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Karoshi: The Question That Crushes a Man’s Soul and Kicks Him In The Ass You’re at a cocktail party. You’re at a backyard barbecue. Paper plate in one hand, beer in the other, some new guy walks up, makes eye…
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Two Ways to Die: Lessons from Two Fathers and the Lives They Left Behind
The Crossroads of Death There are two ways to die. I don’t mean medically. I don’t mean cleanly categorized as suicide versus cancer, sudden versus prolonged, at home versus in a hospital. That’s surface-level. I’m talking about soul-level. You can…
The Descent That Lifts You: How to Spiritually Prepare for Death (Before It’s Too Late)
We prepare for everything. College to prepare for a career. Premarital counseling to prepare for marriage. Licensing exams to become a lawyer, a doctor, a therapist. We study nutrition to prep our bodies. We take firearms courses before owning a…
You Can’t Escape the Pain—But You Can Be Worthy of It
Why the Real Work Isn’t Fixing or Fleeing—It’s Patience, Presence, and the Sacred Power of Suffering with Purpose They come in fast. Men and women. Raw, spinning, unraveling at the seams, and yet strangely urgent—urgency wrapped in desperation, trying to…
True Freedom Ain’t Free: Viktor Frankl And Why Responsibility Is the New Revolution
We’ve been sold a shallow version of freedom. You know the one. The kind that shows up in beer commercials, backyard barbecues, and bumper stickers. The kind that celebrates doing whatever the hell you want, whenever you want, to whomever…
Fuck Fine: Why We Started Man Uprising
You don’t have to be fine. You don’t have to say you’re fine. And you don’t have to accept it when someoe else does either.
The King Doesn’t Budge: Why Real Men Hold Their Center
Let’s talk about kings. Not the fairytale version wearing a gold-plated crown, disconnected from reality and real responsibility. Not the tyrant who confuses fear for respect, who puffs out his chest and demands allegiance because he doesn’t yet command it.…
Stepped-Up Fathers: A New Take on Step-Fathers This Father’s Day
The Lie of Labels We live in a culture obsessed with labels. Conservative. Influencer. Activist. Ally. Feminist. Father. We slap a label on someone and pretend it means something. But here’s the truth: labels don’t make you the thing. You…
Blog: The Democrats Are Studying Men. At Man UPrising We’re Already Showing Up.
Blog: The Democrats Are Studying Men. At Man UPrising We’re Already Showing Up. The Democratic Party just dropped $20 million on a research initiative called SAM—“Speaking with American Men.” It’s their Hail Mary to figure out why men, especially young…
MASK-ULINITY: THE SILLY BOY, THE SHADOW & THE JEFF SPICOLLI IN YOU TOO
Part of the MASK-ULINITY Series (Enneagram 7: The Silly Boy) Peter Pan Syndrome, Hook Syndrome, and the Journey to Wholeness Let’s start with a scene—not from a textbook, not from therapy, but from Peter Pan. Peter bursts into Wendy Darling’s…
