Do You Feel Lost in the Life of Your Own Making?
The weight of being a provider and constantly measuring our success by what we “do” in the world can lead us to dark places. It’s time to break free and gain a deeper connection to your life by discovering what makes you tick.
Trapped! is a must-read for the man who has achieved success yet feels empty and unfulfilled. It gives a simple-to-understand yet profound blueprint for finding meaning beyond career and family.
In an age where marriages and communities crumble, partially because we have not welcomed men in their wholeness, Trapped! is an essential exploration of healthy masculinity.
My journey to reclaiming happiness and personal freedom through a simple, easy-to-follow framework will guide you to...
Assess, understand, and heal unhealthy patterns keeping you stuck
Work with anger, frustration, and other challenging emotions
Overcome feelings of isolation and create more connection in your relationships
Build upon your successes to live a life of meaning and purpose
Prioritize and value yourself for who you are and not just for what you do
Advance Praises
What People are Saying About This Book
As a psychotherapist, I'm grateful to Nathan Joblin for writing Trapped!. This material is timely, given that some of our culture's voices can mischaracterize the masculine as solely toxic, leaving many feeling misunderstood and maligned. This book speaks to the need for compassion, courage, and strength in addressing the healing and health of the masculine. Nathan Joblin's work is a pathway forward for men looking to shift/free themselves toward a new paradigm of grounding their lives in purpose, meaning, and love. Trapped! is a must-read to awaken and support the heroic masculine, a crucial and valuable part of the human collective.
Table of Contents
What’s Inside?
We were taught to be team players and play by the rules. But playing by the rules guarantees nothing, and material definitions of success often leave us feeling empty.
We stay small and stuck when we don’t ask questions and when we assume that how things are is how they will always be. Learn to turn the skills you use for others toward your own life.
We men who identify mainly as providers and doers find ourselves deeply entrenched in predictable roles. These prompts invite real change without overturning everything you have.
Section 1: Awareness
Though you are embarking on a transformation of sorts, it’s important that you recognize the gifts and achievements already present in the life you have built.
Your ways of seeing your life and the methods you use to navigate it started out as ways to help you stay safe. Over time, those same strategies can become self-limiting.
Meaningful change cannot happen unless it is rooted in personal truth. Get honest about how you currently operate, without judgment.
Section 2: Accountability
Many of us imagine we are the victims of cruel, external forces. Move from a passive victim mindset to active engagement with your own life.
This chapter invites you to do what every one of us dreads: face what frightens you, with exercises and the author’s own story of confronting fear.
Many of us have spent years, even decades, disconnected from our true feelings, wishes, and needs. Reconnect with yourself first, then with the people around you.
Section 3: Action
The steps that we take to improve our lives do not happen in a vacuum. Build the coherence and confidence that keep change moving forward.
Unleashing your true self alters how you approach your daily life. Identify your values and the higher aims that give your days meaning.
The book concludes with a reminder of the power of your struggle for liberation, and an invitation to celebrate the journey that keeps unfolding.
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About the Author
Nathan Joblin
COO + Co-Founder of Modern Wisdom Press
Nathan Joblin is COO + Co-Founder of Modern Wisdom Press. His passion for simplicity and all things operational has included decades of experience in the publishing, nonprofit, and educational sectors, where he has directed production, finance, and administration for a number of organizations.
Nathan’s journey to becoming a published book author inspires him to support clients in overcoming the inherent obstacles to getting a book into the world. His expert skills and passion for streamlining the publishing process empower first-time authors to transform their manuscripts into bestselling books.
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