Navy Seal Mental Toughness: How to be Strong for Your Family A conversation with retired Navy Seal Jon Macaskill

06/18/24 • 37 min

Welcome to the Modern Husbands podcast, where any combination of Dr. Bruce Ross, Christian Sherrill, and Brian Page host national experts who share winning ideas to manage money and the home as a team.
Today we welcome Jon Macaskill, a retired Navy SEAL Commander turned leadership and mindfulness coach. During his 24-year Navy career, he served in multiple highly dynamic leadership positions from the battlefield to the operations center and the board room.
On today’s episode, we discuss the strategies he uses, and you can use, to stay strong for your family.
Enjoy the show.
Questions Answered
0:00:00 Introduction
0:03:08 Can you share a bit about your career as a Navy SEAL?
0:05:54 How do you handle the mental switch from being in a high-stakes operational mindset to a more relaxed home environment?
0:11:14 Can you share specific strategies or mental frameworks you learned in the SEALs for maintaining a healthy work-life balance?
0:18:26 What routines or rituals from your SEAL training that you've adapted to help maintain a sense of calm and focus at home?
0:22:06 In what ways do you communicate with your family about the demands of your work, and how do you ensure that your home life remains a priority?
0:25:37 Why is self empathy an important building block toward being an empathetic spouse and parent?
0:32:02 According to your book, motion is lotion for the body. What does this mean, and how do you put this into practice?
0:34:50 What is one simple and actionable piece of advice you want to share with our listeners?
Purchase Jon’s Book “Unleashing Inner Strength: A Navy SEAL's Guide to Preparedness, Resilience, Grit, and Compassion Through Mindfulness” https://www.amazon.com/Unleashing-Inner-Strength-Preparedness-Mindfulness/dp/B0CHGC1XGG
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Questions Answered
0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:02 Can you share a bit about your professional background and your partner’s?
0:02:33 How did you and your partner meet?
0:04:02 How did you manage your careers after the birth of your baby?
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0:27:39 What financial decisions did you and your partner make to prepare for parenthood?
0:37:33 What is one piece of simple and actionable advice you have, based on our conversation today?

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Welcome to the Modern Husbands podcast, where any combination of Dr. Bruce Ross, Christian Sherrill, and Brian Page host national experts who share winning ideas to manage money and the home as a team.
We welcome Paige Connell to today’s episode and we discuss how working husbands can best support their working wives in a marriage that values teamwork.
Paige is a working mother of four who uses her platform with a massive and quickly growing following on TikTok and Instagram to share her thoughts on the mental load, parenting, and her career.
Her goal is to raise awareness about the mental load of motherhood and advocate for equitable relationships for couples.
00:00 Introduction
02:04 Paige, let’s start with sharing a little bit about yourself. Can you tell us a bit about your family?
05:30 Let’s start with the problem that gets the headlines in the press: the cost of child care. How does the cost of child care impact your family, and others who follow you?
08:40 The locus of control for you and our listeners is how we can work through this problem. Understanding this, can you walk us through how working husbands can use parental leave to support their spouses and children?
16:47 As parents transition into childcare, the mental load of managing a home can begin to take its toll. What is the mental load, and how can a couple work together to avoid placing an unfair burden of the mental load on one spouse?
24:40 Some of our listeners are exploring childcare options. Can you walk us through the different types and the associated costs?
32:40 As children grow, so does the need for planned and thoughtful shared parenting styles. Can you walk us through what this journey has looked like for you?
38:50 What is one piece of simple and actionable advice you want to share to our listeners that they can apply in their lives?
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