Ep. 098 - Steph McFarland - Why Men Struggle to Feel (And How to Change It)

About this episode

Steph McFarland discusses the challenges men face in expressing emotions and how art can facilitate emotional well-being.

Steph McFarland is an English teacher with over 13 years of experience in the education field. She has a B.S. in English Education and an M.A. in Art Education, with a thesis that focuses on boys and men and how art can support them in their mental and emotional well-being. She has dedicated her research to interviewing men and boys and learned ways to cultivate safety for male vulnerability within relationships. Most men don’t struggle with emotions because they don’t have them. They strug...

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Cianci

Guest: Steph McFarland

Topics covered

• male vulnerability
• emotional well-being
• art education
• mental health
• relationships

Keywords

• men's emotions
• vulnerability
• art therapy
• mental health
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: English Education, Art Education

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