Every father should have honest conversations with his son. In this episode of The Dear Son, Show, we explore the lessons fathers must teach their sons before adulthood.

Sara Connor on Fatherhood, Trauma, Faith, and Encouraging Today’s Sons | Dear Son Show

On the Dear Son Show during Women’s History Month, host Derek welcomes Sara Connor, a Jamaican-born minister and advisor, who shares her upbringing in a prominent Rastafarian and entrepreneurial family, the trauma of an absent musician father and a crack-addicted mother who was later murdered, and years of sexual abuse that shaped her identity and relationships. Sara describes finding Christian faith after running away at 13, learning self-worth through unconditional love, experiencing miracles, and later using therapy and practical tools to manage grief and triggers. She credits her father’s generosity and respect for creating unity across a blended family and discusses how conditioning led her to overextend for men’s dreams and struggle with boundaries. She explains how she parents her son to preserve kindness, ask for what he wants, and stand up for himself, and closes with encouragement to men facing embarrassment, pressure, and purpose.

00:00 Message to Men

00:45 Show Intro Guest Welcome

01:38 Jamaica Roots Family

03:04 Trauma and Loss

04:49 Blended Family Harmony

07:33 Father Character Generosity

09:38 Abuse and Conditioning

13:53 Faith and Self Worth

19:29 Rastafari and Education

25:04 Healing Support Systems

29:39 Managing Trauma Triggers

33:36 Talking with Dad

35:19 Why No Blame

37:10 Absent Parents Survival

38:12 Trauma Triggers Today

40:40 Seeking Approval In Men

42:46 Faith Culture And Boundaries

47:19 Divorce And Self Rediscovery

50:45 Parenting Kindness And Dreams

58:09 Father’s Pivotal Advice

01:04:52 Healing Family Rifts

01:08:05 Men’s Shame And Purpose

01:17:11 Closing Encouragement

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