E121. Let’s Be Weak, Brothas - with Phillip Tyler, Community Advocate

Taking Off The Mask

English - December 28, 2022 00:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MB
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Next Episode: E122. Oakland to Mexico, and Back Again - with Ashanti Branch

“I was 50 years old when my son took his life. At that point in my life, I was in the best shape I’ve ever been. Bench 400 pounds, squat 550, deadlift 550, but I wasn’t strong enough to save a life.” - Phillip Tyler

Ever Forward Club’s Ashanti Branch is joined by Phillip Tyler. Phillip is many things, including an Air Force Veteran, former Corrections Lieutenant, and a former Vice President and President of the Spokane NAACP. But Phillip boils it all down to being a community advocate, and most importantly a loss survivor and passionate suicide prevention advocate. And he’ll be the first to say that he didn’t transform into a true man until he was 50 years old, after a lifetime of experiences he shares with the world in hopes of making it a more loving place.

(1:25) Ashanti’s introduction.

(7:30) Phillip introduces himself, his upbringing, his veteran background, and his current work. Then, he shares his family’s history with mental health.

(11:55) Phillip shares the front of his mask - professional, outgoing, hard-working. Then, he shares the back of his mask - imposter syndrome, ongoing pain (John Henryism), ambivert. Then, he breaks down the physical and emotional fatigue he experiences while pushing up against the systems in place.

(15:00) Ashanti shares the front of his mask - passionate, dedicated, intense, on edge - and reflects on what it has been like to have a career coach. Then, they reflect generally on what it is like to dump out all of your emotions at once.

(23:45) Ashanti shares the back of his mask - fear, worry, doubt. Then, Phillip looks back on his time in the military and how the military dealt with mental health.

(29:00) Ashanti and Phillip observe how many men in our culture lack intimacy and how specifically Black men can change this culture.

(38:00) Then, Ashanti explains why he has resisted speaking publicly about our country’s history of racism, and how our culture places a mask over this history.

(46:50) Phillip gives some advice to fathers.

(53:00) Phillip shares how you can connect with him.

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Connect with Phillip Tyler:

Instagram: instagram.com/color_fulconversations

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/phillip-tyler-72213051

Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011171763908

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