EP: 020 | Cracking the Man Code: Understanding Your Son, Your Partner, and the Masculine Mind with Mat Boggs
I'll never forget when my son looked at me and said, "I just don't know how to win here. I can't do anything right." And I thought, I'm a bad mom.
Then I sat down with Mat Boggs, relationship expert and author of Cracking the Man Code, and everything clicked.
Here's what Mat knows that most of us don't: a man's greatest desire is to have his thoughts respected, and his greatest fear is inadequacy. They're two sides of the same coin, and when we understand this, we stop accidentally pushing our sons and partners away.
Mat broke down why young men are falling into these dark online rabbit holes (spoiler: they're looking for love and connection in all the wrong places), and he gave me the most powerful reframe for how to show up differently. You'll walk away understanding the masculine mind in a way that will transform how you connect with every man in your life.
🌱 KEY TAKEAWAYS:
There's one thing men fear more than almost anything else, and most moms trigger it without realizing it.
The reason your son shuts down when you're "just trying to help" has everything to do with how the masculine brain is wired.
What's really driving young men into misogynistic online spaces isn't hate. It's something far more heartbreaking.
There's a specific moment when your man (or son) screws up that becomes a make-or-break point for your entire relationship.
The difference between a dictator parent, a helicopter parent, and the one approach that actually builds decision-making skills.
Why your job as a parent completely changes when your kid becomes an adult, and what to do about it.
Two words that can transform how your partner shows up for you
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