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Kameran Al-Areqi interviews Dr. Gloria Vanderhorst about men's emotional suppression and its impact on marriage.

In Episode 144 of the Married and Connected podcast, host Kameran Alareqi sits down with clinical psychologist and author Dr. Gloria Vanderhorst to unpack the startling truth about men, boys, and emotional suppression. With nearly 50 years of experience, Dr. Vanderhorst explains how boys are socialized from infancy to narrow their emotional range and "swallow" their feelings—and how that childhood conditioning directly impacts your marriage today. We cover everything from the preschool phenom...

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Host: Kameran Al-Areqi

Guest: Dr. Gloria Vanderhorst

Topics covered

• emotional suppression
• marital disconnection
• male psychology
• childhood conditioning
• relationships

Keywords

• emotional range
• marriage
• psychology
• socialization
• feelings
• men
• boys

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