To Be a Man

A Guide to True Masculine Power

By: Robert Augustus Masters PhD

Narrated by: Keith Roberts

Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

A deeply insightful guide to masculine power and fulfillment, to bring “our head, heart, and guts into full-blooded alignment”.

I’ve got a great job, relationship, and lifestyle. Why do I feel so dissatisfied and disconnected?

Why am I not happier in my intimate relationships?

How do I become more powerful - without becoming a jerk?

Robert Augustus Masters has helped thousands of men address and work through issues like these. What he’s found is that the common solution is challenging yet clear: We must face our unresolved wounds, shame, and whatever else is holding us back. We must bring “our head, heart, and guts into full-blooded alignment”.

With To Be a Man, this acclaimed psychotherapist and relationship expert offers a groundbreaking and deeply insightful guide to masculine power and fulfillment. He shares what’s needed to enter a manhood as empowered as it is vulnerable, as emotionally literate as it is unapologetically alive - a manhood at home with truly intimate relationship.

Listeners will explore:

• How your past may be dominating your present
• Shame in its healthy and unhealthy forms, and how to make wise use of it
• How vulnerability can be a source of strength
• Emotional literacy - an essential skill for relational well-being
• Releasing sex from the obligation to make you feel better
• How to disempower your inner critic
• Bringing your shadow (whatever you’ve disowned in yourself) out of the dark
• Embodying your natural heroism and persisting regardless of fear
• What women need from men
• Understanding and outgrowing pornography
• Entering the heartland of true masculine power

If you’ve taken in your share of popular advice on relationships and being a man, but realize on a gut level that it’s going to take some serious inner work, To Be a Man offers real guidance. Masters helps you take on this most rewarding of challenges: doing what’s needed to fully embody your authentic manhood.

©2015 Robert Augustus Masters, PhD (P)2021 Sounds True

Vital for all men

Very forthright direct powerful information for becoming our fullest selves as men. Bravo to Robert and all the men who are willing to do this work!

A guide to minimize silly arguing with your wife/mother

Ok ok. This book is wayyy more than my eye catching title but I wanted something that will grab most guys’ eyes without some deep, avoidable mission statement.
I would have titled this review “Second most important book for men after the Bible,” but realized that wouldn’t relate to everyone.
That said, it’s still a valid title. I’ve already avoided 3 arguments today that normally would have turned dark. So if nothing else, there you go.
This book is a must read. In fact it’s a must read-read because most men will read it while multitasking or frankly, sometimes we need to hear things more than once. I will make any guy thinking of marrying my daughters read this book first and debrief it with me. Period.
As far as a synopsis, It’s so hard to put into words. I’ve tried to describe it to my best friends and nothing but skepticism. So I won’t waste time. Read it or not. But it will lead to positive change in your lives. My only criticism is that the author can be a bit verbose at times, saying simple messages with paragraphs of words but listening at 1.75x speed helps with that.
Oh, also I think it’s mis-titled. “Power” really is t the core purpose of the book and can be misleading with using the term “masculinity.” Other than that, great F*ing book!

Top favorite

This is my second read I love this book this is an heirloom keep. Great.

A must read for both men and women

I wish I found this book before shame and aggression bulldozed my marriage. Similar concepts to Daring Greatly by Brene Brown. Thanks