Interviewing 100 Men
I've interviewed & listened to 66 Men in 66 Days 🎙
and I am honoured to share what they have to say 🗣
Today on International Men's Day 🕺
You see, it's deeply important to me that we make progress ➡️
That Men begin to be authentically happier 😊
That we begin to hear what's truly inside Men's hearts ❤️
All whilst understanding that the world they were born into
Was not their choice
And yet remains their challenge 😥
I am proud of all of these Men who dug deep and shared so vulnerably 👍
I am proud of them for recognising Man's role in his own struggle 😣
For wanting something different
For reaching for accountability
And for owning their troubles and voicing their fears 😨
These men have very valuable things to share
They have a desire for something more ⬆️
And a willingness & commitment to helping each other
To be of service and to stop the silent grimacing
That lays atop of too many a broken heart 💔
These men have consistently spoken of the need for equality ↔️
But say that they have struggled to find their place 📍
That they struggle to speak openly of their pain
That they struggle to share their real concerns & emotions 🤐
That they struggle to share deeply and meaningfully with their partners or mates
and that they struggle to know where or how to start 🏁
In relationships;
They worry that speaking openly will create hurt 😞
They believe that their stoic silence is expected of them 🤫
They feel anxious that they won't be heard or understood
Or that they won't find the right words 😶
Underneath their inherited beliefs of who they must be
They are desperate to change their experiences 🚨
They are desperate to work through the emotions and confusion 😕
and they are highly aware of an incongruent tug of war ⚠️
Between the patriarchal world, they were raised in
And the Men they are trying to be today
Most say they were raised by Men they didn't aspire to be ❌
So it's like building Ikea furniture without the instructions 🪑
Like navigating the high seas without a compass 🧭
Like finding your way home blindfolded
So we must work together to create something better 🤲
I am very passionate that we speak openly about this 🎤
We speak openly of the struggles of today's man
Not only WITHOUT the divisive view that this is in opposition to women 🚫
But also with a KNOWING that a better man is a benefit for all of us ✅
and the greater HAPPINESS of us as a society 🙏
If you identify as a man and are willing to openly and confidentially share your stories, please book an interview with me here: 100 Men in 100 Days https://lnkd.in/gvPwHNqc
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