Dare to be Different with Craig White

In this episode, Craig is joined by Kayse Gehret, a healing arts practitioner and microdosing educator. During the discussion she explains how psilocybin microdosing can support nervous system regulation, emotional healing, and deeper presence. The conversation explores Casey’s personal healing journey, what microdosing actually is, and why so many men are drawn to this work when stress, pressure, and emotional armouring start taking a toll.
SHOW NOTES
-How losing her father and later developing seizures shaped her healing path 
 -What happened when she first tried psilocybin microdosing for her chronic symptoms 
 -Why many men fear softening, slowing down, and feeling more deeply 
 -How microdosing can support nervous system healing, presence, and intimacy 
 -What to consider around dosage, contraindications, and supporting practices
Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 
Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/

In this episode, Craig sits down for a second round with renowned men’s coach Traver Boehm to share his experience of a recent 49 day dark retreat.

Together they discuss what led him back into a 49-day dark retreat after a season of grief, death, and deep internal change. Traver opens up about fear, initiation, the psychological intensity of total darkness, and how the experience altered the way he works, writes, and lives.

SHOW NOTES:

- What pushed Traver to return to the dark
- Why the 49-day retreat felt like an initiation rather than an adventure
- How pain, boredom, grief, and isolation reshaped him
- The moment “one life, soul-led, all in” became his new framework for life
- What changed in his work  and way of relating after he came out
Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 
Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/

In this episode, Craig sits down with his wife Sara Carter to explore trauma, embodiment, healing, and the intelligence of the body. 
Sara shares how surviving rape, sexual abuse, domestic violence, and disconnection led her into a deep journey of somatic healing, self-trust, and learning how to listen to the body.
SHOW NOTES:
- How trauma left her numb, dissociated, and disconnected from her body 
- Why learning to feel safe again became the foundation of her healing 
- How breath, somatic practice, and authentic movement helped her reconnect with herself 
- Why women need to honor their cycles, emotions, and inner communication -
- How truth, honesty, and emotional ownership can transform relationships
Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 
Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/

In this conversation, Craig sits down with a sexual energy and intimacy coach Graeme Watefield. Together they break down why so many men carry shame, silence, and confusion around sex. The discussion explores sexual energy in practical terms, how repression shows up in the lives of leader's and why breath, presence, and nervous system regulation matter in intimacy.
SHOW NOTES:
- How his own journey through compulsive porn use and early ejaculation led him into this work 
- What he means by “sexual energy” and why many men feel disconnected from it 
- How shame and repression can affect confidence, intimacy, and the way men relate 
- Why slowing down, breathing, and feeling the body can change sexual experience 
- How deeper presence can strengthen intimacy, relationships, and leadership
Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 
Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/

This conversation explores modern leadership, emotional awareness, and the inner work required for men to lead with authenticity. The discussion focuses on how many men operate from the mind alone and the importance of reconnecting with the body, emotions, and purpose.
SHOW NOTES:
Why she became passionate about helping men and male leadership evolve
How many men are disconnected from their bodies and emotions
What she learned after leaving a career in corporate consultancy
Why leadership transformation requires deeper inner work
How reconnecting with purpose can change how men lead and live
Season 3 is proudly sponsored by Lightside Financial Planning - a fiercely independent, Liverpool-based firm focused on clear, human conversations about money. 
Find out more at https://lightsidefp.co.uk/