{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65e0f19bef8f000017b7df8b/66b135d45da099b7d212cfa0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Darkness I Have Been Facing","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65e0f19bef8f000017b7df8b/1722889625714-502619bc-c143-4c39-8aa8-6ece25a06f24.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>For several months there has been a darkness, a sense of hopelessness and despair, that has been a constant shadow over my life. In today's episode I open up and talk about that, as well as my struggles with my faith, and ultimately realizing that I needed to answer the question: \"Who wrote the narrative you keep repeating to yourself?\"</p><p><br></p><p>I know I am not alone in this. With an estimated 39,000 male suicides a year in the U.S., it's obvious that many men are struggling through this.</p><p><br></p><p>Here is a link to the song I mention in the episode: https://youtu.be/tHxip2x-PLc?si=CjG35NbODNMPjbqs</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Men, it's time to start talking about this, and ask yourself \"Who wrote the narrative you keep repeating to yourself?\"</p>","author_name":"Forging Fatherhood"}