Aug 06 2021 88 mins 1
In this episode I talk to Kenny Mammarella D'Cruz, founder of Menspeak Men's Groups. For 20 years, his organisation has been offering men an opportunity to connect at a deeper level, to be vulnerable and to feel supported by their fellow man.
Personally I think this is a hugely important topic because I have seen in my own life that we men often struggle with this much more than women. At school, emotional vulnerability was pounced upon and ruthlessly exploited. The result being I and a high proportion of men in general shut down their emotions and find it difficult to really connect with each other.
We also talk about:
- The fact that many men have no close friends at all
- What's lacking in the male friendships that do exist
- How Kenny survived a death threat from Idi Amin in Uganda
- Why men are rarely physically or verbally affectionate with each other
- The question brought up by the murder of Sarah Everard - are men dangerous?
- Kenny's 12 rules that help men connect
