Connor Beaton argues that men stall their growth by chasing achievement while avoiding their inner wounds and fears. Real progress requires descending into that darkness, confronting what's hidden, and transforming the pain into wisdom. Only then can you actually ascend.
the further down you go, the further you can ascend up. Where most men get stuck is they only want to go up. And where a lot of men get stuck is that they block their own growth and progression by being completely unwilling to go into the depths of their inner hell, to see their own wounds, their own pain, their own fears, the desires that they might have that are unexpressed. And when you do that, when you block yourself from going into the depths, from decaying, from going into this descent process, you actually prevent yourself from seeing the wisdom, from being able to alchemize the energy, the knowledge, the pain, the suffering, the material that exists in that landscape of your psyche.
How to Raise Strong, Unshakable Boys in Today's Culture, with Dr. Shefali Tsabary
