Therapy can be difficult for men. In this video, we explore why it's hard for men to be in therapy and what it means for you as a man.Learn more from Dr. K i...
At some point in the video Dr. K talks about men feeling outgunned in couples counseling. While I never did couples counseling, I still had the feeling when I talked about relationship stuff and emotions with an ex of mine. They somehow always were better at identifying their emotions and articulating them and while I connected that to maybe the gender expectations placed on us from birth (me amab, they afab) and into our twenties, I never thought about other folks that might have to deal with it in a way that it actually can be identified as a pattern.
At some point in the video Dr. K talks about men feeling outgunned in couples counseling. While I never did couples counseling, I still had the feeling when I talked about relationship stuff and emotions with an ex of mine. They somehow always were better at identifying their emotions and articulating them and while I connected that to maybe the gender expectations placed on us from birth (me amab, they afab) and into our twenties, I never thought about other folks that might have to deal with it in a way that it actually can be identified as a pattern.
Thanks for sharing that video.