The ManKind Podcast
The ManKind Podcast is a space where modern masculinity gets redefined by real men doing real work.
In a world full of outdated blueprints and noisy stereotypes, hosts Brandon Clift and Boysen Hodgson unpack what it means to be a man today with humor, honesty, and heart.
This isn’t about telling you WHO to be. It’s about helping you pick up the pen and write your own story of manhood. Whether we’re breaking down leadership blind spots, sharing the messiness of personal growth, or talking to mission-driven authors and change-makers, this show offers tools, stories, and soulful conversations to help you show up as the man you're destined to become!
If you’re ready to stop performing and start becoming, tune in. We’re here for the messy, meaningful, and often hilarious journey of becoming the kind of man and human you actually want to be.
Created by the ManKind Project USA.
Hosted by Brandon Clift & Boysen Hodgson.
The ManKind Podcast
234 - How To Raise Emotionally Resilient Kids Through The Power Of Storytelling with Andrew Newman
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In this deeply moving episode of The ManKind Podcast, Brandon sits down with Andrew Newman, author, storyteller, TEDx speaker, and founder of Conscious Stories, to explore how the stories we hear as children shape our emotional lives as adults.
Andrew shares why most adult personal development work is really about repairing the first seven years of life and why he chose to focus his life’s work on supporting children before those wounds take root. Through storytelling, breathwork, and ritual, Andrew helps parents create emotionally safe, regulated, and connected moments with their kids, especially in the final 20 minutes of the day.
This conversation weaves together:
- The power of bedtime stories as co regulation and emotional repair
- Why children internalize belief systems before age seven
- How stories help kids install “I am good” as a core identity
- The role of breath and presence in emotional safety
- Why many men struggle with touch, trust, and vulnerability
- How men relearn safety and belonging through men’s work
- The long term impact of reading to children consistently
- Why healing trauma alone is not enough without self expression
- How to follow your spark instead of letting trauma lead your life
- Andrew’s upcoming adult work on unhiding yourself and reclaiming voice
Andrew also reads The Hug Who Got Stuck live on the show, demonstrating how storytelling can gently teach emotional regulation, self compassion, and resilience to both children and adults.
This episode is for parents, future parents, men doing inner work, and anyone who knows there is a younger version of themselves still longing to be seen, soothed, and encouraged to shine.
Andrew Newman adult work and books
https://andrewnewman.me
Unhide Yourself (adult book, soft launch)
Conscious Stories (children’s books)
https://consciousstories.com
Andrew Newman TEDx Talk: Why the Last 20 Minutes of the Day Matter
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