Playing Injured

Playing Injured is the podcast for men who want to grow stronger in every area of life. Every man faces challenges, setbacks, and unseen battles, and how we respond defines the kind of men we become. Hosted by Josh Dillingham and Mason Eddy , entrepreneurs and former collegiate athletes, Playing Injured ranks in the top 2% of podcasts globally with over 140 episodes. Every man plays injured spiritually, mentally, emotionally, physically, and financially . Playing Injured is built on these five dimensions, exploring what it means to keep showing up and growing stronger through life’s tough seasons with raw stories, expert guests, and grounded conversations. Josh and Mason equip men with the mindset, tools, and stories to build resilience, lead with strength, and thrive even when life feels like they’re playing injured.

Playing Injured is a education podcast hosted by Josh Dillingham & Mason Eddy, with 152 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Josh Dillingham & Mason Eddy hosts Playing Injured, a education show with 152 episodes published.

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  From Success To Significance With John Geraghty On Identity, Flow, And Reinventing Midlife (EP 152)

  Feb 23, 20261h 2mS0

  <p>We sit with coach and author John Geraghty to explore how identity, perspective, and progressive challenge build a flow-dominant life that feels meaningful and performs at a high level. We trade “image protection” for honest starting points, small daily wins, and environments that make growth easier.<br/><br/>• redefining success as purpose, energy and alignment<br/>• identity beliefs as the engine of motivation<br/>• hero’s journey vs victim story framing<br/>• practical flow mechanics and challenge–skill balance<br/>• compounding improvements over time<br/>• fixed vs growth mindset in real life<br/>• letting go of image protection and ego<br/>• designing en...

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  Dark Work, Real Change, True Self | Anthony Trucks (EP 151)

  Feb 5, 202641 minS0

  <p>We explore identity change through Dark Work, unconfident action, and the choice to set a scale that serves faith, family, and freedom. Anthony Trucks shares how to build proof-based confidence, access a “secret self,” and end suffering with decisive action.<br/><br/>• defining identity as lived wiring, not labels<br/>• building a vision on a personal scale, not the world’s<br/>• Dark Work deposits and proof that breeds confidence<br/>• unconfident action as the path to courage<br/>• secret self traits that stay “on” across life<br/>• effort over outcome and the 1 percent edge<br/>• embracing pain to earn pride and patience<...

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  Why High Performers Still Feel Stuck (And What They’re Missing) | Ben Robins (EP 150)

  Dec 7, 202554 minS0

  <p>If your life looks perfect on paper but feels strangely hollow, this conversation will hit home. We sit down with coach Ben Robbins, who rose fast in a global consultancy and realized the wins felt thinner with each promotion. Instead of doubling down on hustle, he rebuilt from the inside out—trading golden handcuffs for a compelling vision of freedom, health, meaningful work, and a life lived on his terms.<br/><br/>Ben breaks down a deceptively simple idea: most high performers don’t need to add more; they need to remove what’s untrue. He shows how hidden script...

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  From Wounds To Worth: Building Your Emotional Support System | Jonathan Aslay (EP 149)

  Nov 27, 202545 minS0

  <p>The chase for status is loud. The quiet work of self-worth is louder. We sit down with midlife self-love coach Jonathan Ashley to unpack how men can build genuine confidence without the scoreboard—by caring for the “emotional six-year-old” inside, stepping into the observer’s seat, and practicing non-attachment so expectations stop running the show.<br/><br/>Jonathan shares a practical framework: self-love as the bundle of self-worth, self-esteem, self-confidence, self-reliance, and self-discipline, activated through daily reps. We dig into the tools that create emotional scaffolding before life shakes—journaling that names real feelings, meditation and breathwork to calm the nervou...

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  Sustainable Weight Loss Starts When You Change How You Think | Dr. Pavi Kundhal (EP 148)

  Nov 24, 202545 minS0

  <p>Want weight loss that actually lasts? We sit down with Dr. Pavy Cannall, a surgeon with nearly two decades of experience, to unpack why the breakthrough most people need isn’t a new meal plan—it’s a new mindset. From identity shifts to social pressure, from emotional eating to constant digital distraction, we pull apart the hidden forces that derail progress and share simple, repeatable tools that put you back in control.<br/><br/>Dr. Pavy explains how his most successful patients treated surgery as one tool among many, then rebuilt their habits and self-image to match the life t...

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