Matt Brown: Breaking cycles and building good men

About this episode

Matt Brown joins the podcast to discuss his experiences with parenting, trauma, and healing.

This week we’re joined by special guest Matt Brown (MNZM) - pāpā, husband, co-founder of She is not your rehab, author, communicator and internationally acclaimed barber (yes, really!) - for a powerful conversation about parenting, trauma and healing. Listener note: In this episode we touch on some sensitive topics including domestic abuse, suicide and sexual abuse. If you or someone you know is struggling, please seek support from a mental health professional or connect with Lifeline Aotearoa by texting 4357. Your wellbeing is important. Matt shares openly about his upbringing as one of nine kids and the journey that led him to confront the pain and trauma that marked much of his childhood. Together with Dayna and Jenny he chats about forgiveness and breaking cycles through the lens of, ‘seek to understand, rather than to be understood’ , a principle that has guided him through his healing journey. Matt and his wife Sarah have created some incredible resources which you can check out here: two books She is not your rehab and This is not yours to carry - and a mental health app Innerboy, which has been designed to support men in healing from intergenerational trauma and abuse…

People in this episode

Guest: Matt Brown

Topics covered

• parenting
• trauma
• healing
• forgiveness
• domestic abuse
• mental health

Keywords

• parenting
• trauma
• healing
• forgiveness
• domestic abuse
• mental health
• intergenerational trauma

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: She is not your rehab, Innerboy, Lifeline Aotearoa, Youthline, Just a thought

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