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The Rising and Thriving Podcast
Welcome to The Rising & Thriving Podcast—the podcast for high-functioning men who feel emotionally drained, stuck, or broken by life’s hardest seasons.
Hosted by therapist, coach, and father Yves Mukanya, each episode offers raw stories, mindset shifts, and tools to help you rise from divorce, burnout, and identity loss—and rebuild your life with clarity, confidence, and conviction.
Topics include:
- Divorce recovery & emotional healing
- Purpose after burnout
- Fatherhood, masculinity, and mental health
- Building a meaningful life after everything falls apart
Subscribe now if you're ready to reclaim your identity—and thrive on your own terms.
Episodes
18 episodes
Lawyers Don't tell You This About Decision-Making | Leadership Lessons | with Michael Just S01EP02
Decision-making under pressure, legal judgment, leadership, fatherhood, entrepreneurship, and responsibility when there is no clear answer and the outcome affects other people.What do you do when you have to make an important decision, b...
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Where This Conversation Is Going Identity, Pressure, and the Decisions We Make S01EP01
Decision-making under pressure, identity, leadership, and high-stakes choices. How do people think and decide when the path is not clear and responsibility cannot be avoided?What happens when the direction of your life changes and the d...
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Divorce Court Blindsides Men | Here's What You're Not Being Told | With Mac-Arthur Pierre-Louis (EP 14)
Divorce court is not what most men think it is.In this episode of The Rising and Thriving Podcast, I sit down with family-law attorney and mediator Mac-Arthur Pierre-Louis to talk honestly about divorce court, child suppo...
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Breaking the Silence: Faith, Culture, and Protecting Children's Bodies | With Jeanine Banza
Child safety, body education, Congolese parenting, trauma healing, and faith-based learning — in this episode, Maman Jeanine Banza breaks the silence around how we teach and protect our children.We explore her new course “God’s Gift of ...
From Broken Home to Fatherhood & Leadership Andrew Irby on Healing and Co-Parenting (EP 12 Part 2)
In this second part of my conversation with Andrew Irby — entrepreneur, father, and candidate for First Selectman in Thompson, Connecticut — we dive deep into what it truly means to lead, serve, and rebuild a community from the inside out.<...
From Broken Home to Fatherhood & Leadership | Andrew Irby on Healing and Co-Parenting (EP 12 Part 1)
In this first part of my conversation with Andrew Irby — entrepreneur, husband, father, and now political candidate — we go beyond titles to understand the man behind the brand.Andrew opens up about what it was like growi...
Rebuilding from the Rubble A Father's Journey from Divorce to Purpose (EP 11 Part 2)
In Part 2 of Rebuilding from the Rubble: A Father’s Journey from Divorce to Purpose, Ange Mukadi shares his powerful story of life after divorce for fathers, navigating co-parenting challenges, and rebuilding identity while raising kids as a si...
Rebuilding from the Rubble: A Father's Journey from Divorce to Purpose (EP11 Part 1)
What does it really take to rebuild your life after losing everything?In this powerful Part One of our two-part series, we sit down with Ange Mukadi—a father of three, tech professional, and Congolese community leader—who s...
How Rock Bottom Can Become the Beginning of Your Breakthrough – With Amy Dawns (EP10 Part 1)
In this powerful and vulnerable conversation, Amy Dawns takes us on a journey through pain, healing, and profound self-discovery. She opens up about the hardships she faced after her son’s birth—including severe health complications and a crumb...
How Divorced Fathers Can Rebuild Confidence & Purpose: With Ann Marie Thrive (Part 2)
This is Part two of our conversation with Ann Marie Thrives. Here, Ann Marie opens up about her remarkable journey through life-altering challenges, including paralysis and cancer—experiences that have deeply influenced her approach...
How Divorced Fathers Can Rebuild Confidence & Purpose: With Ann Marie Thrive (Part 1)
In this powerful conversation, Ann Marie Thrives opens up about her remarkable journey through life-altering challenges, including paralysis and cancer—experiences that have deeply influenced her approach as a coach. She shares how these hardsh...
Breaking the Stigma: Why Immigrants Fear Therapy
In this powerful and timely conversation, I sit down with Dr. Suelem Rosalino to explore how immigration experiences shape mental health, identity, and trust in systems of care.If you or someone you love has ever felt caught between two...
How Visualization Can Help Professionals Escape Career Stagnation
In this episode, I talk about how many people feel stuck in their lives and jobs, using facts to show how common this feeling is. I share my own story of breaking free from this feeling by using visualization, a method that helped me find new p...
How discipline on the field shaped my life in education with Dr. Dariel "DT" Henry
In this episode, Dr. Dariel "DT" Henry takes us on an inspiring journey from the football field to the classroom. Growing up in Florida, football wasn’t just a sport—it was a foundation that shaped his identity, taught him discipline, teamwork,...
The Pursuit of Happiness: Why It’s Not a Destination
In this episode, we explore the misconception that happiness is a destination achieved through external accomplishments. We share our personal journey of redefining happiness from an external to an internal perspective, emphasizing the importan...
Who Am I really?
In this episode, we explore the complex nature of identity and self-discovery, particularly for those feeling lost in their careers or personal lives. The conversation delves into the fluidity of identity, the impact of societal expectations, t...
Breaking free from fear of failure: How to conquer fear of failure
In this episode, we dive into the common fear of failure that many young professionals face. We'll look at the psychology driving this fear, how it shapes our decisions, and how it can hold us back from growing. We’ll also explore some philosop...