Raising Boys #2: What Do I Need to Know About Men’s Mental Health? With Jason Frishman, Psy.D.

When talking about raising boys, we have to look at and think about where men are right now and what men’s mental health looks like. We need this insight to know what we need to keep doing and where we can shift a little bit.

Jason Frishman is back to continue the conversation on men’s mental health. He introduces the concept of ‘the man box’, a way of describing the traits and components we expect from men in our culture, and how these traits are directly related to isolation, loneliness, depression, suicidality, anger, aggression and even being bullied or being a bully yourself.

If we want a different life for our boys, we need change.

In this episode on men's mental health, we cover:

The man box: the traits and components we expect of men in our culture; How these traits are related to isolation, loneliness, depression, etc. The messages we (as a culture) send to men; What men need from connections; How wives can support their husbands in creating meaningful, regular, nourishing connections; And much more

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More info? You can find the full show notes, links and resources over at:

https://virginiafamilytherapy.com/mens-mental-health/