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Redefining Consent for Every Area of Life with Tiffany Braxton
In this follow-up conversation, host Shaun Dawson reunites with Tiffany Braxton, author of Consent Comics, to unpack why traditional cultural messaging around consent ...
How Parents Can Teach Respect and Boundaries at Home with Tiffany Braxton
In this episode of Raising Men, Shaun Dawson sits down with author, activist, and educator Tiffany Braxton to explore consent, personal power, and respect. Overloaded ...
Performative Strength vs Authentic Power
In this solo episode of Raising Men, Shaun Dawson explores what it truly looks like to protect the people relying on us. Drawing from the historical covert trip Presid...
Why Parenting Boys is Harder Than Ever with Jennifer L. W. Fink
Jennifer L.W. Fink returns to Raising Men to explore why raising boys today feels increasingly complex and how parents can guide them with clarity and intentionality. ...
Guided Meditation with Marc Krusin
In this live short episode, host Shaun Dawson sits down with mindfulness expert Marc Krusin to step away from the standard interview format and experience a live guide...
Navigating the Pink Light with Mayra Clay and Marc Krusin
Modern parents face the ongoing challenge of raising children in an "always on" world saturated with digital noise. In this episode, host Shaun Dawson sits down with L...
How a Father's Calm Sets the Tone for the Home with Mike Elliot
In this episode of Raising Men, host Shaun Dawson sits down with relational guide Mike Elliott to explore what it truly means to lead a family with presence, purpose, ...
Moving from Conflict To Alpha Leadership with Todd Sarner
In this episode of Raising Men, host Shaun Dawson sits down with licensed psychotherapist and parent coach Todd Sarner to discuss navigating daily family conflict and ...
What Sadistic AI, Bare feet, and a Talking Cat All Have to do with Raising Men
Shaun Dawson dives into an unexpected source of parenting wisdom: the bestselling sci-fi series Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman. Behind its absurd premise—a man ...
Rebuilding Character and Leading Through Turbulence with Brandon Martini
In this episode of Raising Men, host Shaun Dawson sits down with Brandon Martini, the co-founder of Stratus Financial and host of the Aviation Mentors podcast. Brandon...
How Manly Are You?
What does a healthy vision of masculinity actually look like, and how do we measure our progress toward it? In this episode of Raising Men, host Shaun Dawson is joined...
Why Every Father Needs a Tribe with Don Ross
Together, Shaun and Don dive deep into the cultural confusion surrounding modern masculinity and the isolation epidemic trapping today's fathers. Don shares his raw, p...
Grief Legacy and the True Cost of Waiting to Have Kids
Thirty years ago, Shaun Dawson sat by his mother's bedside in Albuquerque, New Mexico, watching her take her final breath. In this deeply moving and intensely personal...
Healing The Past To Protect Your Son's Future with Steve Biddulph
In this deeply moving episode of Raising Men, host Shaun Dawson reunites with world-renowned psychologist and bestselling author Steve Biddulph to pivot the conversati...
Q&A: Initiations & Navigating the Digital Landscape
Navigating the threshold of modern adolescence requires more than passive autopilot parenting; it demands intentionality, real-world action, and an unyielding commitme...
The Secret Superpower of Parenting with Jody Hill
In this episode of Raising Men, host Shaun Dawson sits down with Jody Hill, a best-selling author, speaker, and parenting sidekick, to unpack the transformative power ...
The High Stakes of Raising Men in a Noisy World
In this powerful and deeply personal solo address, Shaun Dawson marks the 250th anniversary of the nation by examining the "quiet crisis" surrounding modern masculinit...
Raising Elite Athletes Without Losing Perspective with Jonathan V. Last
In this compelling episode of Raising Men, host Shaun Dawson sits down with Jonathan V. Last (JVL), editor of The Bulwark and father of four, to navigate the complex a...