How are you?

Tired. Busy.

Lately, I’ve noticed something I can’t unhear. Nearly every conversation starts the same way, ike exhaustion is the new personality trait, and busyness is proof that we matter.

But what if this isn’t just a stressful season of life?
What if being tired and busy is the American way of life?

In this episode of Rebranding Mental Health, Iman and Kurt unpack how “tired and busy” became an identity, why urgency feels normal even when nothing is wrong, and what chronic stress is quietly costing us, mentally, emotionally, relationally, and physically.

We explore:

Why busyness has become social currency
How technology dissolved boundaries and made urgency permanent
The hamster wheel effect: motion without arrival
The human cost of burnout, disconnection, and loneliness
How rest became performative and self-care became another task
What it means to resist a system that confuses exhaustion with success

This episode isn’t about blaming individuals.
It’s about naming a culture that keeps people running, and calling it a life.

Because your humanity was never meant to be optimized.

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We're back!!! We took a brief hiatus for a couple weeks for the holidays and flu. Not all fun, however we're happy to back.

During COVID, we didn’t just lose routines.
We lost rhythm. We lost predictability. We lost the invisible structures that quietly hold people together.

And what became painfully clear, fast… was that kids were being asked to self-regulate, stay motivated, and adapt under pressure, without ever being taught how.

In today’s episode of Rebranding Mental Health, Iman and Kurt are joined by Iman's partner Hayden Knight, who was coaching soccer and substitute teaching during the pandemic, witnessing firsthand what happens when structure disappears in classrooms and on the field.

Together, we share why we created the 3S Program:
Stability. Simplicity. Synchronicity.

Not as a curriculum add-on.
Not as therapy disguised as sports.
But as foundational human skills, because regulation, focus, and connection aren’t “soft skills," they’re operating skills.

In this episode, we break down:

What COVID exposed in kids (and adults)
Why emotional regulation isn’t being taught in most environments
How the 3S framework works in real life (not just theory)
Why this is just as much for parents, coaches, and educators as it is for kids
Practical tools you can try immediately to shift the energy in your home, classroom, or team

Because this isn’t about fixing kids. It’s about filling the gaps we’ve normalized for far too long.

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So, what does “masculinity” even mean?

In this episode, Iman and Kurt are unpacking what many people are calling a masculinity crisis and naming what’s really happening underneath it: a masculinity paradox.

Men are struggling in real ways, from rising loneliness and disconnection to lower rates of seeking mental health support. At the same time, cultural messages about being a “real man” have become confusing, contradictory, and often harmful. And when men try to fix the pain by chasing masculinity harder, they often end up feeling even more isolated, more ashamed, and more stuck.

We’ll talk about what masculinity has looked like across history and culture, why our definitions are inconsistent, and how gender “traits” have been coded in ways that limit everyone.

This conversation isn’t about blaming men. It’s about freeing them.

Because the way out isn’t performing manhood harder.
It’s letting go of the performance… and becoming whole.

If this episode hits home for you, share it with someone who needs the reminder: you don’t have to earn your humanity.

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