The Men's Roundtable Series

Yusef Marshall (Mista Yu)
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Every Thursday at 7pm EST, “The Men’s Roundtable Series” is a global conversation space where men come together to address real issues—identity, pressure, relationships, purpose, and personal struggles—in an environment built on honesty and growth. Through open dialogue and shared experience, the goal is RESTORATION—mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. NEW Every Thursday!!!!! Alongside the roundtable, “The Men’s Interview Spotlight” features one-on-one conversations with men who have overcome the father wound, broken through the need for validation, and redefined how they see themselves and the world. These aren’t just stories—they’re blueprints for healing and growth.Here's where you can book that one-on-one interview or if you'd like to be considered as a future panelist on the show: 🔗 Men’s Roundtable Series: https://calendly.com/yusefmichaelmarshall/themrts 

  1. 5d ago

    The Men's Roundtable Series - The Weight of the Unsaid — Conversations Men Keep Avoiding

    The Weight of the Unsaid — Conversations Men Keep Avoiding We stop pretending silence is strength and name the pressure cooker that builds when men avoid hard conversations. We share personal stories about counseling, father wounds, shame, forgiveness, and why waiting for the right time keeps men stuck. • Pressure cooker emotions and why bottling up backfires • How counseling and faith create space for honesty in marriage • The lack of healthy male communication models in culture • Why pride and shame block the phone call for help • The 3 a.m. text and the need for at least one brother • Five categories of unfinished conversation: apology, truth, love, forgiveness, boundaries • Regret, closure, and making peace when a talk is no longer possible • Practical ways to lead by example without forcing disclosure • Mortality, living in the present, and confronting conversations today Which appeals to you most in this season that you need to address?  The Unspoken Apology: The apology you've never given. The Unspoken Truth: The truth you've never told. Unexpressed Love: The "I love you" you've assumed they already know. Forgiveness Deferred: The forgiveness you've never asked for, or the forgiveness you've been waiting to offer—or receive. Unestablished Boundaries: The boundary you've never established or have been afraid to set. CLOSING THOUGHT: There are things time doesn't fix. Sometimes the conversation is the beginning of the healing. Every Thursday night 7 p.m EST and of course if you really are a fan of our work every Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m at Men's Roundtable spotlight where we interview men from around the world talking about issue just like this every Thursday 1 to 4 EST.  Support the show

  2. 5d ago

    The MRTS - "I'm Good" Is the Most Expensive Lie We Tell

    Episode Summary: "I'm Good" Is the Most Expensive Lie We Tell Episode Title: "I'm Good" Is the Most Expensive Lie We Tell Scripture Anchors: Psalm 32:3–5 | Psalm 13 | Proverbs 4:23 "I'm good." Two syllables, one tiny lie—and a phrase most men have been using for years to mask how they really feel. In this episode, we challenge the lie that emotional fitness is weakness and explore what happens when we bury unspoken pain under work, numbing, or silence. Looking at King David’s raw honesty in the Psalms, we see that unexpressed emotion doesn't disappear; as Psalm 32 warns, keeping silent only wastes us away from the inside out. Silence isn't strength—it's storage, and storage always overflows. We break down the steep price tag of "I'm good" on a man's physical health, his marriage, his leadership, and the children watching him. Learn why guarding your heart doesn't mean hiding it, and how learning to name what you carry is the ultimate act of self-leadership. Key Takeaway: Naming what you feel is not weakness. It is the first step of leadership over yourself. What We Cover: Beyond the Three Emotions: Breaking past the default loop of angry, tired, and fine to build real emotional fitness.The High Cost of Unprocessed Pain: How emotional suppression shows up in your body, creates marital distance, and teaches the next generation to hide.David’s Model of Honest Strength: Why "How long, O Lord?" is a faithful prayer, not a failure of faith.The 3-Step Practice: How to Name It, Locate It, and Tell It—plus a simple 5-minute weekly rhythm to evaluate your internal weather report.The Open Door Challenge: Why getting professional help or reaching out to a safe brother is wisdom, not weakness. Support the show

    The MRTS - "I'm Good" Is the Most Expensive Lie We Tell

  3. 5d ago

    The MRTS Spotlight - Don’t Ask Why. Ask Why Not: Resilience & Refusing To Quit | Jay Setchell

    What if your circumstances changed—but your purpose didn’t? In this Men’s Roundtable Series Spotlight, we sit down with Jay Setchell, a Marine, entrepreneur, corporate leader, and man whose life has been shaped by faith, resilience, courage, failure, perseverance, and an unwillingness to quit. Now in his mid-70s and mostly paralyzed, Jay remains actively involved in multiple ventures and continues to pursue life with the same mindset that has guided him for decades: Don’t ask why. Ask why not. Raised on a working farm, Jay learned early that nothing worthwhile comes free. His journey through entrepreneurship, corporate life, marriage, children, adversity, faith, and personal transformation taught him that success isn’t simply about circumstances or accomplishments. It’s about what you choose to do with what life gives you. In this conversation, Jay and Mista Yu explore: Why “Don’t ask why. Ask why not” became a life philosophyThe lessons a working farm can teach a man about responsibilityFaith and the power of believing in yourselfResilience in the face of physical limitationsWhy purpose can change throughout your lifeWhat failure can teach us that success cannotCourage, grit, determination, and perseveranceThe choices that shape the man we becomeWhy age doesn’t have to define your usefulnessHelping others while continuing to grow yourselfWhat it means to refuse to quitFinding purpose when life doesn’t go according to plan This is a conversation about what it means to keep moving forward when moving forward looks different than you imagined. “Why not me—and what am I going to do with it?” If this episode resonates with you….. Find Jay, connect with him (Link to send listeners to:https://neverquittrying.com), and learn more about the work he’s continuing to pursue. Then subscribe to the Men’s Roundtable Series YouTube channel to continue the conversation. And remember… The difference between who you are and who you could be is found in what you do every single day. We’re out! Support the show

    The MRTS Spotlight - Don’t Ask Why. Ask Why Not: Resilience & Refusing To Quit | Jay Setchell

  4. Oct 2

    The MRTS Spotlight - When Men Have Contacts But No Friends

    Your phone can be packed with names and still feel useless when life cracks open at 3 a.m. We’re talking straight to husbands, fathers, brothers, and sons about the quiet crisis behind male loneliness: confusing a network for a brotherhood, and mistaking independence for strength. If you’ve ever scrolled through contacts during a hard moment and realized you didn’t know who to call, you already understand the problem. We break down a simple framework for male friendship that actually works in real life: contacts, companions, and confidants. Contacts know your name, companions know what you like to do, and confidants know who you are. We also get honest about the cost of isolation on men’s mental health, decision-making, and physical health, plus the strain it puts on marriage when your wife becomes your only emotional outlet. Community isn’t a nice extra; it’s a lifeline, and “iron sharpens iron” means real talk, real friction, and real growth. You’ll leave with a concrete plan: take inventory, reach out first, put brotherhood on the calendar, and send one honest text today that goes beyond “what’s up.” If this message lands for you, subscribe for more, share it with a brother who needs it, and leave a review so more men can find a way back to real connection. Support the show

    The MRTS Spotlight - When Men Have Contacts But No Friends

  5. Oct 2

    The Men's Roundtable Series Podcast: The Art of Losing — What Failure Teaches a Man

    Winning can be a great motivator, but it can also become a trap. We’ve both seen grown men melt down over a loss, chase “respect” through constant one-upmanship, and treat every moment like a scoreboard. That’s not just awkward, it’s a warning sign that our identity is tied to outcomes instead of character, purpose, and love. We talk through what failure actually teaches a man when life doesn’t cooperate: when the deal falls apart, the job ends, the relationship changes, or the dream you carried for years doesn’t happen. D.L. and Mista Yu shares hard-earned perspective from losing big, including how a setback after prison left him overwhelmed and close to suicide before his life took a new direction through faith. We break down the difference between “I failed” and “I am a failure,” and why confusing the two can push men toward pride, isolation, and reckless choices. We also go deep on value and grief. If your worth depends on other people’s opinions or surface-level perception, any loss can feel like a collapse. We challenge the myth that grief has a set timeline, and we talk about the courage it takes to sit in the pain instead of trying to replace it with noise, work, substances, or a new distraction. The thread that ties it together is simple and demanding: love changes how you lose, and love changes how you heal. If this conversation helps you name what you’ve been carrying, subscribe, share it with a brother who needs it, and leave a review so more men can find it. Support the show

  6. Sep 25

    The MRTS - From Sprint to Marathon: Building a Life You Can Sustain

    When did your pace stop being ambition and start being survival? Men are often taught to push harder, work longer, sacrifice more, and keep going. But what happens when the pace that helped you build your life begins to destroy the life you're building? In this conversation, the Men’s Roundtable Series examines burnout, discipline, recovery, personal systems, non-negotiables, and the legacy being created through our everyday habits. The question isn't simply how much we can accomplish. It's whether we can build a life that is sustainable enough to support the man we are becoming. Your legacy isn't built someday. It's being built in the ordinary decisions you make today. Support the show

  7. Sep 18

    The Men's Roundtable Series - The Man in the Mirror: Integrity, Alignment & the Hidden Life

    Why is it sometimes easier to perform in public than to be honest in private? Every man has a public life and a private life. The question is whether they are actually aligned. This conversation takes an honest look at the hidden pressures men carry, the energy required to maintain an image, and the ways we use work, distraction, achievement, and other escapes to avoid what we don't want to confront. Because what remains unresolved in private rarely stays there. Eventually, it finds its way into our relationships, our leadership, our families, and the way we see ourselves. The goal isn't perfection. It's alignment—the courage to become the same man in private that you present in public. The toughest person to lead is the one staring back at you. Tonight we bring “the man in the mirror” to the center of the table and get specific about what personal integrity actually looks like in daily life, not just in big speeches or public moments. Together with tonight's panelists, we separate character from integrity: integrity as wholeness and alignment, character as the full set of qualities revealed in how we treat people, handle responsibility, and live out our standards when nobody is keeping score. We also talk about what we do when we don’t want to feel what we’re feeling. Whether it’s TV, nonstop work, physical activity, or constant noise, avoidance can look harmless while it quietly steals growth. The line we keep coming back to is simple: do you choose the coping tool, or do you need it to function? From there, we dig into blind spots and why self-awareness is not a solo sport, including a real story about missing a child’s unspoken request for connection and what it takes to repair in the moment. Finally, we zoom out to consequences and ripple effects. Misalignment doesn’t just hit us, it spreads to family, coworkers, and even the small relationships we build in everyday routines. We close with practical next steps: incremental growth, minimum viable routines for hard days, and radical integrity commitments for the week ahead, from cutting doom-scrolling to showing up with more fairness and presence at home. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs it, and leave a review so more men can find the conversation. Support the show

  8. Sep 17

    The Mens Round Table Series - "The Challenge of Connection"

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Every Thursday at 7pm EST, “The Men’s Roundtable Series” is a global conversation space where men come together to address real issues—identity, pressure, relationships, purpose, and personal struggles—in an environment built on honesty and growth. Through open dialogue and shared experience, the goal is RESTORATION—mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. NEW Every Thursday!!!!! Alongside the roundtable, “The Men’s Interview Spotlight” features one-on-one conversations with men who have overcome the father wound, broken through the need for validation, and redefined how they see themselves and the world. These aren’t just stories—they’re blueprints for healing and growth.Here's where you can book that one-on-one interview or if you'd like to be considered as a future panelist on the show: 🔗 Men’s Roundtable Series: https://calendly.com/yusefmichaelmarshall/themrts 

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  • Creator
    Yusef Marshall (Mista Yu)
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    80
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Men's Roundtable Series
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