Deconstructing Masculinity with Tony Porter: Part 1

The R Spot with Iyanla

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Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Society & Culture, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education, Relationships, Self-improvement

4.9 • 908 Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Iyanla shares the show today with her incredible guest Tony Porter. Tony Porter is an author, TED talk speaker, and activist working to deconstruct and reconfigure masculinity. This episode is all things men: how they relate to themselves, each other, women, and the larger community. In this episode, Tony highlights the sometimes dangerous and unhealthy aspects of the collective socialization of men. Tony is working to create a better world where men can voice their feelings, express vulnerability, and redefine what it means to be a man. He offers perspectives and insights for all genders to work together to help redefine masculinity. You can watch his TED Talk here. Do you want to be on the podcast? Follow Iyanla on social media for the latest call-in information! Instagram & X: @IyanlaVanzant Facebook: @DrIyanlaVanzantm

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0:00.0	I amla. I had a baby daddy relationship. I spent time in a relationship with a
0:09.3	married man. I had to learn the skills and tools required to make my relationships healthy,
0:16.8	fulfilling, and loving.
0:19.2	Welcome to the R-Spot, a production of Shandaland Audio in partnership with I Heart Radio. Welcome to the R-Spot. I am Yambla. Delighted, honored and privilege to be your support, your facilitator, your host, your teachers, sometime your adversary
0:46.9	because I want to step right up in your world and take a look at how you do relationships.
0:54.0	And we come here to the our spot to learn how to be better,
0:58.5	how to do better, how to create better relationships,
1:01.8	all kinds of relationships. I kinds of relationships.
1:04.2	I know we've talked about everything,
1:06.5	but today we are talking about something
1:09.2	that is near and dear to sure every woman out there have a man.
1:13.0	He writes them, they're
1:15.0	and I'm sure every woman out there has a story about a man, her father, what's your relationship like with your father,
1:26.5	your son?
1:27.5	What's your relationship like with your son?
1:30.5	So a few months ago, when were doing I was doing a class for men I just started doing
1:37.3	some research around you know what men are saying and what men are doing and I bumped into a jewel a jewel and then I realized I had
1:49.1	his book doing that research they sent me over to a TED Talk.
1:55.0	I went over to the TED Talk, which is rated
1:59.0	one of the top 10 talks that every man should see.
2:05.0	And when I got over there, I fell in love.
2:07.5	Okay, I fell in love on the TED Talk.
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