How Gen X Men Learned Silence and How To Undo It - Episode 326

Send me a text! I'd LOVE to hear your feedback on this episode!I talk to the quiet, tired midlife man and the partner who is confused by his silence, and I lay out why this pattern is often nervous system overwhelm, not coldness. I unpack the cultural scripts, the physiology, and the relationship research so we can replace shame with clarity and choose a better way forward. • the two contradictory scripts men are handed and why both fail decent men • why social media grifters and hot takes keep men angry, afraid, and stuck • loneliness data, friendship gaps, and why men’s risk can escalate faster • the testosterone slope, andropause reality, and why lifestyle can mimic low T • men’s stress reactivity, cortisol spikes, and the “frantic under armor” pattern • Gen X conditioning, gender role conflict, restrictive emotionality, and alexithymia • Gottman’s stonewalling research, flooding, and the demand withdrawal spiral • the 20 minute rule, self-soothing without numbing, and returning to repair • building emotional vocabulary as nervous system regulation and neuroplasticity • breaking the chain for kids by modelling feelings, steadiness, and character • the difference between being nice, being good, and living by a code please follow, rate, review, and share it. Support the showInstagram:  https://www.instagram.com/sandyknutrition/Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/sandyknutritionTikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@sandyknutritionYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIh48ov-SgbSUXsVeLL2qAgRumble:  https://rumble.com/c/c-5461001Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandyknutrition/Substack:  https://sandykruse.substack.com/Podcast Website:  https://sandykruse.ca