A Man's Guide To Mastering Your Emotions - Connor Beaton

Connor Beaton is a men’s life coach, founder of ManTalks and an author focusing on men’s wellness and personal growth. Emotions can be challenging. Some bring joy and comfort, while others we’d rather avoid entirely. But what if learning to embrace all emotions—even the uncomfortable ones—could lead to greater growth and understanding? Expect to learn why men have bad reputations with emotions, what emotions exactly are and why they’re important, how people can learn to start feeling their feelings, the emotions men struggle with the most and how to get more comfortable with feeling them, if there is any strength in suppressing emotions, if there is a way men can do all of the inner work by themselves or if they should seek outside help, and much more… - 00:00 Why Men Have a Bad Reputation With Emotions 05:22 Men’s Emotions in Dating 15:28 How Do I Know If I Have Emotional Issues? 19:37 Why Men Try to Think Their Way Through Emotions 24:17 How to Start Feeling Your Feelings 40:36 How Men Can Deal With Anger & Anxiety 51:07 Should Men Mask Their Emotions at All? 1:05:41 How to Stop Explaining Away Emotions 1:12:34 Having Emotions Doesn’t Make You Less of a Man 1:24:36 Where to Find Connor - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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Jan 16, 20251h 25mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: January 16, 2025
Duration: 1h 25m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Connor Beaton is a men’s life coach, founder of ManTalks and an author focusing on men’s wellness and personal growth. Emotions can be challenging. Some bring joy and comfort, while others we’d rather avoid entirely. But what if learning to embrace all emotions—even the uncomfortable ones—could lead to greater growth and understanding? Expect to learn why men have bad reputations with emotions, what emotions exactly are and why they’re important, how people can learn to start feeling their feelings, the emotions men struggle with the most and how to get more comfortable with feeling them, if there is any strength in suppressing emotions, if there is a way men can do all of the inner work by themselves or if they should seek outside help, and much more… - 00:00 Why Men Have a Bad Reputation With Emotions 05:22 Men’s Emotions in Dating 15:28 How Do I Know If I Have Emotional Issues? 19:37 Why Men Try to Think Their Way Through Emotions 24:17 How to Start Feeling Your Feelings 40:36 How Men Can Deal With Anger & Anxiety 51:07 Should Men Mask Their Emotions at All? 1:05:41 How to Stop Explaining Away Emotions 1:12:34 Having Emotions Doesn’t Make You Less of a Man 1:24:36 Where to Find Connor - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Chris Williamson
host
Connor Beaton
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Connor Beaton, A Man's Guide To Mastering Your Emotions - Connor Beaton explores men, Emotions, And Power: How Feeling Becomes Real Masculine Mastery Chris Williamson and Connor Beaton explore why men have such a fraught relationship with emotions, arguing that men actually feel very deeply but have been culturally trained to suppress, avoid, or numb those feelings. They unpack how emotional shutdown affects relationships, purpose, and mental health, and why emotional mastery is very different from emotional denial. Connor lays out a practical, step‑by‑step framework for men to identify, feel, and work with emotions like anger, grief, depression, and anxiety, including how to build tolerance for intense internal states. The conversation also dives into dating and long‑term relationships, testing for emotional compatibility, and reclaiming a model of masculinity where feeling and expressing emotions is a source of strength rather than weakness.

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