Episode 203

Finding the Courage to Ask for Help and Overcome Challenges with Mike Van Pelt

Published on: 9th May, 2023

As men, we've been told that asking for help is a sign of weakness, so we then find ourselves walking a silent and lonely path through life. But what if reaching out to others could be the key to unlocking our true potential? Mike Van Pelt shares his insights on the importance of men supporting each other and the transformative power of asking for help. He discusses how faith shaped his journey, how he overcame the fear of asking for help and the impact it's had on his life both personally and professionally. Mike also shared about learning to let go, slow down, and truly connect with the people and events around him. We explored the risks and rewards of reaching out for help and how to embrace unexpected changes that life throws our way. Join us and learn from Mike Van Pelt's story as we uncover how to grow into better men, fathers, and husbands by simply being authentic and unafraid to ask for help.

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Chapters:

(0:13:51) - Navigating Life Transitions and Changes

(0:19:02) - The Power of Asking for Help

(0:24:25) - Self-Care and Seeking Assistance

(0:30:23) - Letting Go and Slowing Down

(0:40:00) - Being Authentic

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Connect with Mike Van Pelt

Website:

https://truemanlifecoaching.com/

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Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/CoachMikeVanPelt/

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Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/truemancoaching/

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LinkedIn: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikevanpelt/

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Connect with Mike Forrester

https://linktr.ee/hicoachmike

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Living Fearless Today
Helping men break generational cycles, heal the father wound, and become a better husband and dad.
You swore you'd be a different kind of father than the one who raised you. Then one day you caught his words and tone coming out of your mouth. You felt the same distance creep in at home, and wondered how much of him you're still carrying despite the promise you made to yourself.

Living Fearless Today is a podcast for men who are done repeating the patterns they grew up with. Host Mike Forrester has stood where you're standing. Every week he brings honest conversations and practical tools for the parts of a man's life that rarely get said out loud: the father wound you never named, the anger that shows up with the people you love most, the marriage that's gone quiet, and the man you still want to become.

The show helps you understand the past that shaped you. Then you take an honest look at where you stand today as a husband, a father, and a man. From there you start building the future you actually want, one choice at a time, instead of drifting into the one you were handed and currently living out.

Episodes cover identity, anger, shame, marriage and fatherhood, relationships, self-worth, courage, emotional intelligence, legacy and purpose, and the brotherhood that the vast majority of men are missing. If you've looked for how to break generational cycles, face a father wound, handle anger as a dad, or become a better husband and father, start here.

The cycle can end with you. Press play and take the first step toward becoming the man you needed when you were young.

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Mike Forrester

Mike Forrester is a men's transformation coach, founder of the Living Fearless coaching programs, and host of the Living Fearless Today podcast. His insights, methods and stories of overcoming childhood trauma, dyslexia and loss of loved ones have been featured on various podcasts, including Hanging Onto Hope, Extreme Health, Own Your Life Own Your Career and Think Unbroken.