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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 (EP 11 Part 2)
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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 single dad. This episode is a raw, honest look at how men heal after divorce, balance fatherhood with career demands, and open their hearts to love again.
You’ll hear how Ange balanced fatherhood and a paycheck—why he chose family first even when it cost him a job, and what “doing the right thing” looked like day-to-day. He reveals the counterintuitive emotional strategy that helped him heal—“act” the happiness you’re aiming for until it grows roots. You’ll gain a new way to see divorce—not as an ending, but as a hard pivot that changes (not erases) relationships.
We also cover:
The turning point when his 12-year-old son moved in and reignited his desire to build a partnership again.
Opening his heart to a second marriage—how shared culture and years of friendship made it feel easy this time.
What vulnerability really means—and why he sees marriage as armor, not exposure.
The behind-the-scenes work: spiritual realignment, community support, and leadership.
His wider mission to unite and inspire the Congolese community through “Community Dreammakers.”
This episode is a must-listen for divorced fathers, Black men navigating co-parenting, and anyone seeking hope and direction after a painful ending.
📌 Part 1 focused on navigating divorce, co-parenting, and protecting your children’s emotional well-being.
📌 Part 2 dives into what comes after—love, purpose, and legacy.
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Guest: Ange Mukadi
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CHAPTERS
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00:00 Intro
03:14 Career Under Pressure
20:32 The Moment of Shift
27: 27 Love After Loss
56:07 Wisdom for the Wounded
57:25 Congolese Community
01:13:31 Outro
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