Dare to be Different with Craig White

Craig White

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Masculine leadership, brought back into the body.

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Dare to be Different with Craig White treats leadership as inner work, not just performance. Its conversations move through masculinity, safety, breathwork, sexual energy, emotional repression, and the hard business of becoming more present.

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Dare to be Different with Craig White is a personal-development interview show focused on male leadership from the inside out. Its center of gravity is transformation. Craig White brings guests into conversations about what shapes men, what blocks them, and what becomes possible when they stop treating leadership as a purely mental discipline. The show often begins with familiar leadership language, then moves somewhere more vulnerable. Fear becomes a question of presence. Corporate change becomes a question of safety. Breathwork becomes a way into memory, grief, forgiveness, and feeling fully alive. Sexual energy is treated as part of leadership rather than a side issue. Masculinity is not presented as a slogan. It is examined through responsibility, intimacy, old wounds, inner criticism, friendship between men, and the difficulty of trusting the body. The interviews are measured and roomy. Guests are allowed to build their thoughts slowly, and the conversation often follows them into technical, emotional, or spiritual territory without rushing to simplify it. Caroline Britton’s episode looks at men, safety, shadow work, and the language that actually reaches leaders. Blaire Palmer’s conversation connects fear, uncertainty, listening, and the physical presence missing from many leadership models. Kenny Cruz brings a blunt, parts-based view of inner critics, maturity, and men’s groups. Lynsey Chan and Ben Bidwell place breathwork close to emotional release and embodiment. Graeme Waterfield brings intimacy and sexual energy into the same frame as the body and leadership. Robert Masters anchors the show’s interest in relationship, emotional intimacy, and psycho-spiritual men’s work. Across these episodes, the same pattern keeps returning: a man learns to stop outsourcing power, certainty, or approval, and starts meeting what is happening inside him. That gives the show its particular texture. It is warm, serious, sometimes intense, and more interested in lived change than in motivational polish.

Made for: For men and leadership-minded listeners interested in inner work, emotional maturity, and embodied self-awareness. It will also suit listeners curious about men’s groups, breathwork, intimacy, and the practical edge of spiritual development.

What sets it apart: The show treats masculinity and leadership as embodied, relational work rather than confidence talk. Its strongest episodes let guests go deep on safety, parts, sexuality, breath, and fear while keeping the conversation grounded in real-life change.

In their own words

Delve into the stories of sporting champions, corporate visionaries, and everyday parents who redefine leadership. In each episode, I explore the journeys of leaders who have undergone profound transformations, emerging stronger and wiser. From overcoming challenges to embracing change, our guests share insights and lessons learned along their paths to success.Tune in and discover what it takes to lead with authenticity and courage in every aspect of life.

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Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026

Craig White connects leadership decisions to presence, protective habits and bodily awareness through candid, personally grounded guest conversations.

Craig White turns leadership into an inquiry about what happens before strategy: how fear, physical awareness, old protective habits and intimate life shape the person making decisions.

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Craig White takes leadership out of your head and sends it through the rest of your body.

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  • leadership advice that treats presence as a physical practice, not another book gathering dust
  • frank conversations about inner critics, childhood patterns, men's groups, and the parts still running your meetings
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S3E09: Graeme Waterfield - Why Leaders Need To Reclaim Sexual EnergyMay 4, 2026

A grounded conversation about leadership, body awareness, and the limits of control.

The episode treats sexual energy as part of male leadership, moving with Graham Waterfield through body awareness, breath, ejaculation, and control.

S3E08: Caroline Britton - Why Corporate Leaders Need To TransformApr 20, 2026

A candid look at male leadership through responsibility, trust, safety, and inner work.

Caroline Britton's conversation with Craig White reframes male leadership as less about polished control and more about trust, safety, and self-knowledge.

S3E06: Blaire Palmer - Why Leaders Struggle With Fear & UncertaintyMar 24, 2026

Presence, body awareness, and polarized thinking shape a practical leadership conversation.

Craig White frames his conversation with Blur Palmer around the limits of polarized, black-and-white thinking, and that gives the piece a steady, practical edge.

S3E05: Kenny Cruz - Why Men Need MenMar 10, 2026

A conversational men's leadership episode on parts work, the inner critic, and old protective patterns.

Craig White speaks with Kenny Mamarella D. Cruz, a longtime coach who has worked with men for close to 30 years, to unpack parts work and the idea that people are made up of many parts.

S3E04: Lynsey Chan - Why Breathwork Helps Men Feel Truly AliveFeb 24, 2026

Breathwork is framed as a path from thought into sensation, with a retreat experience opening onto posture, grounding, memory, and forgiveness.

Craig White's conversation with Lindsay Chan treats breathwork as a way to leave thought and return to sensation. The focus settles on one long breathwork journey during a David Dieta retreat in Colorado, where Lindsay describes an old feeling of being strangled rising to the…

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  1. 1

    S3E19: Mark Pollock - Why Acceptance Doesn’t Mean Giving Up Hope

    Sep 22, 2026·1h 9m
  2. 2

    S3E18: John Mitchell - Why the Best Coaches Lead Through Presence, Not Control

    John Mitchell describes shifting from outcome-focused coaching to relationships, saying Simon Hurry taught him to tailor communication to each person.

    Sep 8, 2026·1h 5m·2 clips
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    S3E17: Joe Van Niekerk - Why Losing Rugby Led To a Spiritual Quest

    Aug 25, 2026·1h 23m
  4. 4

    S3E16: Carla Crivaro - Stop Chasing Sex and Start Building Intimacy

    Aug 11, 2026·1h 9m
  5. 5

    S3E15: Rhys Thomas - Facing Death & Surviving Heart Transplant Surgery

    Jul 28, 2026·1h 3m
  6. 6

    S3E14: Alison Armstrong - Why Women Misunderstand Men and What Fix Changes Everything

    Jul 14, 2026·1h 4m
  7. 7

    S3E13: Dodge Woodall - The Hidden Struggle Behind Successful Men

    Jun 29, 2026·1h 1m
  8. 8

    S3E12: Kayse Gehret - How Microdosing Can Help Men Feel More Without Losing Their Edge

    Jun 16, 2026·1h
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    S3E11: Traver Boehm - Surviving 49 Days in Darkness

    Jun 2, 2026·1h
  10. 10

    S3E10: Sara Carter - Listening to the Wisdom of the Body

    May 19, 2026·1h 12m
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    S3E09: Graeme Waterfield - Why Leaders Need To Reclaim Sexual Energy

    Hidden gem

    Craig White brings this one close to home.

    May 4, 2026·1h 24m·2 clips
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    S3E08: Caroline Britton - Why Corporate Leaders Need To Transform

    Hidden gem

    Craig White interviews Caroline Britton about transforming male leadership through emotional awareness, embodied decision-making, and purpose.

    Apr 20, 2026·1h 7m·4 clips
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    S3E07: Rhys Thomas - How Facing Death Changed My Life

    Apr 7, 2026·1h 12m
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    S3E06: Blaire Palmer - Why Leaders Struggle With Fear & Uncertainty

    Hidden gem

    Craig White opens by thanking season three sponsor Lightside Financial Planning and introducing Blur Palmer, a leadership coach and consultant, keynote speaker, and author of four books who is in her fourth decade in the leadership space.

    Mar 24, 2026·1h 17m·5 clips
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    S3E05: Kenny Cruz - Why Men Need Men

    Hidden gem

    Craig White opens the conversation by bringing in Kenny Mamarella D.

    Mar 10, 2026·1h 13m·5 clips
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    S3E04: Lynsey Chan - Why Breathwork Helps Men Feel Truly Alive

    Hidden gem

    Craig White welcomes Lindsay Chan back to Manchester.

    Feb 24, 2026·52m·3 clips
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    S3E03: Deborah Henley - Why True Leadership Needs Emotional Safety

    Feb 10, 2026·1h 7m
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    S3E02: Dave Radley - Rebuilding Identity Through Business and Fatherhood

    Jan 27, 2026·1h 16m
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    S3E01: Ella Mccrystal - Why Men Are Struggling With Shame and Self-Worth in Silence

    Jan 13, 2026·1h 6m
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    S2E24: Mike Brown - How Anger Fueled A Relentless Rise in World Rugby

    Dec 2, 2025·1h 9m
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    S2E23: Lawrence Dallaglio - How Tragedy Shaped the Leadership Style of a World Cup Captain

    Nov 18, 2025·1h 29m
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    S2E22: Ben Bidwell - How to Use Breathwork to Heal Emotional Repression

    Craig White interviews human potential coach Ben Bidwell about his journey of transformation and redefining masculinity.

    Nov 4, 2025·1h 5m
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    S2E21: Dr Warren Larkin - How Unresolved Trauma Controls Your Health

    Oct 21, 2025·1h 6m
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    S2E20: Dr Darren Stevens - How To Shift Into Elite Level Thinking

    Oct 7, 2025·48m
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    S2E19: Benjamin Owen - Stop The Self Sabotage And Become A Great Leader

    Sep 23, 2025·47m
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    S2E18: Clarke Carlisle - From Premier League to Rock Bottom and Back Again

    Sep 9, 2025·1h 22m
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    S2E17: Denis Betts - Ego, Regret & Life Beyond Rugby

    Aug 26, 2025·1h 24m
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    S2E16: James Haskell - Self-Doubt, Pressure & the Real Work Behind Confidence

    Aug 12, 2025·1h 40m
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    S2E15: Mike Bates - Pain, Performance and Letting Go

    Jul 29, 2025·1h 8m
  30. 30

    S1E14: Kruise Leeming - The Cost of Winning, Regret & Becoming a Better Man

    Jul 15, 2025·1h 8m
  31. 31

    S2E13 Daniel Granger - From Body Fixers to Breakdown: The Pain Behind the Persona

    Jul 1, 2025·1h 5m
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    S2E12: Diego Sanchez - From Global Fame to Grounded Healing

    Jun 17, 2025·46m
  33. 33

    S2E11: Keith McGuinnes - When ‘Healthy’ Is Just Another Mask

    Jun 3, 2025·1h 2m
  34. 34

    S2E10: Emmet Byrne - Why Men's Health is Failing

    May 20, 2025·55m
  35. 35

    S2E9: Shaun Edwards - The Kind Warrior

    May 6, 2025·1h 3m
  36. 36

    S2E8: Jeremy Bettle - Why Men Burn Out at the Top

    Apr 22, 2025·1h 13m
  37. 37

    S2E7: Martin Bone - Why Men Must Learn To Move

    Apr 9, 2025·1h 15m
  38. 38

    S2E6: Scott Ford - The Secret to Playing in the Zone

    Mar 25, 2025·1h 10m
  39. 39

    S2E5: Mark Walsh - Why Men Need to Get Out of Their Heads

    Mar 11, 2025·1h 2m
  40. 40

    S2E4: Rod Boothroyd - Why Men Struggle to Lead

    Feb 25, 2025·1h 6m
  41. 41

    S2E3: Matty Peet - Going Deeper

    Feb 11, 2025·58m
  42. 42

    S2E2: Cody Royle - Why Coaches Need Coaches

    Jan 28, 2025·1h 6m
  43. 43

    S2E1: Martin Offiah - Becoming Comfortable with the Uncomfortable

    Jan 14, 2025·1h 26m
  44. 44

    S1E17: The Best of 2024

    Dec 17, 2024·49m
  45. 45

    S1E16: Piers Cross - Are Our Leaders Traumatised?

    Dec 3, 2024·1h
  46. 46

    S1E15: Traver Boehm - Why Men Need Men

    Nov 19, 2024·1h 29m
  47. 47

    S1E14: Chris Brown - Why Men Must Start Telling the Truth

    Nov 5, 2024·48m
  48. 48

    S1E13: Pat Divilly - Embracing Your Shadow

    Oct 22, 2024·49m
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    S1E12: Robert Masters - Becoming Intimate With All That We Are

    Host Craig White introduces Dr.

    Oct 8, 2024·1h 4m
  50. 50

    S1E11: Keith Witt - The Route to a Man's Heart

    Sep 24, 2024·1h 21m
  51. 51

    S1E10: Sean Long - The Struggle to be Authentic

    Sep 10, 2024·1h 18m
  52. 52

    S1E09: Antonio Vizintín - Surviving the Impossible

    Aug 27, 2024·57m
  53. 53

    S1E08: Dr Liam Hennessy - The Secret Behind Irish Rugby

    Aug 13, 2024·1h 23m
  54. 54

    S1E07: Chris Brown - Transforming as Men in Relationships

    Jul 30, 2024·1h 7m
  55. 55

    S1E02: Andrew Jenkins - From Death's Door to a Second Chance of Life

    Jul 11, 2024·58m
  56. 56

    S1E03: Martin Bone - The Man Who Made Meditation Cool

    Jul 11, 2024·1h 23m
  57. 57

    S1E05: Stevie Ward - The Gift of Radical Acceptance

    Jul 11, 2024·1h 16m
  58. 58

    S1E04: Rhys Thomas - From Pain to Purpose

    Jul 11, 2024·1h 5m
  59. 59

    S1E06: Craig White - Journey of Leadership

    Jul 11, 2024·1h 16m
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    S1E01: Matty Peet - Building a Sports Family

    Jul 11, 2024·1h