Regular Guy Chat with Matt Episode 148, September 17, 2019
Fan of the show, separated husband, father of four, and All-Canadian man, Matt Bascoe, joins us to talk about life. His wife’s request for
“People don’t change, they grow” ~ Matt Bascoe
One week ago, Matt messaged the Real Men Feel Facebook page, “good afternoon, as a man who has been forced in to finding his emotional awareness and thus being able to feel things I have never been able to feel, I want to say thank you for your podcasts…such eye-opening stuff that reinforces the things I have read in some self-help books on the subject of men being so emotionally closed off. Its been a rough road but full of learning and self-discovery that has allowed me to enjoy things I may have
Today, he’s this week’s guest in an honest and thoughtful way.
Topics and Questions Include:
- (1:37) What scares you about being on this show?
- (2:35) Why be on the show?
- (3:14) Have you always been willing to share in this way?
- (4:16) What’s going on in your life that is bringing these emotions up?
- (6:48) Were you aware you were living behind a mask?
- (7:55) Did your wife asking for a separation create this shift?
- (9:15) Nothing is wrong with me!
- (9:45) Were you taught how a man should feel?
- (11:15) Does masculinity change at the border?
- (13:21) How did you discover this podcast?
- (15:10) Sometimes feeling feels horrible
- (17:17) Are you separated and heading to reconciliation or to divorce?
- (25:26) What makes a great dad?
- (26:42) Had you done any inner work prior to the separation?
- (27:58) Did your behavior model your father’s?
- (29:46) Can you share a habit, practice, program, or book that has helped you?
- (32:13) What happens when men aren’t willing to feel?
- (36:35) What is one thing you wish more men knew?
- (39:14) This takes a risk.
- (41:14) What keeps you up at night?
- (43:43) Have you always been willing to give yourself the space to cry?
- (47:24) The urge to shut down or hate when a relationship ends.
- (50:27) What are you looking forward to?
- (51:27 )Anything else you want to share?
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