SUPER TOUGH
SUPER TOUGH BY SOPHIE STAGG
MEN FEATURED CHRIS
SAM
MAX
MATT
LUKE
DIA
JOSH
BEN
FOREWORD How do you think men should behave? The answer you may come up with, will mostly be from what you would have been taught through childhood. CAN YOU REMEMBER BEING TOLD NOT TO CRY? This has become a toxic trait in how we are shaped into society, with men being at the full brunt of it all. Toxic masculinity can result into harmful behaviour towards women’s basic human rights and can damage and confuse men’s outlook on how to conform in their community. THE MOST AMOUNT OF SUICIDES ARE CAUSED BY MEN UNDER THE AGE OF 45. This book portrays the stories of 8 different men, that talk about what it is like to grow up into a norm that tells them that they cannot talk about their feelings.
“If society can allow men to share their feelings openly without being judged then it would help redefine our new generation with what masculinity really means�
“We are all trying to judge and lable people. People aren’t objects, we are worth more than judgements and lables. Only when humans see each other as humnas, will we then have humanity as a whole again and a chance to improve mental health globally”
“This toxic masculinity is heavily etched into both our history and future, however education may be the driving force. Boys need to be taught from an early age that the alpha male is a myth and that asserting your dominance over another is at its core, unkind.�
“We need to stop setting a thing or a standard we think we should be. Open discussions is the way forward. To openly speak about our mental health and emotions. I think this is a massive step towards change�
APPRECIATIONS TO
Many thanks to all the Men that have been in my life, the men that are current and the men that are no longer. Both have taught me valauble skills to keep moving foward.