The State of Men

Mike & Aydian discuss in this podcast our dreams and how we have been limiting ourselves in our life.  We evaluate how impactful we are being with this project, The State of Men. We are explaining why this project or podcast isn’t the right project for us at the moment.  We both want to be doing something that is empowering for both of us and we explain what this means for us.

Thank you so much for being with us along the journey.  We are very grateful for your time and for helping make this community something special.   

  • What to do when you and your partner are in a heated discussion? 
  • Why is it so hard for men to dream? 
  • How to dream bigger instead of being stuck in the ‘how’ of our dreams? 
  • How Aydian is creating something that is bigger than him to have a greater impact on the trans community?
  • Mike explains how he hasn’t been all in with himself for his business projects
  • How we both had the same feeling around the Christmas break but didn’t talk about it.

What is The State of Men?

The State of Men is hosted by two Elder Millennial work-from-home-Dads, Mike Watts (cis man) and Aydian Dowling (trans man).

A funny and real-life approach to being Men in the 2020s The State of Men is taking a deep dive into masculinity to talk about what we do, and why we do it.

We believe a better future for our world is in part the responsibility of the Men in it. We invite all men to do the work and fix their shit, so we can leave a legacy we are proud of.

Societally, men have been brainwashed into a narrow view of masculinity through which they can't see their full potential. Gender norms are changing, the glass ceiling is shattered, and home life has been reinvented. So what does it mean to be a man in this new world?

The State of Men is a funny, honest, real-world look at the stigmas that exist around men.

The truth is men want to fix their shit, but where do we even start.