#19: The Mother Wound in Men: How Childhood Shapes Adult Relationships

SUMMARY

Let’s talk about the emotional blueprint so many men are carrying—and don’t even realize it. This episode dives into the mother wound in men and how the way boys are parented (or emotionally neglected) shows up in their adult relationships.

Whether it was an over-involved, emotionally enmeshed parent… or feeling totally unseen growing up… a lot of men were never taught how to soothe themselves. So what happens? They grow up looking to their partner to meet all their emotional needs. It’s not selfish—it’s survival. But it can create a lot of pressure, disconnection, and confusion in relationships.

We break down the difference between under- and over-functioning parenting, how those dynamics impact a man’s emotional world, and how that inner child still runs the show. We also talk about how healing actually works—what it looks like for men to learn regulation, how partners can support (without taking it all on), and why this matters not just personally, but collectively.

This one’s for the people who love emotionally unavailable men, the men who don’t know why they feel so lost, and the parents who want to raise emotionally safe boys. You're not broken—you just never got what you needed. Let’s change that.

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