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MEN LIVING WELL WITH SICKLE CELL

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You’re Still A Man
Always remember that a man with or without sickle cell is still very much so a man. Traditional, societal gender views and roles have a...
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Accept The Help
That said, you may need a little help from time to time. Due to the social conditioning of a lot of men to sometimes be unnecessarily...
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You’re Allowed To Feel
Society often directly and indirectly encourages men to suppress their emotions. There has been plenty of research done surrounding this...
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YOU ARE NOT WHAT YOU DO
First things first, it is absolutely crucial for you to remember that you are not what you do. Having sickle cell disease has the...
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Normalizing Nurture
One of our commentators on the Blood Brothers Podcast mentioned something that has been quite prevalent within the traditional, American...
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Reframing Masculinity For The Male With Sickle Cell
Masculinity is a construct that has long been defined by the hyper and toxically-masculine men that often ostracizes those whose view of...
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Eliminating Emasculation
It’s possible that those who aren’t exposed to the vast range of what masculinity can look like, will attempt at diminishing those who...
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Vulnerability Is A Superpower
I get it, sometimes being vulnerable really sucks! Okay, most times it sucks but our brains and nervous system simply aren’t equipped to...
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The Subjectivity of Masculinity
Masculinity is a subjective term. No one gets to define what masculinity is for you and there’s much power in that. One of the best...
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