Welcome back to Good Influence! This is the podcast where each week we'll meet a guest who’ll help us pay attention to something we should know about, but maybe don’t.    This week, we're talking about toxic masculinity; where we learn our ideas about gender roles, how patriarchal ideas harm people of all genders, and

This week I am speaking to facilitator and speaker Ben Hurst about how we can be good men, and navigate ways out of toxic masculinity.  Ben is a facilitator and workshop leader, working as head of facilitation and training for the Good Lad initiative. He has a wealth of knowledge and experience in working with young pe

Hello! What are society’s expectations of masculinity and how can we promote positive expressions of it? We chat to The Guardian’s Iman Amrani about her series on modern masculinity and Ben Hurst from the Good Lad Initiative about the workshops they run exploring these themes. Then Nathan Roberts explains the work his

I'm so excited for you to hear this episode, it's a very powerful one! I'm joined by Ben Hurst to break down Masculinity. This is a topic very close to my heart and something I've wanted to bring to the podcast for a while. I believe that discussions around male identity and masculinity should be the norm in our lives