Episódios

  • This week… we’re doing something a little different. This week, Andy is the guest, because Andy was the model for a life drawing session in Pasadena, CA where he was joined by five talented multimedia artists sketching, painting and watercoloring Andy in his birthday suit.

    Those artists are:

    Carrie Chen (they/she)

    Shirley Huang (she/her)

    Gabriel Ortiz (he/him)

    Lawrence Lee (he/him)

    Danny Rios (he/him)

    & the host of Pasadena Life Drawing, Michael Olivares (he/him)!

    After Andy made his nude modeling debut, Andy sat down for separate conversations with Carrie, Shirley and Michael for a conversation about being present, the creative headspace and necessary chaos.

    PLUS!

    -why did modeling bring Andy closer to his child self?

    -could the artists tell when Andy was uncomfortable?

    -what color and vibe was Andy giving off? (it wasn’t green!)

    -which poses hurt? What was Andy thinking about while in the poses?

    -how is modeling a mindfulness practice?

    -the always additive magic and power of creativity

    -how Shirley predicted this entire episode

    Watch this episode on YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@nakedmanpod

    For More on the Artists…

    Carrie’s Instagram: @daturadivinity

    Shirley’s Instagram: @shirleyhuangart

    Michael’s Instagram: @m_a_olivares

    Lawrence’s Instagram: @lleephoenix

    Gabe’s Instagram: @gabeort58

    Gallery Girls’ Instagram: @gallerygirlsla

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    The Naked Man Podcast is edited and produced by Freddie Beckley and hosted by Andy Greene. This show is under the umbrella of Be Greene Productions.

    #lifedrawing #modeling #figuredrawing #malemodel #drawmodel

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  • This week’s guest is sex scholar, bestselling author and astrologer, Nadège (they/she).

    Nadège is a Pleasure Scientist who blends sex, neuroscience and psychology with astrology into an intoxicating elixir that helps you become the best lover to yourself and others. Woohoo! Nadège’s mission is sexual liberation, coaching sex breakthrough programs with their clients to help eliminate shame in a world bursting with it.

    Today, we’re continuing my journey to eradicate the shame around my body and around sex, and hopefully help you too, dear listener, as Nadège takes us through an inspiring meditation that reminds us to love our genitals, followed by a conversation about how Nadège arrived to the sex biz and what they’ve learned from their clients.

    PLUS!

    -why we need to befriend our genitals to build trust and improve communication

    -this is the only body we have, why not love it?

    -what can we learn from our arousal patterns?

    -why does Nadège recommend solo sex in front of a mirror?

    -why many men suck at self-soothing

    -how there’s no wrong way to have a sexual fantasy

    -why taboo is good for the brain

    -what is jealousy, really?

    -when we judge others, we're judging ourselves

    -why manifestation is demonstration

    Watch this episode on YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@nakedmanpod

    For More Nadège…

    Pleasure Science Website

    Sex Mastery Course

    Sex Breakthrough Coaching

    Buy Sextrology

    Join the newsletter!

    Instagram: @pleasurescience

    TikTok: @pleasurescience

    References

    How a Goddess Became a Virgin: The Real History of Virgo

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    The Naked Man Podcast is edited and produced by Freddie Beckley and hosted by Andy Greene. This show is under the umbrella of Be Greene Productions.

    #sexcoach #sextherapist #sexpositivity #solosex #masturbationishealthy

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  • This week’s guest is Jacinda Pender (@adultsdrink), a nonbinary beauty and makeup influencer and model who walks me through their transformation and journey finding beauty and helps me on my path to discover my own.

    Since coming to LA and coming out as nonbinary, Jacinda has continued to push the boundaries of self and beauty and in so doing, found a truer way of being and living. Jacinda shares some of their wisdom and insight and gifts with me, starting with applying lip scrub. Pucker up and join us!

    PLUS!

    -why shaving their head was the start of their transformation

    -the freedom that comes from removing our masks

    -how social media inspired their growth

    -why self-care equals beauty

    -why feeling “comfortable” is a signal to change

    -how to take that first step on your beauty journey

    -Jacinda’s improvised approach to their fits

    Watch this episode on YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@nakedmanpod

    For More Jacinda Pender

    Instagram: @adultsdrink

    TikTok: @adultsdrink

    References

    Notion Magazine: Revealing the Unfiltered Self

    Nylon’s Favorite Follow Series: AdultsDrink

    ShoutoutLA Profile

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    The Naked Man Podcast is edited and produced by Freddie Beckley and hosted by Andy Greene. This show is under the umbrella of Be Greene Productions.

    #mentalhealth #jacinda #beautyinfluencer #nonbinaryartist #makeupartist

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  • This week’s guest is Rachel Overvoll, a Somatic Sex and Intimacy Coach with Modern Intimacy and the author of Finding Feminism, a memoir that chronicles her journey breaking from a fundamentalist evangelical Christian upbringing and her healing from sexual trauma and domestic abuse. Rachel is also the author of The Breakup Journal, a just released book that offers hands-on, interactive prompts to help you heal from a fractured relationship.

    This week, I share a sex therapy session with Rachel, where we focus on fantasies and desires, and how to communicate them with our partners. Gulp.

    Afterwards, we discuss Rachel’s origin story and how she got here and how even experts can still experience trauma in their relationships.

    PLUS!

    -spontaneous vs. responsive desire

    -desire discrepancy and the shame that comes from it

    -the two types of fantasies – repetition agency vs. reparative

    -the three most common themes in sex therapy

    -how do we bring more pleasure into our life?

    -Rachel’s fantasy for our future

    Watch this episode on YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@nakedmanpod

    For More Rachel Overvoll

    Finding Feminism: A Memoir

    The Breakup Journal

    Instagram: @rachelovervoll

    TikTok: @rachelovervoll

    Rachel’s Spicy Sunroom

    Sign Up for a Free Consultation!

    Get Therapy at Modern Intimacy

    References

    Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by Adrienne Maree Brown

    Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski

    Coming Together by Celeste Hirschman and Danielle Harel

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    #mentalhealth #mensmentalhealth #sextherapy #desirediscrepancy #sexcoaching

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  • “When I joined therapy, [foreskin] was what I was most scared to talk about. I was shaking.”

    This week, Andy is joined by Georganne Chapin, Founding Executive Director of Intact America, and Willy Kaye, a circumcision survivor, to discuss the history and myths surrounding the very American medical procedure of circumcision.

    We start by taking a 12 question True/False quiz about circumcision, foreskin and the science around it. From there, we talk about Willy’s trauma for having a circumcision and Andy’s trauma around not having one, and the shame and irony that boys and men everywhere, intact or not, are uncomfortable to talk about this issue. But it’s time to talk about it.

    PLUS!

    -did the guy (Dr. Kellogg) who invented corn flakes popularize circumcision to prevent masturbation?

    -is this all about money? (yes.)

    -what is the intactivism movement?

    -how circumcisions took doctors and rooms away from COVID-19 patients

    -how the medical industry doesn’t take a stance on this issue and puts the burden and pressure on the parents

    Watch this episode on YOUTUBE: ⁠https://youtu.be/AnoEzOBh4Xs⁠

    Guests Socials

    Intact America Website

    Willy Kaye’s Rolfing Website

    Order This Penis Business by Georganne Chapin

    Instagram: ⁠@intactamerica

    TikTok: ⁠@intactamerica

    Show Socials

    Instagram: ⁠@nakedmanpod⁠

    TikTok: ⁠@nakedmanpod⁠

    Andy: ⁠@wanderinggreene⁠

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    The Naked Man Podcast is edited and produced by Freddie Beckley and hosted by Andy Greene. This show is under the umbrella of Be Greene Productions.

    #foreskin #circumcision #mentalhealth #mensmentalhealth #foreskinpride #intactivism

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  • “The only reason you should feel guilty about eating something is if you stole it.”

    This week, Andy is joined by health coach Victoria Yates to talk about intuitive eating, a non-diet approach to eating that reminds us to listen to our body. Victoria is a licensed nurse who shares her wisdom and experiences with her clients on The Redefining Health Podcast.

    Victoria coaches Andy through a sample session on his history and feelings about food and afterwards, Andy interviews Victoria on her journey and what brought her to this healthier world.

    PLUS!

    -why is satisfaction the best barometer for being full?

    -”The Best Bite”

    -the problems with a clean plate mentality

    -how do we prevent distracted and mindless eating?

    -meal plans

    -the illusory bell curve of satisfaction

    -eliminating guilt and restrictive eating

    -how it comes back to an all or nothing mindset

    Watch this episode on YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/AnoEzOBh4Xs

    Guest Socials

    Work with Victoria!

    Victoria’s Redefining Health Podcast

    Take the Free Minicourse!

    Instagram: @nondiet_rn

    TikTok: @nondiet_rn

    References

    The Naked Man Meal Plan!

    Show Socials

    Instagram: @nakedmanpod

    TikTok: @nakedmanpod

    Andy: @wanderinggreene

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    The Naked Man Podcast is edited and produced by Freddie Beckley and hosted by Andy Greene. This show is under the umbrella of Be Greene Productions.

    #intuitiveeating #nondietapproach #mentalhealth #mensmentalhealth #mealplan #cleanplatementality #mindlesseating

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  • “You don't have to be the best one when you're 22 or the best one when you're 32. You don't have to be anyone's favorite. You just have to be proud of yourself for yourself.”

    This week, Andy is joined by actor and singer Indigo Dai, Marlon Meikle’s drag persona, to explore gender non-conformity and our gender identities. To do so, the drag queen takes the wheel as Indigo leads Andy and all of us through an interactive writing exercise that urges us to reconnect with our inner child. Play along!

    Indigo and Andy uncover the power of make-believe to create and discover our truths, rooted in the toys we played with as children.

    PLUS!

    -the fear of being seen

    -whose imagination are you living in?

    -Andy’s coming out story and panic attack at Outloud Fest during Pride

    -how Indigo Dai, how our creative pursuits, is a queer lab

    -why the single is the new business card

    -Andy’s quest to find a community of goobers!

    -why there’s no need to rush this journey of Becoming

    Watch this episode on YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@nakedmanpod

    Guest Socials

    Listen to Indigo Dai’s single, “Breakdown”

    Instagram: @heyindigodai

    TikTok: @indigodai

    References

    Gender Identity Prompts [PDF]

    NPR's Life Kit’s Five Ways to Explore Your Gender Identity

    Show Socials

    Instagram: @nakedmanpod

    TikTok: @nakedmanpod

    Andy: @wanderinggreene

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    The Naked Man Podcast is edited and produced by Freddie Beckley and hosted by Andy Greene. This show is under the umbrella of Be Greene Productions.

    Feel your magic, feel your glow

    It’s your party, here we go

    #boys #men #mentalhealth #gendernonconforming #genderidentity #mensmentalhealth



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  • Hi friends, I’m Andy Greene… and I’m The Naked Man.

    The Naked Man Podcast is my journey of vulnerability, to reconnect with my body and rediscover the child inside.

    In our first two seasons, we read my birth chart, we spoke to my ancestors, we even met my therapist.

    Now, in our third season, I’m peeling back even more layers.

    I’m being coached on intuitive eating.

    I’m confronting my shame about not having a circumcision.

    I’m trying to figure out who I am without gender as a crutch.

    …because this is The Naked Man Podcast.

    Remove your armor, unleash your curiosity and join me, wherever you podcast.

    The podcast is going video! Subscribe to our ⁠YouTube Channel⁠.

    Follow us on:

    ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠TikTok

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  • "Almost every moment I’ve been hurt or that I’ve hurt others has come when I was trying to act like a man or how I thought a man was supposed to act, or when I was acting differently than a man should."

    This week, I talk about a fateful journey to the bookstore and identifying as gender nonconforming.

    This tale touches upon the frightful nature of all-male spaces, shame, privilege, King David and the Underground Rave, Christmastime jewelry and the power of sampler trays.

    References

    Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon Alok on the 'Man Enough' Podcast

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  • “You're here to transform yourself.” This week, Danny Santos (@santoscrystalvisions) AKA the Astro Daddy reads my astrological chart. Danny Santos is an archetypal astrologer on a mission to become an ayahuasca shaman. So yeah, he's rad. The result is a deeper dive into astrology that uncovers where I've been, what I'm good at, what I need to work on, and what my DESTINY is. It's a lot. 

    We see why I love quality, nature, food, art and music, appreciating things as they are. Why I desire stability. Why my soul can't develop any further through the Taurus perspective. How my Scorpio Rising indicates a need to go underneath, inward. We uncover my potent karma, to be the friggin' Grim Reaper of my bloodline on a mission to heal ancestral trauma. We uncover a wounded sense of boundaries that has been around early in life. I learn that I'm "an incredibly Venus-oriented person" and that I have a lot of healing/work to do in the fields of eroticism, sensuality and sexuality that has long been infected by shame. I start that work in this episode, revealing my primary wound.

    Who was I in a past life? Why does travel help me? What are my destiny signs? (Spoilers: PISCES and LEO, call me.) Why do I need to learn how to dream? Why the hell does improv come up? How does my mom fit into the equation? What is up with my gut? How is 'Daddy' part of my destiny?

    Take a trip with Danny and I through "the proponents of the universe," the stars. 

    "This is what weaves our universe together." - Danny Santos.

    References

    Astro Daddy Podcast Book a Session with Danny!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nakedmanpod/support
  • This week, I'm joined by actor-carpenter-podcaster David Marlowe (@dwmarlowe) of the Shudder Show to discuss his experiences and struggles with ADHD. Starting with an ADHD diagnosis in second grade, David chronicles a lifelong tale of stigmas and over-explaining that has necessitated a bushel of metaphors at his disposal. David relates a difficult college experience after he went off meds, how his walls are up when it comes to conversations revolving around mental health in a blue collar workplace and how South Park did ADHD a disservice. While "pills don't make skills," we also bemoan the heartbreaking travails with health insurance and the difficulties in getting Adderall. 

    References

    How to ADHD YouTube Channel Driven to Distraction Book ADHD ReWired Podcast Hacking Your ADHD Podcast I Have ADHD Podcast--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nakedmanpod/support
  • "Self-care is the opening towards a spiritual practice and the key to healing."

    This week I'm joined by picture book writer-illustrator and oracle Priyanka Vashee (@gulabimagic) to talk about her spiritual journey, my spirit guides, the difficulty and power of shifting mindsets and our paths to finding picture books, and subsequently, each other.

    We talk about Captain Bartlett, the leader of Andy's spirit council, and the joyful afterlife. We change roles, as the ever-caring, empathetic and understanding Priyanka plays host to a dose of Andy therapy. We also discuss Priyanka's "breathless" experience with COVID, her career change, the shame and embarrassment associated with difficult things and "psychic stuff." Is a technical glitch really spiritual intervention? How did Priyanka's journey start with a terrible palm reading? Why is it so hard to believe in yourself when that is so clearly the thing we need most?

    We attempt to explore these questions and more.

    Please rate, subscribe and tell your friends. 

    Shop at Priyanka's Etsy shop! 

    Book a session with Priyanka or visit her website.

    Listen to Priyanka's Messages From Spirit playlist.

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  • “I just started to hear this voice in my head that was like, ‘You can do this. You are capable.’ It was the first time that I can remember hearing a voice like that in my head.”

    This week I’m joined by comedian and filmmaker Monica Andrade (@vape__sommelier) to discuss their journey to sobriety. Oftentimes the decision to get sober is where the discussion ends, but as Monica tells us, it’s the start of a new story, and it’s a difficult path.

    At the time of this conversation, Monica is less than a month sober – this is raw and immediate and Monica’s strength imbues every word they speak. Monica relates their trial and error experiences with getting clean and what they’ve learned about themselves along the way.

    We talk about powerlessness and the overwhelm. We talk about how substances were a way to control emotions and feelings and the need to be present, to find joy in the boring, small moments home alone.

    We discuss decision fatigue and how the decision to be sober isn’t just one decision, but an infinite number, and how long it takes for the urges to lessen. We end on the story of a fateful whitewater rafting trip that awakened a powerful voice within them.

    Please rate, subscribe and tell your friends. Listen to Monica’s Mixtape!

    If you’re out there, scared and struggling with your sobriety, please know you’re not alone and you matter. Call the SAMHSA National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357.

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  • This week, I finally talk about what's going on in my life -- and it all starts with a rock in my shoe. 

    I've been in physical therapy for the past couple months and that has coincided with a depression that has made it hard to do everything, including this podcast. The journey begins in childhood and is ongoing, but here's the story for now.

    If you'd like to join and participate in The Naked Man community and my umbrella of projects, join my biweekly newsletter Wanderings.

    In the meantime, please rate and subscribe! If you have a monologue that you'd like to perform (regardless of gender/sex), don’t hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected]. If you want to join our community, follow us on Instagram @nakedmanpod. Better yet, give us a call at 747-231-7120 and share your thoughts and feelings with us.

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  • "Am I growing? Am I evolving, reaching my full potential? Am I aware of my full capacity? Do I have hidden talents that I don’t even know I’m good at? Are there things that are there to be uncovered, are there treasures that are waiting to be discovered inside of me that I haven’t found yet?"

    This week, Andy has a flower essence consultation with Katie Hess, the founder of LOTUSWEI's flower elixirs who simply wants us all to see the magic again. This is the first episode where someone found me, reached out to me with a product and we address the skepticism inherent in that situation, particularly something that can be seen as so "woo." 

    How do we maximize the things that make us uniquely us?

    We discuss the magic and wonder of the natural world and how it has stopped becoming an essential part of our day to day life, how everything on Earth is here for us. Katie helps us harken back to our childhood when it was easy to know and remember this magic.

    Andy reveals some of the dirt of the past couple months and what he's been working through. He wonders if pharmaceuticals are right for him, he feels clunky and combative when setting boundaries, he still struggles to say no (“If you’re not fuck yeah, don’t do it”) and highlights the times when anxiety is the hardest to withstand. 

    We also explore the arrogance and comedy in wanting to "save the world." We wonder after the very nature of self-care (particularly in men) and reframe it as: how do we best grow? We reframe "how can I help people?" to "how can I help myself?" 

    Katie asks Andy the ultimate question: “If you’re a total, absolute failure, what does that mean about you?” Listen for Andy's answer.

    References:

    LOTUSWEI Katie's Meditations Forest Bathing and Nature Therapy: Study Greenlights--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nakedmanpod/support
  • “It wasn’t until he stopped believing in me that I stopped believing in him.” This week, I’m joined by fellow artist and courageous new friend, Marissa Wasseluk (@realmarissapaige) to talk about the end of her 10-year marriage and where she's at in her journey to put herself first. Marissa tells the story of the end, highlighting red flags along the way. In the midst of a pandemic and all the other insanity of the world, Marissa realized that they weren't in it together. We talk about self-trust or lack thereof, boundaries or lack thereof, shaking anger, resentment, unfair expectations and the importance of friends to act as reflections. How outdated are marriage vows, and how is the societal pressure and expectations around marriage toxic? Here's a hint: it encourages thoughts like, "I have to save my husband’s life or I’m a shitty wife." 

    If you'd like to join and participate in The Naked Man community and my umbrella of projects, join the Patreon! Join the Wanderers' Union Discord or receive the biweekly newsletter Wanderings by following the links.

    In the meantime, please rate and subscribe! If you have a monologue that you'd like to perform (regardless of gender/sex), don’t hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected]. If you want to join our community, follow us on Instagram @nakedmanpod. Better yet, give us a call at 747-231-7120 and share your thoughts and feelings with us.

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  • "Do less, but better." This week, Andy returns with a Naked Manologue, except this time it's unscripted, an improvised life update that includes where his podcast headspace is at and where he's been and what he's working on, and why he constantly feels like "The Weary Traveler." This episode chronicles overwhelm, burnout, anxiety, a medication change, a recent trip to Mexico that included getting COVID-19. What was the fallout? The answer involves essentialism and calls to mind a life-changing massage in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

    References

    "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less" by Greg McKeown "No Place Like Home: Searching For Answers on The Road" by Andy Greene Santa Fe Oxygen Bar: One Sacred Body Spa--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nakedmanpod/support
  • This week, I’m joined by Better Boys, Better Men author Andrew Reiner to talk about a new masculinity and the lack of male role models. We start our conversation with a PIES check-in, sharing our physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual states.

    Andrew and I connect over never having a mentor in our career and shared grief over a dear friend. We try to distance ourselves from that inner voice of shame (“You’re not doing it right”) and practice meeting ourselves where we are: Andrew’s coming out of a period of depression and brain fog, while I’m overwhelmed and exhausted.

    We discuss three of Andrew’s heroes, Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen and Mister Rogers, and why he looks up to them. We explore why asking for help, asking for a mentor, is really hard, and delve into our conflicted relationship with crying by swapping breakdown stories, and examine the backlash men face from their partners when being vulnerable.

    In addition, Andrew and I explore the need for an end to our cynical, cancel culture that is a self-fulfilling prophecy for isolation and alienation and wonder after a path forward.

    If you’d like to purchase Andrew’s book Better Boys, Better Men, go here.

    If you'd like to join and participate in The Naked Man community and my umbrella of projects, join the Patreon! Join the Wanderers' Union Discord or receive the biweekly newsletter Wanderings by following the links.

    In the meantime, please rate and subscribe! If you have a monologue that you'd like to perform (regardless of gender/sex), don’t hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected]. If you want to join our community, follow us on Instagram @nakedmanpod. Better yet, give us a call at 747-231-7120 and share your thoughts and feelings with us.

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  • "Don’t be afraid to look shame in the face and tell it to fuck off." 

    This week, we get magical as spiritual guide and tarot reader CIRCE gives me a reading. Three readings, in fact, using The Fountain Tarot Deck (created by Jonathan Saiz, written by Jason Gruhl and designed by Andi Todaro).

    We do a Past, Present and Future reading surrounding finances. We do a What I Want vs. What I Need reading and finish on a Mind-Body-Spirit reading. 

    Circe identifies my need to be more grounded. She sees that so much of my energy is focused outward, and that I mustn't forget to focus inward, that I must explore the things I don't want to look at. Circe spots how imbalanced I am. Not only when it comes to my mind, body and spirit -- I'm a MIND-dominated person, for sure, but I’m also imbalanced when it comes to masculine-feminine energy. She reminds me to replenish, that my focus must be keener for the challenges to come. Circe knows I'm stuck in the past and that the only one who needs to forgive me is myself. Circe is full of wisdom: "what people think of you is none of your business." As she says: "Trust yourself, dammit!" 

    And what's for sure is that after spending an hour with Circe, I find that a lot easier to do. I hope you feel the same way.If you'd like to meet Circe (@mindingmylyons) and answer the call from the universe, visit SeekingAllSeekers.com.

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  • “I was the only one who wasn’t particularly upset.” This week, I'm uncovering an old interview with my grandma, Nancy B. Greene. It may very well be the origin story, the seed for what would become The Naked Man Podcast. But really, this is Grandma holding court, in her element as an orator, telling her story, which is filled with drama and trauma that she reveals in a matter-of-fact way that only she can.

    Grandma talks about being an orphan, being adopted, about her birth mom trying to kidnap her and her private investigator bodyguard Mr. Rakestraw. We talk about Poor Dave Leary, going to University of the Pacific, sorority life, meeting my grandfather, having children, divorcing my grandfather and a long and illustrious career in the juvenile and adult probation departments in the Bay Area. This episode runs the gamut and goes where you don't expect it, so be careful, as this takes on a bit of a true crime tint -- how does Grandma's story connect with Charles Manson? What cases still haunt her? We end on useful advice: don't help friends who have murdered their wives.

    If you'd like to join and participate in The Naked Man community and my umbrella of projects, join the Patreon! If you can't afford anything right now but want to join our Discord or receive the biweekly newsletter Wanderings, reach out to me.

    In the meantime, please rate and subscribe! If you have a monologue that you'd like to perform (regardless of gender/sex), don’t hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected]. If you want to join our community, follow us on Instagram @nakedmanpod. Better yet, give us a call at 747-231-7120 and share your thoughts and feelings with us.

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