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 depression follows closely behind.

00:00 Intro

000:38 What if the depression was something else?

1:43 How I made my depression worse.

7:15 How you got it backwards.

7:55 The science behind poor choices and shame.

10:53 The 2 ways we invite depression.

16:45 3 things to overcome depression as a dad.

22:16 You can find peace, right now.

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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.

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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 depression worse.

Today we discuss the importance of talking, and two key ways to resist isolation without letting the struggle overtake our world.

Timeline:

0:42 Intro
2:30 Emotionally unavailable men
7:12 understanding isolation
10:49 how it affects mind, body, relationships
15:32 the data shows how big this is
18:34 isolation harms men and families
21:02 How to fix this: let them love you
25:58 How to fix it: connect with other men

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