Do Men Weaponize Therapy?

Join Liz and Jamey as they dive into a controversial discussion on therapy and its potential impact on relationships. They explore whether therapy can be taken to extremes, leading to an intellectual understanding of emotions without truly feeling them. The hosts debate whether therapy can be weaponized by men in relationships and the importance of finding the right type of therapy for each person. Later, the hosts reflect on past guests who have shared their transformative journeys with therapy including our own Justin Baldoni. From mental health experts like Kier Gaines, working to create more masculine approaches to therapy, to individuals opening up about their own struggles, like Karan Brar. These powerful moments shed light on the value of therapy and its impact on both men and women.  Don't miss this exploration of therapy's potential to heal and its role in shaping better human connections. Listen now and learn about: Therapy’s healing potential  The dangers of a culture obsessed with mental health The feminization of therapy culture  How to encourage your friends to seek mental health assistance Alternatives to therapy  TW: Suicide  Sign up for the Man Enough newsletter to get full video episodes and positive masculinity news every Monday: http://manenough.com/newsletter The Man Enough Podcast is produced by Wayfarer Studios and presented by Procter and Gamble, in partnership with Cadence13, an Audacy company. Timecodes:  00:00 Watch Man Enough on Youtube! 01:30 Content Warning  01:56 - Justin’s Hiatus & the SAG-AFTRA Strike 05:08 - Are we overly focused on mental health problems? 06:43 - Can therapy be weaponized? 15:29 - All men benefit from the awareness therapy brings  17:38 - JOHN KIM & VANESSA BENNET from ‘Build Stronger Relationships’ (Man Enough Season 2) 25:28 - KIER GAINES from 'Becoming Your Own Role Model' (Man Enough Season 1) 32:09 - KARAN BRAR from ‘Becoming Someone I Love’ (Man Enough Season 1) 39:07 - JUSTIN BALDONI from ‘Healing is Not Linear’ (Man Enough Season 2) 49:52 - Sharing emotions can help men open their hearts  Quotes: “I used to think dating someone who had therapy was always better….actually it wasn't!” - Liz Plank “I do think humanity is evolving, I do think men are evolving…because we are in touch with our feminine side, we talk things out more than we used to.” - Jamey Heath “Whenever we talk about what men aren’t doing there's a protective side of me that wants to stick up for these men…men need a hand not a finger.” - John Kim  “You’re not broken, you’re always whole no matter what happens to you in life. You’re always a whole person.” - Kier Gaines  “I have to treat myself the way I want others to treat me” - Justin Baldoni “We go throughout our lives and we accumulate rust on our minds and hearts, when we talk about things it always us to chip away at that rust and it allows us to have an open heart again.” - Jamey Heath  Support Man Enough Man Enough Newsletter: https://manenough.com/newsletter Man Enough book: https://manenough.com/books Boys Will Be Human book: https://boyswillbehuman.com  Follow The Hosts Justin Baldoni https://instagram.com/justinbaldoni https://www.tiktok.com/@justinbaldoni https://facebook.com/justinbaldoni https://twitter.com/justinbaldoni Text Justin: +1 (310) 845-6909 Liz Plank https://instagram.com/feministabulous https://tiktok.com/@lizplank https://facebook.com/feministabulous https://twitter.com/feministabulous http://www.elizabethplank.com/ Jamey Heath  https://instagram.com/jamey_heath_ https://tiktok.com/@jameyheath https://twitter.com/jamey_heath_ https://facebook.com/jameyjaz http://www.jameyheath.com/ #boys #men #masculinity #dating #mentalhealth #therapy #therapist #therapyformen #fathers #athletes #selfhelp #masculinity #celebritynews #socialmedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices