Sometimes it is easy to overlook the pressures and weight hoisted upon men on an everyday basis. It sometimes almost feels like we need to build more than one type of persona in order to keep up with those pressures. But everyday, whether or not we want to stop or cry or break...most of us don't...because we can't. But somewhere inside, we all feel everything

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Catch a new No Safe Space on IGTV every Wednesday at 8PM or listen to the audio on the go on Spotify (link in bio)

Truth can never be weaponized against the honest. May me exposing my dark parts be a light to those who need it

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Catch a new No Safe Space on IGTV every Wednesday at 8PM or listen to the audio on the go on Spotify (link in bio)

Am I the only one who has a hard time letting things burn that need to? There's two type of light: one that illuminates and one that burns. Sometimes we clearly see things that need to to examined in our lives but we don't realize when those things can't be lessened or kind of corrected and just need to be burned away. Sometimes we try to negotiate with ourselves and not get rid of things that CLEARLY no longer need to no longer be in our lives at all. I pray for you and I both that we develop the discernment and strength to singe everything that is deleterious to our internal expansion once and for all

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Catch a new No Safe Space on IGTV every Wednesday at 8PM or listen to the audio on the go on Spotify (link in bio)

When I look in the mirror and say, "You're not doing enough," it isn't to denigrate myself or initiate self pity. It's because I know the potential that is present and the power of the choice to either kineticize or abdicate that potential. To interpolate the immortal words of Mobb Deep, ain't no such thing as halfway successes OR failures

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Catch a new No Safe Space on IGTV every Wednesday at 8PM. Listen to the audio on the go on Spotify (link in bio)

The question of modern manhood has been a focus of many cultural conversations as of late. While most of those conversations have focused on who gets to identify as a man or with manhood, very few of those conversations have taken the time to define clear goals and responsibilities that come along with manhood

What a way to come back! Kvetching about some missed connection. BUT I promise it has a point

In this episode we are joined by Kamillah Aklaff, salsa dancer and director of the upcoming documentary Genero: Salsa. From life growing up in NYC to moving to Columbia to diving into the world of dance to changing the world, this conversation is definitely a shifting one if you are looking for the "what's next" moment in life. Follow her and the documentary on IG at @genero.salsa and follow us at @findinggoodtimes

Join us for a cathartic and shifting conversation with Mindfulness Speaker/Author/Teacher and Mental Health Advocate, Trina Markusson (@presentmomentliving) as we discuss mental health, mindfulness exercises and her mental health app RELEASE (available on all platforms). Get in touch with her at presentmomentliving.ca and follow us on IG at @findinggoodtimes

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Whenever I find myself in a dark space, I think back to this.