I am about to admit something scary. Here goes…. This week I started therapy. Yep, the T-word. When you say it, people get a “Oh you poor thing” look on their face. Often there’s even a hint of shock or fear. “Omg are you okay?” “What’s wrong?” “What happened?” Why are we so...
Dealing With Retroactive Jealousy It happens to all of us at some point. We meet someone new, and then sooner or later they tell us about their sexual history (because we asked or they offered). Learning that our partner once enjoyed threesomes, had several ongoing “friends-with-benefits” relationships, or slept with over 60...
There are many moments in life where you feel like the rug was pulled from under you, or when someone shares a ground-breaking perspective on life that you’ve never considered. These moments come from the people around us, but also from within. A lot of the time, doing your own...
Episode: 053 How are men able to get over obsessive and extremely unhealthy jealousy? Introduction: Zachary Stockill is an award-winning Canadian researcher, writer, podcaster, and educator. Zachary is the author of Overcoming Retroactive Jealousy and discusses with Roger a lot of the shame men experience when trying to find resources or help to...
In journalism school we’re taught to avoid covering suicide outside of extreme circumstances. There’s a multitude of potential ramifications: copycats, contagion, grieving families looking to maintain privacy, and the stigma surrounding exploiting someone’s personal choice for public profit. I grew up in a culture where suicide was considered the coward’s way...
April 2015: "I'm torn. I want to work with this conference in Guadalajara, but they can't afford my keynote fee. I could give them a discount, but I've noticed that the clients who pay reduced rates end up treating me poorly.” C*: "So, basically, they're asking you to donate a...
Here at Man Of The Week, we seldom get to highlight and recognize Men in the technology field. Recently we were introduced to Aaron Phillips, who is the CEO of AP1 Inc, and he shared with us his vision of leveraging technology to further engage society in their current physical environment....
Episode: 052 Julian Treasure shares the secrets of being a better listener. Introduction: Julian Treasure is a sought-after and top-rated international speaker. Collectively his five TED talks on various aspects of sound and communication have been viewed an estimated 40 million times. His latest talk, How to speak so that people want to listen, is...
Our newest Man Of The Week is Vlad Rascanu, the owner of 80 Proof Digital, a Toronto-based marketing agency that focuses on search engine optimization. Without trying to get too technical, Vlad helps small to larger sized businesses become discoverable on Google's search results. Unknown to him that he would find...
Episode: 051 How do you successfully prepare for a TED talk? Introduction: Connor Beaton does a solo show to answer some of his listeners’ common questions. He discusses how he prepared for his TED talk, the elements of what makes a good talk, and then dives further into how he and his team...