In Need Of Heroes

A top indicator for fathers having severe depression, or worse, is how much they regret or procrastinate.  Depression grows out of shame, and the biggest doorway for shame is a mediocre life.  The regret of skipping another workout, losing our temper, not pursuing dreams, not having more time with the kids.  All the ways we do not act like a man we say we want to be leave us open to shame, and dep...

For this year's rite-of-passage my children did 75 Hard and had to complete a 24-hour fitness challenge on day 75. After they finished the 24-hour challenge, I was blown away. How did I even get them to agree to this? Why didn't they complain, at all, during 75 Hard or the 24 hours?  I let my kids answer these questions and am sharing it with you to inspire you to lead your family well....

For self-reliant, confident dads, not talking can be our default response. We don’t want to burden others or weaken our resolve by focusing on emotional issues.  But this kind of isolation is the key indicator of fathers getting stuck in despair or worse, suicide. Physical and emotional separation might feel better in the moment, but it causes decay in EVERY area of life and is what makes depressi...

Have you ever felt like a stranger in your own home, present but not truly connected? This is a cycle all dads go through but it is a major threat to our homes. Emotional distance leads to disintegration of families, family values, and traps our kids in the same broken cycle we experienced. We have to go to war for our families and overcome the emotional and mental gaps we often feel at home. 0:33...