On this episode of Disruptive Silence, I had the pleasure and honor to sit down with one of my two mentors, Kuda Mabiza — a community leader, mental health practitioner, and founder of Espoir Society and North Surrey Mustangs Football Club in Surrey, BC.This isn’t surface-level dialogue.Kuda brings lived experience and professional insight from:• Forensic psychiatry• Correctional health services• Clinical informatics• Quality improvement• Youth and newcomer advocacyWe explore a bold and uncomfortable topic:Is the Black American fight the same as the African fight?As someone who works directly in mental health systems, Kuda challenges victim mentality, pushes personal accountability, and unpacks the differences between African and American cultural narratives around identity, trauma, and resilience.Best believe this episode will stretch you.It will confront assumptions.It will challenge inherited beliefs.It will force deeper thinking.And that’s exactly why it matters.If you care about:• Men’s mental health• Cultural identity• Systems vs. personal responsibility• Youth empowerment• Community leadershipYou need to tune in.Come ready to think — not just react. #DisruptiveSilence #ChallengingTheNarrative #MensMentalHealth #CommunityLeadership #Entrepreneurship #YouthAdvocacyRemember on Disruptive Silence we're committed to:Restoring Balance. Reclaiming Voice. Redefining Strength.Because Wholeness is Everyone’s Story.

Many boys are raised to believe that showing emotion is weakness.

So they learn to suppress, endure, and appear strong, even when they’re struggling inside.

In this deeply honest Disruptive Silence conversation, multi-award-winning musician Lloyd Tevedzai shares his personal journey through childhood emotional conditioning, the pressure on men to hide pain, and the courage it takes to acknowledge when you’re not okay. But his story is different from the societal norm.

Together, we explore how early messages about masculinity shape men’s mental health, why vulnerability can feel unsafe, and what healing can look like when silence is finally broken.

This episode speaks to men carrying invisible weight and to anyone seeking to understand them better.

This week I had the privilege and honour of having a conversation with the talented artist as we discuss men's mental health and the truth about men not knowing how to feel. In this episode we listen deeper and speak honestly because when men break the silence, they break the silence cycle... and generations are healed.🎧 If you care about men’s mental health, healthy masculinity, fatherhood, and community... this episode is for you.Follow & support:👉 https://www.instagram.com/macanjyThis conversation matters.Before you leave this channel, if you haven't already, don't forget to:👉 Subscribe, share, and join the movement.Because silence has cost too much and we’re done protecting it. Remember, we're committed to:Restore Balance. Reclaim Voice. Redefine Strength.Because Wholeness is Everyone’s Story.

The wait is finally over!

Real talk on fatherhood, masculinity, and emotional wellbeing with CEO, Co-Founder, and Co-Host of Super Daddy Club, Lendo Mutambala.

This is Disruptive Silence.

Listen now.

In a world that’s louder than ever… yet quieter where it matters most, some stories are still being swallowed by silence.

This is Disruptive Silence!

A podcast where we don’t just talk, we listen. Where we challenge the narratives that keep us disconnected, unheard, and unseen. Here, we explore the conversations we’ve been taught to avoid—mental health, identity, purpose, faith, masculinity, vulnerability, and healing.

Because silence can protect… but it can also imprison.

Each week, we sit with real people, real stories, and real truths, not to shame, not to fix, but to understand. This is a space for sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, leaders and learners.

A space to restore balance,reclaim voice,and redefine strength. Because wholeness is everyone’s story.

I’m Amanda Nothando, and this is Disruptive Silence!