Masculinity and the Fear of Emotional Risk ft. Christian Lopez
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I\'ve grown up being scared of my emotions. I was told they were weak, "girly," so I suppressed them, especially the more heartfelt ones. Anger was OK though, since it was more fierce and powerful, but also dangerous.
But as we know, all human beings are social, emotional beings at the core. We are meant to feel emotions, whether we like it or not, we\'ll feel things. And like anything, when you try to silence that voice, there are many consequences that result from that, i.e. shallow relationships, stagnant life, burnout in career, loss in integrity and direction, low self-confidence.
Only when we identify what we\'re feeling specifically, get to the root cause of the issue, can we start developing the steps and strategies to know what to do with it. But if we leave our emotions clouded in vagueness, it will always feel overwhelming and difficult to deal with.
This is why I love this conversation with former professional MLB player, fellow life coach, and motivational speaker, Christian Lopez about society\'s limited perspective on what it means to be a man. We talk about his story through manhood and how he\'s working on not only becoming the best man he could be, but human as well.
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Timestamps:
[6:43] Christian\'s story
[17:29] Get over fear by having bias towards action
[26:59] How to manage emotions as men in judgmental environments
[45:03] There are many definitions of a man
[49:52] Everyone needs role models
[57:00] How to take emotional risks without getting wounded
[1:11:29] The 5 Core Emotions
[1:21:46] What Christian\'s up to
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Resources:
Christian\'s podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-mask-ulinity/id1474423662.
Join Christian\'s FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2523230051072858.
Find a local Toastmasters group to improve your communication skills: https://www.toastmasters.org.
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