147_The Road Ahead and Miles Behind: Building a Father Son Bond with Mike Liguori

The Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show with Ben Brown

Welcome back to another episode of the Smart Nutrition Made Simple Show. As always, I’m your host Ben Brown, a nutrition & fitness expert and owner of BSL Nutrition, an online coaching company whose mission is to help you change your belief system around what it means to be healthy…

And in today’s episode, I’m actually going to shift the context of the conversation away from nutrition and health to that of relationships, personal growth and acceptance, as well as that of personal and parental responsibility…

At the time of this recording, the deaths of the Uvalde Texas children's massacre have been weighing heavily on my mind…

As a man and father, and as the frequency and severity of these inhumane events continue to grow, I can’t help but wonder what’s happening to our young men today…

I can’t help but wonder about the impact on the mental health of these kids and the pain they must be experiencing to not have any type of positive role model in their lives.

Politics aside, we need more men to stand up, to show up, to set an example for what's right and wrong, and to teach young men how to be hard-working, responsible, capable, and upstanding citizens and adults.

This was the conversation that today's guest, Mike Liguori, and I just had as we wrapped up our interview and that I felt compelled to comment on…

And while I realize that this is outside the scope of our typical eat less and exercise more jargon, all of that clearly pales in comparison to the epidemic of fatherless homes our country is experiencing.

I just know that we can and need to better, on so many levels.

Now, speaking of men and fathers, Mike is also the author of the book The Road Ahead and Miles Behind, A Story of Healing and Redemption Between Father and Son.

His book tells the story of a cross-country road trip taken during the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic and the intricate yet beautiful nature between a father and son looking to reconcile their differences and amend a challenging past.

Having had the privilege of reading The Road Ahead and Miles Behind, I can tell you it is full of inspiring moments and perspectives that demonstrate the healing power of hard conversations with those you love. It's a story that will remind you it's never too late to have something with your parents.

I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did and please please share this with someone close to you whom you think could benefit.

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