<p>What part do male role models need to play in young boys’ lives? How do we raise young men with empathy and love? What should masculinity even mean? Adolescence’s Stephen Graham has teamed up with psychology researcher Orly Klein to answer these questions.</p><br><p>In this chat with Fearne, Stephen and Orly explore what they’ve learnt about manhood, fatherhood, and generational trauma through asking lots of dads to write letters to their sons.</p><br><p>They chat about why we need to stop treating boys like they’re a problem to be fixed, and why it’s so important to offer them positive messages so they don’t fall into the hands of toxic influencers.</p><br><p>Plus, Stephen reveals how he felt about filming each Adolescence episode in one take...</p><br><p>Stephen and Orly’s book, Letters To Our Sons, is out now.</p><br><p>If you liked this episode of Happy Place, you might also like: </p><br><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/2da5a5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ashley Walters</a></p><br><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/60c721" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Caitlin Moran</a></p><br><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/385d6d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sam Claflin</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
