Man:age

10 years ago, while studying abroad in New Zealand, Colin Boyd had his van, with all his worldly possessions, stolen was he was out surfing. With time to spare and no money, Colin and his friend ended up at a vipassana meditation retreat -- with free room and board for 10 days -- and found out what could be gained from deliberately pausing the movement of life and focusing inwards.

In response to a crisis, men want to do something. But the call to arms for COVID has been the antithesis of that. For our new mini-series,Shelter in place,we talk with Ed Gurowitz, PhD, a founding partner of the Inclusionary Leadership Group and author ofInclusion: the Role of Leadership, about old v. new masculinity, social isolation & connection, and how the COVID crisis demands we be still & listen to our hearts.

Welcome to Man:age, where host Ryan Dunfee explores what a new philosophy for American masculinity might look like in the 21st century. In our first episode, Jon Desabris explores the lessons learned from a father who grew up poor and pushed himself to success, how outdoor sports changed his life, and how Jon dealt with a flood of trauma that overcame him after he saved the life of professional skier Sam Smoothy.