Grief and masculinity: two topics that are often not talked about enough-- or at all. Grief on it’s own is a difficult topic, and then we take into consideration the even smaller subset of men dealing with their emotions, it gets even harder.

 

For this episode, Gianna invited Mark Manning to share with us how we can change the outdated ideas of masculinity, and how it isn’t so purely rooted in a man’s ability to repress or suppress their emotions.

 

Be sure to join us for this episode as we aim to change how we view and support grieving men!

 

Episode Highlights:

 

• A bit about Mark Manning an his satirical writing
  
• Mark on losing his father
• His thoughts on time making grief easier AND harder
• A dive into Patton Oswalt's public talks about his grief
  
• Mark using comedy to grieve
• A thoughtful gift from Mark's friend to help him grieve, complete with a flask!
  

 

Connect with Mark Manning:

 

• Satirical Writing Incubator mentioned by Mark
• Patton Oswalt and Stephen Colbert Interview
  
• Huffington Post Article by Randall Horton
  

 

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