone else first was simply what a good husband, father, caregiver, and provider was supposed to do. Then one back injury changed everything. In this deeply personal episode of The Men of the House Podcast, I share the story I've never fully told—from caring for a 97-year-old bedbound veteran, to developing a 15-month dependency on 7-OH while trying to keep showing up for everyone else. This isn't an episode about addiction. It's an episo...

Send us Fan Mail What if the “dash” between your birth and death dates is where your real purpose lives—and you’re sleepwalking through it? In this raw, solo episode, I open up about an intense week of hospital visits, a client’s passing, and the emotional weight of being a caregiver and empath when your superpower starts to feel like kryptonite. I share a sleepless-night journey into TikTok Live—a wild digital bazaar of creators, healers, and musicians—where a chance connection with Br...