Narcissism and toxic masculinity aren’t just societal issues-they are public health crises disrupting relationships, families, and the mental health of men and women alike.
This November, during Men’s Health Month, STAR Network is hosting a transformative livestream event, “Hollywood’s TAR Tales Exposed: The Public Health Disaster of Narcissism & Toxic Masculinity,” to explore the far-reaching consequences of these issues and offer strategies for healing and change.
Led by trauma and mental health experts Dr. Jamie Huysman and Richard Grannon, this event will dissect Hollywood’s glamorization of toxic behaviors, exposing the damage they inflict on men, women, and families while emphasizing the importance of breaking the toxic cycle.
Knowledge You’ll Acquire at This Event
During this Live Stream, you’ll learn:
- How toxic masculinity and narcissistic behaviors impact men’s health and relationships.
- Tools to identify and dismantle these harmful patterns.
- Strategies for building authentic, empowering relationships.
- Insights into how men can redefine masculinity to embrace vulnerability, empathy, and connection.
This Live Stream is essential for women seeking to understand and navigate the impact of toxic masculinity and narcissism in their lives.
It will provide practical tools to recognize red flags in relationships, protect boundaries, and foster self-confidence. Women will gain insights into how these behaviors affect emotional well-being and learn strategies for resilience and recovery.
Additionally, the event will offer clarity on navigating societal pressures that shape unhealthy dynamics while empowering women to model and build healthier relationships for their families.
It’s a powerful opportunity to reclaim your strength and create a future rooted in confidence and connection.
How Toxic Masculinity Harms Everyone?
Toxic masculinity goes beyond the stereotype of aggression or dominance. It creates harmful expectations that negatively impact relationships, families, and individual well-being.
- Hurting Men: Toxic masculinity enforces the belief that men must suppress emotions, avoid vulnerability, and equate self-worth with dominance. This often leads to poor mental health, increased rates of isolation, substance abuse, and even suicide. During Men’s Health Month, it’s critical to spotlight how these pressures damage men’s emotional well-being and ability to form meaningful connections.
- Hurting Relationships: These outdated norms perpetuate unhealthy dynamics in relationships, fostering mistrust, conflict, and a lack of emotional intimacy. Men trapped in these patterns often struggle to communicate their needs or support their partners emotionally, creating disconnects that erode partnerships over time.
- Hurting Families: Toxic masculinity often prevents men from being present, empathetic, and engaged parents, which can lead to generational cycles of emotional neglect and dysfunction. Children exposed to these behaviors may internalize them, perpetuating the trauma into their own relationships.
Why Does Men’s Health Month Matter?
This November, Men’s Health Month provides an opportunity to reflect on the unique challenges men face in navigating societal pressures, mental health, and relationships.
By addressing the damaging effects of toxic masculinity, we can create a path toward healthier lives for men, stronger families, and more balanced partnerships.
Don’t Miss Out – Reserve Now
Don’t miss this essential conversation on November 26th at 5 PM UK Time (12 PM ET).
Visit starnetwork.org and subscribe to our newsletter to save your spot and get reminded about the Live Stream Event on our YouTube channel.
Let’s come together to support men, women, and families in building a future rooted in understanding, connection, and resilience. 🌟
TAR Network™ is a 501(c)(3) charity dedicated to bringing worldwide awareness and treatment to those whose emotional reality has been distorted by narcissistic abuse. The mission of the TAR Network is to support men, women, the LGBTQ+ community, tweens & teens, families, parents who are alienated from their children, workers, and caregivers going through or emerging from TAR. With subject matter experts, affiliates, organizations with supportive resources, and our individual donor community our programs will help you out of the fog and into the light. TAR Network is currently developing several innovative projects: TAR Tales – a safe place to share your truth TAR Centers – a safe place to get vital CPTSD treatment TAR Anon – a safe and nonjudgmental worldwide support network. There is strength in numbers. We’ve all suffered from trauma and abuse at the hands of someone close. Please join us in this worldwide effort toward recovery.
