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Connection over Coffee with The Loneliness Guy

Phil McAuliffe

Come and connect over coffee with Phil McAuliffe (The Loneliness Guy) and his guests and explore not only how loneliness and social disconnection affects gay and queer men, but how to become more authentically connected.

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Ep. 13 - Connection and casual sex - with Michael DiIorio

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09/23/20 • 65 min

As a gay man, can casual sex satisfy your human need for connection? Do you leave hook-ups feeling that a physical itch has been scratched but emotionally and mentally empty? Is the thrill you get connection or validation? Are you using casual sex in a way that’s like putting a band aid on a broken arm? Don’t worry, that comment will make sense shortly... Join Michael DiIorio from Wellismo Coaching and me for a chat about connection and casual sex in this episode of my podcast for gay men. About Michael Michael is a certified life & wellness coach and founder of Wellismo, a wellness blog that intersects personal development and sexuality. As a coach, he enables clients to achieve their goals and create a future they're excited for. Website: www.wellismo.com Instagram: @wellismo_coach Links Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the discussion in the premium subscriber lounge. Subscribe and stay connected: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Read the blog: https://bit.ly/2EnEaok Michael’s coaching services: www.thelonelinessguy.com/coaching-michael-diiorio Need some help through your loneliness?: www.thelonelinessguy.com/help Contact me: [email protected] Join us on YouTube!: https://youtu.be/DcowxGc7udw Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz
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09/23/20 • 65 min

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Ep. 12 - Speaking your loneliness story

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09/16/20 • 33 min

The awful thoughts and feelings of loneliness only move when we take steps to get the connection we need as a human. This involves speaking up and admitting that we’re lonely and speaking to someone who’s earned the right to hear our story of loneliness. Yes, admitting and speaking your loneliness is terrifying. I know. How can you even start this conversation? You start right here. Join me for a coffee on this episode and we’ll reflect on the wisdom shared in the past five episodes and work on ways of putting it all to use when speaking our loneliness story aloud. Links Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the discussion in the premium subscriber lounge. Subscribe and stay connected: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Read the blog: https://bit.ly/2YmY8p9. When you need help through your loneliness, go to: www.thelonelinessguy.com/help Contact me: [email protected] Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz
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09/16/20 • 33 min

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Ep. 11 - The stigma of loneliness - with Matt Landsiedel

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09/10/20 • 60 min

As a human emotion, loneliness affects everyone. But the stigma of loneliness prevents us from talking about it. It prevents us from doing the things that our loneliness is telling us to do: take steps to get meaningful connection in our lives. It doesn’t have to be this way. Join me for a conversation with Matt Landsiedel from Matt Landsiedel Coaching and Inspired to be Authentic in this episode of my podcast for gay men ‘Connection over Coffee with The Loneliness Guy’ and let’s talk about the stigma of loneliness and moving beyond it. I’m working to de-stigmatise loneliness and promote authentic connection for gay men globally, one coffee at a time. You’re not alone anymore. About Matt Matt’s story is uplifting, inspiring and eminently relatable. A reforming perfectionist and recovering addict, he’s spent the last few years working through his sources of shame and practices ‘healthy vulnerability’ and knows that this is both the way through shame, our shame-induced behaviours and getting the connection we need. Matt’s Instagram: @inspiredtobeauthentic Matt’s website: www.mattlandsiedel.com Matt’s podcast: https://spoti.fi/3hdH7VT Links Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the discussion in the premium subscriber lounge. Subscribe and stay connected: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Read the blog: https://bit.ly/2Re5fgt When you need help through your loneliness, go to: www.thelonelinessguy.com/help Contact me: [email protected] Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz
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09/10/20 • 60 min

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Ep. 10 - Why is it so hard to ask for help? - with Mike Campbell

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09/02/20 • 76 min

No man is an island, so why do we act like we are? When did becoming a man involve having to have it all figured out and be all things to everyone all the time? It’s ridiculous. We KNOW it’s ridiculous, but why can we still find it so hard to ask for help, to take a step, even when we know it’s needed? Join me and my friend Mike Campbell for a chat about why we men – and why I – can find it so hard to ask for help on this episode of my podcast for gay men ‘Connection over Coffee with The Loneliness Guy’. I’m working to de-stigmatise loneliness and promote authentic connection for gay men globally, one coffee at a time. You’re not alone anymore. About Mike Mike Campbell, Husband, Father, Man Coach, Podcaster, Writer, StoneFruit Eater Helping men build legendary integrity and live better lives with loving straight talk. Mike’s Instagram: @mikecampbellmc Mike’s new podcast: https://spoti.fi/3gLUdJR Links Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the discussion in the premium subscriber lounge. Subscribe and stay connected: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Read the blog: https://bit.ly/2Dg6oAS Want to know more about Mike and his services? Let me introduce you: www.thelonelinessguy.com/coaching-mike-campbell When you need help through your loneliness, go to: www.thelonelinessguy.com/help Contact me: [email protected] Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz
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09/02/20 • 76 min

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Ep. 9 - Owning our coming out stories - with Alexander Gerard

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08/26/20 • 91 min

I struggle to think of a better example of courage than what it takes for us to come out – and keep coming out – as gay men. It requires us to be real and authentic. How we are received when we do come out can really define us. A ‘good’ coming out can inspire us to be ourselves more. A ‘bad’ coming out – being outed before we’re ready – can be harmful for us. Join me and Alexander Gerard (founder of the Proud to be Out podcast) for a chat about how we can own our coming out stories on this episode of my podcast for gay men . I’m working to de-stigmatise loneliness and promote authentic connection for gay men globally, one coffee at a time. You’re not alone anymore. About Alexander Alexander is the host of ‘Proud to be Out’, a new podcast for gay men in their 30s. The podcast focuses on having real conversations with real gay men about the things that matter. Check it out on Spotify (link below). Alexander’s Instagram: @proudtobeout Links Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the discussion in the premium subscriber lounge. Subscribe and stay connected: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Read the blog: https://bit.ly/34A4WEK My interview on Proud to be Out: https://spoti.fi/34EBPAl When you need help through your loneliness, go to: www.thelonelinessguy.com/help Contact me: [email protected] Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz
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08/26/20 • 91 min

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Ep. 8 - The world needs us as we are - with Michael DiIorio

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08/19/20 • 71 min

Something amazing often happens when we decide to start showing up in the world as our authentic selves. We can feel seen. We can feel heard. We can feel like we belong. It’s exhilarating. It’s the feeling of being alive. Taking a first step is as scary as f*ck. And it’s this fear that holds us back. The world needs you as you are. Join me and Michael DiIorio from Wellismo Coach for a coffee on this episode of my podcast for gay men. I’m working to de-stigmatise loneliness and promote authentic connection for gay men globally. You’re not alone anymore. About Michael Michael is a certified life & wellness coach and founder of Wellismo, a wellness blog that intersects personal development and sexuality. As a coach, he enables clients to achieve their goals and create a future they're excited for. Website: www.wellismo.com Instagram: @wellismo_coach Links Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the discussion in the premium subscriber lounge. Subscribe and stay connected: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Read the blog: https://bit.ly/2Q576na Michael’s coaching services: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/coaching-michael-diiorio Need some help through your loneliness?: www.thelonelinessguy.com/help Contact me: [email protected] Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz
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08/19/20 • 71 min

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Ep. 7 - Connection in the time of COVID - with Sophia Kokores

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08/12/20 • 68 min

Let me buy you a coffee and let’s have a real conversation with Sophia Kokores from the Other People Movement (OPM) Collective about connection in the time of COVID. In this episode, we have a chat about loneliness, connection, acceptance, adaptability and how crises catch us where we are. Join us for a soulgasmic chat over coffee. About Sophia and OPM Collective Sophia Kokores Connection Experience Designer + Coach Founder, OPM Collective M.A. Positive Psychology, UPenn OPM Collective is a collection of experiences that connect humans to one another. We design experiences (mainly Circles) and clothing pieces that enable people to connect to themselves and to others. Circles, Sophia believes, are the wave of the future. They will be the force that enable and empower us to truly connect to one another in this new era we live in. Each collective has 4-6 people who meet every other week online in a facilitated Circle. We explore connection to ourselves, each other, and the world at large through guided mindfulness, sharing, listening, and responding practices. It has been said from members of the pilot Collective, that Circles feel “like getting a massage for your soul twice a month”. I invite you to come check out a Circle for yourself. I host a free Circle every Thursday. Sign up at www.opmcollective.com Links Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the discussion in the premium subscriber lounge. Subscribe and stay connected: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Read the blog: https://bit.ly/3aaoPDc Need some help through your loneliness?: www.thelonelinessguy.com/help Contact me: [email protected] Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz
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08/12/20 • 68 min

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Ep. 6 - Why is loneliness so bad?

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08/05/20 • 16 min

Let me buy you a coffee and let’s have a chat about why loneliness is so bad for our health. In short, chronic loneliness is killing us: through suicide, heart disease and other chronic health conditions. Armed with this information, which frog are you going to be? Let’s have a coffee. Links: Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the discussion in the premium subscriber lounge. Subscribe and stay connected: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Read the blog: https://bit.ly/31c31Da Need help?: www.thelonelinessguy.com/help Contact me: [email protected] Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz
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08/05/20 • 16 min

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Ep. 5 - Authenticity is EVERYTHING

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07/29/20 • 14 min

Let's have a coffee and have a chat about authenticity and how it is EVERYTHING when connecting with other humans. Indeed, authentic connection is the antidote to loneliness. Authenticity is sexy: we’re drawn to people who are simply who they are and are being unapologetically themselves. Authenticity – and connecting authentically – requires tremendous courage within ourselves. It takes courage to identify and remove the masks we wear. It takes courage to keep them off and engage with the world unprotected. The price is high. The reward is great. Let’s have a coffee. Links Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the discussion! Subscribe and stay connected: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Read the blog: https://bit.ly/3hFubZx Need help?: www.thelonelinessguy.com/help Contact me: [email protected] Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz
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07/29/20 • 14 min

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Ep. 14 - Comparisons can bring joy - with Jesse Elkins

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10/07/20 • 74 min

As a society – as a gay community – it's hard to not constantly compare ourselves to each other, to those who are successful and to celebrities. For the gay man who’s experiencing loneliness and a lack of authentic connection, these comparisons can make us feel even more alone and that we don’t belong. It can make us feel like we need to work harder to project an image to the world so we’re also accepted. Comparison really is the thief of joy. Or is it? Join me and Jesse Elkins from Full Sun Fitness and Nutrition for a coffee and join our thought-provoking and inspiring chat about how we can turn these comparisons into sources of inspiration, joy and connection. About Jesse Jesse is the founder and owner of Full Sun Fitness and Nutrition in Charlotte. It’s a personal training and nutrition coaching service for Queer and ally communities near and far. It was born after too many years of experiencing and witnessing wellness challenges and access gaps for Queer Folx. He decided that if he didn’t feel safe or comfortable in many wellness settings, others might not either. Turns out, he was right! Website: www.fullsunfitness.com Instagram: @fullsunfitness Donate to help Trans and BIPOC folx access wellness services: www.fullsunfitness.com/donate Links Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the discussion in the premium subscriber lounge. Subscribe and stay connected: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Read the blog: https://bit.ly/2GsoII7 Need some help through your loneliness?: www.thelonelinessguy.com/help Contact me: [email protected] Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz
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10/07/20 • 74 min

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Connection over Coffee with The Loneliness Guy currently has 99 episodes available.

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The podcast is about Health & Fitness and Podcasts.

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The episode title 'Ep. 13 - Connection and casual sex - with Michael DiIorio' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on Connection over Coffee with The Loneliness Guy is 40 minutes.

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Episodes of Connection over Coffee with The Loneliness Guy are typically released every 7 days.

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The first episode of Connection over Coffee with The Loneliness Guy was released on Jun 30, 2020.

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