Modern culture tells men to be softer, safer, and more sensitive—until we lose respect for the very men who listen. In this episode of Shane’s Diary, I share my personal journey of reclaiming my masculinity after years of suppressing it to be “good.” From growing up under the shadow of a hyper-religious mother who called every masculine impulse sinful, to living with a father who embodied its most toxic extremes—I learned to distrust my own nature. When I found spirituality, I thought peace meant weakness and gentleness meant goodness. I became the “nice guy.” I lost my fire. And it almost cost me my marriage. This is the story of how I got it back. Of what it really means to be a conscious man in a world that tells men to be more like women. And why reclaiming your masculine power isn’t dangerous—it’s divine.