Have you ever seen a video of two men, father and son, talking to each other about their resentments, lacks and needs, crying, being vulnerable, sharing traumas that have never even spoken about in their entire life? A man saying: “I just want my daddy” and them sharing a deeply meant looking into each other's eyes, I love you. Thank you for breaking the internet, this video is GOLD! Gratefulness and admiration to Sam Baldoni for showing up in representation of all of our absent parents, taking it all in, and sharing his amazing heart. This conversation heals me on a deeper level every time I watch it. Gracias Gracias Gracias.
I wish I had a dad like Sam. And I’m kinda upset that I can’t talk with my dad about this kind of things even if I wanted, I’m so thankful for being able to listen to your dad, helps me think about the traumas that our parents has been through that they don’t share, and that’s why they are the way they are. I’m 19 and I already know that this is the way that I should speak with my kids someday. This potcast has helped me so much. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
The openness and honesty between you and your dad are so amazing. My relationship with my parents is full at pain. But I learn every day, step by step, to clean my past and to heal the wounds through my motherhood. Thank you for the inspiration that you give with lot of love.
Absolutely loved this conversation. We need more ppl both men and women and families opening up to each other and holding space for each other just as they are and not for their representative versions
Im a woman and im so addicted to your podcast esp this episode it really brought me to my knees. The reason i love Justin is in a world where musclinity is modelled by partriachal belief systems you are coming forth with a new perspective, insights and wisdom from a space of compassion and authenticity that resonates esp with most women when it comes to muscline dynamics we are accustomed to. You are showing us what we never saw growing up or what we never knew existed. You are challenging the status quo. You are a true representation of what this world really needs or showing us what a man should be like not only by speaking about it but living it. Not that you are perfect but your vulnerability, oppeness is what sparks and illuminates your light to reflect and resonate with the humanness in all of us.Im obsessed with how you show up for yourself and your wife, your family. It really melts my heart and i always wish all men can learn something from you. Im glad i found you, i learn a lot from you sir. Hopefully one day i will engage in these conversations with you on my talkshow called Soulfood with Hellen, it will be an honor to get this messege around esp in the context of out African culture because these are not the kind of conversations that we hear so often here in Africa.
This has been the most scathingly vulnerable interview with Justin Baldoni's Father. It took a bit of uncomfortable squirming to get through their intimate talk. I was touched so deeply by their sharing. The Baldoni's are not typical and stand in deep love and respect for their family. Thank you. Nothing else to say but I love you both and so grateful for you sharing with us all.
I need you all to know that watching this conversation is healing for the rest of us who cannot have those conversations yet or ever. I love how Justin describes that each generation is trying to do better. Thank you for letting us see your tears. I appreciate this podcast so much. Thank you!
With every flippin episode my mind just opens up right along with my heart. This is a podcast like no other. It opens my mind, my heart and my intellect with deep subjects through so many perspectives and I absolutely love it. It's life changing and there is a sense of home that I feel as I'm listening. On this specific episode I realized as a single Mom how much I've put on myself to pick up the pieces that a Dad broke or to be strong and resilient like a "dad should be" because my kids don't have their dads. It's so much weight, and to hear that it is hard for men to do was something i never heard before. Thank you so much for ur podcast and to everyone's vulnerability and the willing to do better even when it hurts and when it's heavy. Thank you, I'm eagerly waiting to talk to my kids on these topics and can't wait to see what's next 🙌💚
I just discovered this podcast, well in fairness my husband sent it to me. I am so hooked. There are things you talk about that I have felt for over two decades. I appreciate the vulnerability. I wish more men commented on this, majority was women - which is great, but wish more men were engaging. We are afraid to be vulnerable. Even in the comments, it’s amazing how even women have negative comments basically questioning integrity and masculinity of the podcast which strikes me as ironic. I would love to hear from Liz about Stockholm syndrome regarding women and toxic masculinity. Hard to be vulnerable in a space for some men if they will be attacked by women for doing that. We have to be individually strong, but societal pressures are a hard thing to overcome. I’m lucky, I was gay and had the shit kicked out of me, so I had to stop caring about what people thought a long time ago. For straight guys, the world is different and hard. I thank you for all you do with this podcast and I’m gonna buy your book.
Thank you so much for your feedback and support. We share your wishes for men to engage, to feel comfortable being vulnerable. Power to you for finding the silver linings in your challenges. We appreciate you.
Resonated with this episode immensely. Working on building a relationship with my dad again after my parents divorce. The sweet reminder in this episode to know we are all in our own journey is what I love about this channel.
Shared this with my son with praise of the content and an offer of taking that talk we need to have. Striving to implement the unity we already enjoy to make it better and better. Loved this program to tears. ❤
This was seriously beautiful, I cried multiple times. Oh that this kind of authenticity, vulnerability, honesty, empathy & intimacy would be the norm, especially with fathers and sons! ♥️♥️
Listening to this podcast has truly changed my life. These are conversations that need to happen and I’m so in awe of Justin , Liz , Jamie and all the guests. Thank you so so much
I really can stress enough how this podcast is so amazing and honestly it wouldn't be the same w/o having a woman. This raw, open and excruciating conversation with Justin's dad has opened my eyes more to see or maybe understand the ways my father acted. I am so happy to have healed father wounds and enjoy my dad. This was amazing. Can we have a podcast with Jamey's dad?
Justin, I think I found your content at the perfect time in my life when I was ready to change. Listening to your Ted Talk, your Audio Book, and this podcast is helping me admit my faults, apologize for my mistakes, and finally become man enough. All of you are an inspiration I didn't even realize I needed. At a time I needed it most. Thank you all.
I wish I could double like this episode. I have never watched something like that. This really opened my eyes and gave me so many things to think and to reflect on my life about. I just had recently started to go more into myself and to reflect on my relationship with my parents and this episode was so eye opening. I haven’t read your book nor have I listened to any other episode. I actually found a scene of this episode on my TikTok for you page and went straight here to watch it. I’m going to order your book right now and I can’t wait to read it. Thanks for this and for opening up publicly about your personal life. I took a lot from only one episode already!
One thing you guys have made totally transparent here is how our parents lacked many of the tools, inner or outer, we (some more than others) do possess today. I inferred, back then, when I was coming of age and it came to my understanding, that it was my duty to do my best, in conveying what I had learnt to my parents, since they never had that chance when growing up. What a beautiful discovery it was then, for me, and seeing you, it becomes crystal clear we still have a long road to go, today. Thank you for your generous pouring of all these emotional insights through your books, podcasts, conversations. I cannot wait to share it with my brothers and my friends. ♥from 🇻🇪
I really connected with a lot of what was said here and admire the vulnerability that was had here. Forgive me if things have changed since but I came here from the Alok episode on autoplay and I'd like to say, I really wish they had Alok in this episode. What they spoke about “raise your child as a child” was important because to us, we see cis people separating children and doing these mental gymnastics about how things impact boys and girls differently (what kind of trauma you will get) and we get left out of that equation. I am currently having these conversations with my dad as a transmasc nonbinary person. My other transmasc friend sent me the episode. I in turn sent my father the Alok episode and this episode. Thank you for having these conversations. Your dad has a cool ring.
Thank you for checking out these episodes and for sharing your experience. Sending you love as you move along this journey. How did your father respond to the episode?
This is an awesome podcast. I NEEDED this so much. Thank you Justin!!! I need to talk to my dad about so many issues that have been affecting me all my life.
I followed Dr Joy DeGruy to your podcast. I must say that your team has set me on a new and very challenging journey to explore my being as a man, father, citizen, friend African-American, therapist, everything. I'm feeling like I could write a chapter of my life on every episode you are doing. This is divine work. Thank you.
Victor, thank you so much for joining us and for the kind words. It means so much to us that the work we're doing has affected you. We all have so much work to do and welcome you onto this journey with us.
Thank you so much for sharing this intimate moment with you and your father. I always enjoy them and use them as a way to reflect about my relationship with my own dad. ❤️
13:54 was brutal but true! 🥲 the vulnerability from Justin and how his dad was vulnerable by just being there, was so heart touching. Thank you for your willingness to put yourself out there and inspire us! 31:40 was just 😭
Okay a few more things: 100% let go of resentment. Forgive freely. Those moments with our parents are so important for our emotional growth, saying, " I'm so grateful for you." And maybe for them. Lovely. I feel a barrier with my mother as well. I believe, Justin, it's all about expectations. I love this conversation. Same here, as a woman, at 10, and I've never admitted that. Smh. Mom never talked to me about sex either. Subconsciously I think it's unrealistic expectations of people, knowing their history, their personality... if expectations are too high, you'll be disappointed. Still, my mom and I, even though our relationship is better, we struggle to communicate. Congratulations on this conversation with your dad! I applaud him for doing this and congratulate your parents for drawing closer. Ugh! I love Sam's answer, "Because we weren't open!" You can tell he is on his own journey of learning and mindfulness, to be supportive of his son, and honest with himself. I cried all the way. "You showed up, and you listened." 🤧
I just want to say that I really love The Man Enough Podcast. Thank you Justin, Liz and Jamey for creating a safe space for men and women to be vulnerable. As a fellow man myself, it's reassuring to see a man like Justin be so comfortable with having these uncomfortable conversations. This episode made me tear up because I plan on having the same type of conversation with my father. Like Justin's dad, he's open to digging deeper to build our relationship and taking accountability for his actions.
Justin you're so lucky to get this opportunity to talk to your own dad so openly and honestly. Very few get this openness from their parents. A lot of parents are confused or defensive or just too closed or scared to express. Thank you for sharing this, I can relate to many things. Keep the podcast up!
I wish I could have such healing conversations with both my biological dad and step dad. Having the chance to understand your parent more gives you so much insight on your childhood and how you were raised, but also insight on why your parents may have done the mistakes they did and how you can prevent them from happening with your own children. Being a 21 years old with so called 'daddy issues', hearing this conversation healed me a little in it's own way. Thank you for sharing! x
Justin, I commend you for having these talks. It takes time to work on opening up with family to have these talks, especially the older generations. My relationship with my parents sounds similar to the one your dad had with his parents. Becoming a parent was the greatest thing that occurred in my life to make me reflect on the relationship with my parents. They are 78 now, and I'm still working on having these talks. Thank you for you all for sharing your wisdom and empathy with the world :)
Listening to this conversation about feelings on male perspective, is so interesting because as a woman i feel the same struggles with my mother and also my father, and is so beautiful to see that feelings don't change even if you're a man or a woman! Thank u for this, and I'm happy that you and your dad are healing!
I'm glad that you have found a way to process your trauma your very lucky to have a father like yours who's willing to open and share with you and who has always been there for you
I love it!! Our parents do the best they can with what they have. I've done it to my kids. I learned to see my parents as human from what I experienced as an adult. Now I have conversations with my daughter that I wish I had with my parents. Such is life. Love this conversation its gonna help many ❤❤❤
THANK YOU JUSTIN, SAM BALDONI, JAMEY AND LIZ!! I feel like I learned so much about how boys experience their parents/ fathers. As a girl, I feel like I was socialized to believe that boys didn’t have feelings. I would have never had insight about a son’s desire for deep connection with his father had someone/ you not shared. I relate so much to what you said about needing to know that your dad was actually a regular person. I’ve had that same experience with my mother (I’m a woman). I too never had ANY real intimate or vulnerable experiences with my parents because it wasn’t emotionally (& sometimes physically) safe or at least I felt it wasn’t. THANK YOU for documenting and sharing such a potent and vulnerable conversation, I cried this entire episode, thank you ❤️🔥
Damn Justin was SUPER blunt w his dad just now. You can tell he’s been holding this in for a long time just waiting to say these things and have this conversation.
Okay so after waiting patiently I listened twice before commenting because this one really sinks deep. Justin Baldoni I honestly don’t believe you understand the impact your podcast has on others. I absolutely love this, I think by far this is tops my list because this is your Dad. You seems relaxed and you were so open and honest and he was so receptive without getting upset and I think that alone speaks to how Man Enough he is. I Love you guys and keep doing great things.
beautiful conversation father and son. Loved Jamey's questions and input too. I want my two sons to listen to this podcast. Liz you are amazing. THANK YOU. I wish I knew my dad. He passed on when my twin brother and I were 9 months old. We had a beautiful commemoration for him 2 weeks ago. My siblings had many stories about him comfortable and uncomfortable. I feel so connected to him and can't wait to meet him someday in some place...
I loved this and it brought tears to my eyes several times as my dad and I never had a super close relationship. We moved away from him when I was very young because he made some mistakes. Even though I’ve been hurt by some of those things that doesn’t make him less than a person or make him not an incredible dad because he has come so far in his journey. And even though I act like it doesn’t bother me most days that I don’t have a close relationship with him physically, of course it does. So I am going to work on putting in more effort towards my dad and becoming as close to him as I can now even though we’ve lost so much time with each other. Thank you for doing this podcast, I’ll say that every single time. It has truly helped me in so many way and I’m sure I’m not the only one. 💕
I was thrilled to hear you say, "please, please, please." That's what I called my keto blog! 😄😄😄 just saying I felt like I was in the right place and needed to hear this when I did. Aaaaand I have recently been looking into online therapy. I really enjoy everything you're working on and want to hear it all. It's so helpful. 💜
Wow this conversation is like a Tearjerker.❤❤I am a 66year woman.and we never had these intermate talks with our parents growing up.And we grew up with parents who thought that providing for us was showing us they loved us more than saying it. Talking about sex and intimacy was a No! No!.we were always just warned about keeping our virginity but never explained why and how to protect ourselves as girls...❤❤🙏🙏
I had both, the father who wasn't around physically and a step-father who wasn't around emotionally. I wish I would've had a dad like Sam or even Justin Baldoni!!! The things you guys are talking about, I NEVER talked with my dad or my step-dad about. This is why we are not talking to this day!!!
These conversations are so real. Thank you for having these conversations. For men and for women. It helps me better support my husband, to understand him and making our relationship stronger as we begin a new journey in raising a baby boy in August!
This literally describes how I felt for years I thought it was only me. Especially the mirroring my dad in a sense seeing no imperfections and trying to show that I myself have no imperfections so communicating becoming harder as time progressed love my dad talk to him but yea it’s hard for both of us to express any type of emotions or be vulnerable.
Maaaannn! I can truly relate to some of what Justin was saying regarding his relationship with his Dad. Got me all misty-eyed for a minute. To see them have the "conversation" really blessed me. Thanks for sharing!
This was amazing and thorough... in our relationships with our parents specially with fathers , we need 2 things.. Supporting and Understanding .. I recall a phrase for Denzel Washington in one of his movies which says "Don't you try and go through life worrying about if somebody like you or not. You best be making sure they doing right by you." And if your parents do fail in at least doing right by you they are no longer parents .
Legitimately want to try and have this convo with my dad now. Can't say he's as open and well balanced as Justin's dad.. but I'd love this kind of relationship with him.
With this podcast especially this episode it was hard to learn and listen all of the struggles that you boys suffer you know in that aspect, talking about the body. I’m a women and thank you for opening my heart and my eyes through this.💜🧡 This is the most real conversation I’ve ever heard in my life.
Justin is so right.....it's only after our dad's die that we wish we had these kind of conversations. I lost my dad but as much as we were very close, I wish we had such a conversation. And it's after he died that I got to appreciate him, more than I did when he was still alive. It's sad
Thank you for sharing your truth, and our condolences to your loss. We hope this conversation helps your journey in healing, in these moments of grief and reflection. We appreciate your support!
thank you! once again y'all made me emotional and reassure that I can too have these conversations with my Dad. We often disagree on issues due to our opinions and mentally being so different but end of the day I know my dad is doing his best. Hope the more I talk to him about Man Enough the more he will open up to uncomfortable conversations.
Wow. Seriously revelating breakthroughs. So grateful for Justin and everything he creates and shares. He's always so raw and vulnerable, doesn't shy away from being uncomfortable. His approach to learning is so open and honest; truly an exceptional way of building any relationship, whether it be with your partner, parents, or friends. Also, I'm really tired of freaking crying during all of Justin's creations... TedTalks, Interviews, Social Media postings, family postings, podcasts.. holy heck!! #allthefeels #lookinward
Absolutely needed to hear this! I've had 2 "dads". Ive had deep conversation with both of them. I felt good at the end. But behaviors didn't change. And that's ok! I can't expect them to be anything else than who they are, but I have the chance with my son and 2 daughters to break a toxic cycle. To love them the way they feel love. I adore this interaction and admitting vulnerability.
As a girl, I am loving this podcast to the core of my being. Love you guys, thank you for sharing, thank you for being amazing representation of where we should go. ❤
Oh my gosh, bring on the tissues! ❤️ Thank you Baldoni men for sharing your father/son experiences so that others can learn. I hope Justin that you get to rest your head in your dad's lap sometime soon. I bet he'd love it too.💞
OMG once again ya'll got me in my emotions! This is a perfect example of how we can, as parents, hold a safe place for our kids to speak their truth. Like Sam, I too was SuperWoman, impenetrable, guard up, never vulnerable. If I showed weakness, I feared crashing down. Guess what, I crashed anyway...when putting the pieces back together, I had to for the first time in their lives, share my story with my kids. I had to be vulnerable and not defensive when they in turn shared how I messed them up. I had to listen to their truth, chew it and swallow it, and not defend it, in order for them to trust me and the healing I wanted to bring into our family. Sex talk!!!! Yo, I had to sit my oldest down at 8 - because in our family girls get their periods at a very early age and I didn't want her to get scared if it happened when I wasn't there. Age appropriate language, but I explained enough. All of my children were taught about inappropriate touching, I never forced them ,to hug or kiss relatives because that teaches them not to trust their God given instincts, that their feelings don't matter. Children have a sixth sense about people. There was a lot a did well for my babies, and yet still enough that I need to make amends for. The journey continues...
What a blessing to have such a beautiful soul as a father. He reminds me so much of my own. Kudos to you and your father for "laying it all out there" and knowing that the end result is what's important. #NothingButLove
this amazing i dont have a dad and i try to be that dad i never had to my boys and cant wait to have these conversations with them! found this podcast and thank you for all these shows man thank you ! cheers from Chicago !
I love you guys. Beautiful souls I can’t help but share in this priceless moment. Can we all just be simply human? That’s all we need for a better world. Live from the heart ♥️.😘😘😘😘🤗🤗🤗
Wow that conversation you and your dad had as father and son was absolutely amazing and emotion at the same time cause I feel like not a lot of people in this world have the chance to have private conversations with there own dad and it sucks but the fact that you had a good conversation with your dad was so amazing that you guys were able to open up about a lot of things God bless you both always and forever ❤️❤️🙏🙏 btw we should also one day have conversations with our own kids in the future as well as either mother and daughter or mother with son or dad with son or dad with daughter as well and get the chance to open up to one another as well as we can cause we never know when we won't be here anymore and we will be left out with out having any conversations with our own kids in the future and then they would be left wondering a lot and asking themselves a lot of questions they won't ever have answers to ❤️❤️ btw once again let me tell you Justin your dad looks good for his age may God bless him always and forever and I love watching your men enough podcast ❤️❤️
So powerful and heartwarming. I was disturbed to hear that Sam was shown pornography by two adults when he was 10 years old. I know times were different, but that would be considered a sexual offence (in the UK) I work with children who are vulnerable to or have been criminally and sexually exploited. Thank goodness this didn’t happen to Sam, but this incident would be considered in the realms of a sexual offence now. It’s also statistically on the increase that most children aged 9 plus will have seen a pornographic image. The prevalence of access to social media being a primary factor in this. Applaud this work to openly and vulnerably talk and men and particularly as father and son on such important issues ❤
Wow I got me with this 😭 one going to have a conversation with my stepdad and my dad pretty soon just what the doctor ordered I needed to hear this today so thank you for this
I'm loving this podcast! Thanks so much for all the work and vulneraibility you put on it. Racently I have started to share more with my dad and I hope that soon we can get more vulnerable with eachother. By the way, I think therapy is great I've been doing it for 20 years, but I have also came across some therapist that also manipulate you a lot. Reacently I met one who told me that no vulnerability was all I was going to get from my father beacause that is hoy men share. It made me thought I understood nothing about realtionships. Thank you again for this podcast which made me realise how wrong this man is. Greatings form Argentina
Good on sam for taking all of this in. Has to be hard to raise a child the best you can and still have them turn around and tell you all about their trauma and the ways in which you traumatized them.
I'm really identifying strongly with the invisible barrier that sort of just forms at some point. I love my dad and we have a great relationship but I feel the similar "barrier" of intimacy. After my dad had a stroke 3 years ago I've kept feeling like I've missed out on so many experiences with my dad and wish we'd been closer, but I have the stroke of luck to be able to have him around. I'm just so afraid of when he's going to go and not being able to share these types of things, that type of intimacy.
It really does hit us harder and harder as our parents age. We encourage you to embrace the times you had, the times you still have, and try to release any guilt or remorse over what you didn't have. Sending you love.
Have you ever seen a video of two men, father and son, talking to each other about their resentments, lacks and needs, crying, being vulnerable, sharing traumas that have never even spoken about in their entire life? A man saying: “I just want my daddy” and them sharing a deeply meant looking into each other's eyes, I love you. Thank you for breaking the internet, this video is GOLD!
Gratefulness and admiration to Sam Baldoni for showing up in representation of all of our absent parents, taking it all in, and sharing his amazing heart. This conversation heals me on a deeper level every time I watch it. Gracias Gracias Gracias.
I wish I had a dad like Sam. And I’m kinda upset that I can’t talk with my dad about this kind of things even if I wanted, I’m so thankful for being able to listen to your dad, helps me think about the traumas that our parents has been through that they don’t share, and that’s why they are the way they are. I’m 19 and I already know that this is the way that I should speak with my kids someday. This potcast has helped me so much. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Thank you. So happy to hear that it's helping.
The openness and honesty between you and your dad are so amazing. My relationship with my parents is full at pain. But I learn every day, step by step, to clean my past and to heal the wounds through my motherhood. Thank you for the inspiration that you give with lot of love.
Absolutely loved this conversation. We need more ppl both men and women and families opening up to each other and holding space for each other just as they are and not for their representative versions
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Im a woman and im so addicted to your podcast esp this episode it really brought me to my knees. The reason i love Justin is in a world where musclinity is modelled by partriachal belief systems you are coming forth with a new perspective, insights and wisdom from a space of compassion and authenticity that resonates esp with most women when it comes to muscline dynamics we are accustomed to. You are showing us what we never saw growing up or what we never knew existed. You are challenging the status quo. You are a true representation of what this world really needs or showing us what a man should be like not only by speaking about it but living it. Not that you are perfect but your vulnerability, oppeness is what sparks and illuminates your light to reflect and resonate with the humanness in all of us.Im obsessed with how you show up for yourself and your wife, your family. It really melts my heart and i always wish all men can learn something from you. Im glad i found you, i learn a lot from you sir. Hopefully one day i will engage in these conversations with you on my talkshow called Soulfood with Hellen, it will be an honor to get this messege around esp in the context of out African culture because these are not the kind of conversations that we hear so often here in Africa.
This has been the most scathingly vulnerable interview with Justin Baldoni's Father. It took a bit of uncomfortable squirming to get through their intimate talk. I was touched so deeply by their sharing. The Baldoni's are not typical and stand in deep love and respect for their family. Thank you. Nothing else to say but I love you both and so grateful for you sharing with us all.
Thank you. We appreciate you and your kind words.
I've stopped three times because I'm so uncomfortable. 😆😆😆
Having father issues... man, this wrecked me. Especially the hug at the end because I know I'll never have one.
I need you all to know that watching this conversation is healing for the rest of us who cannot have those conversations yet or ever. I love how Justin describes that each generation is trying to do better. Thank you for letting us see your tears. I appreciate this podcast so much. Thank you!
With every flippin episode my mind just opens up right along with my heart. This is a podcast like no other. It opens my mind, my heart and my intellect with deep subjects through so many perspectives and I absolutely love it. It's life changing and there is a sense of home that I feel as I'm listening. On this specific episode I realized as a single Mom how much I've put on myself to pick up the pieces that a Dad broke or to be strong and resilient like a "dad should be" because my kids don't have their dads. It's so much weight, and to hear that it is hard for men to do was something i never heard before. Thank you so much for ur podcast and to everyone's vulnerability and the willing to do better even when it hurts and when it's heavy. Thank you, I'm eagerly waiting to talk to my kids on these topics and can't wait to see what's next 🙌💚
Thank you so much. We're really happy that it's resonating so much with you.
Justin's dad is 72?! He looks amazing
We agree!
I'm a photographer and Idk why I thought I could edit and listen to this video at the same time lol! So many tears! What a beautiful conversation.
I just discovered this podcast, well in fairness my husband sent it to me. I am so hooked. There are things you talk about that I have felt for over two decades.
I appreciate the vulnerability.
I wish more men commented on this, majority was women - which is great, but wish more men were engaging. We are afraid to be vulnerable. Even in the comments, it’s amazing how even women have negative comments basically questioning integrity and masculinity of the podcast which strikes me as ironic.
I would love to hear from Liz about Stockholm syndrome regarding women and toxic masculinity. Hard to be vulnerable in a space for some men if they will be attacked by women for doing that. We have to be individually strong, but societal pressures are a hard thing to overcome. I’m lucky, I was gay and had the shit kicked out of me, so I had to stop caring about what people thought a long time ago. For straight guys, the world is different and hard.
I thank you for all you do with this podcast and I’m gonna buy your book.
Thank you so much for your feedback and support. We share your wishes for men to engage, to feel comfortable being vulnerable. Power to you for finding the silver linings in your challenges. We appreciate you.
Resonated with this episode immensely. Working on building a relationship with my dad again after my parents divorce. The sweet reminder in this episode to know we are all in our own journey is what I love about this channel.
This may be the one of the most important and powerful videos I’ve ever watched on RUclips.
Thank you! It was a pretty incredible conversation.
Shared this with my son with praise of the content and an offer of taking that talk we need to have. Striving to implement the unity we already enjoy to make it better and better. Loved this program to tears. ❤
Thank you! We love you too. It means so much to us when we hear that it's helping people push their relationships forward offline.
The authenticity and realness on this conversation is mind blowing 🥺🥺
The service this podcast is doing for all of us is priceless. Thank you very much.
This was seriously beautiful, I cried multiple times. Oh that this kind of authenticity, vulnerability, honesty, empathy & intimacy would be the norm, especially with fathers and sons! ♥️♥️
Listening to this podcast has truly changed my life. These are conversations that need to happen and I’m so in awe of Justin , Liz , Jamie and all the guests. Thank you so so much
I really can stress enough how this podcast is so amazing and honestly it wouldn't be the same w/o having a woman. This raw, open and excruciating conversation with Justin's dad has opened my eyes more to see or maybe understand the ways my father acted. I am so happy to have healed father wounds and enjoy my dad. This was amazing. Can we have a podcast with Jamey's dad?
Justin, I think I found your content at the perfect time in my life when I was ready to change. Listening to your Ted Talk, your Audio Book, and this podcast is helping me admit my faults, apologize for my mistakes, and finally become man enough.
All of you are an inspiration I didn't even realize I needed. At a time I needed it most.
Thank you all.
Thank you for doing this Justin! It's so encouraging to see a man talking to his dad like this! 😍😍😍
I just love this wonderful, pure, raw conversation between father and son. Wow! This is so great! 💙💙
I wish I could double like this episode. I have never watched something like that. This really opened my eyes and gave me so many things to think and to reflect on my life about. I just had recently started to go more into myself and to reflect on my relationship with my parents and this episode was so eye opening. I haven’t read your book nor have I listened to any other episode. I actually found a scene of this episode on my TikTok for you page and went straight here to watch it. I’m going to order your book right now and I can’t wait to read it. Thanks for this and for opening up publicly about your personal life. I took a lot from only one episode already!
One thing you guys have made totally transparent here is how our parents lacked many of the tools, inner or outer, we (some more than others) do possess today. I inferred, back then, when I was coming of age and it came to my understanding, that it was my duty to do my best, in conveying what I had learnt to my parents, since they never had that chance when growing up. What a beautiful discovery it was then, for me, and seeing you, it becomes crystal clear we still have a long road to go, today. Thank you for your generous pouring of all these emotional insights through your books, podcasts, conversations. I cannot wait to share it with my brothers and my friends. ♥from 🇻🇪
This was so touching. Thank you for showing up. I hope more men can be reached and may be transformed by these conversations.
I really connected with a lot of what was said here and admire the vulnerability that was had here. Forgive me if things have changed since but I came here from the Alok episode on autoplay and I'd like to say, I really wish they had Alok in this episode. What they spoke about “raise your child as a child” was important because to us, we see cis people separating children and doing these mental gymnastics about how things impact boys and girls differently (what kind of trauma you will get) and we get left out of that equation. I am currently having these conversations with my dad as a transmasc nonbinary person. My other transmasc friend sent me the episode. I in turn sent my father the Alok episode and this episode. Thank you for having these conversations. Your dad has a cool ring.
Thank you for checking out these episodes and for sharing your experience. Sending you love as you move along this journey. How did your father respond to the episode?
This is an awesome podcast. I NEEDED this so much. Thank you Justin!!! I need to talk to my dad about so many issues that have been affecting me all my life.
I followed Dr Joy DeGruy to your podcast. I must say that your team has set me on a new and very challenging journey to explore my being as a man, father, citizen, friend African-American, therapist, everything. I'm feeling like I could write a chapter of my life on every episode you are doing. This is divine work. Thank you.
Victor, thank you so much for joining us and for the kind words. It means so much to us that the work we're doing has affected you. We all have so much work to do and welcome you onto this journey with us.
Thank you so much for sharing this intimate moment with you and your father. I always enjoy them and use them as a way to reflect about my relationship with my own dad. ❤️
Wonderful to hear. Thank you.
13:54 was brutal but true! 🥲 the vulnerability from Justin and how his dad was vulnerable by just being there, was so heart touching. Thank you for your willingness to put yourself out there and inspire us! 31:40 was just 😭
This episode is so powerful in showing how a father and son can come together and be vulnerable with each other.
Okay a few more things: 100% let go of resentment. Forgive freely. Those moments with our parents are so important for our emotional growth, saying, " I'm so grateful for you." And maybe for them. Lovely. I feel a barrier with my mother as well. I believe, Justin, it's all about expectations. I love this conversation. Same here, as a woman, at 10, and I've never admitted that. Smh. Mom never talked to me about sex either. Subconsciously I think it's unrealistic expectations of people, knowing their history, their personality... if expectations are too high, you'll be disappointed. Still, my mom and I, even though our relationship is better, we struggle to communicate. Congratulations on this conversation with your dad! I applaud him for doing this and congratulate your parents for drawing closer. Ugh! I love Sam's answer, "Because we weren't open!" You can tell he is on his own journey of learning and mindfulness, to be supportive of his son, and honest with himself. I cried all the way.
"You showed up, and you listened." 🤧
I just want to say that I really love The Man Enough Podcast. Thank you Justin, Liz and Jamey for creating a safe space for men and women to be vulnerable. As a fellow man myself, it's reassuring to see a man like Justin be so comfortable with having these uncomfortable conversations. This episode made me tear up because I plan on having the same type of conversation with my father. Like Justin's dad, he's open to digging deeper to build our relationship and taking accountability for his actions.
Justin you're so lucky to get this opportunity to talk to your own dad so openly and honestly. Very few get this openness from their parents. A lot of parents are confused or defensive or just too closed or scared to express. Thank you for sharing this, I can relate to many things. Keep the podcast up!
Thank you. We agree!
I wish I could have such healing conversations with both my biological dad and step dad. Having the chance to understand your parent more gives you so much insight on your childhood and how you were raised, but also insight on why your parents may have done the mistakes they did and how you can prevent them from happening with your own children. Being a 21 years old with so called 'daddy issues', hearing this conversation healed me a little in it's own way. Thank you for sharing! x
Justin, I commend you for having these talks. It takes time to work on opening up with family to have these talks, especially the older generations. My relationship with my parents sounds similar to the one your dad had with his parents. Becoming a parent was the greatest thing that occurred in my life to make me reflect on the relationship with my parents. They are 78 now, and I'm still working on having these talks.
Thank you for you all for sharing your wisdom and empathy with the world :)
Listening to this conversation about feelings on male perspective, is so interesting because as a woman i feel the same struggles with my mother and also my father, and is so beautiful to see that feelings don't change even if you're a man or a woman! Thank u for this, and I'm happy that you and your dad are healing!
I'm glad that you have found a way to process your trauma your very lucky to have a father like yours who's willing to open and share with you and who has always been there for you
I love it!! Our parents do the best they can with what they have. I've done it to my kids. I learned to see my parents as human from what I experienced as an adult. Now I have conversations with my daughter that I wish I had with my parents. Such is life. Love this conversation its gonna help many ❤❤❤
THANK YOU JUSTIN, SAM BALDONI, JAMEY AND LIZ!! I feel like I learned so much about how boys experience their parents/ fathers. As a girl, I feel like I was socialized to believe that boys didn’t have feelings. I would have never had insight about a son’s desire for deep connection with his father had someone/ you not shared. I relate so much to what you said about needing to know that your dad was actually a regular person. I’ve had that same experience with my mother (I’m a woman). I too never had ANY real intimate or vulnerable experiences with my parents because it wasn’t emotionally (& sometimes physically) safe or at least I felt it wasn’t. THANK YOU for documenting and sharing such a potent and vulnerable conversation, I cried this entire episode, thank you ❤️🔥
Damn Justin was SUPER blunt w his dad just now. You can tell he’s been holding this in for a long time just waiting to say these things and have this conversation.
Okay so after waiting patiently I listened twice before commenting because this one really sinks deep. Justin Baldoni I honestly don’t believe you understand the impact your podcast has on others. I absolutely love this, I think by far this is tops my list because this is your Dad. You seems relaxed and you were so open and honest and he was so receptive without getting upset and I think that alone speaks to how Man Enough he is. I Love you guys and keep doing great things.
beautiful conversation father and son. Loved Jamey's questions and input too. I want my two sons to listen to this podcast. Liz you are amazing. THANK YOU. I wish I knew my dad. He passed on when my twin brother and I were 9 months old. We had a beautiful commemoration for him 2 weeks ago. My siblings had many stories about him comfortable and uncomfortable. I feel so connected to him and can't wait to meet him someday in some place...
I loved this and it brought tears to my eyes several times as my dad and I never had a super close relationship. We moved away from him when I was very young because he made some mistakes. Even though I’ve been hurt by some of those things that doesn’t make him less than a person or make him not an incredible dad because he has come so far in his journey. And even though I act like it doesn’t bother me most days that I don’t have a close relationship with him physically, of course it does. So I am going to work on putting in more effort towards my dad and becoming as close to him as I can now even though we’ve lost so much time with each other. Thank you for doing this podcast, I’ll say that every single time. It has truly helped me in so many way and I’m sure I’m not the only one. 💕
We're so happy to hear that. Thank you for coming back week after week. We see you.
@@WeAreManEnough Thank you for replying back to my comments. I definitely feel seen! ❤️
I was thrilled to hear you say, "please, please, please." That's what I called my keto blog! 😄😄😄 just saying I felt like I was in the right place and needed to hear this when I did. Aaaaand I have recently been looking into online therapy. I really enjoy everything you're working on and want to hear it all. It's so helpful. 💜
Wow this conversation is like a Tearjerker.❤❤I am a 66year woman.and we never had these intermate talks with our parents growing up.And we grew up with parents who thought that providing for us was showing us they loved us more than saying it.
Talking about sex and intimacy was a No! No!.we were always just warned about keeping our virginity but never explained why and how to protect ourselves as girls...❤❤🙏🙏
This podcast is the best thing that ever happened to me. The authenticity, the vulnerability and the conversations are so priceless. Bless you guys!
I had both, the father who wasn't around physically and a step-father who wasn't around emotionally. I wish I would've had a dad like Sam or even Justin Baldoni!!! The things you guys are talking about, I NEVER talked with my dad or my step-dad about. This is why we are not talking to this day!!!
These conversations are so real. Thank you for having these conversations. For men and for women. It helps me better support my husband, to understand him and making our relationship stronger as we begin a new journey in raising a baby boy in August!
Thank you for being here with us, and congratulations on the start of your beautiful family! We appreciate you considering us in your work.
This literally describes how I felt for years I thought it was only me. Especially the mirroring my dad in a sense seeing no imperfections and trying to show that I myself have no imperfections so communicating becoming harder as time progressed love my dad talk to him but yea it’s hard for both of us to express any type of emotions or be vulnerable.
Looking forward to this Chat...Father and Son ❤❤✨✨
Maaaannn! I can truly relate to some of what Justin was saying regarding his relationship with his Dad. Got me all misty-eyed for a minute. To see them have the "conversation" really blessed me. Thanks for sharing!
This was amazing and thorough...
in our relationships with our parents specially with fathers , we need 2 things..
Supporting and Understanding ..
I recall a phrase for Denzel Washington in one of his movies which says "Don't you try and go through life worrying about if somebody like you or not. You best be making sure they doing right by you."
And if your parents do fail in at least doing right by you they are no longer parents .
Legitimately want to try and have this convo with my dad now. Can't say he's as open and well balanced as Justin's dad.. but I'd love this kind of relationship with him.
Thanks for listening in! We hope this helps support you in building those lines of communication.
With this podcast especially this episode it was hard to learn and listen all of the struggles that you boys suffer you know in that aspect, talking about the body.
I’m a women and thank you for opening my heart and my eyes through this.💜🧡
This is the most real conversation I’ve ever heard in my life.
Thank you! We're so happy you're here with us.
Justin is so right.....it's only after our dad's die that we wish we had these kind of conversations. I lost my dad but as much as we were very close, I wish we had such a conversation. And it's after he died that I got to appreciate him, more than I did when he was still alive. It's sad
Thank you for sharing your truth, and our condolences to your loss. We hope this conversation helps your journey in healing, in these moments of grief and reflection. We appreciate your support!
thank you! once again y'all made me emotional and reassure that I can too have these conversations with my Dad. We often disagree on issues due to our opinions and mentally being so different but end of the day I know my dad is doing his best. Hope the more I talk to him about Man Enough the more he will open up to uncomfortable conversations.
We hope so too. Keep doing the work. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing. This is a historic moment for fathership. Partnership. Right Relationship.
Wow. Seriously revelating breakthroughs. So grateful for Justin and everything he creates and shares. He's always so raw and vulnerable, doesn't shy away from being uncomfortable. His approach to learning is so open and honest; truly an exceptional way of building any relationship, whether it be with your partner, parents, or friends.
Also, I'm really tired of freaking crying during all of Justin's creations... TedTalks, Interviews, Social Media postings, family postings, podcasts.. holy heck!! #allthefeels #lookinward
Haha, thank you. Glad our work resonates with you.
Y’all are amazing for sharing this. The vulnerability and authenticity is a breath of fresh air
And you are amazing for watching. Thank you for being here.
Beautiful episode. It's incredible to see the healing power of vulnerability in action. Thanks for sharing your journey and helping all of us on ours.
Amazing episode! This is such a needed conversation!!
I would love to have a similar conversation between father and daughter as well
Thank you. Maybe we'll have Jamey's daughter on the show. :)
@@WeAreManEnough Thank you for listening to my suggestion!. I'll be looking forward to it! :)
I love this podcast. Every episode is a experience.
Thank you for being here! So glad it's resonating with you.
THE conversation!!! Such a great podcast !
Absolutely needed to hear this! I've had 2 "dads". Ive had deep conversation with both of them. I felt good at the end. But behaviors didn't change. And that's ok! I can't expect them to be anything else than who they are, but I have the chance with my son and 2 daughters to break a toxic cycle. To love them the way they feel love.
I adore this interaction and admitting vulnerability.
This is probably in my top 5 podcast episodes I’ve ever listened to!
Wow, thank you for saying that! We're so glad it resonated with you.
As a girl, I am loving this podcast to the core of my being. Love you guys, thank you for sharing, thank you for being amazing representation of where we should go. ❤
Thank you so much ❤️
Oh my gosh, bring on the tissues! ❤️
Thank you Baldoni men for sharing your father/son experiences so that others can learn. I hope Justin that you get to rest your head in your dad's lap sometime soon. I bet he'd love it too.💞
my heart
I am so here for this podcast. Very interested in the conversation around masculinity and the challenges men face!
Love this video, it's goes right into the message.......and not seven minutes.....TY!! This will be a great video.
OMG once again ya'll got me in my emotions! This is a perfect example of how we can, as parents, hold a safe place for our kids to speak their truth. Like Sam, I too was SuperWoman, impenetrable, guard up, never vulnerable. If I showed weakness, I feared crashing down. Guess what, I crashed anyway...when putting the pieces back together, I had to for the first time in their lives, share my story with my kids. I had to be vulnerable and not defensive when they in turn shared how I messed them up. I had to listen to their truth, chew it and swallow it, and not defend it, in order for them to trust me and the healing I wanted to bring into our family. Sex talk!!!! Yo, I had to sit my oldest down at 8 - because in our family girls get their periods at a very early age and I didn't want her to get scared if it happened when I wasn't there. Age appropriate language, but I explained enough. All of my children were taught about inappropriate touching, I never forced them ,to hug or kiss relatives because that teaches them not to trust their God given instincts, that their feelings don't matter. Children have a sixth sense about people. There was a lot a did well for my babies, and yet still enough that I need to make amends for. The journey continues...
Again, great conversation. Great honesty from Justin. Lots of pain and still no peace from the trauma he perceived and is processing.
Thank you. It is certainly a process that never really ends. Glad you're here with us and appreciate the feedback.
Thank you for your honestly.
Masculinity is a great strength, but also a great sensitivity.
And we men use it and be proud of it.
Cheers!
This was a beautiful moment! Thanks for sharing and opening your truthful, yet uncomfortable conversation to heal.
What a blessing to have such a beautiful soul as a father. He reminds me so much of my own. Kudos to you and your father for "laying it all out there" and knowing that the end result is what's important. #NothingButLove
Thank you so much!
Really helpful conversation!
Thank you 🙌
Thank you for this Justin, this helped me take a step towards having a heart to heart with my dad
This was absolutely amazing, and I'm truly grateful for you and what you're trying to do.
Beautiful conversation, beautiful men, thank you for sharing this with the world!!
This conversation was so amazing
Wow, how much we learn with your podcasts. Congrats!
Thank you so much for sharing this dad & son conversation, lot of things to reflect about...
Greetings from Uruguay !
Thank you! We're so glad you're here with us.
I worked with Sam 20 years ago. He looks amazing. I look 20 years older.
You are enough, just as you are. Thanks for checking it out.
this amazing i dont have a dad and i try to be that dad i never had to my boys and cant wait to have these conversations with them! found this podcast and thank you for all these shows man thank you ! cheers from Chicago !
Erick, that is so wonderful to hear. If we can change the way we parent and teach our young boys, it's our best hope of creating a better future.
I love you guys. Beautiful souls I can’t help but share in this priceless moment. Can we all just be simply human? That’s all we need for a better world. Live from the heart ♥️.😘😘😘😘🤗🤗🤗
I can’t wait to show my dad this podcast
Wow. This was everything. Thank you. ♥️
Absolutely loved it! Very educational to all of us men&women!
Loved it!! Great conversation and vulnerability. Cried my eyes out!!!!
Wow that conversation you and your dad had as father and son was absolutely amazing and emotion at the same time cause I feel like not a lot of people in this world have the chance to have private conversations with there own dad and it sucks but the fact that you had a good conversation with your dad was so amazing that you guys were able to open up about a lot of things God bless you both always and forever ❤️❤️🙏🙏 btw we should also one day have conversations with our own kids in the future as well as either mother and daughter or mother with son or dad with son or dad with daughter as well and get the chance to open up to one another as well as we can cause we never know when we won't be here anymore and we will be left out with out having any conversations with our own kids in the future and then they would be left wondering a lot and asking themselves a lot of questions they won't ever have answers to ❤️❤️ btw once again let me tell you Justin your dad looks good for his age may God bless him always and forever and I love watching your men enough podcast ❤️❤️
Thank you so much for sharing this. It made me think of my dad. This is an incredible gift.
So powerful and heartwarming. I was disturbed to hear that Sam was shown pornography by two adults when he was 10 years old. I know times were different, but that would be considered a sexual offence (in the UK) I work with children who are vulnerable to or have been criminally and sexually exploited. Thank goodness this didn’t happen to Sam, but this incident would be considered in the realms of a sexual offence now. It’s also statistically on the increase that most children aged 9 plus will have seen a pornographic image. The prevalence of access to social media being a primary factor in this. Applaud this work to openly and vulnerably talk and men and particularly as father and son on such important issues ❤
Wow I got me with this 😭 one going to have a conversation with my stepdad and my dad pretty soon just what the doctor ordered I needed to hear this today so thank you for this
I'm loving this podcast! Thanks so much for all the work and vulneraibility you put on it. Racently I have started to share more with my dad and I hope that soon we can get more vulnerable with eachother. By the way, I think therapy is great I've been doing it for 20 years, but I have also came across some therapist that also manipulate you a lot. Reacently I met one who told me that no vulnerability was all I was going to get from my father beacause that is hoy men share. It made me thought I understood nothing about realtionships. Thank you again for this podcast which made me realise how wrong this man is.
Greatings form Argentina
This conversation was so special. Thank you both for sharing your heart.
Good on sam for taking all of this in. Has to be hard to raise a child the best you can and still have them turn around and tell you all about their trauma and the ways in which you traumatized them.
Soo deep!!! Thank you for sharing 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
This got deep, and necessary.
And yes Jamey, you have an amazing Dad❤️
I'm really identifying strongly with the invisible barrier that sort of just forms at some point. I love my dad and we have a great relationship but I feel the similar "barrier" of intimacy. After my dad had a stroke 3 years ago I've kept feeling like I've missed out on so many experiences with my dad and wish we'd been closer, but I have the stroke of luck to be able to have him around. I'm just so afraid of when he's going to go and not being able to share these types of things, that type of intimacy.
It really does hit us harder and harder as our parents age. We encourage you to embrace the times you had, the times you still have, and try to release any guilt or remorse over what you didn't have. Sending you love.