His Wife Asked Him to Prove They Weren't Okay. He Had No Answer.

Mitchell Phelps is a father of one (number two is weeks away), Cleveland-based community builder, and the man behind the Daddy's Trollers Social Club. In this episode, Mitchell gets real about the self-imposed pressure men carry into fatherhood, the financial stress they manufacture, the provider identity they inherit from society, and the moment his wife asked him to prove they weren't okay, and he couldn't.He walks us through his 12-week parental leave with his first child, what it actually looked like to be present through the hard parts, and how he navigated loneliness after relocating to a new city with a newborn. A therapist's simple question, "have you been around people?"  changed everything. That led Mitchell to connect with the Daddy's Trollers Social Club, a community for dads that started in Dallas and now has roots in Cleveland.We also get into male postpartum depression (1 in 10 men experience it  and most don't even know), why "daddy bootcamp" is missing the mark, and three practical steps to find your people when you don't know where to start.If you've ever felt the pressure and couldn't explain where it came from, this one's for you.