Steven

What if I'm 30 years old, for example, and I had a traumatic upbringing? Can I repair myself from the childhood trauma that I experienced between the ages of zero and 10?

And can that be a romantic relationship that then course corrects you in some regard?

And can that be a romantic relationship that then course corrects you in some regard?

You must encounter a lot of people that are in denial about their childhood trauma and the role it's played in shaping who they are. Because you'll have people come to you, I'm sure, that are exhibiting adult symptoms, like maybe they can't form relationships very well. Maybe they've got other forms of emotional erratic behavior.

You must encounter a lot of people that are in denial about their childhood trauma and the role it's played in shaping who they are. Because you'll have people come to you, I'm sure, that are exhibiting adult symptoms, like maybe they can't form relationships very well. Maybe they've got other forms of emotional erratic behavior.

And there must be occasions where you have a suspicion that it's linked to some early experience. And they're... in denial. I was thinking about people that I know that have presenting symptoms in their life, really sort of like chronic presenting symptoms. But if you were to ask them if their childhood played a role, they're almost like defensive of their childhood.

And there must be occasions where you have a suspicion that it's linked to some early experience. And they're... in denial. I was thinking about people that I know that have presenting symptoms in their life, really sort of like chronic presenting symptoms. But if you were to ask them if their childhood played a role, they're almost like defensive of their childhood.

Give me an example.

Give me an example.

Are daddy issues real? Because the term is thrown around in culture, like, oh, she has daddy issues. It's typically she has daddy issues, isn't it?

Are daddy issues real? Because the term is thrown around in culture, like, oh, she has daddy issues. It's typically she has daddy issues, isn't it?

But with distrust built in.

But with distrust built in.

So the problem is that... But what if they offered me the scraps and sometimes the scraps, as I went to reach for them, walked out and didn't come back? Then I might develop a relationship that it's not safe to trust the scraps because...

So the problem is that... But what if they offered me the scraps and sometimes the scraps, as I went to reach for them, walked out and didn't come back? Then I might develop a relationship that it's not safe to trust the scraps because...

Men. Young boys and men. I was looking at some stats earlier on that said there's been increased sexual inactivity amongst young men, which is an interesting stat. It's risen to almost 31% of men between the ages of 18 and 24 reporting no sexual activity in the past year. So that's almost doubled in about the space of 18 years. Here's an interesting stat. High suicide rates amongst men.

Men. Young boys and men. I was looking at some stats earlier on that said there's been increased sexual inactivity amongst young men, which is an interesting stat. It's risen to almost 31% of men between the ages of 18 and 24 reporting no sexual activity in the past year. So that's almost doubled in about the space of 18 years. Here's an interesting stat. High suicide rates amongst men.

Men account for nearly 80% of all suicides in the US. The highest rate observed among 45 to 64 year olds globally. Suicide is the leading cause of death amongst young men. And a survey conducted in the UK found that an increasing amount of men feel hopeless and worthless and that are struggling with finding meaning and purpose in the world. Hmm. The plight of young men.

Men account for nearly 80% of all suicides in the US. The highest rate observed among 45 to 64 year olds globally. Suicide is the leading cause of death amongst young men. And a survey conducted in the UK found that an increasing amount of men feel hopeless and worthless and that are struggling with finding meaning and purpose in the world. Hmm. The plight of young men.

You talk in your books and in your work about how the role of a man has changed and how this might not be necessarily productive for the health and well-being of a man.