About

Hey, I’m Brian. Having lived in several families during my childhood, including with a few foster families and extended family, I’ve had many parental figures to model and learn from. However, I lacked any connection with them at the time and felt as if none of them took me aside to develop a personal relationship with me, show me the ropes, and teach me life skills needed to become a husband and father. As my sons navigate adolescence, I have made it my mission to teach them the things they should know that were never taught to me.

For many years, decades really, I’d had an attachment disorder without realizing it. It wasn’t until I met my soulmate and entered into my second marriage did I understand that I’d merely been going through the motions of life without much feeling. We then brought our baby girl into the world and I became filled with a love and adoration for that smart, curly-headed blondie that I’d never felt before.

In this blog and associated podcast I want to explore what makes a man. I want to help others like me who grew up without one or both biological parents learn to recognize the effects from that and be able to cope and compensate for it.

I’ve had no formal training in psychology or childhood development or anything of the sort. I’m a regular guy just trying to figure things out for myself so I can be for my own kids the dad I never had. Join me on my journey up Manhood Mountain as we explore the ascent from boy to man.