🎙️ Episode Overview
In this episode of Walk With Me, Brother, Robb Pollard sits down with nonprofit founder, storyteller, and advocate for service Heidi Johnson for a powerful conversation about grief, purpose, and healing through service.
Heidi grew up in a close-knit Irish Catholic family where giving back was simply part of daily life. But everything changed in 2002, when a tragic accident took the lives of her mother and close family friends, and nearly claimed her father’s life.
That moment became a turning point.
In the midst of overwhelming grief, Heidi discovered that joy and sorrow can coexist, and that service can become a lifeline when pain has nowhere else to go. What followed was the founding of Spiritual Care Guild, a nonprofit that now provides 24/7 multi-faith chaplain support at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and has helped redefine hospital chaplaincy nationwide.
Heidi also shares why she intentionally stepped away from the organization she built, how she went on to create Charity Matters, lead TASK, and why helping others has been central to her healing, clarity, and purpose.
This episode is about what happens after loss, and how even one small act of kindness can begin to shift everything.
If you are carrying grief, searching for meaning, or feeling stuck in pain, this conversation will meet you where you are.
🧠 What We Talk About
• Grief and joy existing at the same time
• Finding purpose after sudden loss
• Healing through service
• Building and letting go of what you create
• Helping others as a path forward
• Living fully after tragedy
🔗 Guest Links: Heidi Johnson
Website: https://charity-matters.com
Instagram: @CharityMatters
Instagram: @HeidiJohnsonOfficial
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CharityMattersLA
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidi-mcniff-johnson-7758b225/
Twitter: @Charity_Matters
Podcast: Charity Matters
YouTube: Charity Matters
Book Change for Good: https://www.sherisesstudios.com/heidi-johnson
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Identity, collapse, endurance, and rebuilding from the inside out.
In this powerful conversation, musician, endurance athlete, and coach Will Buck opens up about losing everything that once defined him and what it took to rebuild his life from the ground up.
Will shares his journey from years of touring success to the sudden collapse of his band, the identity crisis that followed, and the decision to walk away from everything in order to rediscover who he was without performance, validation, or noise. He speaks candidly about sobriety, discipline, mental health, and how changing daily structure became the foundation for long term healing.
We explore endurance as a metaphor for life, why success can mask deeper struggles, and how rebuilding identity happens one day at a time. This episode is for anyone who feels lost after success, disconnected from themselves, or unsure how to start again.
Topics we cover:
• Identity beyond achievement
• Mental health and discipline
• Addiction, sobriety, and rebuilding
• Endurance as a life philosophy
• Daily systems for healing
• Creativity without burnout
• Purpose after collapse
• Masculinity, honesty, and presence
Will Buck
• Instagram: @willsbuck
• TikTok: @thecreativeathlete
Host: Robb Pollard
Instagram: @itsrobbp
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ADHD, trauma, parenting, and the truth behind our kids’ behavior.
In this powerful conversation, filmmaker and author Roman Wyden opens up about his journey challenging his son’s ADHD diagnosis — and how six years of research reshaped everything he believed about childhood, behavior, and healing.
Roman shares the moment he said no to medicating his son, the deeper link between ADHD symptoms and childhood trauma, and how parents can create regulated environments that help kids feel safe, grounded, and connected.
We also explore Roman’s own childhood, the hidden wounds that shape men, and why so many fathers feel overwhelmed, reactive, or ashamed without knowing why. This episode is a guide for any man who wants to parent with more awareness, calm, and compassion.
Topics we cover:
• ADHD vs trauma
• Childhood stress and the nervous system
• Parenting without control
• Healing father wounds
• How environment shapes behavior
• Regulation inside the home
• Breathwork, presence, and connection
• Raising strong-willed boys
• Masculinity, self-worth, and leading with calm.
Roman Wyden
• Instagram: @adhdisover
• Podcast: ADHD IS OVER on Spotify & YouTube
• Book: ADHD IS OVER on Amazon
• Website: ADHDISOVER.COM
Host — Robb Pollard
@itsrobbp
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Robb sits down with Suzi Landolphi, a trauma informed therapist, equine assisted healing expert, and host of the Be Crazy Well podcast.
Suzi has spent decades helping men reconnect with their emotions, their bodies, and their truth. Her work spans combat veterans, first responders, and high performing public figures, including Jake Paul and Logan Paul, who have trusted her with deep emotional and somatic work.
This episode explores the real roots of suffering that live inside the body, how trauma travels through families, and why healing requires movement, honesty, breath, and connection. Suzi explains why men are taught to disconnect from their emotions, how women end up carrying that emotional weight, and what it takes for men to finally build the life they deserve.
She also shares the story of the wild horse that changed her life, the moment her own trauma erupted, and how equine assisted healing exposes everything a man carries inside.
Raw. Honest. Humbling. Powerful.
This is one of the most grounding conversations we have ever had on Walk With Me Brother.
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:35 Who is Suzi Landolphi
01:50 Growing up in chaos and trauma
03:18 Losing her entire immediate family
04:10 Becoming the “disruptor” in her home
05:30 Joy and overachievement as survival
06:45 How trauma hides inside being the strong one
08:10 The wild horse experience that changed her life
10:05 Trauma erupting “like a tsunami”
11:40 Why she became a therapist
13:12 What traditional therapy gets wrong
14:02 “There is nothing wrong with you”
16:18 Trauma in the body and why men disconnect
17:55 Anger as unprocessed fear and sadness
19:10 Why men crash at midlife
20:40 Understanding parents without blame
22:03 Breaking generational cycles
23:55 How yelling shapes adult self worth
25:40 Post traumatic growth
27:15 Socialization, shame, pressure
29:02 Why women carry men’s emotions
30:48 Creating the man you deserve to be
32:22 Principles over feelings
33:50 Honesty, integrity, kindness
35:15 Horses as mirrors
36:40 Working with combat veterans
38:12 Working with Jake Paul and public figures
40:10 Pressure on high performing men
42:18 Historical trauma
44:02 Perform or die mentality
45:30 Connection versus control
46:40 Myths about men healing
48:22 Men are capable of deep emotional work
49:55 Robb’s story of loss and depression
52:00 Childhood programming
53:45 Asking for help
55:05 Parallel healing paths
56:30 What men can do today
57:20 You cannot do this alone
58:10 Closing and resources
Key Themes
Trauma in the body
Intergenerational trauma
Why men disconnect
Anger as fear and sadness
Trauma informed therapy
Equine assisted healing
Horses as emotional mirrors
Father wounds and mother wounds
Breaking cycles
Breathwork and regulation
Shame and self worth
Pressure on public figures
Creating the man you deserve to be
Connection versus control
Healing with community and movement
🔗 Connect and Follow
Suzi Landolphi
Instagram: @becrazywell @suzilandolphi
Podcast: @BeCrazyWell
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Guest: JR Harvey (@kings__community)
Host: Robb Pollard (@itsrobbp)
Show: Walk With Me, Brother (@walkwithmebrother)
🎙️ Special Edition Episode Overview
This is a very special edition of Walk With Me, Brother.
Today’s conversation does not take place on a trail.
Instead, Robb connects online with JR Harvey, founder of Kings Community, a powerful movement helping men rebuild after life breaks them down.JR shares how he grew up surrounded by poverty, instability and addiction, how he lost himself in people-pleasing and the “nice guy” mindset, and how hitting rock bottom forced him to confront who he truly was.
This episode dives deep into the hidden struggles men carry: silent suffering, shame, emotional repression, marriage breakdown, boundaries, masculinity, and the importance of male community.
JR explains how Kings Community became a lifeline for thousands of men and why modern men are craving brotherhood more than ever.
This is not a story about content creation — it is a conversation about pain, responsibility, identity, healing and becoming the man you were meant to be
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JR Harvey
• Instagram: @kings__community
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• Website: walkwithmebrother.com
Host – Robb Pollard
• Instagram: @itsrobbp
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Guest: Pete Turner (@peteaturner)
Host: Robb Pollard (@itsrobbp)
Show: Walk With Me, Brother (@walkwithmebrother)
🎖️ Episode Overview
From counterintelligence missions in Iraq and Afghanistan to battling PTSD, suicidal ideation, and losing his brother to suicide — this is the story of a man who survived the war, but still had to fight to stay alive.
In this raw and emotional conversation, Robb Pollard sits down with Pete Turner, former U.S. Army counterintelligence agent and host of The Break It Down Show, to talk about the cost of service, moral injury, survivor’s guilt, and the power of purpose.
This is not a story about war — it’s a story about rebuilding, healing, and finding a reason to keep walking forward.
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 Introduction — when the mission ends, the real battle begins
02:05 Growing up in California and how a random encounter led him to the Army
05:10 Early deployments and the realities of counterintelligence work
08:30 The first brush with danger and the unseen cost of war
11:55 PTSD, guilt, and how moral injury follows you home
15:20 Coming back to civilian life and realizing no one’s waiting with a roadmap
18:40 “You can’t switch it off” — living with hypervigilance and burnout
22:05 When therapy feels like another battle
26:00 The moment his brother Eric’s struggle became personal
30:15 Losing his brother to suicide and the weight of helplessness
34:00 What veteran families don’t talk about — silence and shame
37:10 How finding purpose through storytelling changed everything
40:25 Building The Break It Down Show as a way to stay alive
44:15 Service, community, and small acts that make the difference
47:05 What he’s learned about resilience, brotherhood, and asking for help
50:10 Advice to veterans and anyone walking through darkness
52:15 Closing reflections — purpose, peace, and staying in the fight
Key Themes
• PTSD and invisible wounds after war
• Survivor’s guilt and moral injury
• Losing a brother to suicide
• Therapy, vulnerability, and resilience
• Storytelling as survival
• Brotherhood beyond the battlefield
🔗 Connect & Follow
Pete Turner
• Instagram: @peteaturner
• Podcast: @breakitdownshow
• YouTube: The Break It Down Show
• Website: breakitdownshow.com
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• Instagram: @walkwithmebrother
• Website: walkwithmebrother.com
Host – Robb Pollard
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Lifeline: 988Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
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Jason “Mayhem” Miller sits with Robb Pollard to talk about the fight after the fight. From early fame and MTV to addiction, court time, and rebuilding, Mayhem shares what really broke, what finally changed, and how sobriety and community helped him find peace. They get real about sugar as America’s hidden drug, the discipline that fades when everyone says yes, growing up in a military household, and why you cannot heal alone. This is a story of redemption, resilience, and showing up when no one is watching.
If this conversation helps you, follow the show, rate it, and share it with a friend. You are not alone. Walk with us.
00:00 America’s true drug. Sugar.
02:00 Losing discipline. Finding balance.
05:10 The courtroom glance that changed everything.
07:05 Rock bottom happens more than once.
08:30 Sobriety. Rebuilding from zero
10:12 Military childhood and urgency.
13:50 Fighting as structure.
15:25 When fame erodes discipline.
17:10 Small suffering. Big control.
20:12 When Mayhem overtook Jason.
22:00 Tim Kennedy and pain lessons.
23:40 Mental health for fighters today.
25:20 You cannot do it alone.
27:10 Three years sober. New trajectory.
29:00 Merging Vets and Players.
31:45 Camaraderie fame never gave.
33:20 Advice to younger Mayhem.
35:00 Ownership. Redemption. Peace.
• Host. Robb Pollard.
• Guest. Jason “Mayhem” Miller.
• Recorded in Playa del Rey.
• Topics. Addiction. Sobriety. Mentorship. Men’s mental health. Discipline. Identity. Sugar and behavior.
• Community. Merging Vets and Players
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From crippling anxiety to global impact, James Whittaker shares how one moment changed everything. We dive into his Win The Day philosophy, routines that build resilience, why listening is the ultimate leadership skill, and how to protect peace while pursuing big goals. Stories on burnout, rebuilding, parenting with presence, and “work the problem” mindsets from billion-dollar CEOs to Olympic athletes.
Highlights
• The defining moment that ended debilitating anxiety
• Win The Day explained and how to start today
• Momentum over apathy and why reps matter
• Morning journaling that actually moves the needle
• Listening with your eyes and heart for real connection
• Balancing ambition, family, and inner peace
Follow James on Instagram: @jameswhittPodcast: https://jameswhitt.com/podcast/Website: https://jameswhitt.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaonwxey9dUWdfzMZT_15Ag
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Sports can be a release, but for many athletes, performance pressure, injuries, and expectations can deeply affect mental health. In this episode, Robb sits down with Samantha Edginton, a student athlete and volunteer with The Hidden Opponent, a nonprofit dedicated to breaking the stigma around mental health in athletics.Samantha shares her personal journey—balancing school, sports, and wellbeing, facing performance anxiety, recovering from injuries, and finding strength through community. As a Campus Captain with The Hidden Opponent, she’s helping start important conversations on campuses nationwide.Together, we talk about:1. The connection between athletics, performance, and self-worth2. Coping with injuries and anxiety as a student athlete3. Building supportive team cultures4. Why breaking the stigma around mental health matters5. How The Hidden Opponent empowers student leaders across 400+ campuses💬 “Everyone’s going through it. Don’t ignore it. It’s human. It’s normal.” – Samantha Edginton👉 Learn more about The Hidden Opponent at: https://www.thehiddenopponent.org/🎧 Subscribe to Walk With Me Podcast for more conversations on mental health, resilience, and community.#WalkWithMePodcast #TheHiddenOpponent #StudentAthlete #MentalHealth #athletementalhealth
At 16 Ross was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and at 17 he attempted suicide. His story shows how silence and stigma nearly cost him his life, and how finding a language for mental health changed everything. From learning to share his struggles to building a career teaching millions, Ross proves that opening up takes more strength than hiding. This conversation explores his journey, the importance of words in shaping our understanding, and how he helps students and families today 🌱☕
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Grief is as complex as the loss itself. In this Walk With Me episode I talk with Reshma, who shares her powerful story of love, loss and resilience after losing her husband Sean to suicide in 2022. Together we explore the reality of men’s mental health in America, the challenges of parenting through grief, and the everyday practices like mindfulness, breath work and journaling that helped her and her children begin to heal.
This conversation is raw, real and full of hope. If you are grieving, know that you are not alone and there is no weakness in asking for help. Please subscribe and follow Walk With Me for more conversations about grief, healing, resilience and mental health.
If you or someone you know is in crisis in the United States, call or text 988 for immediate help.
Discover how ketamine therapy is transforming mental health treatment. In this episode of Walk With Me, Robb walks with Dr. Geoff O’Neill from Ketamine Uplift to explore the science behind ketamine, neuroplasticity, and the healing journey it can create.
As they walk, they discuss Robb’s personal experience after undergoing ketamine infusion therapy with Dr. O’Neill, why this treatment is becoming more popular, and how it is changing lives for those struggling with depression, anxiety, and trauma.
Learn about:
How ketamine infusion works in the brain.
The role of neuroplasticity in healing.
Why ketamine therapy is gaining mainstream attention.
Robb’s recovery journey with Dr. O’Neill.
Connect with Ketamine Uplift: www.ketamineuplift.com
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