Nick Pollard
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Most of my male people pleasers, when I look into that genre, you're going to find that Dr. Glover and I, you know Robert Glover, function in the same realm. The male version of a people pleaser is a nice guy. And very often nice guys were raised in, you know, predominantly female environments where, you know, mom was in control.
Most of my male people pleasers, when I look into that genre, you're going to find that Dr. Glover and I, you know Robert Glover, function in the same realm. The male version of a people pleaser is a nice guy. And very often nice guys were raised in, you know, predominantly female environments where, you know, mom was in control.
Dad was generally either not around available semical and however, or, you know, in this sphere of abuse or some other awful thing, which is part of my story. And so I think to find those guys and tell them they're okay, like this is okay. Like it's just, You struck on something that's deep in my heart, so I'm trying to get this to articulate. It's not quite working because...
Dad was generally either not around available semical and however, or, you know, in this sphere of abuse or some other awful thing, which is part of my story. And so I think to find those guys and tell them they're okay, like this is okay. Like it's just, You struck on something that's deep in my heart, so I'm trying to get this to articulate. It's not quite working because...
Dad was generally either not around available semical and however, or, you know, in this sphere of abuse or some other awful thing, which is part of my story. And so I think to find those guys and tell them they're okay, like this is okay. Like it's just, You struck on something that's deep in my heart, so I'm trying to get this to articulate. It's not quite working because...
I spent my entire life being ashamed of who I was as a man. And then when I wasn't, I was pissed. Because now I'm wounded, right? Now I'm like, I spent my whole life not thinking women liked me. I spent my whole life not thinking I was good enough. I spent my whole life climbing a ladder I didn't want to climb. I did all this crap for everyone else.
I spent my entire life being ashamed of who I was as a man. And then when I wasn't, I was pissed. Because now I'm wounded, right? Now I'm like, I spent my whole life not thinking women liked me. I spent my whole life not thinking I was good enough. I spent my whole life climbing a ladder I didn't want to climb. I did all this crap for everyone else.
I spent my entire life being ashamed of who I was as a man. And then when I wasn't, I was pissed. Because now I'm wounded, right? Now I'm like, I spent my whole life not thinking women liked me. I spent my whole life not thinking I was good enough. I spent my whole life climbing a ladder I didn't want to climb. I did all this crap for everyone else.
And I became a resentful, angry, drunk, addicted piece of shit. I didn't know what to do with it. You've said it before, and I've said it a million times, is that I truly believe that psychology as it exists today is not built for men. It just doesn't, I don't need you to tell me I'm okay. I don't need to cry on your shoulder. That's not what I need.
And I became a resentful, angry, drunk, addicted piece of shit. I didn't know what to do with it. You've said it before, and I've said it a million times, is that I truly believe that psychology as it exists today is not built for men. It just doesn't, I don't need you to tell me I'm okay. I don't need to cry on your shoulder. That's not what I need.
And I became a resentful, angry, drunk, addicted piece of shit. I didn't know what to do with it. You've said it before, and I've said it a million times, is that I truly believe that psychology as it exists today is not built for men. It just doesn't, I don't need you to tell me I'm okay. I don't need to cry on your shoulder. That's not what I need.
For somebody to just say, hey, maybe like, let's look for some purpose. Let's do something else. It's been so helpful, but
For somebody to just say, hey, maybe like, let's look for some purpose. Let's do something else. It's been so helpful, but
For somebody to just say, hey, maybe like, let's look for some purpose. Let's do something else. It's been so helpful, but
Well, here's a soundbite for you that'll probably get me canceled. Love it. Women are not equipped to handle male emotion. And men are very often not equipped to handle female emotion. And this, of course, is unless you're exceptionally well-trained. But I don't take my big feelings to the women in my life.
Well, here's a soundbite for you that'll probably get me canceled. Love it. Women are not equipped to handle male emotion. And men are very often not equipped to handle female emotion. And this, of course, is unless you're exceptionally well-trained. But I don't take my big feelings to the women in my life.
Well, here's a soundbite for you that'll probably get me canceled. Love it. Women are not equipped to handle male emotion. And men are very often not equipped to handle female emotion. And this, of course, is unless you're exceptionally well-trained. But I don't take my big feelings to the women in my life.
So one of the things that you can look for, if you're wondering, like, am I a people pleaser count on one hand, how many guy friends you have, if you're a guy and girlfriends you have, if you're a girl, if that number's less than three, you've got a problem because people pleasers almost universally struggle to connect with the same sex.
So one of the things that you can look for, if you're wondering, like, am I a people pleaser count on one hand, how many guy friends you have, if you're a guy and girlfriends you have, if you're a girl, if that number's less than three, you've got a problem because people pleasers almost universally struggle to connect with the same sex.
So one of the things that you can look for, if you're wondering, like, am I a people pleaser count on one hand, how many guy friends you have, if you're a guy and girlfriends you have, if you're a girl, if that number's less than three, you've got a problem because people pleasers almost universally struggle to connect with the same sex.