NAIC Champion Patrick Connors joins the podcast and shares about his journey from starting competitive Pokémon a just few years ago to making his way into a championship performance. He also shares about redefining his masculinity after moving on from competitive sports, his supportive family and his challenges with anxiety.

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Roy "Flash" Gordon, a VGC Competitor and men's work facilitator, interviews other men active in the Pokémon community about their mental health, masculinity, and how Pokémon has contributed to the cultivation of joy in their lives. The goal of PokéMen's Health is to create a safe space within which men can take on their mental health, create supportive relationships, and let their authentic selves shine.

Join the FREE Discord to start receiving support from our community: ⁠ https://discord.gg/XVhV697VBH⁠

Follow me on IG, Twitter, TikTok, and more: ⁠ https://linktr.ee/royflashgordon⁠

Donate to support the podcast and stream: ⁠ https://streamlabs.com/pokemenshealth/tip⁠

Dre (@KingDreC1out on Twitter) is a Pokémon TCG competitor who shares vulnerably about his challenging up bringing, working with gangs as a young child, turning life around to earn a football scholarship all before he found TCG and excelled at it.

Want to learn TCG or connect with Dre?:

https://metafy.gg/@kingdrec1out

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November 3rd 2pm CST join the Pokémen's Circle to share and receive support on whatever you're going through in a safe environment:

https://discord.gg/6xtZdKYj?event=1300583923646074942

Roy "Flash" Gordon, a VGC Competitor and men's work facilitator, interviews other men active in the Pokémon community about their mental health, masculinity, and how Pokémon has contributed to the cultivation of joy in their lives. The goal of PokéMen's Health is to create a safe space within which men can take on their mental health, create supportive relationships, and let their authentic selves shine.

Join the FREE Discord to start receiving support from our community: ⁠ https://discord.gg/XVhV697VBH⁠

Want your little trainer to have an outlet to practice VGC while learning skills to take care of their stress? Check out my Pokémon clubs on Outschool:

https://outschool.com/classes/9108b61b-ff4d-45b2-b5d5-07aa1f8002e6/schedule

Save $10 on your first class through OCT 31: LEROY1ST10

Follow me on IG, Twitter, TikTok, and more: ⁠ https://linktr.ee/royflashgordon⁠

Donate to support the podcast and stream: ⁠ https://streamlabs.com/pokemenshealth/tip⁠

Aox/ @aoxvgc on Twitter is an online tournament organizer with VGC Trainer's School and VGC competitor. He comes on this week to share about what led him to joining the trainer's school, how fatherhood changed his relationship to manhood, and how growing up with autism affected him.

VGC Trainer's School is one of our partner organizer's that supports the Fight For Men's Health Tournament Series. #3 is this Sunday October 27 @ 3pm EST:

https://play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/66f41c57a39c5e0621c0bae2/details

Follow The VGC Trainer's School Podcast, featuring an episode with Roy later this week:

https://open.spotify.com/show/6YIKmVpCUbFhwGK8Nr7tl2?si=ae32667466604770

Join The VGC Trainer's School Discord for more support on growing your skills:

https://discord.gg/ZqaMp8FkqH

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Roy "Flash" Gordon, a VGC Competitor and men's work facilitator, interviews other men active in the Pokémon community about their mental health, masculinity, and how Pokémon has contributed to the cultivation of joy in their lives. The goal of PokéMen's Health is to create a safe space within which men can take on their mental health, create supportive relationships, and let their authentic selves shine.

Join the FREE Discord to start receiving support from our community: ⁠ https://discord.gg/XVhV697VBH⁠

Want your little trainer to have an outlet to practice VGC while learning skills to take care of their stress? Check out my Pokémon clubs on Outschool:

https://outschool.com/classes/9108b61b-ff4d-45b2-b5d5-07aa1f8002e6/schedule

Save $10 on your first class through OCT 31: LEROY1ST10

Follow me on IG, Twitter, TikTok, and more: ⁠ https://linktr.ee/royflashgordon⁠

Donate to support the podcast and stream: ⁠ https://streamlabs.com/pokemenshealth/tip⁠

Brady Smith/ @vgccorner on Twitter is a 3 times regional champ, multiple time World's qualifier, and VGC coach. He comes on to share about how the game lights up his competitive spirit, his unique coaching business and how he got started, how ending an unhealthy relationship led him to some of his hardest moments, his healing and much more.

Follow Brady on Twitter @vgccorner for a ton of free VGC value and to inquire about coaching!

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Roy "Flash" Gordon, a VGC Competitor and men's work facilitator, interviews other men active in the Pokémon community about their mental health, masculinity, and how Pokémon has contributed to the cultivation of joy in their lives. The goal of PokéMen's Health is to create a safe space within which men can take on their mental health, create supportive relationships, and let their authentic selves shine.

Join the FREE Discord to start receiving support from our community: ⁠ https://discord.gg/XVhV697VBH⁠

Want your little trainer to have an outlet to practice VGC while learning skills to take care of their stress? Check out my Pokémon clubs on Outschool:

https://outschool.com/classes/9108b61b-ff4d-45b2-b5d5-07aa1f8002e6/schedule

Save $10 on your first class through OCT 31: LEROY1ST10

Follow me on IG, Twitter, TikTok, and more: ⁠ https://linktr.ee/royflashgordon⁠

Donate to support the podcast and stream: ⁠ https://streamlabs.com/pokemenshealth/tip⁠

Yone / @Yonepatchi on Twitter is a TCG competitor and business owner. Yone joined the pod while Hurricane Helene was approaching her home in Florida to share about her start in TCG, her new pursuit with Tabletop Village, how she found love in the community (including tips on how not to be an unsafe man) and much more.

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Roy "Flash" Gordon, a VGC Competitor and men's work facilitator, interviews other men active in the Pokémon community about their mental health, masculinity, and how Pokémon has contributed to the cultivation of joy in their lives. The goal of PokéMen's Health is to create a safe space within which men can take on their mental health, create supportive relationships, and let their authentic selves shine.

Join the FREE Discord to start receiving support from our community: ⁠ https://discord.gg/XVhV697VBH⁠

Want your little trainer to have an outlet to practice VGC while learning skills to take care of their stress? Check out my Pokémon clubs on Outschool:

https://outschool.com/classes/9108b61b-ff4d-45b2-b5d5-07aa1f8002e6/schedule

Save $10 on your first class through OCT 31: LEROY1ST10

Follow me on IG, Twitter, TikTok, and more: ⁠ https://linktr.ee/royflashgordon⁠

Donate to support the podcast and stream: ⁠ https://streamlabs.com/pokemenshealth/tip⁠

Jake from @spearpillarvgc hops on this week to talk about Spear Pillar's inception, supporting his fraternity mates with their mental health, getting over his hesitance to ask for help and more.

*********I experienced some mic troubles during this one so my voice quality is not the usual standard.

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Roy "Flash" Gordon, a VGC Competitor and men's work facilitator, interviews other men active in the Pokémon community about their mental health, masculinity, and how Pokémon has contributed to the cultivation of joy in their lives. The goal of PokéMen's Health is to create a safe space within which men can take on their mental health, create supportive relationships, and let their authentic selves shine.

Join the FREE Discord to start receiving support from our community: ⁠ https://discord.gg/XVhV697VBH⁠

Want your little trainer to have an outlet to practice VGC while learning skills to take care of their stress? Check out my Pokémon clubs on Outschool:

https://outschool.com/classes/9108b61b-ff4d-45b2-b5d5-07aa1f8002e6/schedule

Save $10 on your first class through OCT 31: LEROY1ST10

Follow me on IG, Twitter, TikTok, and more: ⁠ https://linktr.ee/royflashgordon⁠

Donate to support the podcast and stream: ⁠ https://streamlabs.com/pokemenshealth/tip⁠

Jeudy Azzarelli is a VGC competitor best known for his second place run at 2014 Worlds. Jeudy shares about the road to that appearance from struggling to make events in the early days, stepping away from the game before a successful return, how misogyny inspired his exit from Wall Street and much more.

Find him @SoulSurVGC on Twitter for coaching!

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Roy "Flash" Gordon, a VGC Competitor and men's work facilitator, interviews other men active in the Pokémon community about their mental health, masculinity, and how Pokémon has contributed to the cultivation of joy in their lives. The goal of PokéMen's Health is to create a safe space within which men can take on their mental health, create supportive relationships, and let their authentic selves shine.

Join the FREE Discord to start receiving support from our community: ⁠ https://discord.gg/XVhV697VBH⁠

Want your little trainer to have an outlet to practice VGC while learning skills to take care of their stress? Check out my Pokémon clubs on Outschool:

https://outschool.com/classes/9108b61b-ff4d-45b2-b5d5-07aa1f8002e6/schedule

Save $10 on your first class through OCT 31: LEROY1ST10

Follow me on IG, Twitter, TikTok, and more: ⁠ https://linktr.ee/royflashgordon⁠

Donate to support the podcast and stream: ⁠ https://streamlabs.com/pokemenshealth/tip⁠

Roy is solo sharing three areas of balance he believes all men need to start paying attention to immediately if they are going to be healthy.

===========================================Roy "Flash" Gordon, a VGC Competitor and men's work facilitator, interviews other men active in the Pokémon community about their mental health, masculinity, and how Pokémon has contributed to the cultivation of joy in their lives. The goal of PokéMen's Health is to create a safe space within which men can take on their mental health, create supportive relationships, and let their authentic selves shine.

Join the FREE Discord to start receiving support from our community: ⁠ https://discord.gg/XVhV697VBH⁠

Want your little trainer to have an outlet to practice VGC while learning skills to take care of their stress? Check out my Pokémon clubs on Outschool:

https://outschool.com/classes/9108b61b-ff4d-45b2-b5d5-07aa1f8002e6/schedule

Save $10 on your first class through OCT 31: LEROY1ST10

Follow me on IG, Twitter, TikTok, and more: ⁠ https://linktr.ee/royflashgordon⁠

Donate to support the podcast and stream: ⁠ https://streamlabs.com/pokemenshealth/tip⁠