Just a Thought

This episode features a passage from Tom Gentry. Read more like this on Substack. Subscribe to Tom’s Substack publication: The Manifest            For the most part, we’re losing the argument that men should embrace their emotions. It doesn’t matter how many football players go on television and tell us it’s okay to talk about […]

This episode features a passage from The Road to Hell is Paved with Suppressed Emotions, by Tom Gentry. It was published February 24, 2023, on Substack. Subscribe to Tom’s Substack publication: The Manifest   There’s nothing courageous about pretending not to hurt, and swallowing your tears. We act as if a man only has two choices. He can […]

This episode features a passage from The Road to Hell is Paved with Suppressed Emotions, by Tom Gentry. It was published February 24, 2023, on Substack. Subscribe to Tom’s Substack publication: The Manifest                                         Visit tomgentry.net.  © Copyright 2023, Tom […]

This episode features a passage from The Road to Hell is Paved with Suppressed Emotions, by Tom Gentry. It was published February 24, 2023, on Substack. Subscribe to Tom’s Substack publication: The Manifest      When we teach men that we should never cry, once the floodgates inevitably open, it’s a mess. So, when a man finally does cry, […]

This episode features a passage from Stop Telling Us to Be Vulnerable, by Tom Gentry. It was published January 27, 2023, on Substack. Subscribe to Tom’s Substack publication: The Manifest     In her first big TED Talk, in 2010, The Power of Vulnerability, Brené Brown carefully explained how her research shows, in order to achieve real connection […]

This episode features a passage from How Patriarchy Undermines Masculinity, by Tom Gentry. It was published January 20, 2023, on Substack. Subscribe to Tom’s Substack publication: The Manifest     It sounds counterintuitive – the idea that patriarchy undermines masculinity. But, it’s true. Because, all of us as human beings, as we live day by day, invariably know, […]

This episode on avoiding emotions features a passage from When We’re at Odds with Our Emotions, by Tom Gentry. It was published February 3, 2023, on Substack. Subscribe to Tom’s Substack publication: The Manifest     Just a Thought on Apple Podcasts The Path to Authenticity with Tom Gentry                  Men Who Talk with Ed Tilton & Tom Gentry         20 Questions      […]

This episode features a passage from Resisting Painful Emotions, by Tom Gentry. It was published February 27, 2023, on Substack. Subscribe to Tom’s Substack publication: The Manifest     A lot of us go through life assuming we should be happy all the time. Then, when we’re not, we hold ourselves in contempt for it. We avoid experiencing […]

This episode features a passage from Emotional Disconnection, by Tom Gentry. It was published March 10, 2023, on Substack. Subscribe to Tom’s Substack publication: The Manifest               All of us, but especially men, are socialized to abandon ourselves emotionally. It may be more true in some settings; more true in some families than […]

This episode features a passage from All the Talk About Masculinity: We’re Sidestepping Emotions, by Tom Gentry. It was published March 24, 2023, on Substack. Subscribe to Tom’s Substack publication: The Manifest             Until, on a societal level, men make peace with their emotions, we will continue to be plagued by men who […]