True North Podcast

True North Podcast

Hosted by: Brent McCann

The True North Podcast is for men who are successful on the outside but feel off track on the inside. This podcast is about finding your way back. Hosted by Brent McCann, transformational mindset coach and retreat...

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Episodes

Why Approval Feels Safer Than Self-Trust

Season #1 Episode #11

In this episode, we build on last week’s conversation around perfection and uncover what’s really underneath it: the deep, often unconscious need for approval. You’ll hear how this pattern is formed early in life, why...
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Pop! Goes Perfection: Why You Feel So Much Pressure to Get It Right

Season #1 Episode #10

Perfection looks good on the surface; but underneath, it’s often driven by something much deeper.In this episode, we break down how the need to “get it right” is usually tied to an old pattern of avoiding punishment,...
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What You Hide Controls You - Breaking Free from Shame

Season #1 Episode #9

In this episode, we unpack one of the most overlooked forces shaping a man’s life: shame. We break down the critical difference between shame and guilt, why shame thrives in isolation, and how it quietly influences...
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When Nothing Feels Right - You're Probably Growing

There’s a moment after you make a decision where things don’t feel clear anymore. And it’s easy to start questioning everything.But what if that feeling isn’t a sign you made the wrong move…what if it’s a sign that...
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Moving Forward When You Don’t Know

There’s a part of the process that isn't as much fun to talk about.It’s not the beginning - when everything feels exciting.And it’s not the breakthrough - when things start working.It’s the middle.The space where...
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What Divorce Taught Me About Being a Men

Divorce doesn’t just change your life… it changes how you see yourself.In this episode, I share my personal experience navigating the emotional weight of divorce over the last few years—the guilt, the shame, and the...
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What Healthy Masculinity Actually Looks Like

In this episode of the True North Podcast, Brent explores why masculinity has become so confusing in modern culture and what it really means for a man to lead his life with strength, responsibility, and...
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When the Life You Build Stops Working

At some point in a man’s life, the identity he built around work, relationships, or responsibility stops fitting the way it once did. In this episode, Brent explores what really happens during those moments of...
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Isolation: The Strong Man Who Slowly Disappeared

Season #1 Episode #3

There’s a version of strength most men were taught early on:Handle it yourself. Don’t need anyone. Don’t show weakness.In this episode, we unpack how isolation often starts as protection… and sometimes as punishment....
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Meditation - Lead Your Week

Season #1 Episode #2

This episode is a 15 minute meditation to help you create clarity and focus for the upcoming week ahead. A mixture of relaxed breathing, intentional awareness on your heart, and expressing the feelings of gratitude,...
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Same Fear. Different State: What Real Resilience Looks Like

Most people think resilience means pushing through.Working harder. Toughing it out. Ignoring the fear.But real resilience isn’t built by forcing your way forward.In this episode of the True North Podcast, I share a...
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When Life Feels Stagnant

Season #1 Episode #1

In this episode Brent shares about what it feels like when life is stagnant, his own experience in this arena, and 3 actions to support getting away from the feeling that life is stagnant.You can find out more about...
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