Menfolk Journeys
This podcast explores how different men from all walks of life wear the beautiful and confusing mantle of manhood.
Men can be knuckleheads in public life. But in private, if given the right questions and if they feel comfortable, men can also be thoughtful, reflective, and have deep conversations about their lives, big questions, and meaningful ideas.
We have great conversations with men just like us and from all walks of life, so we can learn from their personal stories and all get better together.
Menfolk Journeys
33. Bryce and The Power of Positive Stress
Can men be strong and humble?
Can men be physically capable, even dangerous, yet be voluntarily in control?
Can men strive to excel while embracing failure and discomfort?
Can a man learn and grow from stress?
Bryce Eddy introduces me to the term Hormesis, which, biologically, is based on the idea that small amounts of positive stress can unlock adaptive response and growth that improves health and resilience.
Have men lost some of that in 2025? Are we less resilient than we were? Can we learn how to be more resilient ourselves, and teach that resilience to the next generation of men?
This is a conversation with someone who desires to be - and seems to be - unstoppable in his convictions, and seeking discomfort in a desire to practice resilience and strength.
