This is an episode for blokes, most especially for blokes who are close to perimenopausal mayhem. I had a chat with my old friend Kenny Mammarella D’Cruz, aka The Man Whisperer, who has instigated hundreds of men’s groups across the country. Daily Express described me as a “coach, consultant, and guru of all things men”
Kenny and I talked about:
- How men deal with loneliness and pain
- Men allowing vulnerability
- Men allowing connection
- How to communicate with their perimenopausal partners
- The possibility of both partners in a heterosexual relationship are transforming at the same time
- About legacy and elderhood and death
Plus my all-time favourite quote ever from a man about postmenopausal women, I won’t spoil the surprise but it’s very, very good.
The course Kenny mentions in this episode is an online training on how to listen so men speak and how to speak so men listen for therapists, coaches, care-workers, anyone and everyone who wants to pick up these tools for daily life. Here’s a link https://www.themanwhisperer.co.uk/MenFacilitateCourse
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