Empowered AF

Continuing the Lifestyle of Ownership series this week, Mark is talking about you as a MAN. You as a man is very different from you as a father , husband , or leader . When all is stripped away and there is just YOU left, what do you REALLY think about yourself? As a man, you have to know what you WANT. You have to know what you NEED. And you have to articulate these to connect emotionally with th...

Last week, we spoke about a lifestyle of ownership when it comes to your marriage and you as a HUSBAND, and specifically to how you communicate and show up in your relationship. And this week, we’re talking about you as a FATHER. It’s time to consider what YOU need to change about YOU if you want to be an example for your kids. Owning your sh*t isn’t just about the mistakes, it’s about owning the...

We live in a world where everyone is a VICTIM, and NOBODY wants to take ownership of anything. Too many men blame their wives, their jobs, their kids, for their problems, and it’s everyone else’s fault except THEIRS. But the key to fixing your marriage is to OWN it. Own your sh*t inside it, take RESPONSIBILITY, and hold yourself ACCOUNTABLE. Ownership is a lifestyle. It is something we LIVE and BR...

Empowered AF 2.0 is HERE, are you ready?! The new format is going to blow your mind. There will be way more fun, topics that have never been spoken about before on the podcast, and a host of brand-new guests coming onto the show. Empowered Man is SO much more than simply helping men navigate toxic marriages, so this week, Mark shares his vision for Empowered Man 2.0 and some of the topics he’ll be...

2022 is right around the corner, and you might be thinking about setting New Year's resolutions. Some of you are in the midst of divorce and separation, and you think making resolutions will make you happier. You are WRONG. Resolutions SUCK – they DO NOT work. Andrew Lawrie joins Mark on the show this week to share why and what you can do instead to become truly empowered in 2022. Empowered AF 2.0...

We live in an idealized world, and everything is about identity. We say things like “I need my wife. I need to save my marriage,” but is that really true? Why do you need that? When talking about what you need, you’re focusing on the IDEAL world vs. the REAL world. When you don’t have what you need and you focus on this instead of what you have, you’re in the “gap,” and the gap is where most men l...

We’ve all experienced pain or trauma at some point in our lives, but sometimes this pain can stick with you way into adulthood. But that pain doesn’t have to damage you forever if you do the work to deal with it. You may not have always performed the best or won the thing, and you may not have been good enough, but Mark’s here to tell you that you ARE enough. You are ALWAYS enough. In this episode...

This episode is one of the most downloaded episodes ever , so it is clear that A LOT of men are struggling with this: what do you do when your wife has an affair? When your wife is telling you she doesn’t know if she wants to come back to the marriage, it can feel painful and SCARY AF. So how do you transform that pain into a positive ? In this reintroduction of episode 2 of Empowered AF, Mark hel...

As the holiday season approaches, things are going to get harder for some of you. But Mark is back this week to EMPOWER you and give YOU the tools you need to put yourself in the strongest position possible. Want more confidence and freedom in your life? You need to CHANGE your approach and RECLAIM your power. YOU are responsible for change, so it’s time to own your sh*t. In today’s episode, learn...

Navigating emotional situations can be hard to handle if you don't know what you are doing and can even cause serious damage to the family relationship. In this episode of Empowered AF, Mark is introduced to you and the thrive program by fellow coach Kevin, to answer some personal questions from the group. Mark covers topics such as dealing with kids acting out, how to avoid accidentally manipulat...

Welcome back to the AMA segment of the Empowered AF Podcast. This format works really well in delivering you all real life context to the Empowered Man Process and an opportunity for Mark to answer YOUR most burning questions. In today’s episode, Mark shares with you his insights on multiple different topics, such as emotionally connected communication, setting healthy boundaries, maintaining grat...

“Ask Me Anything” has been one of the most successful segments on this podcast because Mark answers the real life questions from men JUST LIKE YOU. There aren’t any “what if”s or non-real-life examples. He’s discussing what is really going on in the members of the Empowered Man Group’s lives. Along with going over lots of questions and giving actionable and transformational advice, Mark shares wit...

If you are struggling, you feel stuck, or you don't have clarity about what to do in order to reach a goal or get out of a situation, then having a Coach will be your best option to overcome that. But there are lots of cases where men that come to Empowered Man still haven’t worked on themselves to any degree before even thinking about joining the program. Because they should take care of their me...

Thanks to your feedback, both in the Empowered Man community and the Empowered AF Podcast community, Mark has another AMA. This one will bring a tone of value for you, the podcast listener. In this “Ask Me Anything” session with the Thrive Community, Mark goes over all of your burning questions and gives actionable and transformational advice, once more. Mark shares with you his insights on differ...

Being a single dad with kids can be something super difficult and tough, so that's why it's great to have people that already have gone through that situation and have come out on the other side even stronger. That's what Mark wants for you  - not only to overcome traumas and tough situations in your marriage but to thrive as well. In this episode, Mark brings Kevin Pierce, a coach in the Emp...

Like the vast majority of men that are going through a separation or divorce, you feel like your wife has all the power over you and you no longer have any semblance of control in the situation. It feels sudden - everything was going great, and then your wife seems to no longer love you, no longer trust you, or maybe she even “hates” you. At this point you may be asking yourself, “How the f*ck did...

Every two weeks, Mark sits down for a coffee chat with his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, where they talk about life in general. But sometimes, as they dive into discussions revolving around their family life, they discover the challenges that have taken a toll on them both emotionally. One of these discussions resulted in Elizabeth letting him in on the trauma that she had been accumulating for...

We are back and Mark is doing another AMA since the feedback from within the program, and from you all was so great! This one will bring a ton of value for you, the podcast listener. He went ahead and has done an “Ask Me Anything” session with the Thrive Community, going over lots of questions and giving actionable and transformational advice. So in today’s episode, Mark is going to share with you...

There is one thing that is really important to men that they are afraid of, and that is ISOLATION. So that’s why in today’s episode, Mark is going to talk with Andrew, along with two new members of the Empowered Man team, Kevin and Adam, about how isolation can be dealt with, specifically through an active community, and how that can take you to the next level. The dichotomy of your community is e...

This time Mark is doing something a little different that brings a ton of value for you, the podcast listener. It’s called, “Ask Me Anything” - a session pulled from the Thrive Community, where Mark answers questions from men just like YOU. In today’s episode, Mark is going to share with you his insights on topics such as going through trauma, fixing communication issues with your wife, as well as...

When  something goes wrong for men, or they are living with a situation that they don’t like, then they find any excuse to place the blame on something or someone else, the government, their wife, their family, etc; but in reality not even a single one of them can dictate how you are going to live your life, you have full responsibility and choice to change things. So in today’s episode, Mark...

Lots of successful men have a hard time in their relationships but they don't even recognize that in most cases it is because of their Ego. In fact, they protect their Ego and image that they have created and supported all their lives, never realizing it’s killing their relationships. So in today´s episode, Mark and Andrew talk about how men that are successful in any area of their life will most...

It's super important that men develop and heal themselves in order to save their marriage, but at what point does it also become the work of their wife to do the same? A relationship and marriage is made of 2 persons, and it's critical that women take their part just as seriously. In today’s episode, Mark brings in Katie Mae, a woman who works with the other side of the relationship - the stubborn...

Something that happens A LOT in marriages is that men tend to stop caring about being attractive for their wife, causing sex to be another task on your wife’s “chore list”. Is that really what you want? So in today´s episode, Mark brings on Keith Yackey, Real Estate Genius with a passion for helping men in Sexless Marriages. Mark talks about how Keith helps men just like YOU on how to be attractiv...

Lots of men think that they are “safe” the way they are, until their wife cheats on them or leaves them. This is all a result of the man’s stubbornness and unwillingness to bend in the marraige. So in today´s episode, Mark is going to talk about how you can save your marriage by changing the way you think, and ultimately the way you are. “If you lack understanding, nothing will change in your rela...