Sitting with us this week is my dear friend Alex Beecroft. A grassroots activist of 9 years, spoken word poet, farmer, and father of two twin boys, Alex exemplifies what it means to be a genuinely kind but firm man in our current society. In this episode we talk about what it means to be a father beyond the utilitarian roles that our culture places on us, the importance of fostering exploration in our children, creating space for ourselves as full beings while parenting, understanding toxic masculinity, and the rural vs urban divide of America.