This archive holds reflections on relationships, leadership, identity, and the inner narratives that quietly shape how we show up in the world. It’s a space for poetry, essays, and embodied truth-telling—for unlearning what no longer fits, while honoring what always has. Here, creativity is medicine, self-expression is leadership, and presence is the practice. This is your invitation to embrace “Un-Broken Living.”
Humans have a deeply rooted anthropological need to connect—to be part of a tribe, to belong, and to know we’re not alone. Without meaningful support systems, we consciously or subconsciously wither.
Enter social media: a global platform for connection. What once required physical proximity and cultural overlap now happens in real time across borders. But with great connection comes great responsibility—and consequences.
The greatest leaders are not the ones who lead for the sake of leading. They vehemently resist the lure of a nameplate, a corner office, or profit at the cost of the people they’re tasked with guiding. They feel an inexplicable pull to nurture, mentor, and amplify the growth of others — not because it benefits their résumé, but because it’s who they are at the core.
I was about four years old, my parents had divorced and Mama took to the keys of her piano with different tone. She’s always been a dreamer, artist, and entrepreneur. Her most valuable role was that of “mom.” This just wasn’t the solo act she had imagined.
Cannabis, or Marijuana, has had a residency at the round tables of philosophy, religion, and medicine since 2000 B.C.E.. Long before the socio-political revolutions of the counter cultures of the 1960s and 70s, that served as a catalyst of exploration.
Success is a subjective metric. In a digital age, we are subjected to highlight reels of materialism creating a hierarchy of holier-than-thou entrepreneurs espousing unattainable–frankly unfulfilling–ideals of success. A bourgeois brownie badge of esteem entitled to an empire. It’s like an algorithmic assault on your right to clarify your own summits of success.
Leaving humans — that are currently chasing dreams while being chased by their demons — left to feel less than enough, burnt out, and hungry.
Life isn’t watercolor brush strokes — life is the buzz, and bite of a tattoo gun paired with a needle all your own. That no one else will ever know. Sometimes all we notice are the pricks and pokes, and pain they bring. Then you remember that at the end of that need is ink. Driving a bit more color, and detail, to one hell of a masterpiece.
What’s up?! I’m Mac Brazina—mental health writer, coach, and speaker with a firm belief that no one’s broken, we’re just stories mid-edit. When I’m not deep in session with clients or dismantling stigma one word at a time, you’ll catch me nose-deep in a book, upside down on a yoga mat, or head-banging like it’s my cardio. I live for loud music, real talk, and quality time with my ride-or-die people.
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