31: Justin Sandler – No one is 100% perfect

Justin Sandler joins Daniel for this episode of ‘Just 2 Conscious Guys Talking’.

Justin Sandler is a director, actor, drummer, writer, speaker, and cancer survivor. He and wife Mary Lou Sandler own 3 cubed studios, LLC and have 8 adopted rescue cats. A graduate of Indiana University, he has directed and produced cable TV in Chicago; wrote, directed, and produced commercials for ABC & FOX in Palm Springs; and has been long established in Los Angeles working as a professional TV, film, and commercial actor, as well as a recording and touring musician.

His film, “Welcome to Where You’ve Always Been” (writer, director, actor, editor, producer) appeared in 22 festivals, won 5 awards (including his award for Best Actor in a Leading Role), and is now available on Shorts TV and Amazon. Justin and Mary Lou are currently developing 2 new documentary films, “Caregiving Cancer: The Silent Heroes” and “MANtimacy.” Justin debuted his solo show “EMBRACE LOVE FREE” at the Whitefire Theatre’s SoloFest 2019 with other notable performances including: the 2019 Santa Monica Binge Fringe Festival, StreamFest 2020, and Whitefire Theatre’s SoloFest 2021.

Since 2018, Justin has been inspirationally speaking about his cancer journey, including 2 appearances at TEDxNormal. He recently completed and is now editing his book inspired by the same theme of his show and TEDx talks, “Embrace Love Free… 3 Steps to Overcome Any Obstacle.”

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Show Notes

★ 1:28 – Metal is actually the name of a very large, international, men’s organization that I’m a member of.
★ 5:00 – If you get yourself really centered and you are strong in your base then when you do start tapping into the more material existence of our day you will lean in and can take it in stride.
★ 11:37 – We’re all human beings in this experience and no one is 100% perfect.
★ 18:01 – The only person who knows what’s best for us is US and our bodies.
★ 29:40 – I think as men, specifically, so many don’t feel like we’re enough and it’ll really affect how we navigate the world.
★ 36:53 – I had to accept that fate and using my practices and spirituality I was able to find a really important path of philosophy.
★ 47:05 – It comes to a choice. Ok, I have 2 choices – either I drop into victim or I say ‘I’m going to accept this, what do I do now?’.
★ 52:24 – The problem is I wasn’t able to receive.
★ 1:03:27 – Where’s the healthy balance? There is still the healthy masculinity side of it.
★ 1:06:33 – You don’t always have to be so tough and stoic.