‘Modern Love’: Why Boys and Men Are Floundering, According to Therapist Terry Real
The Daily
2025/05/25
‘Modern Love’: Why Boys and Men Are Floundering, According to Therapist Terry Real
‘Modern Love’: Why Boys and Men Are Floundering, According to Therapist Terry Real

The Daily
2025/05/25
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A session with Terry Real, a marriage and family therapist, can get uncomfortable. He’s known to mirror and amplify the emotions of his clients, sometimes cursing and nearly yelling, often in an attempt to get men in touch with the emotions they’re not use...
Highlights
Highlights
In this episode, listeners are introduced to Terry Real, a marriage and family therapist who uses an unconventional approach to help men confront their emotions. His methods, which can be intense, aim to break through the barriers that men often build around their feelings. Real's work focuses on redefining masculinity by encouraging vulnerability and intimacy, addressing issues that stem from societal expectations placed on men from a young age.
Chapters
Chapters
Why Confronting Emotions is Essential?
00:00How Cultural Masculinity Fails Men?
06:37Can Father-Son Relationships Be Redefined?
17:35What Does Modern Masculinity Look Like?
25:41Leaving a Legacy Through Listening?
34:00Transcript
Transcript
Anna Martin: Hey y'all, it's Kyra Blackwell from Wirecutter, the product recommendation service from the New York Times, and I test mattresses.
Terry Real: Today I am testing seven mattresses. This mattress is very supportive.
Anna Martin: It's just very...