When Men Go Silent: Understanding the Male Mental Health Crisis | Eric Robertson | LFRF 51

When Men Go Silent: Understanding the Male Mental Health Crisis | Eric Robertson | LFRF 51

April 9, 2026 · 1h 37m · Episode 53

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Eric Robertson discusses the male mental health crisis and the importance of understanding men's emotional struggles.

✨ "Men don't need less empathy. They often need empathy delivered differently." – Eric Robertson ✨ "Success is a tricky thing. You can get to the point where you start to believe your own bullshit — and that has some negative impacts on your relationships." – Eric Robertson Eric Robertson spent 33 years inside some of the most painful moments families ever face — divorce. As one of Austin's most respected family law attorneys, he sat across from men and women at their most raw and most desperate. What he noticed about the men changed the direction of his life. They weren't falling apart in the ways the system was built to recognize. They were shutting down, overworking, picking fights, and quietly disappearing inside themselves — and nobody had a name for what was happening to them. That observation sent Eric back to school for a second master's degree in clinical mental health counseling, and launched an entirely new career focused on men's emotional wellbeing. This conversation matters deeply if you love a man — a son, a partner, a brother, a father. So much of what Eric shares illuminates not just what men are going through, but why they behave the way they do when they're…

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