S3 Ep3: Glen Henry On Connecting With Your Inner Child To Better Your Adult Relationships

This week’s episode of human2human with Stacy Ike features the father behind Beleaf in Fatherhood - Glen Henry. Glen’s a husband and father who has documented his journey transitioning from a musical artist to a stay-at-home dad via social media. Glen and Stacy discuss how to choose what’s best for you, how to trust and effectively communicate in a relationship, and the reward behind connecting, confronting and understanding your inner child.  SHOW NOTES | KEY TAKEAWAYS: 00:00 - Intro 01:12 - Song of the week 01:19 - Book of the week 01:26 - Reflection Question 02:23 - Season Question 02:40 - Glen’s childhood  05:00 - Fatherhood and parenting seemed like a death that would happen to many people until Glen saw evidence of good fatherhood that made him want to be a dad.  06:48 - Understanding that parents are/were doing the best they can. 13:10 - The culture of the home. 17:40 - I just want to do it without the fear, I’ve already tried it with the fear. 18:26 - Fear is not an excuse. 19:08 - Meeting versions of your authentic self that were shut down during childhood + the whole creative industry is children at play. 23:42 - The generation before us doesn’t know how to show themselves vulnerable. 27:56 - Disney lied to us when they said happily ever after - when the princess meets the prince and they get married, that’s just the beginning and that’s the hardest part. 31:18 - You don’t end up with who you married.  32:45 - You can’t come into a relationship and say you’re not going to change.  37:54 - How are you dating somebody and all of their friends are unaccountable? 41:30 -  We are committed to speaking the same language even though it’s a different dialect.  42:00 - Human2Human Honest Gem Segment.  42:20 -  You committing to someone at the altar has nothing to do with the trust that needs to be built. You have to earn the trust after the ring. 42:50 - Choosing your family first is not choosing your family of origin. It maybe impossible to honor your spouse and your parents at the same time.  51:55 - We’re big on teaching our kids how to think If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, rate, leave a review, and while you’re at it share it with someone you love, or like, as long as you share it! CREDITS: Executive Producer: Stacy Ike Producer: Paris McCoy Associate Producer: Henrietta Biayemi  Associate Producer: Emma Jackson Audio Engineer: Brian Shaffer Theme Music: Pieces by “After The Fall" Music released by: Chill Out Records  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices