What happens when two Dominican kids who grew up side-by-side actually start living the dreams they used to talk about?

In this episode, I sit down with my longtime friend Bryan 20+ years of brotherhood, laughter, and grind to talk about what it really means to grow up Dominican, chase your goals, and keep your identity through it all.

We talk about:

• How Dominican parents shaped our hustle mentality
• The unspoken challenges of growing in your craft while staying true to your roots
• Balancing culture, faith, and ambition
• What friendship looks like after decades of growth and change
• The dreams we’ve caught… and the ones we’re still chasing

It’s part nostalgia, part real talk and a reminder that you can come from humble beginnings and still create something bigger than you imagined.

🎙️ If you’ve ever wondered what happens when you stop talking about your dreams and start living them, this one’s for you.

Find bryan on instagram: @Bryan.dejesus

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The most powerful response you’ll ever give… is no response at all.

In this episode, Joshua Rosa dives deep into the art and neuroscience of emotional control and why learning to pause, stay calm, and not react might be the most spiritual discipline of all.

When you stop feeding chaos with reaction, you reclaim something most people lose early in life: your peace.

This episode blends raw reflection with scientific insight to show you how mastering silence changes everything from relationships and leadership to emotional resilience and faith.

You’ll learn:

✅ The neuroscience of non-reaction — how your brain’s wiring determines your peace

✅ Why “amygdala hijack” makes you lash out before you think

✅ How to retrain your brain to pause, analyze, and respond with power

✅ Why criticism and emotional triggers feel like physical threats

✅ How to use silence as a strategy, not a weakness

✅ How stillness builds strength, focus, and emotional freedom

“The most powerful thing you can do to someone who hurt you is not respond. Because silence forces them to face themselves.”

If you’ve been living on emotional autopilot, this episode will show you how to step back, stay grounded, and move from reaction to response from chaos to calm.

📍 Follow Joshua:

• Instagram: @_joshuarosa
• TikTok: @_joshuarosa
• YouTube: @MadeForThisMountain

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There’s a moment in life when you finally stop explaining why you’re okay with less.

This episode is about that moment the day you realize you deserve better. Not because you’ve “earned” it, but because you’ve finally remembered your worth.

Joshua Rosa unpacks what it looks like to stop settling in relationships, in work, and in the standards you hold for yourself. Through honesty, lived experience, and raw reflection, he walks you through how to break free from people, patterns, and places that no longer match your growth.

✅ Recognize the subtle signs you’ve been settling

✅ Understand how fear disguises itself as loyalty

✅ Cut ties with toxic people and self-limiting habits

✅ Rewrite your standards without guilt

✅ Embrace the emotional shift that comes with alignment

✅ Find freedom in walking away from what doesn’t serve your peace

“You deserve more than breadcrumbs that keep you satisfied but never fed.”

“Compassion isn’t slavery. You can understand someone and still decide you can’t stay there.”

This episode will challenge you to stop trying to make people see your value — and start living like you already know it.

🎧 Listen to Made For This Mountain every week for conversations on healing, identity, and purpose — available on all streaming platforms.

📍 Follow Joshua:

• Instagram: @_joshuarosa
• TikTok: @_joshuarosa
• YouTube: @MadeForThisMountain

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