Brut McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.

So have you ever encountered families, I'm sure you have, where they're just like, they're

just have a deal, they just seem so happy and like they're perfect.

And like, you get in there because you're kind of suspicious, they're like, there's something

going on here, maybe it's just all a facade and you get in there and you realize, no,

like these people, these families, like actually, they love each other, they're happy and

they enjoy being around each other.

It's not to say they don't have trials and setbacks and they're, you know, they're perfect,

but they're able to manage those trials and the stress and the setbacks that, you know,

any family encounters.

What is it about these families that make them so happy and so just together?

Well our guest today wanted to investigate that question.

His name is Bruce Filer and he wrote a book called The Secrets of Happy Families.

Today we're going to talk about what he uncovered writing the book and talking to families

and talking to experts and what's the research says?

What we as fathers can do to create a positive family culture.

We're going to discuss what we can learn from businesses that we can apply to our family,

what we can learn from GoRuck Challenges.

We're a big fan of the GoRuck Challenger at the Art of Manliness.

We're also going to discuss whether family dinner is really all that important in creating

a positive together happy family.

So if you're a dad or you plan on becoming a dad one day, this episode is for you.

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