{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Dads are Lonely. Here's How to Open the Door with Eli Weinstein","description":"Have you ever looked at your partner and thought \u2014 I have no idea what's actually going on with him?   Most dads won't tell you. Not because they don't feel it \u2014 but because nobody ever taught them that they could. In this episode, licensed therapist and dad Eli Weinstein is back for Part 2 of our Father's Day series, and this time we're going deep on the emotional world of dads: the loneliness they carry quietly, the pressure of being "the rock," and the fear that opening up will make the people they love see them differently.   And then he gives us something we actually need: a real, usable script for how to open the door without pressure, without ultimatums, and without doing it all for him.   In this episode: Why loneliness is the #1 thing dads experience in early parenthood \u2014 and why they'll rarely admit it The "I'm fine" response decoded \u2014 what it's actually protecting What the "rock" mentality does to men's bodies and relationships over time How to ask your partner what he needs in a way he can actually hear The script Eli recommends for opening up the conversation \u2014 without cornering him Why doing it for him always backfires   This is Part 2 of our Father's Day series. Go back and listen to Part 1 if you haven't \u2014 it's one of my favorite conversations on this show.   Follow the show so you never miss an episode. And if this one hit home, please leave a rating and review \u2014 it means the world and helps other moms find us.   \ud83d\udcd6 Eli's book From I Do to We Do: https:\/\/amzn.to\/4f2QPvT \ud83c\udf10 Eli's website: https:\/\/www.eliweinsteinlcsw.com\/ \ud83d\udcf2 Follow Eli: @eliweinstein_lcsw | @thedudetherapist \ud83c\udfa4 Leave Krissy a voice message: www.momsguidetofindingherself.com \ud83d\udc9c Mom Identity Starter Kit ($17): www.momidentityproject.com\/starterkit \ud83d\udce9 Join the Memo: www.momidentityproject.com ","author_name":"Mom's Guide to Finding Herself: Rediscovering Identity and Joy in Motherhood","author_url":"https:\/\/www.momsguidetofindingherself.com","html":"