Addicted To Future Plans, Missing The Present: Brad Tate’s Wake-Up Call For Men | DSH #1679

UFC cutman Brad Tate has seen everything: world-class knockouts, brutal cuts, celebrities cageside… and silent breakdowns no one talks about.

In this episode, Brad goes way beyond fight stories. He opens up about men’s mental health, childhood trauma, therapy, depression, and the pressure to always be “the strong one.” He breaks down why living in the present moment matters more than any future plan, how Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning changed the way he thinks about suffering, and why optimism can actually break you if you attach it to the wrong things.

What You’ll Learn

🧠 Why living in the present moment is one of the strongest mental health tools you’ll ever have

📚 How Viktor Frankl, stoicism, and history books reshaped Brad’s outlook on pain and purpose

🎥 Why old Hollywood felt deeper—and what’s gone wrong with modern movies and creativity

📖 How to read history more objectively and why “history is written by the victors” really matters

🧬 What generational trauma is and how it quietly shapes your personality, parenting, and relationships

💬 Why men struggle to say “I’m hurting” and how vulnerability can be strength, not weakness

🍺 The real reason Brad quit drinking and how he started unpacking his childhood instead of numbing it

🧩 How he balances being a UFC cutman, public figure, and a guy who still goes to therapy

🤝 Why being genuine with fighters and fans matters more than chasing the spotlight

🚀 How watching people like Dana White, Joe Rogan & top athletes inspires him to keep evolving

Chapters

0:00 – Why You Can’t Live For “Next Month” (Viktor Frankl & The Present Moment)

3:10 – Life In Airports, UFC Travel & Ranking The Best/Worst Airports

6:45 – Reading 4–5 Books At Once & Why He Loves History & Nonfiction

10:20 – Old Hollywood vs New Hollywood & Why Movies Lost Their Soul

14:55 – How He Finds Objective History & Why We’re Ashamed Of The Past

19:30 – Viktor Frankl, The Holocaust & What Real Suffering Looks Like

24:40 – POW Camps, Optimism That Kills & Learning To Stay In The Moment

29:05 – Childhood Trauma, Generational Wounds & Why He Quit Drinking

35:20 – Men’s Mental Health, Vulnerability & The Power Of Being Heard

42:15 – Lessons From Dana White, UFC, Fame & Staying Genuine In The Spotlight

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Keywords

Brad Tate, UFC cutman, UFC interview, men’s mental health, male depression, Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning, stoicism, Daily Stoic, Robert Greene Daily Laws, history books, generational trauma, childhood trauma

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