What is a Rite of Passage?

Welcome. This weeks guest is Miki Dedijer. Miki joins us from the Sweden where it's currently daylight all day! After multiple attempts to record, we landed on a beautiful conversation which shed additional light on our understanding of teenage Rites of Passage from the whole family perspective. In addition I'll be hosting a free webinar with Miki at 5pm Eastern Australia Time 18th July. Come alon...

Welcome back! This week we have a gift for Castlemaine Rites of Passage by way of a meandering historical account of the Australian Men's Work scene with Mark MacDougall. Marks energy has been a driving force for our organisation and he has been a mentor to me. For those seeking to know more about mark and the Sydney Men's Festival. Tune in! For information about Castlemaine Rites of Passage, clic...

Welcome! This weeks guest is Brad Leslie. Brad is the founder of YMAW (Young Men's Adventure Weekend) in Vancouver and Kingmakers, a network of men committed to Rites of Passage and the next generation of men. Brad is a craftsman and a musician who brings his best to that and those he loves. https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-boy-crisis-warren-farrell/book/9781948836135.html https://www.ymaw.com/the...

Welcome! This weeks guest is Garry Thomson. Garry was a COO of the Pathways foundation, building and delivering their facilitator training programs. He is an educator, an artist and a loving father. I've decided that this guy is about as congruent as it gets.. Garry was also the founder of Uplifting Australia, now an online resource that helps 1500 families per week to communicate, connect and und...

Welcome! Our guest today is Pete Lustig. Pete is a lawyer who has been around mens work for quite a while. I first met him in the Mankind Project. He was also involved in Pathways for 7 years. Pete has just returned from a 12 month sailing race on a 70ft yacht, circumnavigating the globe.. I tried to be clever here track Pete's adventure through the principals of the hero's journey. Hmm 🤨 What ca...

Welcome back! I love this conversation.. It felt like talking to parts of myself. Garrett is the founder of Rocky Mountain Rites. Today we discuss how he got there and also how his context has shifted to taking a year off. We discuss 'the cost' of this work and who pays it.. We also get pretty deep into how awesome it is and what we get out of it. This conversation was a motivating force for this...

Hi there! Welcome back. It's been a little while. I've had a some teething issues with the project that I needed to address.. The type of things that could be expected when a guy with no idea how to make a podcast throws himself into it anyway! We've also just completes a Rite of Passage camp and as we discuss in this episode.. Its energetically expensive! My guest today is Joel Hines. I've known...

It is my pleasure to welcome Andrea Villa to the podcast. Andrea brings a unique and invaluable perspective to the question. He reminds us of the critical role that love plays in initiation and in the process of the teenager in preparation to their Rite of Passage. Please check out his website https://www.thesacredmale.com/ Also check out his conversation with Ian MacKenzie from a few years back h...

Our guest today is the pioneering founder of Castlemaine Rites of Passage. Ian is a creative thinker and an authentic advocate for community and culture. Ian throws down a few breadcrumbs to trace back to Kangaroo Island Rites of Passage and he's given me a few contacts there so look out, I hope to get in conversation with those giants soon too!

Hi there and welcome. Todays guest is my friend Moggie who is fresh back from a 3 day Rite of Passage for teenage girls. A few days after this was recorded, I had the pleasure of singing her and a flock of mothers, sisters and teenage young women off on their journey. In this interview, Moggie talks about her preparation for this event and her journey in the work. It is a great honour to have the...

Hi, Welcome back! Today's guest is Peter Glencross, A leader in MKP and a practitioner of Teen rites of passage for some 30 years. Peter's approach to the work is ceremonial and grounded in the enquiry of listening to participants rather than instructing. A short note from the host... there were some unprecedented Sync issues which took some editing.. My apologies for any remaining glitches in flo...

Today's guest is Scott Hallam. Scott is a builder, a practitioner of ceremony and he as been involved in ManKind Project for 20 years. Scott shares insights from his years in Men's work and building sites and how he made his own maps for fatherhood and mentorship.

Hi and welcome! This is about the 4th edit of the first interview for the podcast. My guest today is Camilo Demarco. Cam is a good friend of mine and we have shared the Rites of Passage space for 10 years together. In this episode we discuss how relevant Rites of Passage is in todays culture, we discuss masculinity and some of the challenges men face. We also discuss the courage and integrity that...

Hi, Welcome back to the question. My guest today is Billy Hill. I'm pleased to say that we really get into the meat and potatoes of how and why this ceremonial process is so important. Billy has 30 years of experience in Rites of Passage with teenagers and also men with the Mankind Project. I really love this guys style.

My Guest today is Ruben Cahill. Ruben is a very good friend of mine who brings a unique perspective to the question through his own healing journey and his years of experience in Rites of Passage processes.