Sons of Men

The past weekend, our host experienced an unexpected fear and was forced to face a terrifying new era in his life with a responsibility he was not ready to take on. A light hearted episode dedicated to the small joys in life and how we can cheat ourselves of them by living in our heads a little too often.
Our final episode of 2024. See you all again in 2025. Merry Christmas to all!

A recent health scare puts our host into a reflective state about past fears and anxieties, the damage they did and how he is able, now, to better battle the negative mental state those emotions can inflict. A meditation on fear and doubt.

A chance meeting with a Swede living in Vancouver and a 16km bike tour with his daughter leads the host to reflect on the changes he made to better prioritize his time. This one is for fathers, and a gentle reminder that life is all too short. 

Our host reconnects with an old friend from his early Vancouver days. This is a conversation with Brandon, one that dives into a casting out from his community, how he survived and what wisdom and strengths he has fostered in the struggle to understand.

An episode dedicated to addiction. Are you worried about your own habits, or someone close to you that could be at risk? Our host speaks plainly about the signs he saw in his own behavior and thinking while offering questions you can apply to your own life to help answer whether or not you may be at risk. From a recovered addict, with love, for those struggling, The Black Pit and the Bottle offers advice and encouragement for his fellow addicts, sober or not.

A reflection on friendship, the qualities we, as men, should look for and embody in our own lives. Our host reflects on the men who've helped him overcome specific struggles and obstacles in his own life, to better understand the traits that one should seek in the pursuit of a richer life with good men at our sides. 
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In the second conversation, our host is joined by James, a long time friend and a man with unique insight into struggle when his wife became ill and he was placed in a position of service in a way he had never expected. He relates the story of his own father, and how that inspired him through some of the toughest times. James brings unflinching vulnerability and honest perspective to the question of what does being a man mean in our modern world.

After a very difficult realization, live during last episode's recording, our host battles a desire for vengeance against those who harmed him. Grappling with a vengeful heart, he finds honest and wise counsel from the brothers and wise leaders around him to help process a grief that has lived in his heart for two years.