Name: How I unlearned dangerous lessons about masculinity
Uploaded: 2018-12-18T15:48:24Z
Duration: 11 min 12 s
Description: In a powerful talk, educator Eldra Jackson III shares how he unlearned dangerous lessons about masculinity through Inside Circle, an organization that leads group therapy for incarcerated men. Now he's helping others heal by creating a new image of what it means to be a whole, healthy man. "The challenge is to eradicate this cycle of emotional illiteracy and groupthink," he says.

In a powerful talk, educator Eldra Jackson III shares how he unlearned dangerous lessons about masculinity through Inside Circle, an organization that leads group therapy for incarcerated men. Now he's helping others heal by creating a new image of what it means to be a whole, healthy man. "The challenge is to eradicate this cycle of emotional illiteracy and groupthink," he says.

How I unlearned dangerous lessons about masculinity

Messages like 'big boys don't cry' fueled a cycle of anger, secrecy, and violence that led to decades in prison. True change began when men gathered in circle, challenged inherited beliefs, and faced their most painful truths together. Through raw honesty and mutual accountability, they built a new model of healthy masculinity, where expressing emotion is strength, not weakness. The journey shows how confronting emotional illiteracy can break destructive cycles and heal individuals and communities.