Learned the Hard Way with Kier Gaines
Learned the Hard Way with Kier Gaines
No fluff. No judgment. Just real talk. Licensed therapist Kier Gaines brings over a decade of insight to break down what it really means to be a man today the pressure, the innovation, the grief, the joy, the grind, and the opportunities to thrive. With honest stories, actionable tips, and unfiltered insights, this is the space to level up, heal, and grow. On your terms. Edited and produced by I…Social links:
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EP 7: What Depression Looks Like When You’re The “Strong” One
How do you know you’re struggling… when your life still looks “fine” from the outside? In this episode, Kier Gaines opens up about being clinically diagnosed with depression while still showing up every day as a husband, father, therapist, provider, and public figure. After revealing his diagnosis…
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EP 6: Built In Public: The Cost of Being Seen ft. Ryan Clark
What happens when the life you worked for finally arrives… and suddenly everybody is watching? In this episode, Kier Gaines sits down with Super Bowl champion, ESPN analyst, and The Pivotco-founder Ryan Clark for an honest conversation about visibility, pressure, identity, and the emotional cost o…
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EP 5: Why You Joke About Your Pain (And Why It’s Keeping You Stuck)
What are you protecting every time you make yourself the punchline? In this episode, Kier Gaines breaks down the psychology behind humor as armor and how something that feels harmless can quietly become a barrier to real self-awareness. Starting with a personal story about losing his hair, he walk…
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EP 4: Are You Listening… or Just Waiting to Respond?
You want to have the answers. You want to be solid. You want to be the one people can rely on. But here’s the question most men don’t ask themselves: What is it costing you to always be right? In this solo episode, Kier unpacks the hidden price of certainty and why the need to always have the answ…
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EP 3: Why Men Stay Loyal to Friends Who Don't Really Know Them
Why Men Stay Loyal to Friends Who Don't Really Know Them You'd go to war for your boys. You've known them for years, maybe decades. But here's the question that might stop you in your tracks: Do they actually know you? In this solo episode, Kier unpacks one of the most overlooked truths about mal…
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EP 2: This is What Patriarchy Actually Does to Men (And Why Nobody's Taking About It) (Ft. Tripp Fontaine)
Everyone’s heard the phrase “toxic masculinity.” But the moment a man hears it, his walls go up and honestly? That reaction makes sense. Because nobody ever sat us down and told us what a man actually was. They just told us what a man doesn’t do. In this episode, Kier Gaines sits down with educato…
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EP 1: The Hidden Cost of Being the Man Everyone Needs You to Be
You’ve been doing it so long you don’t even notice anymore. Adjusting your tone, softening your edges, shrinking yourself just enough to fit the room. And at the end of the day you’re exhausted not from the work, but from who you had to be to do it. In this episode, Kier Gaines gets real about mas…
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Introducing: (L)earned the Hard Way with Kier Gaines
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