Connection over Coffee with The Loneliness Guy

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

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

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

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

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