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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.
The Rising and Thriving Podcast
Rebuilding from the Rubble: A Father's Journey from Divorce to Purpose (EP11 Part 1)
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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 shares his raw, honest journey of navigating divorce, single fatherhood, and rediscovering his purpose.
In this episode, Ange opens up about:
- The emotional and mental toll of divorce after 15+ years of marriage
- How he stayed present for his kids through the pain
- His fears of starting over, and what helped him keep going
- The impact on his identity as a man, father, and Congolese immigrant
- What healing looked like on a day-to-day basis
Ange doesn’t sugarcoat it. This is real, vulnerable, and deeply human.
If you're a man silently struggling with the aftermath of divorce, questioning your worth, your future, or your role as a father—this conversation is for you.
Make sure to subscribe—because Part Two is coming very soon, where Ange reveals how he rebuilt trust, found love again, and stepped into leadership with confidence and clarity.
Leave a comment, share with someone who needs this, and remember:
You’re not broken. You’re becoming.
Guest: Ange Mukadi
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angemukadi/
Chapters:
00:00: Episode Intro
00:36: Guest Introduction
05:39: Navigating Divorce
06:21: Rediscovering Identity After Divorce
11:58: Support System
14:11: Embracing his emotional side
16:18: Cultural Perspectives on Divorce
19:42: Family Court Experience
37:46: Transactional Side of Marriage
42:08: The Impact Of Divorce Onn Children
47:53: Fatherhood And Connection
56:32: The Importance of Presence in Parenting
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