The Corner Connection - Beyond the Tin Man: 'Finding Your Emotional Release Valve Before You Burst'

In this episode, I dive deep into something that's been weighing on my heart lately - how many of us have become like the Tin Man from The Wiz, unable to feel while we're busy taking care of everyone else. After some intense conversations with a friend who was locked in his own metal casing of responsibilities, I realized how many of us are silently rusting from the inside out.

I share a powerful question that caught my attention from our good friend of the show, Santia Bailey of Petals and Stem Spa: "Are You Taking Care of Everyone... Except Yourself??"  This thought-provoking question really brought an important topic to the forefront. We explore why responsibilities like caring for family, working hard, and supporting others don't feel like "burdens" even when they're overwhelming us. I open up about my own struggles with balance and share practical ways we can create safe spaces to express ourselves before we reach our breaking point. Santia's timely reminder couldn't have come at a better moment, as it perfectly connected with conversations I'd been having and observations I'd been making in my own life and the lives of those around me.

Throughout the episode, I keep returning to that haunting question - "What would I do if I could feel?" - because too many of us, especially men, have forgotten how to oil our emotional joints. We're afraid of judgment, afraid of being seen as weak, afraid of being human. But here's the truth: unlike the Tin Man who had to search for a heart, we already have one - we've just wrapped it in layers of tin to protect it. This episode is about finding your oil can and remembering what it's like to move freely in a world that often asks us to remain rigid and strong at all costs.

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