This feels very familiar
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I was a bit surprised that a rom-com would help me frame up this week’s episode. But I couldn’t stop thinking about it after watching it last week. It was an obvious way to move from last week’s topic: Foundation #2 - We can’t escape these tiny boxes alone, to this week’s.
Foundation #3 is a edgy one for me. For most of us, probably. In fact, it feels a bit edgy to put this one out there. But that’s probably appropriate. Why? Because Foundation #3 is: Vulnerability is the strength we need.
How do you work on building this muscle? I’d love to hear!
As I always say, it’s my hope that this is just one side of a conversation. Please hit me up - greg@gregorbyflynn.com or @men.connecting on IG - with your thoughts, questions, challenges. Let’s get into it together!
Links for things mentioned in this episode:
bell hooks - Author and activist who wrote a lot on issues of race and social justice.
The Will to Change, by bell hooks - hooks’ seminal book on masculinity. A must read for anyone engaged in this work.
Alok Vaid-Menon - Artist, activist, and performer that is taking the gender binary head on.
Alok on the Man Enough Podcast - This is a great example of their POV on masculinity and gender in general. Highly recommend.
Terry Real - Therapist and coach who has done some great work around masculinity.
I Don’t Want To Talk About It by Terry Real - A must read for anyone working with men (as well as for men in general).
Ijeoma Oluo - Author and activist who’s voice is making a huge impact on issues related to race.
Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male Identity - Oluo’s amazing book on the white-male identity in the the US and the West in general. A must read.
Bros - Rom-com staring Billy Eichner and Luke Macfarlane, two gay men on their falling-in-love journey.
Credits: 🎶 by Alex Weinstein at Alex Weinstein Music
Credits: 🎶 by Alex Weinstein at Alex Weinstein Music
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