Cultural Silence & Wounded Souls with Mark Tuggle

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In episode 46 of Manned Up Conversations we broaddcast from Atteridgeville, Pretoria to Harlem, New York with co-author and editor of Cultural Silence and Wounded Souls: Black Men Speak About Mental Health, Mark Tuggle.
We explore various topics in this conversation including the importance of black men developing a language around how they feel, the culture of silence and state of mental health in black communities. We also highlight the cost of speaking the truth and the courage it takes to be vulnerable. Then we unpack the reasons for lack of trust among men and close off by discussing the benefit of leaning into your intuition and learning to trust ourselves as a black men.
Mark Tuggle is a contemporary descendant of enslaved Africans in America. He is a same-gender-loving spiritual being with a strong sense of justice. He also is an activist, brother, educator, friend, humanitarian, mentor, son and writer.
Buy Mark Tuggle's latest work on Amazon: Cultural Silence and Wounded Souls: Black Men Speak About Mental Health

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Website: Cultural Silence Wounded Souls
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Twitter: @MarkTuggle4
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