The Power of Modern Masculinity with John Doe

[00:00.13] Intro:
You’re listening to Meld Men, Stories from the Journey. Right now, somewhere out there, a man is stepping into the unknown, facing his pain or the edge of his success. He’s breaking through his barriers, shedding the armour he was told to wear, and choosing vulnerability over silence. This podcast is about that moment, the turning point where real transformation begins.

[00:45.20] Owen Marcus:
Hi, I’m Owen Marcus and welcome to our podcast for Meld, Meld Men, Stories from the Journey. This is a long podcast in the making. You could say it’s really from 30 years of me falling into this work, which I’ll talk more about in a few minutes, and then to three iterations of businesses where we’re now with Meld, and we’re here to really bring you the stories of men in the journeys of finding who they are and how they can not only succeed in life, but connect to something bigger than themselves and also to the people that they really care about, because these are skills that very few men have ever had talked to them or had an opportunity to develop.

So we want to, through this podcast, give you a taste of what is possible when men lean into their own journey to discover themselves and discover connections that maybe they never had with others.

And so, I want to introduce Tim Lee, who is our host for these podcasts. He has been involved in this work for a while, and I want him to share a bit of his journey, what brought him here, and why he has this passion for bringing men into their journeys. Tim, can you tell us a little bit about yourself?

[02:28] Tim Lee:
Hi Owen, yes I can. Talking of journeys, you may already have spotted I have an accent. I’m English, an Englishman living abroad in upstate New York for 25 years. What brought me to the States was a woman—I followed who was to become my first wife to New York.

Needless to say, that marriage didn’t last. In the process, I had a rude awakening that I wasn’t the only sane person in the world; maybe occasionally I was a little crazy myself. Once that idea got under my skin, I started to see where things weren’t matching up to what I hoped or dreamed, or what I really felt things could be. Nothing was hitting the mark.