Mr. Maxwell

Join me as I ramble about being vulnerable on social media, dealing with constructive criticism and what annoys me about people trying to help me solve my problems. This episode, like all of my personal ones is a bit raw, definitely unscripted but hopefully it will make sense in the end.

Today I wanted to talk about identity, how losing the things we base our identity on can cause us to lose sight of who we are. Frankly this is mainly me processing this problem out loud for myself, if you can relate then I hope it will give you the knowledge that you are not alone in this.

This story was inspired by a conversation that I had with a friend about mental health, and the struggles of the healing process. It’s still in the drafting stage but I wanted to share it with you now. I hope that you enjoy it.

This is part two of my Q&A time, where I answer questions given to me by my TikTok tribe. Today I talk some more about my diagnosis journey, life when I was 21 and why I don’t like dogs from a sensory perspective.

Today I’m answering some questions from my TikTok friends, discussing safe food and my Lupus diagnosis story.

I am struggling this week health-wise, so this 3-minute episode is an example of how I adjust my goals to fit my health without giving up on them entirely.

Today I want to talk about how set down my life vision, create dreams boards then plan for how I will do my part to achieve my goals through routines and habits. This one’s a bit of a ramble but hopefully will be useful. To learn more about what I do, follow me on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @mr_maxwell16

A discussion about the importance of focusing on progress, not perfection.

Today I wanted to talk about the opportunity the impermanence, suffering and emptiness gives us to find perfectly imperfect moments in daily life. If you want to deeper down the rabbit hole of my world, you can find me on tiktok, instagram and twitter @mr_maxwell16

Today I am sharing the story behind why I use skulls in my art, and how my experience as a teacher inspired the art I create.

A quick chat about having good days, bad days, and in-between days as a person living with chronic illness. I would love to hear your thoughts. You can find me @mr_maxwell16 on Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram I would love to hear from you!

I want to talk about how we can use poetry to model creativity for our students and children. I’m going to share a couple silly poems I wrote with my class, and talk about the importance of creating a safe space for creative expression.

I was thinking about a time when I needed something for a fencing camp I was teaching, and being unable to find what I needed I chose to create it myself. The experience made me think about what it means to take creative risks, and how we are not limited by what the world makes available to us.

I had a few more mostly unscripted thoughts to share about vulnerability, so come along as I ramble and mull over how vulnerability, tribe and confidence intersect.

Vulnerability and authenticity are often praised in today’s culture, but there are also some dangers to being vulnerable.

I want to share a poem with you that I recently wrote as I reflected on my desire to live life more deeply (pretty sure I said that wrong).

Once again, sorry about the poor audio quality. Let’s take some time to reflect on last year and think about what we want to focus on as we enter 2022.

More readings from the Tao de Ching, with a little commentary from me.

After having so much fun sharing Margaret Mead with you, I thought I would share some quotes from Lao Tzu, a philosopher from ancient China. He is most known for being the author of The Tao de Ching. Today I will read five quotes and share my thoughts on them.

In this final episode on our series of Margaret Mead quotes, we discuss work ethics, gender roles and what determines success.

Today we are looking at three more quotes by Margaret Mead, and sharing my thoughts about them. It’s a bit of a ramble but hopefully I will give you something to think about. I would love to hear your thoughts about this episode, did I make sense? Was I way off track? Did I say something that you disagreed with? I would love to hear from you! You can find me on instagram or tiktok @mr_maxwell16

This week I am sharing a few quotes from Margaret Mead. She was an anthropologist and writer who lived from 1901-1978. Today I am reading some of her quotes, and sharing my thoughts about them. To see more of my content or to contact me, follow me on tiktok and Instagram, @mr_maxwell16

I recommend not listening to this one. I am saving it for myself, to keep a record of my growth as a podcaster. But isn’t being authentic about sharing the bad days as well as the good? I completely crash and burn during this episode while reading a poem and trying to talk about it. Part of being neurodivergent is that some days my brain does not want to work for me, and today was one of those day...

I am having a difficult time with my writing and this in creating content. So today I am rambling about my struggles as I drive to work.

I am sharing a poem written out of a season of difficulty. I hope that it can give you courage on difficult days.