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‘Strong’ and ‘tough.’ Males across many cultures often identify these common traits to describe ‘real men.’

In our North American retreats on healthy masculinity as we examine the so-called ‘man box’ of dominate masculinity, ‘strong’ and ‘tough’ are heard repeatedly. These same words were used at recent men’s retreats I led in South Africa and Tanzania.

How are we to understand that ‘strong’ and ‘tough’ are so frequently used to describe what ‘real men’ are like?

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​Healthy masculinity was the topic explored by 27 men who met In October 2018 at Camp Friedenswald, Cassopolis, Michigan. Among various issues related to being men, the men considered how to meet five human needs. Read the entire article.

Does Canadian culture form healthier men?

‘Be a man.’ This is what many males hear. But what does this mean? It’s often meant to tell boys and men to not cry or feel, but to be tough and in control.

Believing that healthy masculinity means something much more and better than this, about twenty men met at Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp in June for the retreat Healthy Masculinity: On Being a Man.

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