Learned the Hard Way with Kier Gaines

Kier Gaines

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Booking Overview

Therapist-led solo and interview episodes focus on masculinity, mental health, relationships, emotional growth, and the pressures men face, with external guests including media personalities and hosts of relevant mental-health shows. Credible pitches would include licensed therapists, mental-health professionals, authors, comedians, creators, and public figures with substantive perspectives on relationships, identity, resilience, or men’s wellbeing; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 19

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Kier Gaines - Kier Gaines is a licensed therapist with more than a decade of experience addressing mental health, relationships, emotional wellbeing, and the experience of being a man today.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Licensed therapists, mental-health professionals, relationship experts, authors, comedians, creators, and public figures with credible experience discussing masculinity, identity, emotional health, resilience, or relationships.
Required Achievements:  
Established media or entertainment career, Host of a relevant podcast, Recognized expertise in mental health or relationships, Published or forthcoming book

Recent Guest Discussions

Jessica Moore - Imposter Syndrome, Self-doubt, Confidence, Belonging, Career Growth, Public Criticism, Social Media, Mental Health, Parenthood, And Authenticity.

Recent Topics

Masculinity, Men's Health, Mental Health, Relationships, Therapy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Learned the Hard Way with Kier Gaines
:

EP 18: Money Won't Make You Feel Safe ft Tiffany Aliche (The Budgetnista)

July 30, 2026

Money isn't just something we earn, spend, or save. It's something we feel. For a lot of us especially men money quietly becomes the measure of our safety, our confidence, and sometimes even our identity. A healthy bank account can make us feel secure. An unexpected expense can make us question our worth. But what if the real issue isn't the balance in your account...it's the story you've attached to it? This week, Kier sits down with financial educator, bestselling author, and The Budgetnist...

EP 17: Don't Trade Peace for Pleasure ft. KevOnStage

July 23, 2026

Everybody talks about cheating like it's a morality issue.This conversation asks a different question: What are you actually risking... and what are you really chasing? In this episode of (L)Earned The Hard Way, Kier Gaines sits down with comedian, entrepreneur, and husband KevOnStage for one of the most honest conversations you'll hear about fidelity, commitment, masculinity, and what it really takes to build a relationship that lasts. What starts as a conversation about cheating q...

EP 16: The Performance Tax: The Price Black People Pay to Succeed (Ft. Savon & Antoinette from the Can’t Afford Therapy Podcast)

July 16, 2026

Some rooms don't just ask you to show up.They ask you to perform. To soften your voice. To shrink your personality. To make yourself "easier" to digest. To become a version of yourself that feels acceptable even if it doesn't feel authentic. For Black professionals, that performance often becomes second nature. We call it being professional. We call it code-switching. We call it reading the room. But every performance has a cost. In this episode of (L)Earned The Hard Way, Kier Gaines sits dow...

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