Jed Diamond - The Impact of a Father's Absence and Creating a Fulfilling Marriage

Jed’s father had a mental breakdown when Jed was only four. Jed visited him every Sunday at a psychiatric hospital where he witnessed his deterioration until, eventually his father could no longer recognize him. This daunting experience propelled Jed on a path to  become a psychotherapist and a life spent focusing on men’s health and wellbeing. In this episode, Jed talks about the impact of a father’s absence on a child’s development and what it takes to have a truly fulfilling marriage. (hint: after the honeymoon, don’t bail, face and heal your childhood wounds so you can move to the next stage of intimacy and love). 

Bio:

Jed Diamond , PhD, is the director of MenAlive and has been a licenced psychotherapist for nearly 40 years. MenAlive is a health program for men to eliminate stress  that  undermines their health and  wrecks relationships. This program is also for women who care about the health of men in their lives. Jed is also an author of many books including My Distant Dad: Healing the Family Father Wound, a story about finding his father and  both of their journeys of healing and redemption. Jed has been on the Board of Advisors of the Men’s Health Network. He is also a member of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male and serves as a member of the International Scientific Board of the World Congress on Men’s Health.

Links: 

https://menalive.com

https://www.webmd.com/jed-diamond

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