Working With Men with Piers Cross
Things we talk about in this episode
- Working with Men, We can be vulnerable, i can thrive in relationships,
- Boarding school trauma
- Life in a monastery- Falling apart and putting self back together again
- Mens work- Andy’s man club- it's ok to speak.
- The Work- Folsom Prison-
- Vulnerability is a super power.
- By talking we give permission for others to talk.
- Initiation
- Robert Blye- manhood doesn’t happen by itself.
- Mankind Project- Charity- Rites of Passage- Online and in person. - Bill Couth- Founder
- 70-80 000 men have been initiated.
- A band of Brother’s- 18-24 year olds who’ve been in care or prison
- Journey Man- Rites of Passage.
- Explorer Scouts- depends on the leaders.
- Coyotes Guide- Jon Young.
- Robert Moore- Inititation.- Safe space, ritual elder, challenge or humiliation
- Initiation Cycle/process
- Crisis
- Grief Process
- Reintegration
- Where the wound is is where you will give back to society
- What can we do?
- King, warrior, magician, lover
Connect with Leona
Leona Johnson -One-to-one connection mentoring with Leona plus online or in-person events
Guest Links
Men’s circle
Videos on You tube- attachment trauma
Podcast An evolving man
Biography
I am a transformational coach specializing in working with men who feel stuck in their relationships. I also help men overcome and heal from trauma, boarding school issues, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and live a happier and more fulfilled life.
I am also an artist, a poet and a musician.
I went to boarding school from ages 11-18. It was an exceptionally challenging time. I changed my name to Simon and then Ziggy Cross. I lost a friend to suicide, a teacher attempted to sexually abuse me and I tried to take my own life. On the surface I was a success. Underneath I was hurting.
I then trained in International Business at universities in France and London. I worked for several Fortune 500 companies in Paris and London.
In 1997, while in London, I started on an internal journey and started to study meditation and different self-healing paradigms.
In 2000, I suffered burnout through a combination of my father passing, and leaving my long-term relationship. Essentially, I became homeless for a few months. I eventually left London to work in Africa helping volunteers.
