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Brooks Laich Talks ‘How Men Think’ and Being Less Judgmental

August 10, 2019DMT.NEWS

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Brooks Laich Is Teaching the World How Men Think, One Podcast at a Time

After years in the ice rink, some people might be wondering why former NHL player Brooks Laich would want to swap out his hockey stick for a microphone. And while you might think a background in sports wouldn’t apply much outside of the zone of athletics, Laich figured by finding a way to share his personal experiences, he’d be able to impact people in a positive way.

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“I believe that I've learned a lot of lessons, been through a lot of trials and tribulations through sports and have some experience that could be of value to people,” says Laich. “The issue is just finding the right platform to get that out, and what does that project look like?”

And after months of chatter with iHeartRadio, that’s how podcast “How Men Think” with co-host Gavin DeGraw came to be.

“What I'm really passionate about is trying to help people create the life that they want, whether that's a male or female or whether that's in sports or athletics or some other career entrepreneurship, whatever it is,” he explains. “I want people to know that they have the power to create the life that they want, and so this was a way to have a voice. Another passion of mine is really trying to level up young men, help them prevent making some of the same mistakes that I made, and with each podcast, hopefully provide something they can use to help elevate the quality of their life.”

While the podcast is meant for the ears of just about anyone, Laich says he often looks at “How Men Think” through the lens of a man, in order to provide something to young men that he didn’t necessarily have growing up.

Brooks Laich with other men for How Men Think Podcast

“As a 20-year-old man entering the National Hockey League, if I'm finally interested in personal development and growth, what's a source for that? Where's the trusted voice of somebody that's having high level conversations, not just opinionated ones, and looking at all sides of things?” he asks. “I wish I would have had that resource to cover many things; to cover creating confidence, to cover elevating your career, to cover work/life balance or what's it like to be in a relationship.”

Before he tied the knot with “Dancing With the Stars” legend Julianne Hough, Laich admits that he was a bit “cold-blooded.” He chalks up the relationship they have to how he’s come to understand how to vocalize his thoughts and feelings. “Since I've learned to express emotion, the quality of my life has been so much greater. It's a reason why I'm passionate about sharing that,” he says.

And he knows all about men and their nature to internalize. Living most of his life in a locker room, Laich has witnessed the environments guys can be exposed to. He knows that it’s not always easy to bring up a sensitive topic, or admit that you have a problem.

“The truth is that emotions and feelings are real, and not every day is the best day of our lives,” says Laich. “The thoughts that people have, the doubts that people have, the insecurities that men have, they're real. I go through them, I go through them to this day. I went through them in my career, and I don’t think fighting the battle all by yourself is the smartest way to go about it.”

“How Men Think” is meant to be inviting. It’s meant to explain to listeners that it’s OK to open about things that are important, and that are affecting them.

“I've learned the hard way,” he says. “I never talked about anything for probably a decade. I learned to open up about things and share things that frustrated me, that pissed me off, that made me happy even. What things really make you happy, share those joys.”

Some of the more recent topics that Laich has covered on “How Men Think” are intimacy and sex. Now, with such a risque topic, you might think it was hard to convince Hough to join him in the recording studio, but it turns out she didn’t need much convincing.

Brooks Laich with other men for How Men Think Podcast

“I spent some time thinking about [intimacy], and I was confused about it,” he explains. “I thought I had an idea of what it was, and then my wife really opened it up and challenged me on it, and then shared her thoughts I was missing. I was blown away by what she said. If you listen to the podcast, I just tell her, ‘Everybody needs to hear how you describe intimacy, what that is and how it relates to sex. That message can't die between you and I, it needs to be shared.’ If you listen to that podcast, it's basically Julianne and I just having a discussion, allowing people to listen to it.”

If you’re wondering if a one-size-fits-all definition came out of that conversation, you’ll be waiting around for a very, very long time. Laich says that during their roundtable discussion, nobody is necessarily right or wrong. Instead, it’s just what fits with you and is present in your life.

“We just want to have high level conversations, coming at the topic from different perspectives and points of view,” he says of the podcast. “That's why on the panel there's a single guy, there's a recently married guy and there are two guys who have been married for 15 years. You have different perspectives proposing different points on a topic, giving the listener options to be able to decipher and see what they agree with.”

Less than a dozen podcasts in, and “How Men Think” has already picked up a lot of traction as a mandatory new addition to your morning commute playlist. As for what’s next, while Laich says he doesn’t have “an exact roadmap,” he’s eager to hit upon the topic of “judgment and looking at ourselves on how we judge other people.”

I think men judge an immense amount and, hands up, I was guilty of it ... of judging people,” he admits. “The moment I became aware, it was in 2017, I broke down and cried. I literally cried my eyes out because I was so ashamed I was doing that because all I want to do is help people. In my life, all I want to do is help people but I had been judging people, and I was terribly ashamed of it. And when you remove that from your life, you're left with appreciation and acceptance of who a person is, and it changes your world.”

Listen to episodes of “How Men Think” here.

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