<p>In this episode of <i>Create a Life You Love to Live</i>, I sit down with Graeme Ford, therapist, men’s work facilitator, and founder of ManAligned.</p><p></p><p>Graeme shares his raw and deeply honest story of growing up with childhood trauma, carrying years of emotional pain, and learning to survive through busyness, people-pleasing, alcohol, and avoidance. </p><p></p><p>For a long time, he lived with a constant sense of unease without fully understanding where it came from or what it was trying to show him.</p><p></p><p>Eventually, that pain became impossible to outrun.</p><p>Graeme opens up about the moments that forced him to face himself more honestly, including the breakdown of his relationship, the fear of being alone, and a crisis point that led him to choose a different path. </p><p></p><p>Through therapy, somatic work, men’s work, prayer, inner-child healing, and community, he began rebuilding his relationship with himself.</p><p></p><p>This conversation explores what it really means to take responsibility for your healing without pretending you have to do it alone. </p><p></p><p>We talk about emotional suppression, shame, masculine conditioning, comfort, discipline, self-trust, and the importance of having spaces where men can be seen without having to perform.</p><p></p><p>Graeme also shares the deeper purpose behind ManAligned, a men’s work organization built around play, depth, and adventure, and why he believes healing is not about becoming someone new, but learning to meet yourself with more honesty, compassion, and love.</p><p></p><p>If you’ve ever used busyness, achievement, validation, or numbing to avoid what you feel, this conversation will hit home.</p><p></p><p>This is an episode about pain, responsibility, healing, and what becomes possible when you finally stop running from yourself.<br /><br />Connect with Graeme Ford</p><p><b>Website:</b> <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.manaligned.ca/" target="_blank">Man Aligned Men’s Work</a></p><p><b>Instagram:</b> <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/graeme_ford_super_g/" target="_blank">@graeme_ford_super_g</a></p><p><b>Man Aligned Instagram:</b> <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/manaligned/" target="_blank">@manaligned</a></p>