This week I’m talking with Joanna Schroeder Christopher Pepper — the duo behind Talk to Your Boys, a book that every parent (or honestly, human) needs right now. Joanna’s essays on masculinity and media have appeared in The New York Times, Esquire, and The Atlantic. Christopher’s spent decades teaching sex ed and health to teenagers — which basically makes him an anthropologist of modern boyhood.

We get into all of it: why boys are shutting down, how to get them to actually talk, what porn and social media are teaching them before we do, and how to make the hard conversations feel a little less hard. It’s not preachy — it’s practical, funny, and very real. You cant miss this one!

What’s the hardest conversation you’ve ever had with your son — or the one you keep putting off?Let’s crowdsource some real talk in the comments

Find them at:

Instagram : Joanna Schroeder & Christopher Pepper

Substack : Zooming out & Teen Health Today

Book: Talk to Your Boys

Besos,

Victoria

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