In this episode I sit down with Bobby Eppleman for a real conversation about vulnerability, recovery, and how masculinity and leadership evolve when performance stops working.

We begin with consent and context. I share about my spiritual awakening and the five year unwinding that followed, including the deep recovery work that came after experiencing harm within a former relationship and business partnership. I talk about what it has meant to rebuild trust with myself, with others, and with life.

Bobby walks us through his own transformation from an achievement driven identity shaped by athletics and alcoholism into a life organized around emotional honesty, therapy, and family. We explore how success changes when connection becomes the measure.

We also unpack cultural ideas about “alpha” roles, what strength really looks like, and why so many of us answer “I’m great” when we are anything but.

This is a conversation about growing up without losing heart.

Topics we move through

• Awakening versus integration
• Recovery after relational and professional trauma
• The long unwinding after crisis
• Emotional literacy and why words matter
• Healthy masculinity
• Leadership through presence instead of dominance
• Giving ourselves permission to cry
• Play and imagination as resilience
• Parenting, custody realities, and capacity
• Building work slowly and sustainably

Practical tools Bobby shares

• Using an emotions color wheel to help people name what they feel
• Visualization practices like stone throwing and boat imagery
• Creating environments where honesty is safe
• Modeling vulnerability first

About Bobby

Bobby is a speaker and educator devoted to helping people build lives and leadership styles rooted in connection and truth. He is currently focusing on live speaking, refining keynote structure, and opening availability through Instagram.

Connect with Bobby: @certifiablycreative

Connect with me

If this episode resonates and you want to explore working together, you can find me at @hyacinthhealing.

I offer Akashic work, regression support, and containers where your experiences can be witnessed and integrated.