Today, guest Mike Hutchinson (Hutch) passionately explores the topic of masculinity and emotions, such as rage, as a follow up to telling his adoption story in the previous episode 70, where we explored how certain familial relationships have impacted his identity and life path.  

After listening, head over to humanamplified.com/episodes/071 and let us know what your experience of masculinity is in the comments.

HIGHLIGHTS

-Being sensitive and crying easily as a child

-Being raised in southern masculinity

-Emotional maturity can look different in different people

-The differences in men and women’s tear ducts

-The role of abandonment

-Fighting in middle school

-Accessing rage quickly in a self protection situation

-The safety of intellectualism 

-Ability to identify emotions

-Healthy masculinity and normal male behavior versus toxic masculinity

-The church’s role in shaping masculinity

-Being in a masculinity crisis in society

-How to create healthy masculinity 

-Men’s rights