HS Brotherhood
🔥 Welcome to the HS Brotherhood Podcast 🔥
Hosted by Joey Torre & Parish Armstead
👊 Real Talk. Raw Stories. Unbreakable Brotherhood.
Living with Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) as a man can feel isolating—but it doesn’t have to. Join Joey Torre (HS advocate and resilience coach) and Parish Armstead (patient warrior and community builder) as they smash the stigma around men’s health and HS.
What You’ll Hear:
✅ No-BS Conversations: From flare-ups to fatherhood, mental health to manhood myths.
✅ Expert Insights: Dermatologists, therapists, and researchers break down treatments and hope.
✅ Brotherhood Wins: Stories of men thriving with HS—in the gym, at work, and beyond.
✅ Your Voice: Listener Q&As, shoutouts, and uncensored lived experiences.
Why Listen?
- “We’re not just surviving HS—we’re rewriting what it means to be strong.”
- For guys tired of silent suffering: This is your mic drop moment.
🎧 Subscribe now on [Apple Podcasts/Spotify/etc.] and join the tribe that’s turning pain into power.
New episodes drop every Tuesday. Tag a brother who needs this crew. 💪
HS Brotherhood
Men, Mental Health & Being Yourself: A Candid Conversation With Dr. Katelyn
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In this powerful and deeply honest episode of HS Brotherhood, hosts Parish and Joey sit down with Dr. Katelyn Baker for a conversation that every man needs to hear. Recorded during Men's Mental Health Awareness Month, this crossover-style episode dives into the emotional realities men face—especially those living with HS—around identity, relationships, vulnerability, and self-worth.
The guys open up about the challenges of maintaining mental well-being, the pressure to “be strong,” and the lifelong habit many men develop of putting others first while silently struggling. With compassion and clarity, Dr. Katelyn helps them unpack patterns of overcompensation, masking, and losing yourself in relationships, reminding listeners that you don’t have to earn love through performance and that authenticity matters more than perfection.
Together, they explore:
• The emotional exhaustion of pretending to be “the strong one.”
• Why many men feel unworthy of love—and how to challenge that belief
• The fear of therapy and how to safely approach it
• How partners and friends can support men without enabling codependency
• The importance of reframing, emotional awareness, and slowing down
• What it really means to be a “good man” when you're learning to prioritize yourself
This episode is not just a conversation—it’s a mirror. Whether you’re navigating chronic illness, relationships, or your own mental health journey, this dialogue offers powerful reminders: you are worthy, you deserve support, and taking care of yourself does not make you any less of a man.
For more HS resources, mental health tools, and community programs, visit hsconnect.org.
This podcast was made possible by Moonlake.