Reflections ✨

Snippets of some things I've been reflecting on during these past months: 🫂 Relationships. Deep Connections. It's Everything. In a world that's becoming increasingly digital, the more connected we are, the more disconnected we are. The technology that allows us to connect with people who

Social Comparison

"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti Also: "No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everyone on the couch." - Unknown Social comparison is inevitable—we can't help that. But it'

Are We Men a Bit Emotionally Dysfunctional?

I believe so. It's in our nature due to how we've been raised, generations through generations. We weren't raised with the skills and emotional practice needed to lean into discomfort. We spend most of our lives trying to outrun vulnerability and painful emotions. I

Men’s vs. Women’s Reaction To Bro Retreats

To all you women: You have shown, over and over, that you are my biggest cheerleaders, my biggest supporters in this project. You have become my ambassadors, which I’m immensely grateful for. 🙏🏽♥️ You have strengthened and solidified my beliefs even more on how necessary doing what I do is.

Why Did I Start With Bro Retreats?

WHY: Destigmatize and improve men’s mental health. HOW: By creating a supportive space for men to be vulnerable and talk about their emotions. WHAT: Men’s Retreats. It all stems from my own struggle with mental health. I’ve been battling with depression for the better part of my

Bro Retreats 2.0 ✅

Are you, as a man, with dos cojones, ready to embrace Vulnerability? 💫 Then welcome to Bro Retreats. Where men embrace… you guessed it right: Vulnerability. Elevate your life and embark on a transformative journey. Break down barriers and build bridges with like-minded men. Our mission is clear: To provide a

Vulnerability

Bro Retreats 1.0 ✅

We had more deep conversations during the 76 hours we spent together than (unfortunately and sadly) many men have in their lifetime. No exaggeration. No phones or any electronics. No alcohol. A men's gathering where the focus was on the talk, plain and simple, but not always so

Depression

I Hit The Infamous Wall

I've been in the most extended and darkest period of my life. We all have different walls in life that we might hit. It might be the wall of too much work, a midlife crisis, a destructive relationship, or another reason, but most often stress-related. Three months ago,

Acceptance

My “Best Buddies” Alcohol And Cocaine

Yeah, you read that right. Many of you that read this might think that I've always been this healthy guy. Sure, I have been taking care of my exercise and nutrition regimen for a long ass time. But for quite some time, I lived kind of a double

Perfectionism

The Perfectionist - The Doubter - And The Hater

Coming soon to a theater near you! 🤩 Ps. If you're not familiar with the old movie: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, this picture doesn't make sense. 😆 Life is a constant ongoing movie 🎥. You are the director of your own movie, and you have the

Gratitude

Name It To Tame It, Feel It To Heal It

Name it to tame it, Feel it to heal it. What we hide, we can’t heal. You are not your feelings. Practice Full Range Of Emotions. 💫 There will be times in life when you find yourself in a situation of despair, depression, anxiety, or any other negative emotion. But

Unapologetically Yourself

Be Unapologetically Yourself

What if you can be Unapologetically Yourself as much as you can? How liberating wouldn't that be?! It's a choice. A choice everyone can make, every time we wake up in the morning and say: Today, I will be unapologetically myself. If you look up "

January 1st, 2022

It's 8:42 AM here in Stockholm, Sweden. People in my old hometown Los Angeles, CA, still have 18 minutes left before coming into the new year. And what a year 2021 was. One year ago, Vevian and I woke up in Marbella, Spain, two weeks after moving

FullRangeOfEmotions

Full Range Of Emotions

A Brotherhood Where Vulnerability Meets Strength Through Courage. I decided to create a Facebook Group [http://www.fullrangeofemotions.com/] for men. A judgmental-free space where we men can and should openly talk about our emotions and mental health issues that we carry, instead of keeping them to ourselves. Through this

suicidal depression

One Of The Most Valuable Trips Of My Life. ♥️

Anne & Leigh started as two Online Coaching Clients 7,5 months ago (still are) and became two very close and dear friends to Vevian and me. We wanted to visit them already before we left the US last year. But it wasn't meant to be due to

Depression

Now When I'm Naked, Let Me Explain How I Cope With Depression.

Side note regarding the pic: There have recently been some fascinating studies that eating naked has been linked to some health benefits: Higher metabolism, better absorption of the food, and greater tendency to slow eating. (References at the bottom of this post) Before we jump into how I cope with

Depression

Let's Get Naked. Let's Talk More About Depression.

I wish you could see what's going on in my brain. As I'm writing this right now, I have so many things I want to tell you that I don't know where to start. But I have to start. It doesn't matter

Ayahuasca

My Date With Mother Ayahuasca Turned Into The Biggest And Longest Date With Myself

I knew this was going to happen, but not to this extent. Am I surprised? Yes and No. Even though I'm very well aware of what you go through when you work with Plant Medicines, especially the inner-work with yourself. They still never cease to amaze me, mesmerize

Ayahuasca

Madre Ayahuasca,

It's been a while since the last time I met you here in the jungle. More precisely, 5,5 years ago. You were my introduction to Psychedelics and Plant Medicine. Thanks to my dear friends, brother, and sister, Martin & Matilda. I am forever grateful for that. 🙏🏽❤️💫 I

Repetition

Repetition Creates Greatness. Repetition Creates Success.

Another day, another workout. Often, pretty much the same. > “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” - Bruce Lee The same goes for anything in life. Switch out ‘kick’ and put

Perception

The Power Of Perception

> "There is no good; there is no bad; there’s only perception." We are 100% in control of our perception and reaction to things and situations that happen to us daily. Let that sink in for a bit. It’s liberating AF. In other words, it'

Meditation

✨ Meditation✨

Last week I finished the 28-day Introductory Course by Sam Harris' app Waking up. I've now been doing Mindful Meditation as part of my morning routine for 37 days straight. And all I have to say is: WOW! Before, I thought the form of meditation, when you

Depression

Depression. Deep Rest. Takeoff 🛫 & Landing 🛬

Let’s talk Depression. Or “Deep Rest” as Jim Carrey (through Jeff Foster) once said: > "We can choose to view depression not as a mental illness but as a state of “Deep Rest,” a spiritual exhaustion that we enter into when we are de-pressed (pressed down) by the

Procrastination

Don’t Procrastinate. Start Doing The Things You Want To Do NOW.

A follow up from yesterday’s rant. Don’t procrastinate and put things that you want to do to the side or into the category of “someday I will”. Memento Mori - Remember that you will die And as the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius said: “You could leave life right

Living Project

We are a constant Living Project An open Project that never has a closure, an end. And that's how life should be. Something I've been struggling with in the past (and sometimes still do) is the perfectionist in me. I've felt frustrated over not