{"id":110056,"date":"2025-04-24T11:38:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T11:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/embodimentunlimited.com\/?p=110056"},"modified":"2025-04-24T11:38:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T11:38:02","slug":"695-why-strength-still-matters-masculinity-honour-identity-with-jack-donovan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/embodimentunlimited.com\/695-why-strength-still-matters-masculinity-honour-identity-with-jack-donovan\/","title":{"rendered":"695. Why Strength Still Matters: Masculinity, Honour &amp; Identity &ndash; With Jack Donovan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.2 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe style=\"border:none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/36292120\/height\/100\/width\/\/thumbnail\/no\/render-playlist\/no\/theme\/custom\/tdest_id\/4046103\/custom-color\/87A93A\" height=\"100\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" 1=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 2=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 3=\"oallowfullscreen\" 4=\"msallowfullscreen\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"462\">I&#8217;m joined by author and men&#8217;s work coach Jack Donovan for a deep, honest chat about modern masculinity. We get into why strength matters, how weakness is being sold as virtue, and why the idea that we&#8217;re all &#8220;blank slates&#8221; might be doing more harm than good.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"464\" data-end=\"769\">We talk martial arts, the value of tactical virtues, and what honour really means in a world that often dismisses it. Jack also breaks down the meaning behind &#8220;far right&#8221; labels, internet culture clashes, and how Nietzsche&#8217;s ideas can actually help when you&#8217;re trying to raise strong, grounded boys today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"895\">Lots of practical wisdom in this one\u2014whether you&#8217;re a dad, a mentor, or just figuring out what it means to be a man in 2025.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"881\" data-end=\"1145\">Read more about Jack&#8217;s work here: <a href= \"https:\/\/www.jack-donovan.com\/\">jack-donovan.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class= \"s2\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"420\">Jack Donovan is a writer and speaker who has spent over a decade exploring masculinity and masculine philosophy. Known for his &#8220;gonzo&#8221; anthropological approach, he focuses on big ideas and cultural patterns around male identity. His bestselling book&nbsp;<em data-start=\"365\" data-end= \"381\">The Way of Men<\/em> has become a go-to read for soldiers, athletes, fathers, and leaders around the world. His latest work, <em data-start=\"486\" data-end=\"504\">Fire in the Dark<\/em>, dives into mythic masculine roles and introduces his evolving philosophy of Solar Idealism. Jack is also the founder of the international men&#8217;s group The Order of Fire and a frequent guest on podcasts and stages like the 21 Convention.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Check out our&nbsp;<a href= \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Theembodimentchannel\">YouTube channel<\/a>&nbsp;for more coaching tips and our&nbsp;<a href= \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TheEmbodimentCoachingPodcast\">Podcast channel<\/a>&nbsp;for full episode videos<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Uplevel your coaching with a free copy of Mark&#8217;s latest eBook,&nbsp;<em><a href= \"https:\/\/embodimentunlimited.com\/coachingpodcast\">The Top 12 Embodiment Coaching Techniques&nbsp;<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Join Mark for those juicy&nbsp;<a href= \"https:\/\/embodimentunlimited.com\/events-calendar\/?utm_source=TEP&amp;utm_medium=Description&amp;utm_campaign=Events\">in-person workshops and events<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p class=\"p3\">Fancy some&nbsp;<a href= \"https:\/\/embodimentunlimited.com\/free-coaching-with-mark\/?utm_source=TEP&amp;utm_medium=Description&amp;utm_campaign=Demo\">free coaching demo sessions with Mark<\/a>?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Connect with Mark Walsh on&nbsp;<a href= \"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/warkmalsh\/\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.libsyn.com\/episode\/index\/id\/36292120\/tdest_id\/4046103\">Check out this episode!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m joined by author and men&#8217;s work coach Jack Donovan for a deep, honest chat about modern masculinity. We get into why strength matters, how weakness is being sold as virtue, and why the idea that we&#8217;re all &#8220;blank slates&#8221; might be doing more harm than good. We talk martial arts, the value of tactical [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":43680,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcast"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/embodimentunlimited.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/embodimentunlimited.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/embodimentunlimited.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/embodimentunlimited.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/embodimentunlimited.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110056"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/embodimentunlimited.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110057,"href":"https:\/\/embodimentunlimited.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110056\/revisions\/110057"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/embodimentunlimited.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/embodimentunlimited.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/embodimentunlimited.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/embodimentunlimited.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}