When Dad Feels Forgotten: Resentment, Intimacy & the Transition to Fatherhood

Nobody really prepares modern men for what happens when they become fathers. You can love your child deeply and still feel lonely. You can be grateful and resentful. You can want more closeness with your partner while also knowing she's overwhelmed. You can become so focused on providing and protecting that you stop noticing what you need until resentment starts speaking for you. In this conversation, Aaron and Kirill explore the less-discussed emotional territory of early fatherhood: the loss of intimacy, the pressure of becoming “the provider,” resentment toward partners and children, and the shame about having those feelings. They also explore a different way forward: learning to recognize what's happening in your body, developing the capacity to regulate yourself, finding connection beyond your relationship, and building a sense that you don't have to carry all of this alone. Because becoming a father changes more than your responsibilities. It changes you. The question is whether you have the support, awareness, and connection to meet that change without losing yourself in it.   MENTIONED IN THE SHOW   FREE RESET TOOL https://theauminstitute.com/reset-a-somatic-tool-for-effortless-presence   SOMATIC INTEGRATION THERAPY  https://www.theauminstitute.com/somatic-therapy-in-calgary   RELATIONSHIP INSIGHT SESSION https://www.theauminstitute.com/relationship-insight-session     Connect with Aaron: www.theauminstitute.com www.facebook.com/aaronpatrickrosso www.instagram.com/theauminstitute   Connect with Kirill: https://www.instagram.com/guideonalog/ For upcoming men's groups: [email protected]