There’s one line from Rob Rubin in this episode that stayed with me:

“Just because you can take it, doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt.”

This conversation is centered on men’s mental health and the different ways people deal with pressure, loss, relationships, responsibility, anger, sadness, and difficult seasons in life.

We also talked about accountability, emotions, perspective, pattern interrupts, metacognition, and what happens when you become too close to your own problem to see it clearly.

Not everyone processes things the same way.

Some people talk about what they’re going through.

Some keep it to themselves.

Some stay busy.

Some don’t realize how much they’re carrying until it starts affecting other parts of their life.

So the question becomes:

How do you work with what’s happening inside your head?

Join me and Rob Rubin in this episode of Self;Talk.

Episode #26 “MEN MATTER TOO” with Rob Rubin

Ang daming bagay tungkol sa sarili natin na akala natin “ganito lang talaga ako.”

Pero saan ba talaga nanggaling yun?

Sa family?

Sa work?

Sa experiences natin?

Or sa version natin na matagal na nating nalampasan?

In this conversation with Mapi Rebadomia, napag-usapan namin yung people pleasing, being a breadwinner, toxic environments, cutting people off, starting over, and taking responsibility for the life you want to build.

Hindi naman kailangan burahin yung mga nangyari dati.

They’re part of the story.

Pero hindi ibig sabihin na sila pa rin dapat yung nagsusulat ng susunod na chapter.

And one line from Mapi that I really liked:

“No itself is a sentence.”

Sometimes breaking the narrative simply starts with knowing—

who’s driving?

“BREAKING THE NARRATIVES”

A conversation with Mapi Rebadomia

Self;Talk with Ken-ken Somera

It’s been a while since I uploaded a Self Talk episode.

For this one, I sat down with Floi Wycoco.

I’ve known Floi for years, so I’ve seen parts of the journey behind where he is today.

The wins.

The setbacks.

The health problems.

The business problems.

Losing his dad.

Starting over.

Then starting over again.

What I wanted to understand was not just how he bounced back.

I wanted to talk about what happens while you’re still in the middle of it.

When things are not working.

When you don’t know what the next move is.

When your confidence takes a hit.

When you have to rebuild with whatever you still have.

One thing Floi shared that stayed with me:

“Don’t be afraid to start all over again.”

Because sometimes, pagbangon is not one big comeback.

Sometimes it’s one small decision.

One opportunity.

One relationship.

One small win at a time.

This is Self Talk Episode #24: "PAGBANGON"

(a conversation with Floi Wycoco)