{"podcast":{"title":"The Better Man Podcast","slug":"the-better-man-podcast-5344990","podcast_index_feed_id":5344990,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/404744/rss","website_url":"https://manflowyoga.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/f/f/d/7ffda4e2b8d13990d959afa2a1bf1c87/The-Better-Man-Podcast-Dean-Pohlman.jpeg","author":"Dean Pohlman","episode_count":181,"summary":"The Better Man Podcast is a podcast redefining what it means to be better as a man. In it, we'll discuss how to balance success with our overall well-being, take on a more comprehensive understanding of fitness to include our physical, mental, and emotional well-being, and strive to align our actions with who we are at our cores. We can be successful and proud of who we are without sacrificing our core values or our well-being. Dean Pohlman is known as THE yoga expert for men. His unique fitness-centric, strength-based approach to yoga—exemplified in his yoga workouts, programs, books, videos, blogs, and more—has helped to transform the lives of hundreds of thousands of men [and women] worldwide. Join Dean as he explores the habits, mindsets, tools, and tactics that lead to health, happiness, and fulfillment for men. You'll hear interviews with world-class experts who pull back the curtain and share their proven strategies for taking your body and mind to the next level. More significantly, we'll discuss the challenges they faced that truly tested them on an emotional level, and work to better understand what they did to work through those events, and how it helped them to grow fo…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T20:20:58.087303+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-better-man-podcast-5344990"},"episode":{"title":"168: The Story of Jim's Death & Rebirth (Member Interview: Jim A.)","slug":"168-the-story-of-jim-s-death-rebirth-member-interview-jim-a","published_at":"2026-04-03T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-better-man-podcast-5344990/168-the-story-of-jim-s-death-rebirth-member-interview-jim-a","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-better-man-podcast-5344990","url":"https://f6d0de76-c646-4c1b-a139-27635e6276b3.libsyn.com/168-the-story-of-jims-death-rebirth-member-interview-jim-a","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/f6d0de76-c646-4c1b-a139-27635e6276b3/Ep._168_-_Jim_Allsopp_-_The_Better_Man_Podcast.mp3?dest-id=3345071","summary":"Today's guest, Jim (a Man Flow Yoga Member since 2018), had his life turned completely upside down shortly after he retired. He had a near-fatal heart crisis, technically died, and came back to life. Here's how it happened: Before retirement, he worked an ultra stressful job as a director of global health and safety and crisis management during both Covid and the Russia-Ukraine war. When he was offered early retirement, he took it without blinking. A few months later, he pushed himself too hard doing yard work and ended up hurting his back. This forced him to be sedentary and to pop Ibuprofen like they were candy because they were the only thing that eliminated his pain. Well, it turns out that Jim overdosed on the Ibuprofen he was taking. Something he almost completely ignored and chalked up to fatigue. Fortunately, one day after exiting the shower, he noticed red spots all over his legs - a sign of overdosing on Ibuprofen. In an attempt to dilute the Ibuprofen, he combined water with a hydrator not realizing how much sodium content hydrators contain. And so, his legs and hands started to swell to the size of balloons. Jim still wanted to tough it out and had no desire to go to the ER. But his mother forced him to go. He looked sickly. And that trip saved his life. In the hospital, they found water in his heart and lungs which prompted an immediate open heart surgery. During the surgery there were all sorts of complications and his family was left with a decision: Say their final goodbyes or put Jim on an ECMO machine. They put him on an ECMO machine and saved his life. But his journey wasn't over yet. Part of his recovery was being in a drug-induced coma for 9 days. And then intensive physical therapy afterwards. Anyway, this happened a little over a year ago. Jim st…","meta_description":"Today's guest, Jim (a Man Flow Yoga Member since 2018), had his life turned completely upside down shortly after he retired. 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