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Reclaiming the Generational Rearview Mirror with Ted Dawson
In this special Father’s Day edition of Raising Men, host Shaun Dawson sits down for an intimate, deeply personal conversation with his own father, Ted Dawson. A forme...
Seeing the World Through My Son’s Eyes with Lake Dawson
Joined by his very own son and the original inspiration for the podcast, Lake Dawson, Shaun explores the world directly through a child's eyes. Filled with humor, hea...
Reclaiming a Vision for Young Men with Shaun Dawson
In this solo episode of Raising Men, host Shaun Dawson wrestles with a heavy and deeply honest question brought to him by a friend: What do you do when you want to sup...
Practical Tools for Navigating Big Behaviors with Tosha Schore
Tosha Schore is a parent educator, author, and the founder of Parenting Boys Peacefully. She specializes in helping parents navigate the "bad guy myth" by reframing bo...
Q&A Navigating the "Man Box"
In this insightful Q&A episode of Raising Men, host Shaun Dawson dives deep into the complex personal growth challenges that modern fathers face on the playground and ...
From Reactive to Radical: The Journey to Intentional Fatherhood with Jon Hord
Jon Hord is the founder of the Engaged Father Project. A former high-achieving corporate VP who walked away from a 100-year-old family company after a health-induced e...
Q&A: Reclaiming the Safe Harbor
In this mailbag edition of Raising Men, host Shaun Dawson addresses two critical parenting dilemmas: emotional withholding and managing high-energy boys. Shaun unpacks...
Raising Men Under Hard Circumstances with Lisa Johnson
In this episode of Raising Men, Shawn sits down with Lisa Johnson, a high-conflict divorce strategist, certified domestic violence advocate, and co-founder of Been The...
Q&A: Raising a Gentleman with a Backbone
In this special mailbag edition, Shaun dives deep into two core questions that surface at the very beginning of the fatherhood journey: how to establish foundational n...
The Gap Between Ideal and Reality with Jordan Ritter Conn
This episode of Raising Men features an intimate deep dive with Jordan Ritter Conn, a senior staff writer at The Ringer and author of the groundbreaking 2026 book, Ame...
Q&A: The Refining Fire of Fatherhood
This episode dives into the "refining fire" of parenting, where Shaun Dawson explores the collective wisdom of past guests to answer two heavy-hitting listener questio...
The Wild and Tender Work of Fatherhood with Dan Doty
In a culture that has "clear-cut" the traditional forests of masculinity, 40% of young men now report having no one to turn to for guidance. We are navigating a landsc...
Q&A: Heart-Level Connection Strategies for Dads and Sons
Key Topics Covered Moving from inherited parenting patterns to helping sons build their own operating systems for life Balancing reactive responses with logical and em...
How A Father's Self-Ownership Shapes A Son's Strength with Ralph Brewer
In this episode of Raising Men, Sean Dawson sits down with Ralph Brewer, founder of the Help for Men Brotherhood and creator of Dad Starting Over. Ralph shares his jou...
Q&A: The Inner Battle of Masculinity and Digital Parenting
In this episode of Raising Men, Shaun Dawson explores the complex topics of masculinity, consent, and digital influence in parenting. He offers practical advice on tea...
Mindful Masculinity for Modern Dads with Todd Adams
In this conversation, Todd Adams — Executive Director of Men Living and co-host of Zen Parenting Radio — unpacks what “conscious masculinity” truly means when you’re r...
The Superpower of Starting from Zero
In this episode of Raising Men, host Shaun Dawson reflects on a powerful conversation with Deland McCullough. Shaun shares a poignant story about a young entrepreneur ...
Navigating The Strong-Willed Path to Manhood with Kirk Martin
In today’s episode of the Raising Men podcast, we sit down with Kirk Martin, founder of Celebrate Calm and host of the Calm Parenting Podcast. For more than two decade...