Nine years today.
It just keeps getting better and better.
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Please take a few minutes today and listen to this extremely important episode of the @wearemanenough podcast. If you struggle with your stance on #abortionrights #womensrights or even using the word “abortion” this episode is for you. A very special thank you to @giacomo_gianniotti and his wife @nichole_gianniotti for choosing our space to share so vulnerability and beautifully.
And kudos to @feministabulous and @jamey_heath_ for the masterclass in conflict resolution and open-heartedness ❤️
#manenough #masculinity #reproductiverights
Four months ago I couldn’t do more than three pull ups in a row. I was so mad at myself for letting my body get so weak. But the more angry I got, the weaker and more unmotivated I became.
So I changed my thinking. I started being grateful that I could even do three pull-ups. I wrote down what I loved about my body. How awesome it was and all the things it allowed me to do.
Then everything changed.
I started small. Just three pull-ups at a time. Then four. Then five. I celebrated each win. Some days I went back to three. But I didn’t give up and I kept being grateful.
Then I hit ten. Then eleven. Then sixteen. Then I added five lbs. then ten. Then forty.
This was 54 lbs for four reps.
What have I learned?
There is no small win. And frustration and anger don’t move the needle… love and gratitude does.
Find your small win today friends. You are enough.
Here’s a deep caption most of you won’t read with a workout video that means something to me.
I haven’t posted any sort of workout in years because the physical gym hasn’t been where I’ve been spending my time.
The last two years I’ve chosen to spend my time re-building myself from the inside out. Stripping away the archaic ideas of what I thought it meant to be a man, and diving into the pain, discomfort and trauma I’ve spent my life running from. My focus has been on deep somatic healing and my emotional/ spiritual health, a process that will never end. It’s been the hardest and most fulfilling time of my life and yet it at the same time, now that I’m ready to workout for the right reasons i.e HEALTH, ENERGY, LONGEVITY, HAPPINESS, MOBILITY, STRENGTH and ENDURANCE vs just aesthetics … it feels so damn good to be back in the physical gym.
For the first time in my life I’m building a fitness base not from a place of lack or fear… but from a place of love. It’s taken me years but I’m learning to love this body. And it’s amazing what happens when our bodies finally feel that love.
At 38- I feel like a new man. More to come. The Sanctuary
Cautionary tale and a reminder to trust your intuition:
We had a little scare with dad (@sambaldoni ) this week…Appendicitis! My mom called her local doctor (who temporarily won’t be named as long as she returns my call 🤨) and told the receptionist my dad had stomach pain, a low grade fever, and diarrhea. They said because his symptoms sound like COVID they couldn’t see him until Friday… 48 hours later! He’s 73. My mom trusted the Dr. office, I mean why wouldn’t she? Surely if these symptoms sounded dangerous they would get the doctor on the phone right? Nope.
Something felt off, my aunt called me worried too. So I called our friend @jeneralwellness at around 7pm.
She said to absolutely NOT wait and to get him to the ER as it sounded like appendicitis. Thank God we did.
After spending all night in the ER (did you know ER’s are always busier during full moons?) Dad had an emergency appendicitis surgery Thursday morning. Had he waited …it could have been bad. Now he’s back home and doing great thank God!
Look at this man- even at 5am, an hour before surgery he looks like a movie star!
Moral of the story, if you feel something is off… trust it and do whatever you can to get a second opinion or at least get the right person on the phone. Life is too short. Everyone might be doing the best they can, but sometimes THEIR best isn’t enough.
And a special shout-out to the wonderful staff and surgery team at SB cottage hospital for taking such good care of my daddy! You made him feel so safe and comfortable despite how busy you were.
If you’re still reading this- send my dad a little love and good energy as he recovers. Any surgery at 73 isn’t easy and we so appreciate all the love! Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
A huge thank you to the thousands of LA area fans of It Ends With Us for submitting and for the ten we chose to join us for the special reading of the script.
Your feedback and support was incredible! We are one step closer to making this movie thanks to you! We are beyond excited! More to come!
#itendswithus #itendswithusmovie
This morning I ran for 15 minutes. To many that might seem like a warm-up, to me it was like climbing a mountain. But I did it. And I feel amazing.
When my alarm went off this morning I wanted to keep sleeping. I knew I could i’ve gotten another 25 minutes of sleep. No one in the house was awake and it was so tempting. And while sleep is the most important thing we can give our bodies last night I told myself I wanted to run when I woke up. This morning what was more important to me, wasn’t getting an extra 25 minutes of sleep, it was keeping a promise to myself and getting a small win on the board. And doing it with joy.
Right now I feel far better than I would have had I slept in and not moved my body.
I feel so grateful.
I hope you can find one small thing to do today that maybe you have been resisting or procrastinating. We all have to start somewhere. Find your small win today.
You are enough! And you know what… I am too.
This is the only acceptable way to wish my wife a happy birthday.
@emilybaldoni I love you almost as much as I love this video.
Thank you for lighting up my life. And for making the internet smile today. 🤪😂
It’s hard to believe this is real. Honestly I’ve always felt like an outsider in Hollywood (and still do which I think is a good thing.) For years I’ve dreamt of working in an industry and with people who believe the WHY is as big and important as the WHAT. Of breaking the code of the Matrix from inside the system, and showing that films and TV have the power to change the course of our lives and remind us who we really are.
I’m still pinching myself that I’ve found such an incredible partner in Steve who wants to change the world and the industry as much (and even more) than I do. This is going to be hard work, and yes we will stumble along the way… but we will always get back up and remember WHY we are here and strive to do better.
Congratulations to the entire @wayfarerstudios family and every person who has been a part this journey along the way that helped us get here.
This is just the beginning … let’s get to work.
I’ve never shared something this personal but I feel it’s important. I get asked about my healing journey all the time and it’s very hard to explain in words. My journey has been extremely private as it’s ongoing and not easy…in fact it’s the opposite of easy.
ONE of the healing modalities Emily and I practice has been somatic energy work with my dear friend @drjohnamaral & his wife Christina. It’s life changing work but it is just that – work. John is a very special soul, he does the work himself, has no ego, I’ve seen him offer his time and energy to people in need over and over again for free. (He works in my energy field + any physical touch is consensual) Again, this is ONE of the ways I have been healing… not the only way, & John is not the only one who does this work. I also do weekly somatic therapy and talk therapy, work with a medical intuitive who I love & have spent years finding modalities & people I trust & feel safe with.
Healing cannot really be explained in a simple way & it looks different for everyone. What I can tell you is that there countless ways to heal & that all of them are painful & none of them are easy. And they shouldn’t be. If it is easy, it will not last. Healing requires you go into your pain, your trauma, & all the darkness that you have kept locked away in the dimly-lit basement of your heart that has been influencing your every thought & action without ever realizing it. It’s also a journey that must be taken alone
We all have trauma & trauma cannot be compared or ranked. There is no quick fix. And it is ALL stored in the body. Healing takes time. And effort. And commitment. A life long commitment. Something we never talk about is this: you will get worse before you get better.
To heal, we must enter and learn how to hold our darkness, to become friends with it… because just on the other end of it is light. On the other end of it is YOU. The only way out is through.
And remember…despite however much darkness you may feel inside you or around you…we are all made of light. `Abdu’l-Bahá once said that there is no such thing as darkness… darkness is merely the absence of light.
You are light. You are enough.
More to come.
I wish the entire world could hear this.
The empathy and compassion that my @emilybaldoni embodies here is the prerequisite to healing. And healing is a prerequisite in our march toward equality. We are all in this together.
Don’t miss the season finale of @wearemanenough Podcast finale (link in bio) – the conversations are so beautiful. If it weren’t for Emily…her love, patience, and grace this entire platform wouldn’t exist. We are all in this together.
Listen to the finale wherever you enjoy your podcasts.
#marriage #manenough #healing #men #equality #empathy
Quick PSA- I just had some Skin Cancer removed from my nose. This type of skin cancer, Basal cell carcinoma (not sarcoma) is super common, doesn’t spread, and if caught early is easily treated and removed (so nothing to worry about, I’m great❤️🙏🏼)
I am feeling super grateful I listened to my body and wanted to share with everyone as a reminder to protect your skin with MINERAL BASED sunscreen and get checked regularly. 🙌🏼
My cousins Tammy and Chip have been through so much recently as Chip is dealing with a brain injury that has really taken a toll. They have done so much for me over the years and are the most selfless, loving, and giving people you will ever meet. So when they decided to move from Colorado and be near us for a year to have the support of family, we wanted to make it as easy on them as possible.
I reached out to my friends at @Fernish and they helped me completely furnish their two bedroom apartment with beautiful furniture for the whole year! Fernish rents out furniture so you don’t have to buy it all at once and they helped us make their temporary space feel like a home they can heal in.
They are also hooking up anyone who see’s this. If you need furniture use code “FERNISHJUSTIN” for 25% off your first month.
So here’s to new beginnings, healing, and family! ❤️
#healing #fernish #fernishliving
❤️❤️❤️ @emilybaldoni Heaven on Earth
Update:
Thanks for all the prayers for my dad. He’s doing awesome, in great spirits, looking amazing and is moving around beautifully.
He really felt the prayers and is so grateful.
Who needs an appendix at 73 anyway?!
Go daddy go!
This is devastating and heartbreaking.
The singular goal of the #Bahai faith is the oneness of humanity. The belief that as Baha’u’llah says we are “The fruits of one tree and the leaves of one branch”. And to end prejudices of all kinds. Our work starts within and our beliefs are NEVER forced on others. It’s a loving, accepting and non-judgmental faith and it’s followers are kind, humble and non political. And yet somehow The Bahai’s are a threat to power in places like Iran.
The Iranian regime has once again launched a sweeping crackdown on its Baha’i community, a long-persecuted religious minority in Iran with over 300,000 members and over seven million around the world.
Dozens of Baha’i’s have been arrested and their properties forcefully destroyed, according to residents and rights groups.
Iran’s Baha’i community has long faced persecution and discrimination because the government does not recognize our faith. You can’t even go to college if you are a Bahai.
This has to stop. Please help me in sharing this.
#Bahai #FreedomofReligion #Iran #MiddleEastMatters
Thank you for sharing @middleeastmatters 🙏🏼❤️
This is devastating and heartbreaking.
The singular goal of the #Bahai faith is the oneness of humanity. The belief that as Baha’u’llah says we are “The fruits of one tree and the leaves of one branch”. And to end prejudices of all kinds. Our work starts within and our beliefs are NEVER forced on others. It’s a loving, accepting and non-judgmental faith and it’s followers are kind, humble and non political. And yet somehow The Bahai’s are a threat to power in places like Iran.
The Iranian regime has once again launched a sweeping crackdown on its Baha’i community, a long-persecuted religious minority in Iran with over 300,000 members and over seven million around the world.
Dozens of Baha’i’s have been arrested and their properties forcefully destroyed, according to residents and rights groups.
Iran’s Baha’i community has long faced persecution and discrimination because the government does not recognize our faith. You can’t even go to college if you are a Bahai.
This has to stop. Please help me in sharing this.
#Bahai #FreedomofReligion #Iran #MiddleEastMatters
Thank you for sharing @middleeastmatters 🙏🏼❤️
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Yes @Jamey_Heath_ is one of my best friends in the world AND yes there’s nobody more hard working, deserving or qualified to be the president of Wayfarer Studios . Both things can be true
BUT
Since both things are true it means I can also make fun of him publicly and photoshop the deadline announcement without the risk of an HR report because I knows he’d NEVER report his best friend to HR. Or would he? Only time will tell.
I love you Jamey. Grateful to be on the journey with you. Let’s win baby
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Yes @Jamey_Heath_ is one of my best friends in the world AND yes there’s nobody more hard working, deserving or qualified to be the president of Wayfarer Studios . Both things can be true
BUT
Since both things are true it means I can also make fun of him publicly and photoshop the deadline announcement without the risk of an HR report because I knows he’d NEVER report his best friend to HR. Or would he? Only time will tell.
I love you Jamey. Grateful to be on the journey with you. Let’s win baby
Happy 39th anniversary mom and dad!
Thank you for teaching all of us that love is a verb. It’s a choice. An action. It doesn’t just happen to us…we don’t fall into it…we have to choose it. Every single day. What a gift your example has given me, my marriage and my children. We all love you so damn much.
Heartbroken. Our babies deserve better. We all deserve better. This has to stop. #fuckguns #onlyinamerica #guncontrolnow
