In this Father's Day special of the Modern Love podcast, Anna Martin interviews family therapist Terry Real about vulnerability and fatherhood. Terry shares insights from his own complex relationship with his father, emphasizing the importance of emotional openness and personal healing for fathers. He stresses that good parenting consists of nurture, guidance, and setting limits, and encourages fathers to be emotionally present and vulnerable with their children. Terry also answers listener questions about parenting challenges, such as disciplining children, breaking generational patterns of emotional unavailability, and guiding boys towards healthy masculinity in the face of cultural pressures. He advises parents to focus on building strong, relational connections with their children and to model the behavior they wish to see.
