Helping Men Reclaim the Emotions They Were Taught to Hide with Dr. Gloria Vanderhorst

What started as therapy for "hyperactive" young boys turned into 50 years of work helping men access emotions our culture taught them to hide. Dr. Gloria Vanderhorst is a psychologist and the author of the New York Times best-selling journal book, Read, Reflect, Respond: The 3 R's of Growth and Change.In this episode, Gloria shares the moment she realized her work with boys was really about generations of men who'd never been given permission to feel, what the emotional "desert" so many men live in actually looks like day to day, and what it means to start "reading" your own emotional life. She also opens up about how fathers can help their sons avoid that same trap.What We Talked About:Why "problem" boys are often just misunderstood, not hyperactiveThe emotional "desert" many men live in without realizing itHer Read, Reflect, Respond framework for growth and changeHelping fathers give their sons emotional permissionInternal Family Systems and Emotion Focused Therapy in her practiceConnect with Dr. Gloria Vanderhorst:Website: drvanderhorst.comSubstack: linked on her profileFacebook, YouTube & LinkedIn: linked on her profile