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Men • Masculinity • Life
“Bringing the conversation to move the conversation forward”
Laurence hosts a weekly live video-podcast where Laurence invites experts in their field to talk about a wide range of subjects that he feels impacts the space of ‘men’s work’ and brings the audience knowledge drops usually reserved for the upper echelons.
Season 1.
EPISODE 12: MANS NEED FOR CEREMONY
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CEREMONY AND RITUAL
Spiritual paths helped him alchemise burden into blessing - as he used healing methodologies to overcome drug addiction and homelessness – the symptoms of abandonment, pain, and self-sabotage. Greg first began his journey with shamanism in his late teens, arriving at South American shamanism in 2000 when he was 22.
EPISODE 11: CAN BOYS BE BOYS?
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HOW DO WE REACH OUR BOYS, HOW DO WE TEACH OUR BOYS?
Is there room in our education system for 'boys to be boys?' – How do we reach our boys, how do we teach our boys? Are there different strategies needed to be able to effectively engage with boys specifically in our educational system?
EPISODE 10: EARTHING–CONNECTING TO SELF & EARTH
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WE LIVE AND FUNCTION ELECTRICALLY ON AN ELECTRICAL PLANET
Earthing – Years of extensive research has shown that connecting to the Earth’s natural energy, by walking barefoot on grass, sand, dirt or rock can diminish chronic pain, fatigue and other ailments that plague so many people today. To put it briefly, when your bare feet or skin comes in contact with the earth, free electrons are taken up into the body. These electrons could be referred to as nature’s biggest antioxidants and help neutralise damaging excess free radicals that can lead to inflammation and disease in the body.
EPISODE 8: THE TRUTH HURTS [SOMETIMES]
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SHOULD YOU ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH?
Exploring that difficult space of building a collaborative, supportive community and yet having to challenge, having to push back when you think things are wrong. Having to make a stand, having to say what needs to be said and how that can be difficult and challenging and also how it can be a bit of a privilege.
EPISODE 7: THE DATING GAME
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WHAT MEN NEED TO KNOW
Being the authentic you, not playing ‘The Dating Game’, is how we can start to overcome the pain and emotional turmoil of failed relationships, and the fear of new relationships that so often holds us back from commitment. Living a life that lacks authenticity, a life that leaves us numb rather than bringing joy and happiness.
EPISODE 6: WAR AND MASCULINITY
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THE BROKEN PROMISE WE MADE TO THE YOUNG MEN OF WORLD WAR 1
The importance of men to not only acknowledge the 'Dark' parts of themselves, but to also recognise the 'Golden' parts. And this also goes for how we look at society and our history. Yes we have done some terrible things, yes there has been brutality, and yet despite all of that, there have been moments of beauty within it also.
EPISODE 5: FEAR OF LOVE AND COMMITMENT
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WHAT IS THE COST OF NOT ENGAGING?
Many men struggle with a perceived 'safety' in NOT engaging with self, relationships and the pain of life, but this can have a cost far higher than engaging…
EPISODE 4: WHY HEROES NEED TO OWN THEIR SHADOWS
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WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM HEROES, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE HERO WITHIN?
There is a hero inside all of us. We are all born with a great capacity to achieve anything, and "anything" means we can learn to become more heroic. Awakening that hero inside us can have a transformative effect on us, and society as a whole.
EPISODE 3: ARE MEN’S GROUPS REALLY NECESSARY?
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HOW CAN SITTING IN CIRCLES BE OF BENEFIT TO MEN?
A practice in our history that would once have been a 'norm' is once again being re-discovered [relatively recently] as having massive positive benefits for men and those who share their lives.
Episode 2: BEING FINE THE OTHER F WORD…
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HOW ARE YOU?… “FINE” - FU@KED UP - INSECURE - NEUROTIC - EMOTIONAL
Why do we use the word, 'fine'? Men, mostly, use this word instead of using others, instead of saying, 'I'm struggling, I'm low, I'm thinking of ending everything'.
Episode 01: D!Gi-PAUSE
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IS YOUR ONLINE LIFE TAKING OVER YOUR REAL LIFE?
In this episode we talk to D!Gi-PAUSE founder Eric Bourgault an Experience Designer creating Wellness by Design , we go deep into online addiction and the need for setting-up a better 'online' and 'real' life balance.