Menfolk Journeys
This podcast explores how different men from all walks of life wear the beautiful and confusing mantle of manhood.
Men can be knuckleheads in public life. But in private, if given the right questions and if they feel comfortable, men can also be thoughtful, reflective, and have deep conversations about their lives, big questions, and meaningful ideas.
We have great conversations with men just like us and from all walks of life, so we can learn from their personal stories and all get better together.
Menfolk Journeys
24. Michael and the Making Of His Own Life
When do you make the choice to not become your dad?
We all think about how we were raised, especially when we have our own children. And, we all think about what we want to do that worked in our past, and what not to do.
My friend Michael had to navigate his father’s moods, and tried to make sure that his sons wouldn’t have to experience that kind of growing-up. But we all fail sometimes; and some of us recognize failure and recover to grow stronger.
This is a story of a man who made his own a path of purpose. It’s about sonhood and fatherhood, and about how to make choices that make a life.
