ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In this episode of FailCraft, men’s transformation coach, founder of theLiving Fearless coaching programs, and host of the Living Fearless Todaypodcast, Mike Forrester, joins Ezekiel to pull back the curtain on the silentsuffering destroying men, marriages, and families. Drawing from his own painfuljourney through childhood trauma, dyslexia, and corporate IT imposter syndrome,Mike shares the terrifying reality of becoming an explosive, unsafefather—cycling between victimhood and anger like "a cross between Eeyoreand the Hulk"—until his marriage and connection with his four childrenwere pushed to the brink of collapse.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction:Mike Forrester & The Burden of Silent Suffering
02:23 The BreakingPoint: Eeyore, The Hulk & Walking on Eggshells
06:08 ComparisonTraps: Realizing Everyone Is Fighting a Quiet Battle
07:13 The Man CardMyth: Why Stoicism Traps Men in Emotional Prisons
10:52 Addressing theCrisis: The Heavy Statistics Behind Men’s Mental Health
12:32 Daily MentalAnchors: Sleep, Mindset & Rewriting Financial Panic
16:59 Stopping theSelf-Attack: Extending Grace to Your Own Struggles
17:40 Aligning withYour Spouse: Dismantling False Assumptions in Marriage
20:26 Take the AngerQuiz & Connect with Coach Mike at HiCoachMike.com