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Episode #1: Origins: What is The Akkeri and Who's The Bald Guy
What is The Akkeri and who's the bald guy?
Deep, life-altering questions, I'm sure.
This first, inaugural episode is a story of fatherlessness, the good and bad of religion, adultery, separation, and divorce, failed business ...
Episode #2: Balls: Men Finding Courage with Dr. Ron Johnson
Do you consider yourself courageous?
I think most men would say "yes", but what about when it comes to your emotions?
Dr. Ron Johnson is an author and psychologist focused on helping men understand how they feel, value how th...
Episode #3: Fathers, Fathering, and Friendship with Matthew Denis
What was your relationship with your father like? Maybe it was somewhat strained, like mine, or maybe it was idyllic. The relationships boys have with their fathers have obvious impacts on the men they later become, but it also affects how they fo...
Episode #4: My Child Is An Addict: Navigating Addiction as a Father with Stephen Randell
Every father faces challenges because being a good father is no easy task, but what if one of those challenges is a drug-addicted child? That was the case for Stephen Randell, who lost his son to drug addiction at just 26 years of age.
In th...
Episode #5: Building Mental Fitness with Cortez Hancock
You’ve screwed something up…do you laugh it off and move on or do you hear a little voice saying “way to go, dummy”.
We all have an inner dialogue, but the degree to which it is helpful or harmful depends on the level of your mental fitness....
Episode #6: The Discipline of Physical Fitness with Joel Prior
Physical fitness is valued in Western culture, but it's often the aesthetic benefits - rather than the mental and overall health benefits - that most people seem to be after. While we know the positive impact that a physical fitness disciplin...
Episode #7: Mentoring and Managing Emotions with Jason Walsh
As a police officer and former child and youth care worker, Jason Walsh has seen the challenges that young men face through several different lenses. Growing up in a lower-income family with a single mother and a father who was often in jail, his ...
Episode #8: Faith, Doubt, & Deconstruction with Todd Tremblett
Religion.
For some, that word sparks thoughts of faith and community; two concepts that are inherently good, but for others, the thought of religion is anything but good.
In this episode of The Akkeri podcast, we get into the Christian...
Episode #9: Fostering Growth in Young Men with Social Worker Shawn Mercer
Young men ending up “in the system” can feel like a cyclical, hopeless situation, but hope is always found in the parents, teachers, social workers, and others who strive to foster them toward a better path.
Shawn Mercer is one of those soci...