Men's Work Session - Confronting Unresolved Abandonment

ManTalks Podcast

Connor Beaton

Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Mental Health, Self-improvement

4.8 • 591 Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Talking points: fatherhood, abandonment, depression, coping Every so often, I'll have an anonymous guest on the show to give listeners a glimpse into what the men's work at ManTalks is actually like. This week I wanted to feature a client who struggles with something I'm deeply familiar with: knowing what the work is AND doing that work, but nothing's really felt "resolved". Together, we uncover some of what's been keeping his progress in what feels like stasis. Listen in. (00:00:00) - Intro and what my guest wants to work on(00:04:26) - What’s disruptive for you about being rejected?(00:08:35) - The complexities of divorce(00:13:52) - “I don’t really get angry”(00:19:07) - Movement, at times, requires anger(00:26:21) - Talking to your 8-year-old self(00:30:35) - What 8-year-old-you might say back(00:33:24) - The Homework This episode is brought to you by Cured Nutrition! Cured offers everything from CBD to functional mushroom products to adaptogens designed to help the body thrive in all aspects of the daily human experience. Personal favorite? The Zen sleep bundle. Get 20% off your order here: https://www.curednutrition.com/mantalks/ Men, join me for an intense, depth-oriented training regimen called the Men's Self-Leadership Program. Customized curriculum, direct work with me, and limited to just 8 men: https://mantalks.com/mslp/ Pick up my book, Men's Work: A Practical Guide To Face Your Darkness, End Self-Sabotage, And Find Freedom: https://mantalks.com/mens-work-book/ Check out some free resources: How To Quit Porn | Anger Meditation | How To Lead In Your Relationship Build brotherhood with a powerful group of like-minded men from around the world. Check out The Alliance and join me today. Enjoy the podcast? If so, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podchaser. It helps us get into the ears of new listeners, expand the ManTalks Community, and help others find the tools and training they’re looking for. And don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify For more episodes, visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right, everybody, exciting announcement. Years ago, I interviewed a gentleman named Joseph Shih,
0:06.8	and he started a company called Cured Nutrition, who we have partnered with. We partnered with
0:13.0	them because I love him, I love his mission, and I love what Cured has created. So Cured has
0:19.9	products that have been designed with the intention to support
0:22.9	all aspects of the daily human experience, whether you are looking for clean natural energy,
0:28.4	relief from your everyday discomforts or anxieties, or a reset button for your deep nights sleep,
0:35.3	which on that note is one of my favorite products. They have a sleep bundle
0:39.1	that I really, really love. They have nightcaps and zen, which are great, great, great for sleep.
0:46.0	So they have a bunch of different products. They have functional mushrooms, CBD products.
0:50.9	Most of their products are CBD-based. They have gut health products. They have some
0:54.4	really, really incredible stuff. So head on over to curednutrition.com forward slash mantox, and you'll
1:02.7	get 20% off all of their products. Again, it's curednutrition.com forward slash mantox. And please
1:09.0	go check them out. It goes a long way in supporting the show we have
1:12.5	been very very intentional i've been running this podcast for eight years and we've been very
1:16.6	intentional about who and when we bring on partners and so if you've been tuning into the show for a
1:22.8	brief amount of time or a long time please go check them out again cured c- c-U-R-E-D-Nutrition.com
1:28.8	for slash man talks. All right, here we are, my anonymous guest. How are you doing?
1:34.7	I'm doing good. I'm doing good. A familiar face. For me at least. Probably not for people
1:41.0	listening. They can't see you. Well, there's no face, right?
1:44.9	There's no face.
1:46.0	I think my team might even distort your voice a little bit. I'm not sure. I don't think we do that anymore. We did that in some of the first episodes, and I was like, that's almost inaudible. It's almost impossible to tell what the heck they're saying. It sounds like uh you remember those uh those like crime
2:01.2	movies or tv shows or they'd show somebody also like blacked out you know or behind some
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