Don't Change Much

The Don’t Change Much Podcast is about men’s mental and physical health and conversations that build awareness, educate and provide simple lifestyle tips to help men and their families take action for…

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Celebrity Barber Finds Success In His Own Neighbourhood
Announcing the newest Don’t Change Much host, Chadwin Bartley. The self-proclaimed “barberpreneur educator” based in Brampton, ON. Chadwin gets right to the elephant in the room as he starts off talking with Mike and Trevor about who he is and where he comes from. In this episode, the new trio di…
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Former Canadian Health Minister Talks About Past, Present and Future Lessons Everyone Can Learn From
You might know Mark Holland as Canada's former Health Minister, or from his current role as CEO of Toronto’s famous CNE. But you might not know about his high degree of beard envy, his flair for what he wears, or the winding road that brought him to where he is today. In this episode, Mark discuss…
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How to Have Hard Conversations Without Losing Yourself
In this episode, Mike and Trevor sit down for a conversation about something most of us are dealing with more often: how do you talk to someone you fundamentally disagree with without getting angry, shutting down, or losing yourself in the process? They get into the difference between listening to…
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What If Shame Is a Sign of Honour?
In this episode, Mike and Trevor sit down with author and workshop leader Alison Armstrong to talk about shame, and specifically the kind a lot of men carry around without naming it. Armstrong makes a claim that catches both hosts off guard: shame isn't proof you're a bad man. It's a sign you hold…
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One Life Changed Thousands. Here's How They Did It.
One conversation can change a life. One life can change thousands. In this special live episode of the Don't Change Much Podcast, hosts Mike Cameron and Trevor Botkin join the Big Red Mental Health Society's annual Drive to Thrive Golf Tournament, where family, friends, and community members gath…
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Why Canada's Health Minister, a Woman, Decided Men's Health Is Her Duty
Most men have been taught to handle it themselves. The problem is that silence has a cost. And Canada's Minister of Health — a woman, no less — isn't willing to stay quiet about it. Loneliness gets brushed off as nothing. The pressure to "be strong" gets handed down to sons and grandsons. Addicti…
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Suspenders On: The Pact, the Promise, the Brother
Most men know when something isn't right. The problem is they often wait. A checkup gets pushed to next month. A difficult conversation gets delayed. The little voice in the back of the head gets ignored until it can't be ignored anymore. This June, the Canadian Men's Health Foundation is asking …
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A 19-year-old Who Started a Movement, and A Guy Who Almost Didn't See 30
Content note: This episode discusses suicide and medical assistance in dying. Support: call or text 9-8-8 anytime in Canada. Zack Heil was at a Subway in Hamilton at 1am when something small changed his life. A homeless woman couldn't afford her sub. He bought it for her, and she told him no one h…
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Setting the Table for Men Figuring Out Fatherhood Together
Fatherhood does not come with a manual. For a lot of men, it comes with pressure, fear, old patterns, and the quiet belief that they are supposed to figure it out on their own. In this episode of the Don’t Change Much Podcast, hosts Mike Cameron and Trevor Botkin sit down with Brandon Hay and Dr. …
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Why Young Men Are Being Pulled Into the Manosphere
Why are so many young men turning to the internet for answers? For a lot of guys, the search starts with something simple. A question about success. A question about relationships. A question about who they’re supposed to be. But it doesn’t take long before that search leads them into something …
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