Silence can look like strength, but it often hides exhaustion.
This conversation holds a grounded lens on men’s mental health through IFS, culture, and the transition into fatherhood — and why “pushing through” can quietly turn into dysregulation, isolation, and shame.

A few threads that land:

• How culture teaches men which emotions are “allowed”

• Why protectors often default to anger when grief or fear is underneath

• The overlooked reality that expectant fathers can experience real physiological and mood shifts during pregnancy

• The bigger system around babies: families need support so they can support children

• A small first step that matters: pausing to ask, is this who I want to be with my partner and my children?

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