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I first heard David on a podcast where he described a past version of himself as feeling like a “shit Dad” and at the time I genuinely had never resonated with anything more than that feeling. I followed David and his work for a good while until I finally reached out to him for some help. At the time I reached out I was really struggling with a lot of challenges, in many areas of my life and I was trying to deal with them from an immature, shadow version of myself. I knew I could be better – a better Dad, a better husband and above all a better man.
As I sit here and reflect on the 9 months I worked with David I am filled with immense love and gratitude for the time we spent together and the work I did under his guidance, knowledge and wisdom. We laughed a lot, I cried a lot more, but it was worth it. For so many years I’d held so much in, not knowing where to safely express it. Thankfully David provided a safe, validating and accountable space for me to express my vulnerability safely, so that I could work out who I really was under all the self-doubt, limiting beliefs, shadow talk and immature boy psychology I was plagued by.
Over the 9 months we covered a huge amount of ground. We started off with a plan, and sometimes we stuck to it, but equally sometimes there was just space to work through things that came up organically. It always surprised me with what came up, and they always needed to, so David always held space for it. Within weeks my relationship to parenting changed, I no longer felt like a shit Dad! I felt like a great Dad! I am a great Dad and the growth continues and will continue for as long as I am alive. It’s a mindset David helped me adopt – as soon as I became a Dad my life became about someone else. Someone else who will push me to grow, to be better, to be stronger. So why not make that growth a part of who I am, instead of viewing it as something I have to do. If it is part of who I am, it is no longer hard. And if it is “We are men and we do hard things!” is a mantra I will live by for the rest of my life.
In October 2023 I decided to change my life for the better. I decided to invest in myself and it has paid off. Back then I felt like a shit Dad, I was immature, my relationship was suffering and I didn’t really know what it was to be a man.
Now, I’m a King! I’m a great Dad, I am serving my family and community, my relationship is stronger than ever and I can observe my shadow and immaturity, but not dwell on or act from them.
Thanks. My experience was challenging at times but I had expected and I guess hoped for this. It was a great way to look and think about myself and at the same time be fully involved with other peoples stories. Seeing those areas where our human experience created unity above what the personal story was, was powerful, as was being so open and opened up to. I loved everyone referring to one another as brother and this for me strengthened the connections I made. I also really liked hugging each other which was really powerful.
I’m so grateful that all the men on the weekend are alive and that we were able to take this journey together.
If you know you want to grow, then this is the way to go.
Mantra brought a deeply positive experience to a bunch of guys who I don’t think would otherwise have these insights and connections. You’re helping people start to heal.
It was a truly magical weekend. Inspiring to the core of my soul. I look at the men I meet or pass and think, what would you get from it? Would you be ‘brave’ enough to come?
What’s been intriguing has been talking about it with (female) colleagues who all reckon their other halves could do with doing it but say so in a vaguely resigned acknowledgment that they probably won’t.
Since my experiences attending the initial Mantra evenings, and the first weekend retreat in Linlithgow, I have consciously sought to build a balanced, simpler, and, as a result, more enjoyable life day-to-day.
The wisdom I learned in discussions and through osmosis with men much more senior, has helped me define and prioritise what I value and I feel better able to identify when I need to recalibrate toward balance.
Hey mate I was very surprised how something can make you feel so connected to people I didn’t know creating a safe space and oneness. The calling out someone for me was a very powerful thing keying go of things that we hold is priceless.
The staring in the eyes also was so powerful, that never happens as most people take that as an attack. Looking into someone’s eyes says so much in a picture bit in real life it shows the soul more than the person
I loved it bro thanks for creating an amazing space 🦋🙏💙💜
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