{"podcast":{"title":"Live Free Ride Free with Rupert Isaacson","slug":"live-free-ride-free-with-rupert-isaacson-6332309","podcast_index_feed_id":6332309,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/live-free-ride-free-with-rupert-isaacson","website_url":"https://longridehome.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/V0hmEzC3CMdneAUznridP66Ub-cWp0QWFzQ0RZFjH5I/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQwOTg5LzE2ODIz/MzM0MzYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Helios Harmony, LLC","episode_count":56,"summary":"Welcome to Live Free Ride Free, where we talk to people who have lived self-actualized lives on their own terms, and find out how they got there, what they do, how we can get there, what we can learn from them. How to live our best lives, find our own definition of success, and most importantly, find joy. Your Host is New York Times bestselling author Rupert Isaacson. Long time human rights activist, Rupert helped a group of Bushmen in the Kalahari fight for their ancestral lands. He's probably best known for his autism advocacy work following the publication of his bestselling book \"The Horse Boy\" and \"The Long Ride Home\" where he tells the story of finding healing for his autistic son. Subsequently he founded New Trails Learning Systems an approach for addressing neuro-psychiatric conditions through horses, movement and nature. The methods are now used around the world in therapeutic riding program, therapy offices and schools for special needs and neuro-typical children. You can find details of all our programs and shows on www.RupertIsaacson.com","last_synced_at":"2026-06-04T18:17:13.722489+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/live-free-ride-free-with-rupert-isaacson-6332309"},"episode":{"title":"When Men Go Silent: Understanding the Male Mental Health Crisis | Eric Robertson | LFRF 51","slug":"when-men-go-silent-understanding-the-male-mental-health-crisis-eric-robertson-lfrf-51","published_at":"2026-04-09T05:46:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/live-free-ride-free-with-rupert-isaacson-6332309/when-men-go-silent-understanding-the-male-mental-health-crisis-eric-robertson-lfrf-51","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/live-free-ride-free-with-rupert-isaacson-6332309","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/52f74f94","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/52f74f94/28de0e20.mp3","summary":"✨ \"Men don't need less empathy. They often need empathy delivered differently.\" – Eric Robertson ✨ \"Success is a tricky thing. You can get to the point where you start to believe your own bullshit — and that has some negative impacts on your relationships.\" – Eric Robertson Eric Robertson spent 33 years inside some of the most painful moments families ever face — divorce. As one of Austin's most respected family law attorneys, he sat across from men and women at their most raw and most desperate. What he noticed about the men changed the direction of his life. They weren't falling apart in the ways the system was built to recognize. They were shutting down, overworking, picking fights, and quietly disappearing inside themselves — and nobody had a name for what was happening to them. That observation sent Eric back to school for a second master's degree in clinical mental health counseling, and launched an entirely new career focused on men's emotional wellbeing. This conversation matters deeply if you love a man — a son, a partner, a brother, a father. So much of what Eric shares illuminates not just what men are going through, but why they behave the way they do when they're struggling, and what the people around them can actually do to help. If you've ever felt the wall go up, or watched someone you care about go quiet when you knew something was wrong, this episode will give you language, compassion, and insight you didn't have before. Rupert and Eric move through the staggering statistics behind male loneliness and suicide, the question of why successful men are often the ones struggling most, and the double standards men quietly carry. Eric walks through how depression actually shows up in men — irritability, emotional numbness, compulsive overworking, chronic pai…","meta_description":"✨ \"Men don't need less empathy. They often need empathy delivered differently.\" – Eric Robertson ✨ \"Success is a tricky thing. 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