![]() I took an audit of Tom’s mental state ( find out more about this process here). My reaction to that resistance is to point out how much time money and frustration a mental breakdown, ill-health, or a separation and divorce and custody dispute will cost a father by comparison! So invest in yourself first. All of which are great, but none of which will do anything more than be a temporary escape from a man’s fundamental problems! By the same token, most men will invest in an expensive football season ticket, a new car or technology with giving it a second thought. This reaction is commonly the biggest hurdle that men have to overcome in dealing with fatherhood and emotional challenges. He initially felt angry that he had to ask for help, feeling like he was wasting time and money. I replied to his post privately last January to support him and to share some ideas - and he became a client of mine in the spring. I had no idea until I read that post that he was dealing with profound issues of anger and pain, realizing that he had been negatively unloading angry thoughts ad reactions onto his wife and three daughters, now aged 6, 10 and 13 years. He seemed to always be out and about on weekends, having exotic holidays and buying new tech and cars. Tom is a C-Level suite executive dad who works for one of the top 1000 law firms in the world, I’ve known him via social media for over 10 years. I could list these all day, but do you get the sad picture?
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