Saturday Mar 09, 2019

56. MEN! Get Uncomfortable, GET REAL!

Welcome to The GYST Life Podcast for episode 56, solo hosted this week by Vern with Aaron in support.

Hosting a solo podcast was a great experience and completely out of my comfort zone. Thankfully Aaron was there to have my back.

This podcast has a bit of everything including the story of how we actually got started.

My intention was to have a real conversation with our listeners about some vulnerabilities in my life. The interesting thing is, we all have vulnerabilities even if we pretend we don’t and even when we are not aware we do.

I find men, in particular, are not trained to deal with emotions and vulnerabilities in a powerful way. Most of my life any emotions quickly turned to anger as my default.

Although I am certain women deal with emotions, vulnerabilities, and loneliness, I can’t speak from a woman's perspective. I think that is the real breakdown in communication between people in our hypersensitive culture with polarizing social issues that get taken way out of context. We point fingers at each other rather than work toward understanding and support.

We are all walking around misunderstood, lonely, not heard, seeking connection and belonging and we tell no one. We are well trained to take life on by ourselves and if we need help then that means something is wrong.

The way we create power and freedom in our lives is to share what we are dealing with and what we care about. Have you ever noticed when you create real conversations with people you share common interests and struggles?

I have seen people nearly die rather than simply asking for help because they were afraid to be thought of weak. We are committed to putting these conversations on the table and creating access for people to make a difference for each other.

We managed to have a great conversation about real shit and had a fun time doing it. So sit back get comfortable and embrace the discomfort.

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