Good on Duolingo for being anti-toxic masculinity!

Translation from Spanish:

Junior looks at some ballet shoes.

Junior: "I want to ... dance."

Eddy: "You want to dance?!"

Junior: "Yes... Is that a problem?"

Eddy: "No! Dancing is also a sport!"

#Duolingo #HealthyMasculinity #ally #HowToBeAnAlly

"Jesus wept."
John 11:35
"As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it."
Luke 19:41
In both situations, Jesus expressed his emotions through tears, teaching by example that IT'S OK FOR MEN TO CRY.
#Jesus #Bible #ToxicMasculinity #HealthyMasculinity

Men strive to be good fathers, good sons, and good partners, but often battle silent struggles. Let’s talk about anger, guilt, and the incredible desire to be better. #MentalWellness #Parenting #HealthyMasculinity

What Kind of Man Are You podcast episode 5 https://rss.com/podcasts/what-kind-of-man-are-you/1589090/

Since it is #MensDay, I'm gonna share some things that have been helpful to me, personally, in my pursuit of becoming a kinder, braver, more authentic man.

Books:

* The Will to Change - bell hooks
* Set Boundaries, Find Peace - Nedra Tawwab
* Attached - Amir Levine
* Daring Greatly - Brené Brown
* Atlas of the Heart - Brené Brown
* F the Shoulds. Do the Wants. - Tricia Huffman

Online Content:

* WholeheartedMasculine (Blog; seemingly abandoned since 2021, but has some great content)
* The Man Enough Podcast (YouTube & Podcast)
* Pop Culture Detective (YouTube & Podcast)
* You Need to Hear This with Nedra Tawwab (Podcast)
* Real Ones with Jon Bernthal (Podcast)

Apps:

* How We Feel (Free; mood journal + amazing video library)
* Medito (Free; guided meditations for many goals)

Activities:

* Therapy
* Journaling
* Songwriting
* Referencing Emotion Wheels
* Meditation
* Raising a puppy
* Walking

#Men #MenLib #MensLiberation #InternationalMensDay #InternationalMensDay2023 #Masculinity #HealthyMasculinity

We're having a side chat about the patriarchy failing men and what #healthyMasculinity might look like. I'll drop the whole comment...

I just watched this video by #ContraPoints simply titled, "Men." I can't recommend it enough, if you're looking for a hilariously dry breakdown of the discourse surrounding the concept of "men's issues," that is also a compassionate and well-spoken call to action for building a healthier aspirational masculinity model.

I had never seen ContraPoints' videos before, but I will absolutely be subscribing. I highly recommend checking it out--and if you do, I'd really love to hear your thoughts about the video itself and any musings you'd care to share about what a new, modern #masculinity could be. I have thoughts of my own I can share in future posts, but right now, I'd love to hear from you. Let's talk it out.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=S1xxcKCGljY

#HealthyMasculinity #ToxicMasculinity #Masculinities #Feminism #Men

#Welcome to all the #Fedi newbs!

I guess it's as good a time as any to update my #introduction. My name is Brandon, I'm an established goofball here on the #fediverse. I'm an #ADHDer and post about a lot of different junk day-to-day, so consistency is not really my thing. I talk about #ADHD, #HealthyMasculinity & #MentalHealth, #RetroGaming/#RetroGames, #VideoGames in general, #Music, #Humor, my #Dog, miscellaneous #Nerd stuff, and general musings about various goings-ons. On rare occasions, I share some doodles.

I love all things #Marvel, #Pokemon, #90s and #00s nostalgia, #Anime / #Animation, #Comics, #LEGO, and #Cooking.

In my spare time, I also maintain a thicc list of #delightful creative tools that are all completely #free and #OpenSource: https://codeberg.org/ADHDefy/delightful-creative-tools

Don't be a stranger! Come say hey, and once again, welcome. :)

Ok wow.

First off, there is a new season of #queerEye and holy fuck did my soul need that.

And secondly, I just watched the frat house episode and saw such depth of #healthyMasculinity I am swamped with hopefulness for humanity.

Shaddup! YOU'RE crying. 😭

I don't have a complete definition for "positive/healthy masculinity" (the opposite of "toxic masculinity"), but I think it should include:

- It's OK to cry. It's *healthy* to cry. We should cry *more*, when facing a sad situation, movie, book, etc. Or when facing a tough situation and being very stressed out.

- It's also ok to cry when feeling very happy 🥲

#toxicMasculinity #PositiveMasculinity #HealthyMasculinity

Today I randomly decided to start a little community, in the app called Bottled, about #HealthyMasculinity.

So far quite the good reception, I really hope I can work on my own sense of trust of other men through this experience.

#Bottled is a beautiful social app with a clever matching system, where I found good people to share experiences and discussions. But as many social matching apps, it's full of toxic or inappropriate behaviour coming from guys.
I hope some of them will seek the light!