5 Things the Men in Your Life Aren’t Telling You but Need to Talk About
About this episode
<p>In today’s episode, you will learn the 5 things that men secretly struggle with and how you can open up the conversation to better support them.</p><p> </p><p>I’m proud to introduce you to my husband, Chris, who is the founder of a men's retreat, Soul Degree. He has been leading these retreats for the past 6 years and has worked with everyone from veterans, executives, and first responders to college students.</p><p> </p><p>Chris has incredible insight into the secrets that men keep and the struggles they’re facing alone. </p><p> </p><p>Hearing Chris unpack these challenges is very compelling. He not only shares insights from leading retreats for 6 years but also from his coaching practice and his work as a death doula. </p><p> </p><p>Many of the struggles that he witnesses in other men are the exact same struggles that he has worked through as well.</p><p> </p><p>This is an episode every man, boy, or anyone who identifies as male needs to hear, and so do the people that love them.</p><p> </p><p>It’s not just we women who struggle with self-love; everyone struggles with loving themselves. </p><p> </p><p>If you don’t know what’s going on with the men in your life, let me talk to them and let them know it’s okay.</p><p> </p><p>That’s why I am teaching you how to start loving yourself with a simple habit that you can add to your routine.</p><p> </p><p>Today you’ll learn: </p><ul><li>The 5 shocking things that most men in your life are struggling with</li><li>One habit that has helped hundreds of thousands of people to start showing self-love</li><li>Why it’s so hard to love yourself and the secret to self-love</li><li>The science behind why this habit is transformative</li><li>The profound insight my husband Chris had when he took the 5-day challenge </li></ul><p> </p><p>Love is not something you feel; it’s something you must demonstrate.</p><p> </p><p>Xo, Mel</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>In this episode, you’ll learn:</strong></p><ul><li>2:25: The 5 shocking things that most men are struggling with</li><li>4:57: Do you put others' needs above your own? Do this exercise.</li><li>14:24: Why my husband, Chris, thought this habit was ridiculous at first</li><li>18:11: When in his life Chris started to feel like a failure</li><li>25:24: What all men struggle with</li><li>27:48: 50% of people find it impossible to do this.</li><li>29:35: What Chris has to say to all the men out there</li><li>32:34: The profound insight Chris had when he took the 5-day challenge</li><li>37:40: Why I sign off every letter and every episode the way I do</li><li>39:06: What you tell yourself every time you do this one habit</li><li>41:56: The message from a listener that every skeptic needs to hear</li><li>41:44: Why it’s so hard to love yourself</li><li>51:50: Why you’re going to want to share this with the men in your life</li></ul><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.melrobbins.com/disclaimer" target="_blank">Disclaimer</a></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
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