Why it's good for men to talk
Jul 12, 2025•25 min
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Summary
This episode explores the global stigma around men discussing their emotions and vulnerabilities. Guests from different cultural backgrounds share personal experiences, including navigating relationships, divorce, and loss, and discuss how societal expectations and cultural conditioning often prevent men from opening up. The conversation highlights the negative impact of bottling up feelings and the profound benefits found in building trusting male friendships and joining dedicated men's support groups as safe spaces for emotional expression.Episode description
Across the world, there’s often a stigma when it comes to men discussing their emotions. “We’re taught here as men that a man shouldn’t cry,” says Kholekile, who chairs the ManKind Project, a support group for men in South Africa. Across the world, there’s often a stigma when it comes to men discussing their emotions. “We’re taught here as men that a man shouldn’t cry,” says Kholekile, who chairs the ManKind Project, a support group for men in South Africa. This episode of The Documentary, comes to you from BBC OS Conversations, bringing together people from around the world to discuss how major news stories are affecting their lives.
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