Breaking the 'I'm Good' Defense That's Destroying Men - Demanuel Edmondson

DeManuel Edmondson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, gender-based violence prevention educator, and trainer with A Call to Men — a leading organization dedicated to the health, healing, and accountability of men and boys.Most young men will never admit they're lonely. They'll say "I'm good," change the subject, and carry it alone for years. This conversation digs into why that happens, what it costs them, and what it actually looks and feels like when a man finally lets the walls down — in a therapist's office, in a group of peers, or just in a real conversation with a friend.Expect to learn what young men are actually carrying beneath the surface, why the "man box" teaches boys to suppress everything but anger, how unresolved trauma shapes male identity and relationships, why "I'm good" is a defense mechanism and what to do instead, what the male loneliness epidemic looks like from a therapist's chair, how to build the kind of male friendships where you're actually known, why holding men accountable and believing in their healing aren't opposites, and how joy — not achievement — might be the missing piece in men's lives and much more...Get in touch in the comments below or head to...Website: www.weslambert.meEmail: [email protected]: https://substack.com/@weslambertSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Yv1ciX90C3zdPxD67kjyY?si=7591bc0f32da4f23Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mature-male/id1805978833