Welcome to the Awake with Jake Show. I'm your host Jake Woodard and it is my mission to help you break through mental barriers, gain clarity and activate your power. My intention is to restore the foundation of masculine and feminine energies within men and women so we can truly thrive. Join me as we embrace your inner journey to awaken.

Every single masculine man who is healthy will embody the 10 things that I'm about to share with you.

So maybe you're wondering, how do I identify a healthy masculine man?

Well, by the end of this episode, you have a very clear understanding of exactly what to look for in a healthy masculine man. Well, by the end of this episode, you have a very clear understanding of exactly

what to look for in a healthy masculine man. So it'll set him apart from the nice guy people

pleasers and the toxic quote unquote alpha males who just want to dominate and control

and he will just bulldoze a woman's emotions. So the first thing I want to talk about before we even

get started into the 10 things is my upbringing, right? And how I was very unhealthy. I was addicted

to pornography, alcohol. I was very angry. Went through a lot of toxic relationships. And this was a

result of my childhood because it shook me to my core. I didn't feel

safe growing up. I was constantly in battle mode, constantly fighting for survival. And this was because

I was in a household with my father who was very angry, very destructive, never happy, very miserable

growing up. And we have a great relationship now,

but back then the relationship that I had with him was very broken. I was never shown healthy

masculinity. I never was taught how to lead, protect, provide, how to work through my emotional

pain, how to stay grounded in challenging moments.

I was never taught any of those things. So a lot of men aren't taught those things. And it led me

down a path of self-destruction for a very long time until I woke up one day and I started working

on myself internally. I started healing my inner pain. I started letting go of the past in my childhood.

And this allowed me to step into healthy masculinity because I truly believe that the first step

for a man to become healthy masculine is to work through his inner pain. And a lot of men,

they think that that's like woo-woo stuff or they're,

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