Excellence Above Talent Podcast
Aaron Thomas
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The State of Man Is in Crisis—It’s Time for a Conversation.
The Excellence Above Talent podcast was born from pain, loss, and a deep need for change.
- Men are 3.6 times more likely to die by suicide than women.
- Men commit the majority of violence in the U.S., including domestic abuse and sexual assault.
- 90% of the prison population consists of men.
These are not just statistics—they represent broken families, lost lives, and a cycle of harm and abuse that must end.
As a BIPP (Batterer’s Intervention and Prevention Program) Director for four years, I’ve had countless conversations with men—men who believed abuse was necessary, men who didn’t even realize they were abusers. What I learned is that men want to talk, but they have no safe space to do so.
Society teaches men to suppress their struggles, to avoid vulnerability, and to uphold a toxic version of manhood. But silence is destroying us.
The Excellence Above Talent podcast is here to challenge the status quo. We’re redefining what it means to be a man—one conversation at a time.
Join me. Let’s fight for the future of manhood. Our sons are watching.
#ExcellenceAboveTalent #MensMentalHealth #RedefiningManhood #BreakTheCycle
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S5E12 Choose Influence Over Control Or Lose What Matters
Send a textWe unpack how abuse often begins with power and control rather than violence, and how fear and insecurity fuel cycles that erode trust. We draw a clear line between leadership and control,…
S5E11 What Kind Of Father Are Your Reactions Raising
Send a textWe challenge the myth that leadership at home is control and show how stability, humility, and consistency create safety for partners and kids. We share tools to replace fear-based habits…
S5E10 If Sex Needs Pressure, It Isn’t Love
Send a textWe confront how entitlement, porn, and unspoken expectations corrode trust and safety in sex, and why consent must be enthusiastic, ongoing, and freely given. We own past harm, define…
S5E9 What If Being Right Is Why You’re Lonely
Send a textWe dig into why men get defensive, how that reaction kills connection, and the practical skills that make listening feel safe at home. We share language you can use today to validate…
S5E8 Healthy Communication For Men Who Were Never Taught How
Send a textWe break down why men confuse control with communication and how to replace anger, avoidance, and shutdown with calm, clear dialogue. Practical tools show how to negotiate needs, reduce…
S5E7 You Cannot Heal What You Broke Overnight
Send a textWe explore how men rebuild trust and respect after emotional harm and why safety, not speed, must guide the process. We share practical steps to shift from demanding forgiveness to…
S5E6 Power Seeks Fear; Leadership Creates Safety
Send a textWe explore how non-threatening behavior turns homes from tense to safe, and why real strength shows in calm, controlled reactions. We share practical tools for regulation, repair, and…
S5E5 Silent Feelings, Loud Damage
Send a textWe explore how emotional avoidance becomes the hidden engine of abuse and why anger is often a mask for shame, fear, and rejection. We share tools for naming feelings, building…
S5E4 You Can’t Change What You Refuse To Admit
Send a textWe expose the seven common lies men tell themselves that protect ego and enable abuse, then show how accountability, consistency and humility rebuild trust. Practical reflections and clear…
S5E3 My Ego Tried To Win The Argument And Lost The Marriage
Send a textWe challenge men to drop excuses, own their choices, and rebuild trust with consistent action instead of repeated apologies. A personal story of divorce leads into practical steps for full…
S5E2 Abuse Is A Choice: Here’s What Really Drives It And How Men Can Change
Send a textWe unpack why abuse is a learned choice rooted in fear, control, and missing emotional skills, and we map a path toward accountability and healthier leadership. We share the “button”…
S5E1 Owning The Truth About Abuse
Send a textThe hardest part isn’t admitting what happened; it’s admitting why. We open up about how abuse forms long before it turns physical, in the quiet moments where insecurity, fear, and ego go…
S4E21 The Burden of Unspoken Struggles: Why Men Hide Their Pain
Send a textMen often fight battles in silence, not because no one cares but because they've been conditioned to suppress vulnerability and avoid appearing weak. The pressure to maintain a facade of…
S4E20 The Shadow Warriors: When Grinding Feels Invisible
Send a textAaron Thomas shares his powerful journey from contemplating suicide ten years ago to finding purpose in speaking openly about men's mental health. Breaking the silence surrounding men's…
S4E19 Are You Leading From Behind? Time to Reclaim Your Year
Send a textWe're halfway through 2025, and it's time for a brutal reality check about whether we're becoming the men we promised to be or just recycling excuses while our lives remain unchanged.• Six…
S4E18 Mind Games: Your Brain's Favorite Hobby Is Lying to You
Send a textConfronting the lies we tell ourselves requires recognizing the deceptive voice in our heads and actively replacing falsehoods with truth to renew our minds and find inner peace.• The…
S4E17 Choose Your Battles: Fighting for Growth vs. Fighting to Impress
Send a textHave you ever felt trapped between the person you've been and the person you're meant to become? That uncomfortable space of transformation is exactly where Aaron Thomas finds…
S4E16 Are You Killing Yourself to Keep Everyone Else Alive?
Send a textWe challenge the dangerous myth that men must sacrifice their mental health to care for their families. Sharing my own experience with suicidal thoughts from trying to be everyone's hero…
S4E15 Dangerous Through Growth: Embracing Who You Really Are
Send a textAaron Thomas dives deep into three transformative quotes that have become guideposts in his journey toward authentic manhood. With refreshing honesty, he explores the struggle many men…
S4E14 Mom's Got This: Parenting Sons in a Fatherless Home
Send a textEsmeralda shares her perspective on raising two teenage boys as a single mother and discusses her views on what makes a good man in today's world.• Being a man comes with unique challenges…
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Excellence Above Talent Podcast has published 104 episodes since October 2021, covering topics in Christianity, Education.
Excellence Above Talent Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 32m.
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