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Friend Material

Wes Lambert

Most adult men are running on empty when it comes to real friendships. We have dead group chats and superficial acquaintances, but rarely a guy we can call on a random Tuesday. Welcome to Friend Material, a podcast breaking down the unspoken rules of male connection without the awkward framing.Hosted by therapist Wes Lambert, LMHC, this show delivers practical strategies for high-functioning guys who want a better social circle. Every Thursday, learn how to make actual friends, maintain consistency through busy seasons, and become the kind of guy other men clear their schedules for.

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129 episodes

  1. I Don’t Want to Be Like My Dad 2:16
  2. Why Am I So Hard on Myself? 2:54
  3. Why You Feel Lonely Even Around People 2:55
  4. How to Take a Friendship to the Next Level 2:53
  5. Why you're so sensitive to other people's moods (therapist explains) 11:22
  6. How to regulate your emotions as a man 8:28
  7. How to be alone without feeling lonely 14:03
  8. Why you have friends but no one really knows you 12:25
  9. What Male Loneliness Actually Feels Like [Real Story] 15:03
  10. When Your Oldest Friends Don't Really Know You 9:12
  11. Self Reliance Is Quietly Killing Male Friendship 12:42
  12. Why Looking Calm Might Mean You're Actually Frozen 11:05
  13. Why You Can't Stop Doomscrolling (It's Not About Willpower) 19:11
  14. How to Stop Isolating Yourself When You Feel Low 12:21
  15. Why Doing Everything Right Still Leaves You Feeling Empty 8:38
  16. Every Man Has an Exiled Version of Himself. Do You? 4:03
  17. The Body Image Lie Most Men Believe 5:04
  18. The Friend Nobody Taught You to Be 4:35
  19. How to Actually Make Friends as a Man 11:29
  20. What to Do When You Don't Know What You Want 10:56
  21. The Men Still Waiting for Their Father's Approval 9:00
  22. The Values You Live By Aren't Really Yours 7:52
  23. The Hidden Blind Spot Ruining Your Life 8:38
  24. The Biological Deficit Most Men Live With 5:39
  25. The Friendship Level Most Men Never Reach 10:05
  26. "I'm Fine": The Lie That Is Destroying Men 8:06
  27. Why Men Stop Making Friends After 22 (And How to Fix It) 3:25
  28. What a Real Boundary Actually Looks Like 13:58
  29. Anger Isn't the Problem. Misreading It Is — Ryan Martin 54:58
  30. The Real Reason You Shut Down During Arguments 8:40
  31. What Emotional Shutdown Is Really Doing to Men 9:24
  32. The New Dad Crisis Nobody Talks About - Kevin Seldon 44:32
  33. Breaking the 'I'm Good' Defense That's Destroying Men - Demanuel Edmondson 47:37
  34. Who Young Men Follow When the Manosphere Fails Them - Lewis Wedlock 58:48
  35. How Unprocessed Grief Is Quietly Destroying Men's Lives - Emilio Parga 48:10
  36. The Real Reason Men Can't Heal (It's Not What You Think) - Mitch Webb 49:13
  37. Why Boys of Color Have Always Been in Crisis - Jason Rosario 49:42
  38. The Psychic Marginalization of Modern Men - Andrew Reiner 58:46
  39. How Unconditional Love Heals Male Trauma - Toby Gorniak 54:15
  40. Building a Unicorn While Being Present: Faith, Family & Entrepreneurship - Chris Tinsley 49:46
  41. Toxic Masculinity is Actually Underdeveloped Patriarchy - Christine E. Ohenewah 1:16:46
  42. Why Emotional Suppression Destroys Men - Dr. Ron Stotts 50:57
  43. The Social Programming Keeping Men Stuck in Their Heads - Marvin Wilkerson 50:04
  44. What Mature Masculinity Actually Means 41:36
  45. From Clinically Dead to Paralympic Champion: Defying Limits - Mikael Avatar 1:00:32
  46. Why Men's Groups Work: Breaking Male Loneliness and Shame - Fred Rabinowitz 1:02:36
  47. How to Actually Open Up to Friends Without Feeling Weak - Jeremy Mohler 45:21
  48. Why Men Hide Behind Anger - Ashanti Branch 1:02:50
  49. Overcoming Male Defensiveness in Relationships - Jayson Gaddis 39:11
  50. Living with ADHD: When Your Superpower Feels Like a Curse - Peter Shankman 47:06