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Who Told You What a Man Should Be?

Dr. Gloria Vanderhorst spent 50 years working with boys and men. Her question: Who decided what a man should be in the first place?

From preschool to adulthood, we're training boys to isolate, shut down, and never ask for what they need. In this conversation, we explore how culture shapes masculinity, what isolation actually costs men, and what happens when we finally let men be human.

This one's for anyone questioning the script they were given about what it means to be a man—or raising someone who is.

Dr. Vanderhorst's books: www.drvanderhorst.com

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