Modern masculinity A compassionate guidebook to men's mental health

Stephan B. Poulter, 1958-

Book - 2024

"A looming health crisis faces men who find themselves stuck in today's changing world. Slowly, more and more men are learning the positives that come from talking openly about their struggles with mental and physical health. In this incisive and insightful guide to male mental health, popular clinical psychologist Stephan B. Poulter, Ph.D., unpacks the various issues that stem from male shame, including those surrounding anger, sexual orientation, wealth, physical performance and appearance, relationships, and much more. Modern Masculinity is a practical guide for men of all ages to embrace their on-going process of developing a balanced, compassionate, and positive masculinity. [Includes] case studies of real-life men from all ...walks of life alongside helpful analysis and practical, reader-focused exercises"-- From back cover.

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Subjects
Genres
Self-help publications
Published
Guilford, Connecticut: Prometheus Books, an imprint of Globe Pequot [2024]
Language
English
Main Author
Stephan B. Poulter, 1958- (author)
Physical Description
xxxiv, 260 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-260).
ISBN
9781633889422
  • Reader's Note
  • Foreword Charles Catchings
  • Foreword Angela DiGaetano
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Men's Health and Masculinity: Why It Matters
  • Part I. Body Masculinity: The Mind-Body Connection-Physical Health Is Emotional and Mental Health
  • 1. Living Your Best Life Physically: How Everything Connects Emotionally and Psychologically to Your Body
  • 2. The Narcissistic Masculine Type: You Are More Than Your Body, Your Looks, and Your Athleticism
  • 3. Sex, Intimacy, Sexual Preference, and Masculinity Defined: Gay, Straight, Bi, and You
  • 4. Masculinity and Your Body: Mind, Body, and Psychological Connections
  • 5. Masculinity Is Emotional Intelligence: What Am I Feeling?
  • 6. Men and Shame: Emotional Cancer, the Silent Killer
  • 7. Healing the Cycle of Male Violence: Stopping the Emasculation Process
  • Part II. Relationships Matter: You and Your Parents! Expanding Your Relationship IQ
  • 8. Your Father's Masculinity: Why He Matters
  • 9. Your Mother Factor: Mom's Opinion of You and Your Masculinity
  • 10. Masculinity, Connection, and Your Style of Relationships: Creating Emotional Stability
  • 11. Men, Intimacy, and Marriage: Five Variables That Work Together
  • Part III. Masculinity in the Era of Cancellation, Confusion, and Clarity: The Healing Power of Your Four Horsemen
  • 12. Healthy "Baller" Masculinity: Embracing Your Four Horsemen
  • 13. Masculinity and Mental Health: Same Coin but Different Sides
  • 14. Money, Work, and Love: Male Initiation into Adulthood
  • 15. The Making of a Man: Balanced Masculinity
  • 16. Change, Forgiveness, and Your Five F-Bombs: Being Your Own Man
  • Bibliography
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

In this amiable guide, psychologist Poulter (Your Ex-Factor) implores men to cast aside "old-school 'dude' thinking and 'jerk' behavior" and take seriously their "physical health, relationships, emotions, and self-doubts." Highlighting "silent, rugged cowboy" stereotypes and a focus on money and social status, Poulter explores how a male culture that sidelines emotional needs is perpetuated and offers in its place a "masculinity of compassion and kindness" that "empowers boys, young men, and adult men to change their world... from the inside out." Steps toward change include identifying one's emotional "blind spots" (viewing humility as a personal weakness, for example) and fostering close male friendships instead of leaning on romantic partners to meet all of one's emotional needs. Interweaving his guidance with brief quizzes, question prompts, and step-by-step breakdowns of key concepts, Poulter provides a usefully interactive survey of a more balanced and evolved masculinity, though off-kilter tangents sometimes distract, as when he cites "the horrific saga of Jeffrey Epstein" as a "cautionary tale" that "no man is beyond the hand of justice, regardless of his immense wealth social power." Still, this is a fresh and thoughtful take on what it means to be a man today. (Mar.)

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