In this episode Mike Washington shares his experiences from 0-18; foster home, abandonment, homelessness, alcoholism, domestic violence, molestation,  and the impacts they had on his life.  Mike talks about his time in the marines and the fire service, as well as the loss of his son, PTSD, and suicidal ideations.  He goes on to express the negative impacts of boys just shoving down their stress and emotions, and ends by teaching us four things we need to teach our boys; emotions are ok, learn how to manage them, talk about them, and model them.