Adam Stephens joins me for a conversation about men, masculinity, and how men can and want to evolve. Men are taught from a young age that in order to escape shame and ostracism, they must push down their emotions and toughen up. Then, when they're asked to engage on an emotional level, they often don't know how. Those early messages do a lot of damage. Not only does it keep them from fully engaging in their relationships, it holds them back from fully engaging in life. However, men can change. Adam and I talk about how they can do this.

In my introducation I quote Adam as saying "...men absolutely need platonic friendship and spaces to feel loved and accepted by other men. That's where men are failing to be honest. This form of respect and connection makes men more confident and less emotionally volatile." In my intro I say this is a quote from the episode, but I was wrong; Adam wrote this in an email to me and gave me permission to share it.

Adam is a certified Life and Wellbeing Coach from St. Louis, Missouri. He helps busy adults recover from burnout and find the calm an dbalance they crave. His interests are marriage, parenting, fatherhood, men's work, spirituality, and mindfulness.

Adam's website: https://adamstephenscoaching.com/

You can watch Adam's podcast on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@adamstephenscoaching/videos

 

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