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From Boys to Men: A Journey Through Masculinity
From Boys to Men is a podcast about the embodied journey of masculinity.
Season 1, titled UNCUT, focused on the raw and often unspoken realities of male puberty — exploring shame, sexuality, and the body through a somatic lens.
Now, in Season 2, we expand the conversation. From grief and addiction to love, longing, and emotional intimacy, we explore the evolving terrain of manhood beyond adolescence.
Through storytelling, music, and honest reflection, this podcast is a space to unshame the masculine experience — not to define what a man should be, but to uncover what it means to be fully human in a male body.
From Boys to Men: A Journey Through Masculinity
[S2 E7] Not Only Privileged: Men, Addiction, and Second Puberty
In this episode we explore the hidden burdens that men carry beneath the surface of privilege. Luis Mojica (holisticlifenavigation.com) and I dive into the roots of male addiction—how the dysphoria and dysregulation of puberty can create longings that later show up in sex, food, substances, and digital habits.
We unpack the ways relationships can become entangled with these addictive patterns, the confusion between passion and dysregulation. Safety, presence, and integration—especially in what I call “second puberty”—emerge as the truest markers of growth, healing, and love.
The conversation also explores the oppressive expectations men inherit, the pressure to always have capacity, and the collective weight men carry in both body and psyche.