Fatherhood Gets Lonely | Shannon Carpenter | The Sean Trace Show

Fatherhood Gets Lonely | Shannon Carpenter | The Sean Trace Show

July 6, 2026 · 20 min

About this episode

Sean Trace interviews Shannon Carpenter about the challenges of fatherhood and male loneliness.

In this episode, I sit down with Shannon Carpenter, author of The Ultimate Stay-at-Home Dad, for a real conversation about fatherhood, male loneliness, modern masculinity, friendship, burnout, and what dads actually need. We talk about why so many men can be surrounded by family, work, and responsibility but still feel deeply alone. Shannon shares why adult male friendship is so hard to build, why men often struggle to open up, and how having a safe person or group can help lighten the ...

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