Healthy Masculinity and Fatherhood with Jeff Matsushita

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Join Ken and Michelle as they talk with Jeff Matsushita Executive Director of Stretch Zone, and the Engaging Men Program Coordinator at Boise State University's Student Connection and Support Center. As well as a Call to Men National trainer. 

What does it mean to be a man?  To be a father?

Societal norms and generational expectations have put men in a narrow box of "being tough" and "real men don't cry". Jeff breaks down some of these messages from his own journey and the work he is currently doing with boys and men in our community. 

Resources Referenced:

 "Equal Partners" book

-https://www.katemangino.com/  

-National Fatherhood Initiative:

 https://www.fatherhood.org/

American Institute for Boys and Men: Richard Reeves authors a weekly newsletter and book discussing ways to support boys and men.

 https://aibm.org/who-we-are/richard-v-reeves/

A Call to Men: referenced the "man box" that dictates unwritten rules and expectations for boys and men.

 www.acalltomen.org 

"Tough Guise systematically examines the relationship between pop-cultural imagery and the social construction of masculine identities in the U.S. at the dawn of the 21st century."

Tough Guise Extended Trailer
https://youtu.be/jqiX9Al-LZ8

Sponsored by the Idaho Children's Trust Fund
https://idahochildrenstrustfund.org/