68: GUEST | The Masculinity Lie That Almost Killed Him with Kevin Palmieri

He thought money would fix it. It didn’t.

In this open-hearted and deeply honest episode, I sit down with Kevin Palmieri, co-founder and CFO of Next Level University, to unpack the silent suffering so many men carry, and the identity death it takes to finally come alive.

They talk about everything men are rarely allowed to say out loud:

Rock bottom moments and intrusive thoughts Rage masked as self-relianceIdentity wrapped up in performanceThe loneliness of male friendship, Rebuilding after feeling worthless…plus Kevin walks through the SHIFT Framework™, sharing how men can rebuild their sense of self, heal without shame, and start showing up with integrity AND without losing their edge.

This one’s for every man who wants more, and everyone who loves one.

🔍 In This Episode, We Talk SHIFT About:

00:00 – Meet Kevin

02:15 – Why success didn’t feel like success

04:30 – The cost of achievement without alignment

06:40 – The podcast that saved his life: Hyperconscious to NLU

08:20 – What led him to the edge—and the moment he called for help

10:15 – Meeting Alan, building trust, and why men need safe male friends