Modern Masculinity Crisis: How Men Reclaim Purpose and Self-Leadership | Maxim Shapiro

Modern Masculinity Crisis: How Men Reclaim Purpose and Self-Leadership | Maxim Shapiro

February 19, 2026 · 1h 2m · Season 4 · Episode 95

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Sid Bensalah discusses the modern masculinity crisis with men's purpose coach Maxim Shapiro.

Send us Fan Mail Are men facing a modern masculinity crisis? In Episode 95 of Pre-Zero Sports Talk, Sid Bensalah sits down with Maxim Shapiro, men’s purpose coach and founder of Forward Motion Coaching, for a raw and honest conversation about depression, identity, effort, and reclaiming authentic self-leadership. Maxim shares how years of drifting, negative self-talk, and playing it safe led to deep dissatisfaction. In his early 40s, a “jarring awakening” pushed him to move from Massachusetts...

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Host: Sid Bensalah

Guest: Maxim Shapiro

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Organizations: Forward Motion Coaching

Places: Massachusetts

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