#74: Helping Men Thrive in Life & Relationships with Connor Beaton (@mantalks)

On Attachment

Stephanie Rigg

Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Relationships

5 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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In today's episode, I'm talking with NY-based coach, teacher and speaker, Connor Beaton about the challenges men are facing in our modern society. Connor and I talk through how understanding the experience of men better, we can cultivate healthier relationships and happier and more fulfilled lives. Note: while On Attachment aims to be as inclusive as possible, this conversation is focused primarily on male-female relationships and the dynamics that can arise therein. We know that's not ...

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0:00.0	You're listening to On Attachment, a place to learn about how attachment shapes the way we experience relationships and where you'll gain the guidance, knowledge and practical tools to overcome insecurity and build healthy, thriving relationships.
0:19.7	I'm your host, relationship coach Stephanie Rigg,
0:22.8	and I'm really glad you're here. Hey everybody, welcome back to On Attachment. In today's
0:30.0	episode, I'm joined by Connor Beaton, who is the founder of Man Talks. We're going to be talking
0:35.4	all about, as you might have guessed, men in particular,
0:38.9	some of the challenges that are facing men in our modern society, how that shows up in relationships,
0:44.4	some guidance for men, and maybe also some guidance for people in relationship with men,
0:49.5	on understanding that experience a little better so that we can cultivate healthier relationships,
0:55.5	happier and more fulfilling lives. Connor, welcome. Thank you so much for being here.
1:00.9	You bet. Thank you so much for having me. I appreciate it.
1:03.2	So you've just released a book, which is super exciting. Congratulations. I wonder if maybe we could
1:09.7	kick off by you sharing a little bit of your own
1:12.9	story as you do in the book, how you came into this work and your experience of, as you described
1:22.0	it, I think, hitting rock bottom and the come to Jesus moment that presented for you. If you're open to sharing a little bit with
1:29.6	the listeners and giving them a bit of context for how you came to be where you are, I think that'd be
1:34.6	great. Yeah, they've got to buy the book to hear the story. I'm just kidding. I'm just kidding.
1:40.0	No, one of the things I just want to know before I even say any of that is that it's very common for us as men to have bought into this notion that we need to bottom out in order for things to change.
1:53.1	Yeah.
1:53.5	And I see a lot of guys out there who can tell that they're on this downward trajectory towards imploding their marriage or destroying
2:02.8	their business or their health or friendship or family relationships, whatever it is.
2:08.3	And so part of the reason why I do this work and wrote this book was I wanted to give guys
2:14.0	a kind of resource that they could do the work in because I think maybe if you haven't noticed
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