Thoreau once said that the Mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. Thanks to a society where men are expected to die on top of their white horse rather than fall off, men are isolated, now more than ever.
In my own life, where I lost two marriages, I kept to myself and lived a life unrequited, I never felt comfortable enough to share my vulnerability with others and, instead, turned all my fears and shame inward.
There is hope. Because the truth is that men need help. Men need tribe. Men need each other.
This podcast is about a man who turned to another man and shared his shame and rebuilt his life after many failures. By taking this journey, he discovered a new way of being, a new way of living, and a new way of feeling fulfilled.
He discovered abundance.
This my story. My name is Vince Vaughan.
Welcome to the Rite of Passage Podcast.
On this the very first episode of the Rite of Passage Podcast, Vince talks to Rob O'Keefe, a support facilitor with Sacred Sons, an organization where men connect and embark on their own journey of self-discovery. Rob and Vince have been friends for years and met before the pandemic when they went on a mens retreat with Dr. Robert Glover. Dr. Robert Glover coached Vince from July 2019 to March of 2022. With Dr. Glover's permission these coaching sessions were not only recorded but now we share them with the world as an example of how men can be vulnerable, learn and, as a result, become more evolved. Further, in these episodes, I talk to other men, like Rob, about what I have learned from these coaching sessions so other men may learn from my growth. Enjoy. Special thanks: Zeke Caldwell for the music Badflower for the song, Heroin. Eddie Perez, my hetero-lifemate, and his voice for the introduction to this podcast