The Man Alive Podcast

This weeks guest is Cal MacAninch, an esteemed actor, father and adventure seeker.

Cal has starred in TV and film but in this episode of FF we go into his most rewarding and most challenging role, being a father. We discuss all the lessons of fatherhood, what acting a father on screen has been like and Cal's incredible challenge of rowing across the atlantic ocean. Cal rowed 3000 miles across the ocean for the the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Rowing Challenge, a race unlike any other. This was Cal's biggest physical challenge to date and he tells the story of all he learned and all the insights that came to him during the immense challenge at sea.

I loved connecting with Cal and thoroughly enjoyed absorbing some of wisdom. A power hour of an episode!

I hope you enjoy!

This week i am joined by Krishinda Powers Duff. This woman is amazing. She was our midwife for two of our births and we are so grateful for her and all the wisdom she brings to the birth space. She is a Holistic Midwife, Mother, Buddhist, Birth Activist, Goddess of loving light. A being of loving light who has stepped out of the birth trauma machine and into her calling as a Wise Woman, Space Holder and Holistic Midwife.

In this episode we talk all things birth, love, sex and death. It gets deep and personal as I reflect on my own experiences as a birth partner and what lessons Krishinda has to share for men going into this sacred space.

I hope you enjoy.

Follow Krishinda on instagram: @barcelonamidwife4

This week we're joined by my good friend Marc-John Brown. Marc is fellow father in arms, and this week we share our journeys through parenting, healing and life.

Marc has been a practitioner of modern shamanism since 2008. With a background in translation and interpretation and as a soon-to-be qualified anthropologist, he has travelled all around the world, spending years in South America and extended periods of time in Asia deeply connected to the Earth’s wisdom and shoulder-to-shoulder with the local Indigenous populations.

Marc-John is now an apprentice of the ancient millenary healing wisdom lineage of the Shipibo-Konibo tribe of the Peruvian Amazon, which is strongly allied with a number of profoundly wise and benevolent master plant spirits

This is a great conversation, I hope you enjoy!

This week I'm joined my good friend Rory Lamont. Rory is an ex professional rugby player and owner of 'Caim' health and wellness retreat centre. In this episode we talk about his healing journey, why we need elders, his work and how he aims to help the world and his relationship to his own father and so much more. I loved this conversation and I know you will too!

Check all of Rory's stuff out at www.welcometocaim.com and @welcometocaim, they come highly recommended.

This week we're joined by Andy Caine. Andy, the founder of "In The Now How ", is a mental resilience and life coach using his own experiences and practices to support others to find their truth and become their best selves in work, life and love.

In this episode we learn Andy's journey and the many lessons along the way, his project called "Passage of Men" where he walked from John O'Groats to Land's End to raise awareness for men's mental health and menswork. He attended and instigated as many mens groups as he could along the way and the stories he encountered are heart warming.

Check Andy out at @passageofmen and www.inthenowhow.com

This week welcome Ryan McKenna to the podcast.

Ryan is a modern day Celtic Warrior embodying ancient knowledge and wisdom, in unison with modernised teachings and techniques to create alchemic medicine to nourish the mind, body and soul. He is a gifted musician, facilitator, astrologist and ceremonialist. 

Through his latest offering the 'Sacred Scotland Tour’, he welcomes people from all over the world to Scotland, guiding them to rekindle their ancestral fire by reconnecting to the beauty and magic of the land. Ryan is dedicated to carrying the songs and stories of his ancestors to the future, bringing through all the lessons held within. 

In this episode we explore all of this, from the sacred Scotland tour, what our ancestors did, how ceremony and ritual can benefit you to astrology and beyond.

I hope you enoy!

This week I'm joined by Tricia Murray. An experienced anxiety coach, trained doula and charity founder, Tricia has helped hundreds of women battle stress and anxiety and improve their mental health. Through her charity work she has been invited to the house of commons and house of lords to discuss the importance of perinatal mental health support. She is someone I respect, and admire her passion for her work. 

Here we discuss mental health, stress, anxiety, the parallels we see between men and women, parenting, birth trauma and more. This episode offers us the chance to reflect on how women experience a lot of the same or similar issues to men and how we can collectively support each other better.

You can find Tricia on instagram @triciamurrayuk or www.triciamurray.co.uk

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This week I’m joined by Ben Wright.

Ben is a father (newly expecting 👶🏼), he’s a performance coach and owner for pillar studio in Glasgow. In this episode we talk about health and well-being fatherhood and some of the issues that young men are facing in society today and how we can support them.

Ben brings a lot of wisdom, accountability and a no bull-sh*t attitude to his life and work and it's refreshing to hear someone forging the way for himself and others with so much compassion. 

Check Ben out at @fourpillars.studio / @ben.wright.fourpillars

In this episode I catch up with good friends Paul Lambie and Bob Cummins about their experience at the Mantra Men's Retreat in October 2022.

It was really interesting to hear exactly how the experience was for them, what they gained from the weekend and what how they integrated the realisations and healing effects of the retreat since.

With a healthy balance of humour and wisdom Paul and Bob share their stories of the past present and future and how this work has helped them and could help others.

This is one of my favourite conversations so far, I hope you enjoy it.

And if hearing this makes you feel like you too want to jump on our May 2023 retreat then visit www.mantramenswork.com to book your place. 

This episode we welcome Alexander Cottle. Alexander is a Men's Transformational Coach, NCS L3 qualified counsellor, Yoga Teacher, Meditation Teacher and founder of the ‘Unmasked Man’ - set up to encourage sharing, brotherhood and create a voice for men's mental health.

He is deeply passionate and dedicated to guiding men to step into their power and fulfil their potential. Leading through embodiment, Alexander has overcome many struggles on his journey, enabling him to hold space from an empathetic and relatable place. He believes that through true authenticity and vulnerability we can drop into a better relationship with ourselves and our bodies, creating a compassionate and grounded approach to self healing and growth.

As part of the Unmasked Man Team, Alexander teaches online and in person men's trainings, events and retreats throughout the UK and Europe.

Here we talk about his journey and how understanding and working with the masculine archetypes can support men to navigate life and deal with their shadows. 

Tune in and listen to the widsom Alexander shares and be sure to check him out at: @the.unmaskedman