How Fatherless Men Negotiate Their Masculinity with Patrick Neo Mabiletsa

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In this episode I connect with Neo Patrick Mabiletsa about his journey as an author, we unpack his book “Chronicles of Fatherless Son”, how he dealt with the loss of his wife after the birth of his first daughter & the challenges of being a single father. We also highlight his passion for coaching and helping others deal with their grief and how he has gone from an author to entrepreneur in the wine industry.
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Topics we cover on the show:

• 01:30 - How Chronicles Of A Fatherless son is being received by the public
• 02:57 - different forms of fatherless and how Neo Patrick Mabiletsa shared his experiences in the book,
• 05:17 - What happens when uncles and other family members who support you start their own families and that support fades away,
• 09:30 - The importance of taking calculated risks and not being afraid of mistakes but also reaching out to mentors to help with situations we might not be familiar with,
• 13:20 - learning to express yourself instead of bottling things up which may lead to violent outbursts because you were never taught to speak or defend yourself,
• 19:00 - losing his wife after the birth of his first daughter and the challenges of being a single father,
• 25:10 - describing how he needed his father when his wife passed away and when he needed money for studies as some of the most challenging part of writing the book,
• making noise through publishing a book and doing interviews so that his long lost father would come and find him but eventually giving up because he wouldn't be happy with the reasons why he chose not to be present in his life,
• 31:00 - forgiving our fathers and realizing that no matter how bad they are their love and embrace would make a huge difference in ones life,
• 34:50 - churches can be crucial in changing young men's lives but there's also a dangerous element where pastors can take advantage of their confused state of being,
• 40:00 - father's tendency to lose themselves after a divorce or bad break up and which starves their children of the love and support they need from a father,
• 44:00 - finding joy coaching others through grief counseling and making moves as an entrepreneur in the wine industry.

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