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Men’s True Stories — How One Feminist Helps Men Help Men
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I am now more active in the professional side of the gender discourse, getting into dialogue with people who work for NGOs and organisations which promote healthy masculinities and men’s stories. Honestly, it’s a world which makes me want to sing with joy. I’ll give you one example. Last week, I went to a webinar…
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The Right Way To Think About ‘Body Counts’ Is About Courage
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I wrote a text about this before. I still hate the phrase ‘body counts’ but I saw the replies and they made me think that I should approach the subject differently — with more understanding and guidance. Let’s talk about solutions and being better men. Let’s talk about courage. Let’s talk about what’s right for…
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How to Tackle Toxic Masculinity
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Moshe Weizman of Multi-O-Coaching wanted to talk to me about the complex topic of toxic masculinity, exploring its origins, manifestations, and social impact. We talk about how we can help men be their best selves and collectively dismantle harmful gender norms and cultivate healthier expressions of masculinity. Specifically, we explore how toxic masculinity is bad…
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Masculinity, The Search for Meaning, Archetypes and the Hero’s Journey
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What are the challenges of modern volatility, change, and loss of trust in institutions like science and politics? How does technology, convenience, and instant gratification numb our sense of purpose? Finding new sources of meaning and value in a changing world requires intentional hardship and discomfort while society’s obsession with ease leads to unfulfillment. Where…
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#NotAllWomen, Or Have You Heard Of Selection Bias?
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What’s the heaviest weapon to roll out against self-styled ‘experts’ in dating? Statistics. I keep coming across texts by various guys who style themselves experts on dating and relationships and honestly, I can’t stop laughing. And it’s not even because they’re so often wrong. It’s because of how confidently they decree what The Nature Of…
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Conversation with Bill Simpson at Men on the Path to Love
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Why don’t men have their own version of feminism? What would that even mean? And how do terms such as ‘toxic masculinity’ need to be used in a judicious way to ensure they help rather than harm the Gender Peace? Check out this podcast to find out about all this, plus: rituals, relationships, change, optimising…
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Why Do Men Care About ‘Body Counts’ So Much?
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I hate this term. I’d rather talk about being more sexually experienced or having had many lovers. Many men have very strong feelings about dating women who have had sex with more than a handful of guys. They can have preferences, for sure, but what do those preferences say about them? Is this a good…
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Do We Live In A Simulation? — And Other Topics
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A pretty long podcast this time, over 2h of a tour de force through a variety of subjects. I was invited by the excellent Bru Frasca to talk about philosophy, its relevance to everyday life, and masculinity at the BruCast. Watch to see yours truly talking about:
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The Two Ways We Approach Men’s Problems Are Both Wrong
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But there is a third and we should really start following it now. There is one thing that the most hardcore progressives and most conservative manosphere gurus agree on: their response to a man who comes out to talk about the problems he struggles with. About his loneliness, about feeling useless, feeling like everyone and everything…