How does a man break generational silence without losing himself? In this episode of The New Masculine, I sit down with psychologist and author Jared Siler for a powerful conversation about masculinity, vulnerability, ambition, emotional inheritance, and the pressure many men feel to perform strength rather than live it. Jared’s debut novel, Under the Current, follows a high-achieving AI executive who appears to have it all—until the pressure to succeed collides with inherited emotional silence. Through story and lived experience, we explore what happens when men begin to question the identities they were handed. In this conversation, we discuss: • Growing up with steady but emotionally reserved male role models • Why vulnerability creates belonging—even when men resist it • The pressure to perform masculinity in Western culture • Therapy, healing, and the myth of “fixing” yourself • Breaking generational cycles without rejecting your lineage • Why growth doesn’t mean becoming someone else

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Under the Current: A Story About Men Breaking Generational Silence - Jared Siler

MAR 2, 202660 MIN
The New Masculine

Under the Current: A Story About Men Breaking Generational Silence - Jared Siler

MAR 2, 202660 MIN

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