Many high-school-aged boys agree with and support the premises and goals behind the #MeToo movement. They also feel that their own voices and questions aren’t allowed in this necessary conversation.

Even though emotional transparency is essential to mental health, it’s a difficult skill for many men to develop, especially if they were taught to embrace traditional forms of masculine identity. Learning how to become more demonstrative is a way men can find the emotional connection they need, even if words fail them

While the trope still exists that all fathers should want sons, the reality is that many younger men who struggle with business-as-usual masculinity have worries about bringing a boy into the world—so do a growing number of women. This is about the quest to overcome those concerns and, yes, the burgeoning stigma of boys.

This essay that appeared in the Ed Life section was my maiden salvo appeal for a new breed of healthier masculinity. It had 1.5+ million reads online and opened the door to a spate of public radio interviews and, ultimately, my first book

I don’t cry often, but when I do I don’t hide it. This essay is about my journey to reach this place of liberation with my own vulnerability, especially as a man. It led to interviews with an NPR affiliate station and the Canadian Broadcasting Company.