206. Psychology and the Gender Evolution - with Dr. Matt Englar-Carlson, Professor, Scholar, Speaker (re-release)

This episode originally aired on November 28, 2023.

“As much as people think I’m in my dad’s shadow, in many ways I live my life to NOT be like him. And even though my dad was a psychologist, I always felt like he wasn’t terribly emotional.” - Matt Englar-Carlson

Ever Forward Club’s Ashanti Branch is joined by Dr. Matt Englar-Carlson. Matt is a professor of counseling and the director of the Center for Boys and Men at California State University, Fullerton. His work focuses on healthy/prosocial forms of masculinities, social justice, diversity issues in psychological training and practice, and theories of psychotherapy. In many ways, Matt is an originator in the psychology space when it comes to encouraging healthy and positive masculinity in school settings, and Matt also is the lead men’s health clinical researcher for the first men’s mental health app, Mental. Please enjoy this conversation! Like Matt, it’s equal parts informative, entertaining, and emotional :)

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(5:30) Matt introduces himself, his passions, and how he helps boys and men seek help more effectively.

(10:00) Matt shares the front of his mask - engaged, carefree, together - and how his words have changed from age 30 to age 50.

(11:30) Ashanti shares the front of his mask - serious, caring, passionate - and provides some thoughts on Senator Markwayne Mullin and Teamsters President Sean O'Brien.

(17:10) Matt shares the back of his mask - the weight of responsibility, grief, shame.

(19:30) Ashanti shares the back of his mask - the weight of responsibility, worry, self-doubt.

(22:15) Matt looks back on his childhood and how he had a proclivity for psychology and gender studies.

(30:40) Matt shares what he has noticed in his college students and “how men have been changing.”

(37:30) Ashanti and Matt reflect on how students emote and ask for help differently.

(42:00) Ashanti and Matt take time to consider the alarming rates of death by suicide amongst men. Then, Matt shares how he is involved with the app, Mental.

(48:30) Matt shares some final thoughts and how you can get in touch with him.

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Connect with Matt Englar-Carlson:

Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/drmattec⁠

The Mental App: ⁠instagram.com/thementalapp⁠

Website: ⁠hhd.fullerton.edu/counsel/faculty/MattEnglarCarlson.php⁠

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LinkedIn: ⁠linkedin.com/in/ashantibranch⁠

Website: ⁠branchspeaks.com⁠

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