FIGHT CLUB and Men's Mental Health with guest Gabe Kapler

What does it mean to be a man? This is the central question of Fight Club. Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright are joined by guest Gabe Kapler, manager of the San Francisco Giants, to talk about men's mental health, healthy masculinity, and advocating for that in the sports world and in society. They talk about how Fight Club is an exploration of masculinity and the expectations of men, and how seeing masculinity as only tough, aggressive, and hyper-sexual is limiting and damaging to men's mental health and well-being. Also, Alan may have been in a fight club in college, but he didn't look like Brad Pitt. Which is deeply frustrating to him because Gabe REALLY does. No, YOU'VE got feelings of inadequacy related to the objectification of... listen, just leave Alan alone. Support us! Patreon: https://patreon.com/CinemaTherapy Merch: Internet Dads Popcorn: http://ctpopcorn.com/ Cinema Therapy is: Written by: Megan Seawright, Jonathan Decker, and Alan Seawright Produced by: Jonathan Decker, Megan Seawright, and Alan Seawright Edited by: Trevor Horton, https://tzhediting.com/ Director of Photography: Bradley Olsen English Transcription by: Anna Preis

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