In this powerful episode of Brave Voices in Education, Vladimir Louissaint (CEO & Founder of The Embrace Method) sits down with Craig Aarons-Martin (CCM Education Group) to explore the hidden truths of men’s mental health, the urgency of telling our stories, and the radical act of healing out loud.

Inside this episode:

• Men & Mental Health: The Unspoken Crisis

• Embrace Your Story — why your raw, unmasked truth matters

• “What Was She Trying to Tell Me?” — grief, memory, and unfinished lessons

• Healing Through Storytelling — how testimony breaks generational cycles

Chapters
00:00 Welcome + Vlad’s intro
03:25 The Embrace Method: how a love letter became a movement
09:32 The hardest chapter: acknowledging your story
17:41 Men & mental health — from silence to speaking up
25:44 Hitting rock bottom → desperate healing
34:11 Creating safe spaces for men
45:07 Why asking for help is survival, not weakness

Connect with Vladimir Louissaint:
Instagram: @vladlouissaintspeaks
TikTok: @vladthebull
Website: VladLouissaint.com

Follow Craig + Brave Voices:
Instagram: @iamcraigaaronsmartin
LinkedIn: Craig C. Martin
TikTok: @ccm_ed_group
Website: BraveVoicesPod.com

#MensMentalHealth #BlackMensMentalHealth #StorytellingHeals #HealingOutLoud #BraveVoicesPod #CCMEducationGroup

Filter with fences. Progress over perfection. Show up, then get the coffee.
In this Brave Voices in Education episode, Allison (Allie) Rodman — CEO & Founder of The Learning Loop, ASCD faculty member and Danielson Group specialist, joins Craig Aarons-Martin to talk personalized professional learning, alignment, and what it really means to be a brave school leader in 2025.

We cover:

• Filtering with fences — keeping what matters, letting go of what doesn’t

• Progress > perfection for teachers, coaches, and principals

• Making PD feel alive (no more one-size-fits-all sit-and-get)

• Mom • board member • learning designer—how Allie aligns values across roles

• Storytelling and presence: inside her Fearless Communicators journey

• The two-step courage practice: “Show up. Get the coffee.”

🔗 Connect with Allison Rodman & The Learning Loop

• Website: thelearningloop.com

• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rodmanallison

• Instagram: @thelearningloop

• YouTube: The Learning Loop Channel

🔗 Connect with Craig / Brave Voices
Site & episodes: BraveVoicesPod.com
IG/TikTok/LI: @iamcraigaaronsmartin @ccmedgroup

In this powerful episode of Brave Voices in Education, Craig Aarons-Martin sits down with Josh Kraft—lifelong advocate for youth, former CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston, and Boston mayoral candidate—to talk about the power of listening, community, and courageous leadership.

Josh shares heartfelt lessons from his parents, mentors, and decades of community work in Boston’s neighborhoods. Together, they discuss education reform, youth empowerment, and what it takes to lead with empathy, vision, and heart in today’s world.

If you believe in bold leadership and building a better future for all young people, this episode will leave you inspired.

Connect with Josh Kraft:

• TikTok: @joshkraftboston

• Instagram: @joshkraftboston

• Website: JoshKraftBoston.com

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