Calm at Work, Explodes at Home

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! "I'm the most patient guy in all my relationships. Except one. As a father. And this crushes me." A man wrote that about his five year old son. A wife wrote almost the same about her husband: calm at work, but at home, he couldn't manage his anger. In this episode of Being a Man, we look at why so many men hold it together all day and snap at the people they love most. It is not an anger problem at home. It is an empty tank problem. All day, your nervous system works overtime to keep the lid on, and by the time you get home, there is nothing left to hold it with. Seneca wrote that the greatest remedy for anger is delay. Stanford researchers found the fastest way to create that delay: the physiological sigh. In this episode: - Why you are patient with everyone except your own family - The empty tank behind the evening explosion - Seneca's four-word remedy for anger - The physiological sigh, step by step, from the Stanford breathing study - Three sighs at the door, every evening this week, and how to repair when you slip This is for the father who is calm at the office and ashamed of how he sounds at home. Save some patience for the ones who matter most. Being a Man is a weekly podcast on modern manhood, ancient wisdom, and purpose, hosted by Maurizio Rosini, founder of MyMasterMan, a global brotherhood and coaching movement for men who are done carrying it alone. Follow the show and go deeper: mymasterman.com | Instagram @mymasterman.coach