Overcoming Toxic Masculinity & the Stigma Around Men’s Mental Health + Advice on How to Raise Emotionally Resilient Sons & Vital Relationship Advice for Men with Therapist John Kim

The Dr. Leaf Show

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Special offer from our sponsors: -Sunlighten Saunas (the best infrared saunas): To get $100 off your purchase + up to $500 off shipping of your Sunlighten infrared sauna mention Dr. Caroline Leaf here: https://www.sunlighten.com/dr-caroline-leaf/?leadsource=drcarolineleaf&utm_source=DrCarolineLeaf&utm_medium=Partner&utm_content=Podcast&utm_campaign=DrCarolineLeaf -BiOptimizers (my favorite supplement company): Magnesium Breakthrough Supplement: Get 10% off from the normal package price with coupon code DRLEAF10: https://magbreakthrough.com/leaf There is a lot of talk these day about the expectations we place on all sexes, and how this can impact our mental and physical wellbeing. Thankfully, we can break free of these expectations and learn to find our own identity and way in life—we don’t have to be who the world says we should be! In this podcast, in honor of Father’s Day and Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, I spoke to therapist and bestselling author John Kim about men’s mental wellbeing, the stigma associated with men’s mental health, how to break the cycle of toxic masculinity, how fathers can improve their relationships with their sons, how to be better parents and the power of knowing who you are as a man in today’s world. Podcast Highlights 1:53 Why John is a therapist who went rogue 6:38 How John went from being miserable to finding joy in life 9:08 Why help is never just one-sided 9:32 What is toxic masculinity? 12:46 Why is men’s emotional wellbeing important? 14:57 How John overcame his own toxic masculinity 20:00 How do we break generational patterns? 23:59 The power of facing your own resistance 25:40 Tips for parents 29:40 Breaking the toxic masculinity cycle 36:50 Advice for fathers who have sons 38:26 How to grow as a person Read the podcast blog and transcript here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/overcoming-toxic-masculinity-the-stigma-around-men-s-mental-health-advice-on-how-to-raise-emotionally-resilient-sons-vital-relationship-advice-for-men-with-therapist-john-kim For more info on John and. to get his books visit: www.theangrytherapist.com And follow him on instagram here: @theangrytherapist Additional resources: -Sign up to join my free text program and receive mental health care tips and strategies, exclusive offers and more! Just text DRLEAF to 1 (833) 285 3747 (*Only available for U.S numbers at this time) -Get my new brain detox app SWITCH on sale now! Get 50% off a 3 month subscription. Just look for Switch on Your Brain in the App Store or Google Play or visit: https://theswitch.app Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources, tips, and tools to help you improve and heal your mental health! And be sure to sign up for my weekly newsletter to get even more mental self-care tips delivered to your inbox weekly and to see my upcoming events (you can sign up at drleaf.com!) Follow me on social media for daily mental self-care tips! -Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/ -Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf -Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf -Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/drcarolineleaf If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5 review on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you are listening! And don't forget to subscribe and share this podcast with friends and family! I love seeing your posts on social media! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:21.8	Thanks for having me. I really appreciate it's an honor.
1:43.0	I know it's a tremendous honor for me too.
1:45.3	Your work is just so important and I love your approach and I love what you do.
1:49.6	So before we dive in just tell our audience a little bit about you who you are.
1:54.6	You know what, what, what, what, what's, what's not in your bio?
1:57.6	You know, you've always all got these fantastic bios and you have one and that just heard your bio.
2:01.2	But tell us a little bit about you.
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2:04.9	Man, where do I start?
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