Theme: Healthy Men, Healthy Relationships
Date: 19 November 2025
For generations, men were taught to stay silent, to “be strong,” to hide their pain.
But strength has never meant emotional suppression.
It’s time to break that generational trauma — the legacy of emotionless men, emotionally blocked fathers, and partners who were never taught how to feel. When men are taught to show no emotion, everyone pays the price — them and the people who love them; especially their children, who inherit silence instead of connection.
Men and Suicidality: The Hidden Crisis
Did you know that more than 720 000 people (WHO, 2025) die due to suicide every year and most of them are men? Men are significantly more likely to die by suicide — not because they feel more pain, but because they are taught to hide it.
Silence and shame push men into emotional isolation. Many carry unbearable weight alone, believing they must “stay strong” at all costs.
Behind the statistics are fathers, partners, brothers, friends.
Emotional expression is not optional — it is survival.
This year, we choose a new story!
A society where:
- Men speak openly about their emotions
- Fathers model emotional intelligence
- Boys grow up knowing that vulnerability is courage
- Partners connect through honesty, not silence
Wishes & Messages to Share
- “To all men: Your emotions matter. Your vulnerability is not weakness — it’s human.”
- “May this year bring healthier conversations, deeper connections, and the courage to feel.”
- “Strong men express. Strong fathers listen. Strong partners share.”
- “Let’s raise boys who don’t need to recover from their childhood to become emotionally available men.”
Are we ready to change the legacy? For a world where men are not ashamed to speak, feel, or heal.
Are you with us? Because we are with you.
What We Can Do — Starting Today:
1. Break the stigma of men showing emotion
Normalize men speaking openly about sadness, fear, anxiety, grief, and stress.
2. Replace harmful messages
Retire phrases like “don’t cry,” “man up,” or “be strong.”
Use:
- “I’m here for you.”
- “It’s okay to feel what you feel.”
- “Talk to me.”
3. Create safe emotional spaces for men
In families, friendships, workplaces, and relationships — spaces where men don’t fear judgment or ridicule.
4. Check in with the men around us
Ask:
- “How are you, really?”
- “Is anything feeling heavy lately?”
- “Do you want to talk?”
Small, consistent check-ins save lives.
5. Normalize seeking help
Therapy, support groups, and mental health services should be encouraged, not feared.
Seeking help is strength, not failure.
In EFT, men learn not just to feel — but to reconnect. With themselves. With their partners. With their children. Healing starts the moment a man allows himself to be human again.
Let’s encourage men to HUman UP!
Reference:
World Health Organization. (2025, March 25). Suicide [Fact sheet]. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/suicide
