The Art of Masculinity Episode 290: Getting Real with Your Struggles with Joshua Michael Wenner
On this episode, we talked about:
Being in a hypervigilant state
Moving into shame
You need to be able to reconnect
Disassociating from your emotions
Dealing with daily emotions
Being highly aware of what you feel
Taking charge of your nervous system
Being present with your family
Filling your emotions and handling them
Trauma is the body's reaction to a threat
Tracking past traumas to solve them
Having a vital community for you
Developing self-awareness
Having the awareness to be inquisitive
Getting to the root of the problems
Trauma can become your identity
Find a way to take a tactical pause
Getting to your vocal cords
There isn't one way to be a men
"The core problem is that we don't know how to manage our nervous system and instead of being aware, we end up thinking that's normal"
"We have to get back those parts of our souls that we lost and that require to deal with our emotions"
"If you can't master your nervous system, you're stuck on the field of battle at home, and your home becomes a war zone"
About Joshua:
Joshua is an entrepreneur, veteran, filmmaker and emotional resilience expert. He has spent the last 20 years growing companies, maximizing human potential as a master coach and is the founder of Emotional Resilience Training (ERT) as well as the co-founder of K4 & Valor.
His curriculum and frameworks are being used to help men, first responders, veterans and medical professionals who deal with high stress and trauma to reintegrate back into life. Prior to his current work, Joshua was on an elite team of 5 of the top trainers & speakers to train fortune 100 companies while working for Tony Robbins.
Joshua is currently in post-production of his film Grief to Grace, a personal story of how he turned the pain of his brother’s loss into meaning & purpose including interviews of 22 experts in the fields of grief & trauma. The film is expected to be released Jan 2023.
You can follow and support Joshua at:
@joshuamichaelwenner
Podcast: Wenner Folsom Podcast
Let's connect over on Instagram: @Johnny.Elsasser
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