Alan Newton: Founder of NewtonSquared and creator of Men Under Pressure™
Simon Barry: entrepreneur currently building Knowbotics AI, a startup designed to help neurodivergent kids at school
Mark Davis: An Biohacking coach and strategist - Empowering individuals to optimise their health
Men, Emotions, and Real Resilience: Legacy, Neurodiversity, and Mental Health with Alan, Simon, and Mark
Savia Rocks opens Season 7 of the Us People/Yes People Podcast with a focus on legacy, healing from cultural conditioning and trauma, and becoming the person you were born to be. She hosts guests Alan (founder of Newton Squared and creator of Men Under Pressure), Simon (entrepreneur building Neobotics AI for neurodivergent kids), and Mark (biohacking coach and strategist) as they share disrupted upbringings, career paths, and lessons about humility, asking for help, and service. The conversation explores identity, self-forgiveness, ADHD and internal voices, burnout, true versus “fake” resilience, men’s difficulty labeling feelings, and how boys learn that crying is weakness. They discuss anger as a socially permitted male emotion, men’s suicide risk and hopelessness, the need for safe spaces, breathwork/meditation, and self-awareness, ending with reflections on peace, simplifying life, and where to find them online.
00:00 Welcome and Legacy Teaser
01:10 Meet the Guests
02:47 Simon’s Journey Botswana to Startups
06:50 Mark’s Roots Work Ethic and Career
10:22 Alan on Education and Wisdom
14:44 Mirror Question Mark on Identity
19:22 Simon on ADHD Voices and Self Kindness
27:01 Alan Reflects and Coping Tools
32:15 Real vs Fake Resilience
36:34 When Boys Learn Not to Cry
39:10 Childhood Trauma and Emotional Suppression
42:31 Struggling to Cry as an Adult
45:55 Empathy Unlocks Tears
47:40 Why Men Suppress Grief
49:35 Fathers and Crying
52:15 Breaking the Cycle
57:28 Men and Suicide
01:04:10 Anger as Acceptable
01:06:29 Building Safe Spaces
01:09:33 Neurodiversity in Startups
01:11:45 Dad Life and Self Care
01:19:49 Finding Peace and Acceptance
01:26:54 Where to Find Them
01:28:09 Final Thanks and Outro
Thank you so much Mark, Simon & Alan for coming on the show to express there emotions in a safe space where they could be heard and show that we all need to support each other. - Savia Rocks
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