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Sounds True.com, guest is Robert Augustus Masters.

Robert Augustus Masters is an integral psychotherapist,

a relationship expert, and a spiritual teacher whose work blends the psychological and physical with the spiritual,

emphasizing embodiment, emotional literacy, and the development of relational maturity.

With sounds true, Robert Augustus Masters has written a new book called

To Be a Man, a guide to true masculine power, where he clarifies what's needed to enter a manhood

as strongly empowered as it is vulnerable, as emotionally literate as it is unapologetically

alive, a manhood at home with truly intimate relationship. In this episode of Insights at The Edge,

Robert and I spoke about shame and the deep shame that men often go through in our culture, a culture that can ask men to man up

whether they feel like it or not. We talked about healthy rage and what it might mean to develop the skill of having

a conscious rant. We talked about the characteristics of a sexuality informed by true masculine power and finally we talked about what Robert Augustus Masters believes women need for men.

Here's my conversation on the new book to be a man with Robert Augustus Masters.

Robert Augustus Masters. Robert, the subtitle to your new book is A Guide to True Masculine Power.

So to begin with, how do you define True Masculine Power?

I would say... masculine power.

I would say that it is power that is significantly infused with heart with a ongoing caring for the other or others.

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