Things we talk about in this episode

• Working with Men, We can be vulnerable, i can thrive in relationships,
• Boarding school trauma
• Life in a monastery- Falling apart and putting self back together again
• Mens work- Andy’s man club- it's ok to speak.
• The Work- Folsom Prison-
• Vulnerability is a super power.
• By talking we give permission for others to talk.
• Initiation
• Robert Blye- manhood doesn’t happen by itself.
• Mankind Project- Charity- Rites of Passage- Online and in person. - Bill Couth- Founder
• 70-80 000 men have been initiated.
• A band of Brother’s- 18-24 year olds who’ve been in care or prison
• Journey Man- Rites of Passage.
• Explorer Scouts- depends on the leaders.
• Coyotes Guide- Jon Young.
• Robert Moore- Inititation.- Safe space, ritual elder, challenge or humiliation
• Initiation Cycle/process
• Crisis
• Grief Process
• Reintegration
• Where the wound is is where you will give back to society
• What can we do?
• King, warrior, magician, lover

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Biography

I am a transformational coach specializing in working with men who feel stuck in their relationships. I also help men overcome and heal from trauma, boarding school issues, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and live a happier and more fulfilled life.

I am also an artist, a poet and a musician.

I went to boarding school from ages 11-18. It was an exceptionally challenging time. I changed my name to Simon and then Ziggy Cross. I lost a friend to suicide, a teacher attempted to sexually abuse me and I tried to take my own life. On the surface I was a success. Underneath I was hurting.

I then trained in International Business at universities in France and London. I worked for several Fortune 500 companies in Paris and London.

In 1997, while in London, I started on an internal journey and started to study meditation and different self-healing paradigms.

In 2000, I suffered burnout through a combination of my father passing, and leaving my long-term relationship. Essentially, I became homeless for a few months. I eventually left London to work in Africa helping volunteers.

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