Confronting the Stress of Masculinity | FRIDAY FIELD NOTES

Order of Man

Ryan Michler

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4.8 • 9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Friday Field Notes, Ryan Michler tackles the overwhelming stress men face in their roles as providers and protectors. He offers five practical strategies to manage stress effectively, emphasizing personal responsibility over societal expectations. Michler encourages men to identify stress triggers, eliminate distractions, prioritize health, break monotonous routines, and adjust life's tempo without losing direction.

Through actionable advice and personal insights, he empowers listeners to reduce stress and enhance performance, ensuring they can serve their families and communities without crumbling under pressure. Join the conversation at facebook.com/groups/orderofman.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 - Introduction to Stress and Masculinity
02:04 - Overview of Five Tips
04:18 - Tip 1: Identify the Root of Stress
06:34 - Tip 2A: Remove Stressors
09:01 - Tip 2B: Eliminate Distractions
11:28 - Tip 3: Prioritize Mental, Emotional, and Physical Health
16:05 - Tip 4: Mix Up Your Routine
18:27 - Tip 5: Change Tempo, Not Direction
20:48 - Recap and Call to Action

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0:00.0	figure out what things in your life are stressing you out and if they're things that have to be done
0:05.7	maybe consider that there's a different way for them to get done so one source of stress in my life
0:11.3	is accounting i don't enjoy it i don't want to do it i'm not good at it i don't really care about it
0:18.1	all that much frankly but i know it needs to be done and so i don't do it but i make sure that it gets done so i have a cpbc i don't really care about it all that much, frankly, but I know it needs to be done. And so I don't do it, but I make sure that it gets done.
0:24.2	So I have a CPA.
0:25.6	I have a bookkeeper.
0:28.8	I know that you're likely stressed because if you're anything like me and the millions and millions of men that we've impacted over the past 10 years,
0:36.6	it's become painfully aware for many men that the stress of life,
0:42.7	the stress of being a man, the stress of providing and protecting and presiding for ourselves
0:47.1	and our families and our loved ones and our communities can be very daunting and overwhelming at times.
0:52.9	This is not going to be something where I'm going to throw a pity party with you today
0:57.0	or tell you that people are out to get you and society doesn't care about you.
1:02.4	Although maybe some of that has some tinge of truth.
1:05.6	We're not going to focus on that.
1:07.0	What we're going to do is focus on how we as men can handle the stress of life and masculinity in the most effective way
1:12.6	so we can continue to do our jobs and serve the people that we love and care about.
1:18.6	I will say one thing about society when it comes to stress and the way that we as men handle it
1:23.6	is that there's not the same societal push or standard as it has for women to
1:30.4	address these things in a healthy way. And so nobody's really going to probably talk with you
1:36.7	about your problems. Nobody is really going to probably care quite the same way that generally
1:43.1	I think society and other people care about
1:45.7	women's health. And so it's on you. It's your responsibility to ensure that you don't allow the
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