For self-reliant, confident dads, not talking can be our default response. We don’t want to burden others or weaken our resolve by focusing on emotional issues.
But this kind of isolation is the key indicator of fathers getting stuck in despair or worse, suicide. Physical and emotional separation might feel better in the moment, but it causes decay in EVERY area of life and is what makes depression worse.
Today we discuss the importance of talking, and two key ways to resist isolation without letting the struggle overtake our world.
Timeline:
0:42 Intro
2:30 Emotionally unavailable men
7:12 understanding isolation
10:49 how it affects mind, body, relationships
15:32 the data shows how big this is
18:34 isolation harms men and families
21:02 How to fix this: let them love you
25:58 How to fix it: connect with other men
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