Tag: Man Ting Podcast
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I Was Blind, But Now I See
At the age of 5, William Weeks was diagnosed with Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and was given just six months to live. Nevertheless, faith, hope and a burning desire to live has seen him not just endure, but thrive. Today William is a much sought after speaker, musician and trainer who uses his gifts to […]
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Money Talks
In the midst of a wave of Black Lives Matter protests that swept the globe in 2020, last August marked the second annual Black Pound Day; its aim being to encourage support from people to buy from Black-owned companies (both local to them and online).The power of black and other ethnic consumers represents a significant […]
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Love in Lockdown
For the last year, we’ve been gripped by a global pandemic. Figures in the UK currently stand at more than 2 and half million confirmed cases and 75,000 deaths. Despite having endured two previous national lockdowns and the shifting goalposts of localised restrictions updated almost weekly, we’re now entering a third national lockdown with no […]
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Hung
We live in a world saturated with images of unrealistic and unattainably perfect bodies. While its impact on women has been documented at length, there is very little social commentary on the effect this has on men. Men have historically been taught to suppress certain feelings and emotions and so we often lack the emotional […]
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The Summit
Jason Osei, a native Londoner, left the UK to play American Football in Europe before moving to America in 2012. With four conference championships under his belt, twice voted all-conference player and graduating from university with honours, Jason has clearly struck a winning formula. The secret to his success isn’t particularly secret however. Jason shy’s […]
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Paternal: New Beginnings
This is the final episode of a 3-part series titled, ‘Paternal’. It is honest, funny and heartfelt. If you haven’t listened to the previous episodes, then I’d recommend you click the links below to do so now: In the Beginning The Beginning of the End Last year I wrote a blog post titled Am I […]
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Paternal: The Beginning of the End
This is the second episode of a 3-part series titled, ‘Paternal’. It is honest, funny and heartfelt. If you haven’t listened to part 1, In the Beginning, then I’d recommend you click the link to do so now. When I was 9 years old, I had a teacher called Miss Bryant. In class one day, […]
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Paternal: In The Beginning
My parents split up when I was about 10 years old. The last eighteen months of their relationship was, as I perceived it, a traumatic, disruptive and chaotic mess. In the years that followed, my relationship with my father broke down. There were many reasons for this, but it mainly boiled down to the fact […]
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Have We Got Beef?
We are relational human beings, and as such we often encounter conflict in our relationships. Conflict is normal, its common, but it’s not necessarily a harbinger of doom. Conflict within positive relationships between men can instil respect of each others’ differences and jovial provocation. But sometimes, conflict can result in the breakdown of relationships or lead […]
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