Guys Dealings with Feelings
For men who say "I'm fine" when they're not.
Guys Dealings With Feelings is a podcast about what men actually carry — anger, grief, shutdown, the things they don't say out loud. Aaron Gray, who lost his infant son Joel in 2012, hosts with his childhood friend Jason, a therapist with 18 years of clinical experience. One of them has lived it. The other knows the language.
Together they talk about identity, trauma, presence, being a man, and what it takes to feel anything again — without judgment or performative toughness.
Also searchable as Guys Dealing With Feelings.
Guys Dealings with Feelings
You're Trying to Control the Wrong Things (And It's Costing You Everything)
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Most of us spend our lives trying to control people, relationships, outcomes, finances, careers, and even our emotions. The harder we try, the more exhausted we become.
In this episode of Guys Dealings With Feelings, Aaron and Jason explore one of the biggest mindset shifts you can make: you control very little—but you influence almost everything.
Together, they unpack:
- Why trying to control life creates anxiety and frustration
- The difference between control and influence
- How your internal state shapes every relationship you have
- Why accountability is the foundation of real freedom
- How your nervous system affects the way you experience the world
- Why the energy you bring into a room often determines what comes back to you
- How to become the kind of person who naturally influences others without forcing change
If you've been waiting for life, people, or circumstances to change before you can finally feel at peace, this conversation may completely change the way you think.
The greatest influence you'll ever have isn't over other people—it's over the person you become.
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