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#238 - Dr Warren Farrell - The Truth About the Masculinity Crisis
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Dr. Warren Farrell is the author of The Boy Crisis, Why Men Earn More, and Role Mate to Soul Mate. So why are so many boys struggling in school, dropping out, and feeling lost in life? Why are suicide rates among men four times higher than women? And why do so few people seem willing to talk about it?Expect to learn why fatherlessness is the single biggest predictor of male struggles, what “dad deprivation” really does to boys, and how the empathy gap between men and women makes it harder to have honest conversations, why many men are emotionally unavailable, what the “happy wife, happy life” myth gets wrong, and how we can start to rebuild healthy relationships between men and women.00:00 – Why young men are struggling today03:00 – Fatherlessness and “dad deprivation”07:00 – How family breakdown affects boys and girls differently10:30 – What is The Boy Crisis?13:00 – Male suicide rates and mental health gaps16:00 – Why it’s so hard to talk about men’s issues18:00 – The empathy gap explained22:00 – “I wish I wasn’t born male” – the identity crisis in boys26:00 – Feminism, pay gaps, and reframing male privilege34:00 – The difference between male privilege and male responsibility43:00 – How communication breakdown leads to divorce and the boy crisis60:00 – Emotional unavailability in men and where it comes from74:00 – Sport, suppression, and emotional unavailability78:00 – Creating emotional safety in relationships83:00 – What makes a good man85:00 – The importance of fatherhood and role models87:00 – Where to find Dr. Warren Farrell’s work
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238 episodes
Manage episode 515884269 series 2638917
Dr. Warren Farrell is the author of The Boy Crisis, Why Men Earn More, and Role Mate to Soul Mate. So why are so many boys struggling in school, dropping out, and feeling lost in life? Why are suicide rates among men four times higher than women? And why do so few people seem willing to talk about it?Expect to learn why fatherlessness is the single biggest predictor of male struggles, what “dad deprivation” really does to boys, and how the empathy gap between men and women makes it harder to have honest conversations, why many men are emotionally unavailable, what the “happy wife, happy life” myth gets wrong, and how we can start to rebuild healthy relationships between men and women.00:00 – Why young men are struggling today03:00 – Fatherlessness and “dad deprivation”07:00 – How family breakdown affects boys and girls differently10:30 – What is The Boy Crisis?13:00 – Male suicide rates and mental health gaps16:00 – Why it’s so hard to talk about men’s issues18:00 – The empathy gap explained22:00 – “I wish I wasn’t born male” – the identity crisis in boys26:00 – Feminism, pay gaps, and reframing male privilege34:00 – The difference between male privilege and male responsibility43:00 – How communication breakdown leads to divorce and the boy crisis60:00 – Emotional unavailability in men and where it comes from74:00 – Sport, suppression, and emotional unavailability78:00 – Creating emotional safety in relationships83:00 – What makes a good man85:00 – The importance of fatherhood and role models87:00 – Where to find Dr. Warren Farrell’s work
Try my app:
Get 20% of MindStrong Sport app subscriptions
mindstrongsport.com/checkout
(Use code mindstrongpodcast)
Get in Touch:
Instagram: @lewishatchett
TikTok: @lewis_hatchett
To sponsor or contact the show visit: lewishatchett.com/podcast
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