Brad Tate
Guest on Digital Social Hour
Brad Tate is a veteran UFC cutman who has worked cageside for high-profile fights, handling fighters’ cuts and corner care at the highest levels of mixed martial arts. He is known for speaking openly about men’s mental health, vulnerability, and living in the present, sharing his experiences with therapy, sobriety, and personal growth.
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Killers of the Flower Moon👍 Recommends
…comparing film adaptations to their source books and learning history through movies
“Oh, his movie, The Flower Moon, The Death of the Flower Moon. I haven't seen that. Bro, now that movie was great. Like that movie was almost as equal to the book. Like he was, it was amazing. And then like I said, you learn to know a whole nother thing about history. Like, I didn't even know about that.”
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Man's Search for Meaning👍 Recommends
…discussing viktor frankl's memoir about surviving the holocaust and finding meaning in suffering
“So Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning was so powerful. Like I could smell and taste that book. Was he a survivor? He was a survivor of the Holocaust. And the man was so his thought process was amazing to the point where, you know. First of all, I don't think like slavery and the Holocaust is actually told.”
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Robert Greene's The 48 Laws of Power (or Daily Laws)👎 Not a fan
…discussing his reading habits and favorite books across different genres
“I'll do like, uh, the daily stoic, which is like one page. Um, I'm reading Robert green daily laws, but I feel like Robert green is kind of manipulative. So like, I'm kind of not reading that as much, but I love my daily.”
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The 5 Second Rule👍 Recommends
…discussing mel robbins five second rule for overcoming hesitation and self doubt
“Like, when I'm unsure of myself, I just do my little countdown and I just jump, man. We'll see what happens. Yeah, I love that. But have you figured out, going back to mental health, Will Crook, have you figured out, like, the cause for your issues? My childhood. Childhood trauma. And again, so for me, being very honest and very free with you, my, you know, my childhood was, it wasn't, it was subtle. So I don't want to, I don't, I don't want to make it like, oh, I was abused and I was like that. Yeah. It was just stuff that my parents didn't know. So like, and you look at all, like, like the military and stuff, like Navy SEALs and even their training for Hell Week. They're like, bro, don't focus on, you know, running that next 10 miles. Just focus on doing this evolution. Right. And then when you get past this evolution, we'll do the next evolution. And so that's kind of my thing for life, man. I don't try to get too far ahead of myself because when I do, then I mess up this step and I miss this step. And then, you know, if something doesn't go the way I want it to, I get very, like, depressed and I get down on myself. Yeah. You can't get in your own head, right? Exactly. Yeah. Some days I film 15 episodes. And if I was thinking about that the whole time I'm filming rather than being the present with the guest, it would affect me probably. Right. And I mean, like I said, like, it's just a balance, man. Like, I'm really big on balance and learning and trying to do that. Like, I'm always trying to better myself. Like I said, that's why I like to read. I'm coming into my own, like, with men and depression and men and mental health. Like, so that's what I love about it. And I love about learning because it's helping me and it's powerful. It's powering me. So, like, every morning I'll start my day. I'll do my little messages. But then I'll post, like, three things that I've read from a book. And it just resonates with me. And it's crazy because so many people are like, man, like, this really has helped me. You know, this really has. I didn't know. And, like, that's the thing, too. Like, I feel like people look at me with the UFC and the fighters and so much fun that they don't think that I have bad days. They don't think that I deal with stuff. You know? And it's like, no, bro. Like, I'm human. Like, it, you know. Like, life happens to everybody. Right. You know what I'm saying? People see that way with celebrities and athletes. Right. 100%. And they don't feel like, oh, like, Cutman takes the press. You know? Like, I'm very adamant and very open that I see my therapist on Wednesdays. And I read my books, the Mel Robbins and the Viktor Frankl's and the Daily Stoics. Like, I'm all about being very open.”
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The Daily Stoic👍 Recommends
…discussing his reading habits and favorite books across different genres
“I'll typically read like four or five books at a time. Yeah, I know, but it's like watching TV to me. So like, um, I'll do like, uh, the daily stoic, which is like one page. Um, I'm reading Robert green daily laws, but I feel like Robert green is kind of manipulative. So like, I'm kind of not reading that as much, but I love my daily. I love the daily stoic.”
on Digital Social Hour