Ep. 167: Why Black Men Struggle to Let Go of Control with Jean Messeroux

In XYBM 167, we sit down with Jean, therapist and returning guest, for an unscripted conversation on fatherhood, privacy, and functional depression. Jean gets real about surrendering to fatherhood instead of trying to control it, why he keeps his son's face off social media, and how turning 30 left him depressed over unchecked boxes—until a long run and a talk from his lady pulled him out.

He opens up about the trade-off between support and independence, why the person you have a child with is the most important decision you'll make, and how being a Black man means always working a room just to survive. This is for any Black man who has learned to push through everything without ever really feeling it, and anyone trying to understand whether the version of you that helped you survive is still serving you today.

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