RGF 242: Are You An Emotional Surrogate?

Heal Squad x Maria Menounos

Maria Menounos, Heal Squad

Self-improvement, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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This week on Regular Guy Friday, Kev and the Heal Squad explore a new kind of occupation — emotional surrogate. Why it's okay to show up and go all in for a stranger in crisis. How you can be the family member a stranger needs, even if merely in the moment they need it. The spectrum of hoarders. Some are mentally ill, and some are just...narcissists. RGF bonus: the true story of Grizzly Adams — and the wild life of Dan Haggerty, the man behind the beard. The holiday pre-season is in full effect. Bye Betches. HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS HS IG: @HEALSQUAD Maria IG: @MARIAMENOUNOS TikTok: @HEALSQUADXMARIA HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES: Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/ Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com My Curated Macy’s Page: Shop My Macy’s Storefront Prenuvo: Prenuvo.com/MARIA for $300 off EMR-Tek Red Light: https://emr-tek.com/discount/Maria30 for 30% off Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/ Briotech: https://shopbriotech.com/ Use Code: HEALSQUAD for 20% off Join In-Person Heal Retreat Waitlist! https://mariamenounos.myflodesk.com/heal-retreat-waitlist ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS: Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos’ passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life. ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS: A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life. DISCLAIMER: This Podcast and all related content (published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company’s Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.

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0:00.0	Fall is my favorite season, friends. I love breaking out all my cozy fashion pieces. I love seeing what's on trend, too, and trying to include one or two pieces to make my fall wardrobe feel up to date and chic without getting a whole new wardrobe. So here are the trends I am loving this year. Lots of burgundy, anything burgundy, a little fringe, some suede, a big gold statement
0:22.7	earring, and Macy's fall fashion guide has it all so you can pick your trending pieces too.
0:28.0	Check it all out at Macy's.com.
0:32.8	I'm on a journey to heal and get better in all areas of life, and I want to do it with you.
0:38.4	Welcome to Heel Squad by Maria Menunoz, where we improve and heal all parts of our lives, most importantly,
0:44.3	our health. Heel Squad by Maria Menuno's, your life improvement series starts now. And I almost
0:50.9	was rebellious enough. Yeah. It was almost enough old Kevin me when I was at Tape in the Lonely Guy episode.
0:57.9	I'm like, you know what?
0:59.1	I'm feeling so lonely.
1:01.2	Oh.
1:02.0	That the, okay, the donut podcast may not have been as successful as we had hoped.
1:08.0	The Candy Network podcast may not.
1:11.4	By the way, I looked at the numbers very good.
1:15.9	Really?
1:16.5	Even though we ran on a saddie?
1:18.1	They were fine.
1:18.9	Yes, they were fine.
1:20.3	But you know something?
1:21.2	You know how the suits are.
1:22.6	Yes.
1:23.3	Just, you know.
1:24.2	But okay, so then I was like, okay, here I go.
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