Dissolving Toxic Masculinity

By: Thomas Haller

Narrated by: George Asteri

Our society is riddled with men behaving badly. Sexual harassment, sexual abuse, domestic violence, and misogyny run rampant through politics, Hollywood, professional and amateur sports, college campuses, and our daily work environment. The societal standards dictating that men be strong, unemotional, aggressive, and dominant over women have created toxic masculinity. These social standards have an influence on the development of our sons, and if we leave it up to someone else to teach them about masculinity, we greatly increase the potential for their growing up to be chauvinistic, misogynistic, bigoted men who believe they are none of those things.

Voices throughout the country have been shouting the demand for change. Many of these voices call on women to alter their attitudes and behavior, implying that a man's misogynistic behavior is women's fault. Dissolving toxic masculinity cannot and must not come from calling upon girls and women to change. We heed the call for change by raising our boys to be emotionally healthy masculine men, a process that begins at home.

Change happens when parents embody and model what they want to see in their children. The nine lessons presented in Dissolving Toxic Masculinity by psychotherapist and family therapist Thomas Haller, LMSW, DST are designed to help us raise boys who embrace an attitude of compassion, empathy, kindness, and respect for women. It's time we rise to the challenge.

©2018 Thomas Haller (P)2018 Thomas Haller

great for men even without kids

love everything about it. helped me out alot. very intriguing. I learned a lot from the book

my new favorite book!!!!

This is my new favorite book. It gives so much helpful insight. I will be listening again with my children and then again just to take notes.

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This book contained phenomenal advice and practical simulations to show how to raise caring, empathetic, empowered boys. I found the strategies fit into my life with my children seamlessly. loved it, my boy will be a better man because of it.. so will I.