When we discover our true, authentic selves, it's usually in childhood. Let's say we're about 5 or 6 years old, and we're aware enough of people, we're beginning to form our own identity, but we're not saddled with the expectations from friends or parents, or bounded by societal norms.

Sometimes, we keep to that core self, but more often, boys and men are careened off-track because of situations outside of their control...and need to find a way back.

This is a conversation about getting back to the best part of ourselves, even though it took decades to do just that. But the beautiful part of life is that, in some ways, it's never too late.

The upward spiral we create can happen at any time of life.

What guidance do you have in charting the course of your life? What kind of convention, pillars, framework, or set of rules do you abide by?

When beginning an adulthood, many men get lost. So many find that the paths are too winding, open, and there are no clear stepping stones or guardrails to help guide a life.

My friend Tim recognized that there could be fundamentals of living a life that set him on a course of clarity and purpose. It has served him his entire adulthood, and he has passed this approach to his sons.

This is generational wealth - not necessarily in terms of finances, but in how to live a successful life.

This is a MONSTER episode.

How do you go from a completely chaotic childhood filled with abuse and mixed families, push through a confusing adulthood of service and religion, and find yourself with a 30+ year marriage, a bevy of beautiful children, and a path towards continual learning?

How can you do that, unless you are indomitable, unbreakable, and made of Titanium?

This story is one that needs to be told. From driving through chaos and finding new ways of learning and love, my friend Eriq has found a passion with Jiu-Jitsu that challenges his fears, focuses his mind, and brings clarity to his life in the moment.

This is a conversation that moves into faith, purpose, action, family, and the reasons we keep moving forward.

What does it mean to combine a profession and a purpose? Who among us are working towards meaning with how they make a living?

This story is about a man who learned through his own patterns that meaning and purpose in everyday activity is what he was meant to do.

The people he has met and the opportunities that have unfolded all lead him on a path of purpose and to a place where his livelihood and his contributions to his community are blended together.

Is pride and love for our children unconditional?

Do we - at our core, as parents - want our children to be happy and proud of their most authentic selves?

We know that over the entire history of human culture, from Gallelio to the Suffragettes to Martin Luther King, Jr., people have changed social norms.

So why wouldn't social norms about gender, roles, expectations, and how some people see themselves change, too? And it is people, folks who have family, who change these norms.

This is an amazing conversation with both a father and his young adult child, and the family transition of when a dad's daughter becomes a son.

I hope you listen to this conversation with an open heart and a wide mind.

This is not a political or social conversation.

This is a conversation about how the transition illustrated the joy and deep love that has been in their relationship all along.

This is a brave, bold, beautiful conversation about the relationship between a father and his child.

Happy Father's Day! This episode is a tribute from menfolk of all backgrounds telling stories about their pops.

Stories of great moments, times we saw them at work, the lessons learned, and how they made memories that lasted our whole lives.

From Chuckles the porpoise, to watching pop do plumbing, to cleaning beakers for 50p, skiing, chess, road trips, and not ever learning to swing a hammer, we have loads of great stories of great pop moments from menfolk just like us.

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there.

Wyrd bid full araed.

What does it mean to live a life of purpose and faith in the real world of commerce and community? Every man's faith journey is unique, and some have a journey that aligns all the elements of Religion, Church, and personal belief.

In the backdrop of an upbringing in a crowded house in San Francisco, John grew up with six siblings, a WWII hero cop father, and a mother who was the glue of the family. And he saw how the Art of Devotion to family and faith could build a strong enough foundation to help him build his own life.

This is a story of how a soulful man journeys through his own life now with his own family, doing his best to give to others.

When you are shocked into Manhood, sometimes the only way forward is to do what you love. And by pursuing a passion, you might end up taking care of everything else.

Usually, if you love what you do, you'll be good at it. And, if you bring that passion into everything you do, then usually you end up being a successful person. Because what matters is not what measures other people put on you, but on the care and craft you put into your actions.

There's a freedom that comes with pursuing what you love, and a responsibility that comes with loving what you do.

This conversation is about how a generational gift of passion, resourcefulness, and care for what you do create an ethos and set of values for generations of a family.