You've Got This - Becoming The Man You're Meant To Be
About the Podcast
This podcast is for men who know they’re meant for more.
More clarity.
More direction.
More from themselves.
Because from the outside, life might look “successful”—career, relationships, achievements—but something still feels off. You’re not broken… but you’re not fully aligned either. And you know it.
Hosted by Andy Nathan, this show explores what it really takes to live with integrity, purpose, and emotional strength.
Expect:
- Raw, honest conversations
- Stories of challenge, resilience, and transformation
- Practical tools for leading yourself and others
- And plenty of deep dives into masculine psychology (with a touch of nerdy passion)
We'll explore:
- Why so many men feel stuck, even when life “looks fine”
- What creates lasting change—not just temporary motivation
- How to stop sleepwalking through life and start living as The Architect
- How to raise your standards, take ownership, and lead with strength
Whether you're in the middle of a challenge or simply know you’re playing smaller than you should be—this podcast will meet you where you are and challenge you to become who you were meant to be.
About Andy
Andy Nathan is a writer, mentor, teacher and coach.
He didn’t get into this work in his twenties. It took hitting 40, feeling stuck in a draining career, struggling with relationships, and wondering why life felt so off-track.
And for years, therapy didn’t help. It felt surface-level or frustrating. Andy assumed maybe he just wasn’t “built” for this kind of work.
(Spoiler: he was. Just not the kind of work that was just talking and not rebuilding.)
After 25+ years in the corporate world, and over a decade in the wellbeing and transformation space, Andy now works with men ready to do the deeper work of identity shifts, emotional healing, self-mastery, and leadership. Andy also mentors coaches and facilitators and trains people to become coaches.
His coaching, group program (The Man Program), and men’s wilderness retreats help men slow down, reconnect, and take back the wheel—so they can stop drifting and start living with clarity, strength, and purpose.
This work isn’t just about change.
It’s about remembering who you are. And figuring that out!
Work With Andy
- 1:1 Coaching
- The Man (Group Program)
- Retreats & Events
- Corporate & Team Development (Online & In Nature)
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You've Got This - Becoming The Man You're Meant To Be
Why The Man You Became is No Longer Working
At some point all men reach a point where something in their life stops working.
A career that once made sense now feels constraining.
A relationship feels tense or distant.
Patterns repeat, despite effort and good intentions.
In this episode, Andy Nathan explains why this happens - and why it’s not a failure or flaw.
You’ll be introduced to the 9 Masks of Adam: the survival identities men adapt into early in life, often without realising it.
These strategies once helped you get ahead.
Over time, they become rigid.
And eventually, they stop working.
This episode explores what happens when a man outgrows who he had to become - and why that reckoning is a necessary part of growth.
Men don’t consciously choose the patterns that ultimately shape their lives.
They adapt.
They become who they need to become to handle pressure, expectations, responsibility, or instability.
And for a long time, that works.
Until it doesn’t.
In this episode, Andy explores why men reach a point where something in their life stops working - even though nothing obvious is “wrong.”
You’ll hear:
– Why men adapt into survival identities early in life
– How those adaptations quietly become identity
– The 9 Masks Men Wear - the core survival patterns men live from without realising it
– Why these strategies eventually reach their limit
– What it means to outgrow who you had to become
This episode isn’t about fixing yourself.
It’s about understanding which mask is currently running you - and why life is now demanding something different.
If you’re noticing that effort isn’t creating change,
that old ways of coping don’t land the same way,
or that something in you knows this phase is ending -
This episode will help you understand what’s happening.
Series:
This episode is part of The 9 Masks Men Wear — short reflections on the survival identities men adopt, and what it takes to move beyond them.
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👉 Join the waitlist for The 9 Masks Men Wear Live 9-Week Training
A 9-week journey to identify the mask running your life — and remove it so you can finally lead as the man you were meant to be.
Email: andy@andynathan.co.uk
Want to Drop the Masks?
The 9 Masks Men Wear begins in February 2026.
If you want to stop letting old survival strategies run your life and start leading from who you truly are, this is for you.
Connect with Andy
Instagram: @andyjnathan / @themanprogram
Website: andynathan.co.uk