Embracing Openness with Paul Simard

In this episode, Paul shares his journey from unexpectedly losing his job which was pivotal to his role within his family and his identity as a provider for the family. He began by googling what it was to be a good husband which eventually lead to learning what it was to be a good man.

How a true understanding of embodiment and how our physical bodies are the vessels that hold and express who we are to the world. Even our voice does not happen without the body doing certain things and voice changes based on how the body feels at a certain moment.The danger with spiritual work is that we are always looking for something outside of ourselves when really everything that we need already lives within us. Asking how do you get to the place where you feel that you have full permission to show up the way you want to show up and readiness to deal with the consequences.Humans are the only creatures that hold onto trauma, as humans, we have been taught that "boys don't cry" "man up" and that due to this we have to use other ways to release the trauma that our bodies hold onto whether through, breath work, myofascial release, or shaking.

Meet Paul:

Paul is a men’s work facilitator and community leader with Sacred Sons, an organization working with men from around the world, in-person and online, to foster a new paradigm of healthy and honest masculinity.

He is also the founder of huMENity, where he coaches men 1-on-1, and helps to support them to find communities that align with their values and interests. 

He is a writer, a regular guest on podcasts, a TEDx Speaker (The Mythical Man), and has held senior roles in a wide range of organizations, with a primary focus on the not-for-profit sector. 

He is the father of three daughters, who are the inspiration for all that he does. 

 

Connect with Paul:

https://www.instagram.com/paul_sim17/ 

https://www.facebook.com/paul.sim.17/

https://www.humenity.co

Meet the Host:

Sara Glendenning is the founder of Sara Hope Podcast Productions, Host of Path to Me Podcast, and author. After being diagnosed with a learning disability at a young age, Sara began hiding from the world, afraid of not being capable or worthy of achieving her dreams. After realizing her worth, Sara now knows how competent she is. Sara now genuinely believes she can live the life of her dreams, that it was only herself that was holding her back. She has made it her mission to inspire others to overcome the fear of others' judgment but mostly themselves. To ultimately show up as their true selves and live the life of their dreams.