Interview with Mark Schutter, Author of Cowboys Are Not Supposed to Cry

<p>In this episode, Meghan interviews author, Mark Schutter. He is the author of Cowboys Are Not Supposed to Cry, a memoir. He tells his story of living a life with grief that began in his midtwenties. The death of his young wife left him alone, and although life was tough, he vowed to show the world that he was tougher.</p><p>Remarrying and having a daughter, to onlookers, from the outside, life seemed happy again, until in an anguished night of prayer, Mark heard the words that to be the husband and father he wanted to be, he must:</p><ul><li>reconcile the past</li><li>embrace the present</li><li>redeem the future</li></ul><p>We talk about:</p><ul><li>How men have a hard time talking about mental health</li><li>His story of grief and loss</li><li>His impetus to share his story</li></ul><p><br/><b>About Mark:<br/></b>As a much younger man, Mark stood helplessly at the edge of the dark abyss of pain, death and grief. The experience of watching his first wife die at age 26 from brea...