Does Toxic Masculinity Cause Mental Health Issues?

Troy Munson – LinkedIn and Daniel Berk – LinkedIn celebrate one year of Two Dads in Tech — 52 weeks of honest conversations about tech, fatherhood, marriage, mental health, and what it really means to balance it all. In this milestone episode, they unpack everything from back injuries and parenting chaos to toxic masculinity, suicide prevention, and the strange world of going viral online. They also talk openly about: The fear that “my kids will think I worked too much” Why men struggle to talk about mental health and emotions Breaking toxic masculinity and redefining what strength means How creating online leads to unexpected opportunities Parenting exhaustion, brushing teeth battles & dad guilt Using tools like Zapier & Beehiiv to power content & growth It’s raw, funny, honest, and deeply human — exactly what Two Dads in Tech has been for a year straight. • Daniel Berk’s LinkedIn – / danielberk • Troy Munson’s LinkedIn – / troymunson • Two Dads in Tech Newsletter – https://twodadsintech.com • Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/30GQP8F... • Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... • Shop Two Dads in Tech – https://shop.twodadsintech.com • Get started with Zapier now: https://bit.ly/4ooQhlb (0:00) Sponsor: Zapier & automation for creators (1:00) Back pain, holidays & getting old (3:00) Diet, inflammation & dad health hacks (4:00) Parenting fear — “My kids will think I worked too much” (7:00) Redefining masculinity: protectors, not suppressors (9:00) Teaching sons emotional intelligence (13:00) Suicide awareness & men’s mental health (