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Grow Together or Grow Apart with Bryan Reeves
What happens when one person is willing to grow and the other isn’t, why growth should be an invitation rather than an ultimatum, and why sometimes the most important thing your partner needs from you isn’t perfection — it’s your willingness to lean in.
In this episode, I sit down with Bryan Reeves to talk about what changes in the second half of life and why the rules that got us here may not be the same ones that carry us forward.
We also get into men’s loneliness, why so many men wait until life or a relationship falls apart before asking for support, and how the need to be the hero can keep us isolated.
We also talk about becoming fathers later in life, how pregnancy can expose old wounds and patterns in a relationship, and why presence may matter more than getting everything right.
In this episode, we talk about:
Why the second half of life requires a different kind of ambition
When achievement and success stop feeling like enough
Meaning, impact, and the temptation to become cynical
Why so many men feel lonely even when they’re surrounded by people
The “hero” mindset and hyper-independence
Why men often wait for a crisis before asking for help
What to do when you want to work on your relationship and your partner doesn’t