ManTalks Podcast Healing The Masculine Wound with Josh Trent
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Dec 8, 2025 
In a heartfelt discussion, Josh Trent, a health and men's-work educator, delves into how marriage and childhood experiences shape a man's emotional landscape. He reveals insights on healing the mother wound and overcoming cycles of anger and pornography. Josh emphasizes the power of breathwork and mentorship in fostering genuine connections. With a focus on emotional epigenetics, he explains how trauma influences relationships and advocates for vulnerability and self-leadership as keys to healing and growth. His journey inspires men to break free from limiting patterns.
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Marriage As A Catalyzing Mirror
- Marriage served as Josh Trent's crucible that exposed his unconscious anger toward women and childhood wounds.
- His wife's presence forced honest self-reflection and opened pathways for emotional growth.
Childhood Role Reversal With A Bipolar Mother
- Josh grew up caring for a mother with bipolar disorder and felt like he had to be her parent as a child.
- That dynamic wired him to distrust women and to time-travel into panic when his wife showed strong emotion.
Name Feelings Before You Explain
- Stop intellectualizing your healing and develop skills to feel, name, and speak emotions with honesty.
- Practice feeling before explaining so you can communicate your inner state without projecting trauma onto others.
