Ep 20: Boysen Hodgson: Men’s Work, Shame, Healing & Authentic Masculinity.

In this episode of Odyssey & Alchemy, Martin Prihoda speaks with Boysen Hodgson about men’s work, emotional healing, shame, anger, authenticity, and the healing power of brotherhood. Boysen reflects on the early experiences that shaped his view of masculinity, the cost of living behind a mask, and how men’s groups helped him move from performance into honesty, connection, and purpose.They explore modern masculinity, men’s mental health, hidden emotional burdens, initiation, vulnerability, and why so many men need spaces where they can finally tell the truth about what they carry. The conversation also touches on The Mankind Project, healing shame, spiritual growth, relationships, and what it means to be a man in an age of disconnection.Boysen HodgsonThe Mankind Projectmen’s workmasculinityauthentic masculinitymen’s mental healthemotional healingshame healingmen’s groupsbrotherhoodvulnerability in menmodern masculinitymale initiationanger and shamepersonal growth for men