Show Notes
In this special live episode of Sacred Lessons, host Mike de la Rocha sits with creators Evan Marshall, Kofi “Kizzle” Forson, and Timm Chiusano at the Marketing to Men Summit for a timely conversation about creativity, vulnerability, and how we tell more honest stories about men. Together, they explore how creative expression can become a pathway to healing, why men are hungry for content that gives them permission to express what they feel, and what happens when brands move beyond simply marketing to men and begin creating meaningful connections with them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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In this episode of Sacred Lessons, host Mike de la Rocha sits with poet, cultural worker, and organizer aja monet for a deeply personal conversation about art, healing, and what it will take to create a world free from violence. Drawing from her poetry, activism, and the lessons passed down by the women who raised her, aja reflects on how creative expression can become medicine and why ending violence requires us to examine not only the systems around us, but the ways they live within us. Together, Mike and aja explore the power of love and tenderness, what men can learn from the women in our lives, and why building a more just and peaceful world requires the courage to listen, change, and become more fully human. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode of Sacred Lessons, host Mike de la Rocha sits with educator, surfer, filmmaker, and founder of Native Like Water Marc Chavez for a conversation about water, grief, and ancestral connection. Through his work and Indigenous surf film Haagua, Marc reflects on how the ocean can become a place of healing, remembrance, and reconnection with those who came before us. Together, Mike and Marc explore what water can teach us about letting go without forgetting, how reconnecting with culture can move communities from surviving to thriving, and why healing is intimately connected to nature. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode of Sacred Lessons, host Mike de la Rocha sits with author, spiritual teacher, and creator of The Mayan Oracle Deck Christine Olivia Hernandez for a deeply personal conversation about ancestry, grief, and remembering who we are. From losing her Guatemalan father and feeling disconnected from her roots to finding her way back through ancestral practices, Christine reflects on how grief can transform our relationship with those who came before us. Together, Mike and Christine explore the wisdom our ancestors leave behind, our relationship with nature and sacred time, and how remembering where we come from can help us reconnect with who we truly are. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode of Sacred Lessons, host Mike de la Rocha sits with comedian, actor, and creator Frankie Quiñones for a deeply personal conversation about laughter, trauma, and the courage to tell the truth. From finding refuge in comedy to speaking openly about childhood sexual abuse, addiction, and therapy, Frankie reflects on what it took to stop running from his pain and finally ask for help. Together, Mike and Frankie explore the silence so many men carry, how vulnerability becomes a form of strength, and why telling the truth about what happened to us can help heal generational cycles and give others permission to heal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode of Sacred Lessons, host Mike de la Rocha sits with Carmen Perez-Jordan, Chicana feminist and longtime movement leader, for a deeply personal conversation about friendship, grief, and liberation. From their shared roots in Oxnard to decades of organizing together, Carmen reflects on transforming the loss of her sister into purpose and the responsibility of carrying forward the lessons of our elders. Together, Mike and Carmen explore what feminism asks of men, the personal sacrifices of living on the frontlines of history, and why liberation must be practiced not only in our movements, but in how we love, heal, and show up for one another. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.