Peer-led healing.
Pull-up, you’re one of us.

In this episode of After the Anchor, I sit down with Owen Squires to talk about the parts of masculinity a lot of men were never taught to question. The ego, the anger, the defensiveness, and the weight women can end up carrying because of it.

Owen doesn’t come into this conversation pretending he has it all figured out. He talks openly about his marriage, becoming a stay-at-home dad, therapy, sobriety, fatherhood, and the uncomfortable process of recognizing his own patterns.

We get into the mental load women carry, why criticism can feel like an attack, how shame can turn into anger, DARVO, emotional safety, accountability, and what it actually looks like to become more emotionally mature.

This isn’t about blaming men.

It’s about being willing to look at yourself without immediately looking away.

Because sometimes growth starts with admitting, “Yeah. I do that.”

And then deciding to do something about it.

This is After the Anchor. Real people. Real conversations. And the work that comes after.