Imari Tuakli is a life coach, international speaker, and transformational experience designer. He is also my best friend, business partner, and we live in a house together. This is a discussion about the epidemic of male loneliness and the antidote to it - friendships. We talk about how fear of vulnerability, intimacy, and homophobia gets in the way of male friendships, whether men can be platonic friends with women, how to find a best friend, why men are so lonely, and more. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freeimari Website: https://www.imarituakli.com Kaizen Asiedu Website: https://www.bio.site/kaizen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatskaizen/ CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Male Friendship Challenges 1:04 - Introduction 8:08 - Vulnerability with Women vs. Men 11:31 - How Imari and Riz Met 19:35 - Lineage 1 20:00 - First Hiking Experience 21:00 - Finding a Best Friend 23:20 - Understanding Personal Desires 25:10 - Initial Triggers in Friendship 28:20 - Personal Growth through Friendship 29:37 - Emotional Intelligence Discussion 30:40 - Importance of Humility 35:04 - Dynamics of Living Together 41:35 - Solo vs. Cohabitation Benefits 46:13 - Increasing Difficulty in Male Bonding 49:08 - Intentional Relationships Impact 50:19 - Reasons Behind Collaboration Failures 54:08 - Platonic Friendships Across Genders 1:00:23 - Goals of Men’s Work Initiatives 1:04:18 - Learning through Play 1:05:00 - Final Thoughts 1:06:10 - Conclusion Listen to all episodes on Audio: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7IjHNFdEHSB5zCzCPzcAvO?si=L4x4MGtlSCWMBVd78CWeQg Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conversations-with-kaizen/id1732887385 #MensEmotionalHealth #VulnerabilityTransformation #EmotionalWellbeing #MaleFriendships #FriendshipHighestPotential #MaleBondingTips #MaleLoneliness #MaleSupportSystems

Jimmy Bluff is a celebrity bodyworker, massage therapist and former bodybuilder who has helped elite athletes like 2x Super Bowl Champ James Harrison, 6x Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates, Mike O'Hearn heal physical injuries and release emotional trauma through his unconventional methods.

Jimmy's unique in that he blends spiritual wisdom, emotional insight, and physical expertise to help clients get miraculous results that they were unable to achieve using conventional physical therapy.

In this wide-ranging discussion, we explore the connection between emotional trauma and physical injury, why alpha masculine men struggle to find peace, how Jimmy deals with doubt and imposter syndrome, and more.

CHAPTERS:

0:00 - Men's Recovery Challenges

0:58 - Intro

4:33 - Advice to Past Self on Skepticism

8:35 - Explaining Spiritual Practice to Scientists

12:28 - Handling Imposter Syndrome

16:43 - Discerning Truth in Healing

20:03 - Managing Energy Interactions

21:51 - Common Traits of Athletes and Alpha Males

27:06 - The Body Keeps the Score

29:13 - Challenges of Men's Rest

32:30 - Importance of Rest and Recovery

35:26 - Trust in the Healing Space

38:16 - Risks of Excessive Plant Medicine

45:30 - Evolving Body Relationship

47:50 - Personal Journey to Healing

49:23 - Listening to Your Body

52:10 - Seeing Energy

55:22 - Distinguishing Delusion from Expansion

59:30 - Self-Healing Process

1:03:06 - Overcoming Mental Barriers

1:06:40 - From Sensitivity to Empowerment

1:09:57 - Becoming a Powerful Man

1:11:50 - Addressing Fears of Emasculation

1:16:40 - Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

1:18:10 - Where to Find Jimmy

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimmy_bluff

Website: https://www.jimmybluff.com/

Listen to all episodes on Audio:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7IjHNFdEHSB5zCzCPzcAvO?si=L4x4MGtlSCWMBVd78CWeQg

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conversations-with-kaizen/id1732887385

Kaizen Asiedu

Website: https://www.bio.site/kaizen

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatskaizen/

Listen to all episodes on Audio:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7IjHNFdEHSB5zCzCPzcAvO?si=L4x4MGtlSCWMBVd78CWeQg

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conversations-with-kaizen/id1732887385

#Healing #Vulnerability #MensTrauma #SpiritualJourney #Bodywork #EmotionalRelease #MasculinityRedefined #JimmyBluff #ConversationsWithKaizen

#MensEmotionalHealth #VulnerabilityTransformation #Fitness #HolisticTherapy #EmotionalWellbeing