What happens when the life you worked to build no longer answers the questions you are asking?
Furkhan Dandia joins Jay to discuss fatherhood, divorce, and the shame that can keep men from saying they need help. An engineer by background, Furkhan describes how becoming a father changed his sense of purpose and how therapy helped him examine family expectations, relationships, and the stories he told himself.
That experience led toward psychology, a men's group, the EZ Conversations podcast, and his book Pursuit of Self-Love. He and Jay explore what becomes possible when one person speaks honestly enough for someone else to do the same. Vulnerability, in this conversation, is an ongoing practice with difficult days still in the picture.
What We Explore
* Fatherhood and the search for meaning
* Divorce, cultural expectations, and shame
* The isolation of struggling in silence
* What Furkhan learned through therapy
* Men's groups and honest conversations
* Moving from engineering toward psychology
* Self-acceptance as an ongoing practice
About Furkhan Dandia
Furkhan Dandia is an author, mental health advocate, and host of EZ Conversations. He wrote Pursuit of Self-Love and discusses his decision to pursue a master's in psychology.
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