The Man Hug - Ep041 - Masculinity round-table

About this episode

A round-table discussion on masculinity featuring special guests discussing role models, emotional expression, and toxic traits in professions.

In this episode we are joined by special guests Dr Walter Tasosa, Mel Bowen (Spider Project/Musician) and Mike Caulfield (Nurse consultant/Clinical Lead for suicide prevention) for a round-table discussion on masculinity. We explore what it means to be a role model, emotions that are still difficult for men to express, toxic traits that exist in certain professions and what we were told to act like as young boys. This is our 3rd birthday episode so we want to thank all previous guests, ...

People in this episode

Host: The Man Hug

Guests: Dr Walter Tasosa, Mel Bowen, Mike Caulfield

Topics covered

• masculinity
• role models
• emotional expression
• toxic traits
• childhood upbringing

Keywords

• masculinity
• role models
• emotions
• toxic traits
• men's mental health

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