Growing Up Male and the Patriarchy (Interview with Arthur)

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In this episode, I interview arthur. He shares the stories he was told as a child about what it means to be a “man” and how he internalized that as he grew older.

Personally, It was such an eye opening experience to hear about what men struggle with and the societal pressure they feel to be “manly”, to hide their emotions and to sexualize women at the cost of their own innate humanness.

It taught me that the way our society conditions young boys to act, actually propagates the toxic social structures we have today. From racial injustices to feminism.

Arthur is a fine example of someone who is uncovering and shedding all the stories he’s held on to for so long and stepping into the person who we wants to be.

When men do the work and see past the conditioning they were told at a very young age, it creates a safe container for women to flourish and step into their own power.

Aside from the patriarchy, we touch on early sexual experiences, the BLM movement and what it means to be “vulnerable”.
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