{"podcast":{"title":"Modern Masculinity","slug":"modern-masculinity-6393148","podcast_index_feed_id":6393148,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/modern-masculinity/","website_url":"https://modern-masculinity.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/d18445ea-be70-4997-818b-156b31edf830/TkWdELsAe9r3S434j4p8X8Sw.jpg","author":"Hector Santiesteban","episode_count":135,"summary":"\"Modern Masculinity\" is a podcast that explores the real-life challenges that men face today. Whether it's balancing work and family, figuring out how to be a good husband or father, or just trying to make sense of the world - this show is for guys looking for practical, down-to-earth advice and guidance. The podcast discusses the struggles and triumphs of modern manhood and features interviews with men (and women) who can share their methods and mindsets to maneuver the world as a modern man.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T20:19:43.712281+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-masculinity-6393148"},"episode":{"title":"How I Learned to Trust My Heart Over My Mind with Gio Bartolomeo","slug":"how-i-learned-to-trust-my-heart-over-my-mind-with-gio-bartolomeo","published_at":"2025-12-26T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-masculinity-6393148/how-i-learned-to-trust-my-heart-over-my-mind-with-gio-bartolomeo","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-masculinity-6393148","url":"https://modern-masculinity.captivate.fm/episode/how-i-learned-to-trust-my-heart-over-my-mind-with-gio-bartolomeo","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d48a80f4-bfd9-48ac-bce9-0c83890b8041.mp3","summary":"Gio Bartolomeo shares his transformative journey from being a hustling entrepreneur stuck in his head to discovering profound spiritual awakening through breathwork and plant medicine. After years of chasing success and feeling unfulfilled, a death experience during an ayahuasca ceremony showed him there was more to life than material achievement. Through breathwork, particularly after training with Wim Hof, Gio had an out-of-body experience that taught him to get out of his analytical mind and into his heart. He discusses how modern masculinity requires both strength and softness, the importance of men's community, and why following intuition over logic has transformed his life and business. Gio breaks down different types of breathwork practices, explains how to quiet the mind to hear your heart's wisdom, and shares why creativity and authentic expression are the keys to living a fulfilling life. Chapters: (00:00:00) - Gio's out-of-body breathwork experience and rebirth moment (00:03:00) - Wrestling with business scaling and finding authentic purpose (00:05:00) - Discovering spiritual calm amidst global chaos (00:08:00) - The journey from Catholic upbringing to spiritual awakening (00:12:00) - The unfulfilled entrepreneur and the search for meaning (00:14:00) - First ayahuasca ceremony and confronting death (00:17:00) - Meeting Wim Hof and the transformative breathwork experience (00:21:00) - Getting out of your head and into your heart (00:25:00) - Rediscovering intuition and curiosity as a man (00:29:00) - Intention, authenticity, and creating from the heart (00:33:00) - Different types of breathwork: resilience vs. exploration (00:37:00) - Finding your authentic vibration and tribe (00:40:00) - Defining modern masculinity: strength with softness Links And Resource…","meta_description":"Gio Bartolomeo shares his transformative journey from being a hustling entrepreneur stuck in his head to discovering profound spiritual awakening through…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2664,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/modern-masculinity-6393148/episodes/how-i-learned-to-trust-my-heart-over-my-mind-with-gio-bartolomeo/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-masculinity-6393148/how-i-learned-to-trust-my-heart-over-my-mind-with-gio-bartolomeo.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}