Posts tagged Emotional Literacy
How to Help Boys Resist the Manosphere: A Guide for Parents, Coaches and Educators

The manosphere is free, available in the middle of the night, and designed to be found by boys who are already vulnerable. It’s hard to compete with that. A teacher sees a kid for 50 minutes at a time. A coach sees him three times a week. A parent sees him between homework and screens.

But you have something the algorithm doesn’t. You know him. You’re real. And over time, that can become a sustaining anchor for boys as they become young men navigating the choppy waters of growing into adulthood.

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How Does Negative Self-Talk Impact Our Ability to Care?

Many of us struggle with criticizing, belittling, and judging ourselves. We’ll tell ourselves negative stories like “I’m stupid”, “I’m not good enough” or “I don’t deserve them”. But does our negative self-talk truly serve us and our communities in our journey toward equity? Does trashing ourselves lend itself well to belonging, connection, or taking an active role in improving our communities? Probably not — so what’s the alternative?

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