{"podcast":{"title":"Wellness + Wisdom Podcast","slug":"wellness-wisdom-podcast-1776","podcast_index_feed_id":1776,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/b0fc190c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://joshtrent.com/podcast","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/29593115/d89eea1d0f5aa922.jpeg","author":"Josh Trent","episode_count":837,"summary":"The Wellness + Wisdom Podcast is a global collective for humans to thrive in our modern world. In this podcast together we gather, apply and embody the wisdom needed for authentic well-being in the 21st century. Each episode is artfully crafted to go an inch wide and a mile deep into the \"Pentagon of Wellness\" - Physical, Emotional, Mental, Spiritual + Financial. Your host, Josh Trent, asks the questions few have the courage to ask so you can garner the truth about how to live a life of confidence, freedom + optimal wellness. Together, we'll walk the path of courage to cross the gap between knowing, and doing. Learn from world class leaders about: Breathwork, Behavior Change, Wellness, Nutrition, Behavioral Psychology, Habits, Mindset, Fitness, Health, Philosophy, Religion, Organics, Biohacking, Transformation, Psychedelics, Mindfulness, Meditation, Neuroscience, Mental Health, Spirituality, Personal Growth, Consciousness + More. Every episode is built from Josh's proprietary science + spirit lessons from The Wellness Pentagon™ , (EI²)™ Emotional Intelligence + Inventory and more. Please take a moment to subscribe by heading over to joshtrent.com/podcast or search for “Josh Trent”…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T04:18:30.668807+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wellness-wisdom-podcast-1776"},"episode":{"title":"A \"Nice Guy\" Isn't a Good Man (He's Secretly Manipulating You)","slug":"a-nice-guy-isn-t-a-good-man-he-s-secretly-manipulating-you","published_at":"2026-06-30T14:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wellness-wisdom-podcast-1776/a-nice-guy-isn-t-a-good-man-he-s-secretly-manipulating-you","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wellness-wisdom-podcast-1776","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wellnesswisdom-josh-trent/episodes/A-Nice-Guy-Isnt-a-Good-Man-Hes-Secretly-Manipulating-You-e3lahca","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/b0fc190c/podcast/play/122028874/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-26%2F426879137-44100-2-601dce66eb73.mp3","summary":"What is the difference between a nice guy and a good man? And why do women struggle in a relationship with nice guys? Josh Trent welcomes Kelvin Davis to the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast, episode 823, to explore why performative niceness quietly poisons every relationship it touches, what it takes for a man to stop seeking approval and start leading from his values, and why the courage to tell the truth (even the ugliest parts) is the only thing that sets a man free. In This Episode, Kelvin Davis Uncovers: (01:07) The Hidden Self-Sabotage of Being a Nice Guy (06:00) Niceness as a Survival Strategy (09:26) The Single Most Important Question (13:52) The Buffalo and the Cow (17:44) When Criticism Is a Gift (20:57) What a Good Man Actually Is (25:00) &quot;Happy Wife, Happy Life&quot; Is Bullshit (32:00) Control VS Leadership (39:37) Teaching Black Boys to Become Good Men (47:40) Life Is Not Fair for Men... 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