Men's Themes
Sound familiar?
Be a man. A man’s man. Man up. Take it like a man. Real men don’t cry.
Enough already. we get it. But who actually gets to define what makes a man?
We question being "man enough."
What does that even mean? Who sets these standards? Why is the bar set so high that so many of us believe we're falling short?
Throughout our lives, we measure ourselves against some invisible checklist that no one actually wrote down or agreed to.
We care about our partners and families.
How to be a partner or father changes over time. Suddenly we're expected to have skills no one taught us—allowed us—to practice.
We struggle to balance providing and being present, and we’re told we’re letting others down. The rules keep shifting, but the expectation to figure it out on our own remains the same.
Why is it always about feelings?
As men, we’re supposed to transcend the unavoidable human experience of having emotions. Yet, simultaneously, we seem to be falling short when it comes to sensitivity and understanding of other people’s feelings.
We're caught between "don't-be emotional" and "be more emotionally available"—an impossible standard that leaves us doubting our instincts.
We don’t ask for directions.
We've been programmed to present as strong, capable, independent and powerful. How can we be those things and admit we're lost or overwhelmed? Who can we talk to when our go-to phrase is: "I don't want to talk about it"?
The very act of seeking help feels like admitting failure against the masculine code we never consciously agreed to follow.
Find your own definition of masculinity.
We’re not bound by the narrow scripts we inherited. We can examine which aspects truly serve us and which ones don't.
We get to decide what strength, independence, and capability look like in our own lives rather than performing someone else's version of manhood.
Create space for the full range of your experience.
We all need a place to put our stuff—the confusion, the overwhelm, the feelings we're not supposed to have. Holding it in isn't sustainable; those emotions find their way out eventually, often with consequences.
When we create intentional space to process what's true for us, we can respond to life's challenges from a place of clarity, intention and effectiveness.
