Raising Good Young Men Through The Father and Son Connection with Luke Entrup
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 24 March 2023
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Luke Entrup is a coach, teacher, father, founder of the Contemplative Leadership Institute, and the creator of The Father Son Connection Experience, a rite-of-passage experience for boys aged 10-14 and their father figures designed to help boys navigate the shift from childhood to the teen years, and deepens the bond between fathers and their sons. Luke and Larry discussed the importance of rites of passage—ceremonial demarcations of passing certain stages of life.
Luke said that raising good men is a long and arduous process that requires a lot of effort and dedication. He said it is important to remember that connection is the key to raising good men. By providing your sons with a safe and supportive environment to explore and express themselves, you can help them gain the confidence and courage to become the best versions of themselves.
It is also important to provide your sons with positive role models. By having positive role models in our lives, you can help your sons to develop a strong sense of self and a strong sense of purpose. We should also provide them with the opportunity to participate in rites of passage and to experience the feeling of accomplishment that comes with it.
By providing our sons with a safe and supportive environment to explore and express themselves, we can help them to gain the confidence and courage to become the best versions of themselves.
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| 0:00.0 | With fathers and sons, there's an inexplicable connection and imprint. |
| 0:04.0 | Your father leaves on you. |
| 0:06.5 | That quote is from Brad Pitt. |
| 0:08.6 | And if you don't know who he is, you might be living under a rock. |
| 0:12.3 | But today, my guest comes on the podcast today to talk about why rights of passage are |
| 0:18.5 | critically important and it's an aspect of raising good young men. |
| 0:23.5 | Without rights of passage, humans will look elsewhere, boys in particular, unhealthy |
| 0:28.8 | ways to demonstrate their power, autonomy, and sense of belonging. |
| 0:33.3 | And why a father-son bond is always changing and requires unusual and sometimes intense |
| 0:39.2 | shared experiences over time to maintain a deep connection. |
| 0:43.6 | That is today's show. |
| 0:47.2 | Welcome to the Dad Edge Podcast. |
| 0:49.7 | The Dad Edge movement creates leaders of men, leaders of families, and leaders of communities. |
| 0:56.0 | You will not only impact this generation of fathers, but the next generation as well. |
| 1:01.0 | The kids we are raising will have better chances and odds stacked in their favor because |
| 1:05.0 | of the amazing example that their fathers emulated for them. |
| 1:09.4 | We are here to change the world. |
| 1:11.6 | We are here to change relationships. |
| 1:13.9 | We are here to positively disrupt this generation of fathers so no man goes to their grave with |
| 1:19.0 | regret. |
| 1:20.5 | We disrupt the drift of busyness and replace it with razor-focused intention, passion, |
| 1:26.3 | purpose, and direction. |
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