Episode Details

Why do so many men feel exhausted, disconnected, and unfulfilled—but struggle to say they’re sad?

In this episode of Twenty Something, Liv sits down with men’s coach Nate Johansen to unpack the emotional reality behind burnout—and why it’s often misunderstood.

Because what if burnout isn’t just about doing too much… but about being disconnected from who you are?

Nate shares why so many men are taught to suppress emotion, how that shows up as exhaustion, isolation, and disconnection, and why so many people feel stuck in lives that don’t fully feel like their own.

If you’re a man, this episode will help you understand what you’re actually feeling—and why. And if you’re trying to better support the men in your life, this will give you a perspective you may have never considered.

But this conversation is also about all of us.

It’s about the quiet ways we ignore what we feel, the roles we step into without questioning, and what happens when we keep pushing through instead of slowing down.

In this episode, we talk about:

1. Why burnout might actually be emotional disconnection
2. The difference between feeling “exhausted” and actually being depressed
3. How fear and shame shape the decisions we make
4. Why avoiding your emotions keeps you stuck
5. What it looks like to reconnect with yourself

Whether you’re trying to understand yourself—or someone you love—this episode will shift the way you see it all.

Because maybe you don’t need to fix your life. Maybe you just need to reconnect with yourself.

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Connect with Nate Johansen: Instagram: @nate_johansen