Gender plays a very important role in our identity and social and cultural beliefs and expectations create a huge impact in the way that we are perceived, since the moment of our conception in the whom.
Patriarchal structures has been the nest for Machismo or “Toxic Masculinity” in all cultures, and this phenomena has been a source of discrimination, violence and suffering for everyone.
Some challenges that men of all ages, races and ethnicities suffer are:
Alcohol Abuse (“Binge” drinking”)
Substance Use Disorder
Sexual Behavior out of Control
Aggression associated with Anger
Homophobia / Transphobia
Lack of confidence
Legal Problems
Lack of confidence
Emotional dysregulation
Anxiety / Depression
Trauma
Fatherhood challenges