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.”
In one door, told what’s “wrong with you,” out the next, told what’s “broken within you,” and in another to purchase your pills. The louder the internal conflict, the more muted the external manipulation becomes. The more full the “doctor’s” books, the less care and attention can be offered, and the more can be charged. If the doctor’s unsure, then surely there’s a high-ticket test that can determine the cure.
The truth is, your brain is always working—constantly processing sensory signals, analyzing experiences, and planning for potential threats. That’s not a flaw; it’s exactly what your brain is designed to do on a biological and evolutionary level. No matter how many transcendental meditations you practice or psychedelic vision quests you take, your brain will never stop moving. If it did, we’d have a whole other set of problems to tackle.
Humans evolved as a direct result of their capacity for future planning — to sense, discern and execute actions based on risk assessment. Which served us really well when our survival signals were in response to actual life threatening situations. Our flattened foreheads grew in proportion to the size of our meatloafs; and our emotional acuity, communication and abilities to seek out, categorize and recall information has since been unparalleled.
Positivity and negativity do not live in mutual exclusivity. They are one in the same, part of the game. Things
I try to listen…
To my mind & heart, and the reminders of
being ripped apart.
By the fears, doubts and stress.
By the judgements, assumptions and
Digitized corruption.
When this began, I didn’t know what an “influencer” was. The meanings of “follow,” “like,” and “hashtag” weren’t part of my vernacular, and 2 p.m. was just an empty space between personal training clients. When this began, I also lived in fear of dementors dominating my daily life.
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.
