Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
I Can't Stop Thinking About My Ex: When a Gay Breakup Takes Over Your Mind
Season 1 Episode 222
Months after a gay breakup, you may still think about your ex every day. You might miss the sex, the companionship, or how you felt about yourself wh…
1 day, 1 hour ago
The Gay High Achievement Paradox: When Success Isn't Enough
Season 1 Episode 221
You've built the career, earned the recognition, and reached goals your younger self once dreamed about. Why can success still feel exhausting—or str…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
The Psychology of 9/11: Perpetrator Motivations and Our Reactions
Season 1 Episode 220
Ken Howard, LCSW, explores the psychology behind September 11 and its lasting aftermath—from absolutism and dehumanization to grief, survivor guilt, …
3 weeks ago
Gay Men and Sides: Sexual Self-Empowerment Beyond Tops and Bottoms
Season 1 Episode 219
What if anal sex simply isn't part of the sex you want? In this episode, Ken Howard, LCSW, explores "sides"—gay men who prefer sexual expression with…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Aging Without a Blueprint: Gay Men, Retirement, and What Comes Next
Season 1 Episode 218
Many gay men prepare financially for retirement, yet still feel uncertain about what they are retiring into.
Ken Howard, LCSW, explores the "blueprin…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Quiet Ambivalence of Open Relationships in Long-Term Gay Couples
Season 1 Episode 218
What happens when a long-term gay couple is no longer fully monogamous—but neither partner feels entirely comfortable calling the relationship open?
…2 months ago
Five Love Languages Reimagined for Gay Men, Part 2: Gifts, Touch & Attachment
Season 1 Episode 217
In Part 2 of Five Love Languages Reimagined for Gay Men, Ken Howard, LCSW explores why receiving gifts and physical touch can mean far more than they…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Five Love Languages for Gay Men: What They Really Mean (Part 1)
Season 1 Episode 217
The five love languages can be useful—but for gay men, they often carry deeper psychological meaning.
In Part 1 of this two-part episode, Ken Howard…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Why High-Achieving Gay Men Struggle to Feel Loved
Season 1 Episode 217
Many successful gay men appear to have everything: thriving careers, financial security, meaningful accomplishments, and lives that others admire. Ye…
3 months ago
Why Am I Never Invited? The Hidden Psychology of Social Exclusion Among Gay Men
Season 1 Episode 216
Have you ever opened Instagram only to discover your friends got together without you?
Within seconds, your mind may begin asking painful questions: …
3 months, 2 weeks ago