Authentic Masculinity: What It Means and How Men Build It
What if the question isn’t “What makes me a man?”—but “What makes me honest?”
In this personal and culturally reflective article, David Kernohan unpacks the emotional cost of performing masculinity—and the freedom found in living authentically. Drawing on psychology, lived experience, and men’s emotional health research, he explores how shame, suppression, and peer pressure keep men disconnected from themselves. If you’ve ever felt trapped by roles or silenced by expectations, this article offers a path toward emotional truth, grounded courage, and real connection.
It’s not about being more of a man—it’s about being more of yourself.
Why Forgiveness Is So Hard for Men: Anger, Resentment and Self-Forgiveness
Why Forgiveness Is So Hard for Men: Key Takeaways Forgiveness is hard for a man when anger is the way he holds on to the fact that he was hurt. If he feels betrayed, the anger may protect his sense that what happened to him was wrong and that his dignity still deserves protection. When […]