Andrew Lapides
Jul 22, 20243 min read
On Men: Anger, Rage, Trauma, and Growth
As a society, we have ignored the mental health needs of men. Many men walk around and have no idea they are wounded psychologically. From a young age, many men have been taught to “toughen up” and “be a man.” The old adage that “boys don’t cry” is very true for many of us. Our fathers modeled being stoic and non-emotional and used anger to put the fear of G-d in us. This left many men to lock down their emotions (just like their fathers did), cutting off the feelings in thei
