37. Emotions Have No Gender
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In this episode, Angie and Shelly dive into the messy, frustrating, and freeing reality of how emotions are labeled by society. From men being told they can’t cry to women being called bossy for speaking up, this conversation covers the double standards that shape how we express feelings—and why it’s time to ditch those outdated rules.
💭 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:😢 Normalizing Tears – Why crying is a biological release, not a weakness, and how we’ve mislabeled it as feminine for way too long.
💪 Strong Emotions Get Misjudged – When women are assertive they’re bossy. When men cry they’re weak. We’re over it.
👨👩👧👦 Raising Boys to Feel – Why teaching boys it’s safe to cry helps create healthier, emotionally available men.
⚡ Masculine and Feminine Energy – How both live in all of us and why being authentic matters more than labels.
🌈 Breaking Gender Boxes – The wild idea that people can just be people and emotions don’t have to come with a gender tag.
🌍 Snap Judgments and Self Reflection – How quick assumptions hurt connection and why unlearning bias makes the world better.
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