I got invited on the Threads of Enlightenment podcast, and what struck me about the conversation was how much we went into the territory that matters most to me. The kind of stuff that doesn't always get airtime in these conversations.
Ken and I talked about the roots of disconnection so many men experience, how that shows up in our bodies, and what it actually takes to come back online. We went deep into shadow work, what it means to be embodied versus just thinking about being embodied, and why so much of men's pain comes from resisting what's actually happening in the moment.
What I appreciated about this one was getting to share my own story. Growing up in a house where my basic needs were met, but emotional attunement just wasn't there. The way that showed up later as this crippling discomfort around intimacy, particularly with women. How it took years of work to even be able to name what I was feeling inside my own body.
We also got into some of the neuroscience that backs up what I've experienced, like how 80% of the information traveling through the vagus nerve is body to brain, not the other way around. Most men are trying to navigate life using only 20% of their antenna. That's a big part of why embodiment work is so transformative. You're literally coming back online to the majority of your sensory experience.
If you're someone who spends a lot of time in your head, ruminating, overthinking, or you just feel disconnected from what you actually want, this conversation might land for you. Ken's a thoughtful interviewer, and we covered a lot of ground in under an hour.
You can find the full episode on the Threads of Enlightenment podcast. And if this kind of work resonates with you, if you're feeling that pull to go deeper with other men and get more connected to your body and your truth, check out what we're doing at evolutionarymen.com.
