Rewiring Masculinity

Hello and welcome! My name is Andy Hix and for the past fives years, exploring the topic of masculinity and how it affects me, the people I know and wider society has fascinated me. I think it impacts everything and everyone. Pretty much all our schools and universities, businesses, charities and public sector organisations were set up by men, many of whom were profoundly shaped by stereotypical ideas of how 'real men' should and should not behave. So we're all affected by it to some extent, and yet how many of us have deeply reflected on what that influence has been and continues to be? Even if we don't consciously subscribe to the stereotypes, they have an impact. For me it's been truly liberating to explore this within myself, and it's helped me to feel so much less alone with experiences that are in fact common to many men. Drawing on mindfulness, psychology, history, biology, politics and my own personal experiences, we’ll explore: •⁠ ⁠How cultural ideas of masculinity might have shaped how you feel, relate, and show up in the world. •⁠ ⁠The subtle (and not-so-subtle) pressures that can keep us stuck in patterns that don’t serve us. •⁠ ⁠Practical tools to help you connect more deeply with yourself and others. Join me for a journey of discovery that I hope will help you to understand and accept yourself at a deeper level and encourage your individual self-expression. It might also give you more empathy for other men who you previously felt judgemental towards.