Moonshot Mission for Mankind & Humanity
Real Men Feel #266 Moonshot Mission for Mankind & Humanity
Research shows that men live sicker and die sooner than women. Dr. Jed Diamond is on a mission to change that. His moonshot mission focusing on men's mental health could save 375,000 lives each year in the United States alone.
My Guest, Jed Diamond, is one of the world's leading experts in Gender Medicine and Men's Health. He has written sixteen books, including international best-sellers Surviving Male Menopause and The Irritable Male Syndrome. Most importantly, Jed is a teacher, mentor, and friend, and I am thrilled to connect with him again.
When looking at risk factors for disease and early death, the number one risk factor is being male. Saving males is a worthy goal.
Topics and Questions
1:50 Is challenge constant?
3:20: What is the purpose of your Moonshot Mission?
4:56 If we could help men live as healthy and long as women, we would save 375K men's lives per year in the United States.
9:20 You've said that healing men will do more good than curing cancer. Can you explain that?
11:30 Is this about only extending men's lives or also improving them?
13:24 What makes being male so deadly?
15:50 Men die sooner and live sicker due to our behaviors.
17:40 Many of these improved behaviors are well known. What keeps us from making these positive changes?
22:42 What does this African proverb mean to you?
"The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth."
25:00 The rise of authoritarianism.
25:53 The ease of going into blame mode.
29:26 Tell me about the book you are working on.
31:35 Jed, what's the best way to learn more about you and this moonshot mission?
32:37: Is there one habit, practice, or program you want to share?
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Jed Diamond
Author / Coach / CEO, MenAlive
For more than fifty years, I have helped more than 40,000 men, and the women who love them, to life fully, love deeply, and make a positive difference in the world. There is a lot I’d like to offer you from my professional experience, but I also want to be vulnerable and share some of my own personal challenges. I’ll tell you about my joy of love and the pain of divorce, how I dealt with depression, why my third marriage nearly went under at mid-life, and how recognizing and healing forgotten childhood trauma enabled me to find true love and a successful 42-year marriage, and more.
I am a member of the Medical Advisory Board of Ro, The Patient Company. I am also associated with Riane Eisler’s Center for Partnership Systems and Good Therapy. I blog regularly for The Good Men Project and Medium.
I’m the author of 17 books, including the international best-selling Male Menopause and Surviving Male Menopause, that have thus far been translated into 22 foreign languages. The Irritable Male Syndrome: Understanding and Managing the 4 Key Causes of Depression and Aggression, Mr. Mean: Saving Your Relationship from the Irritable Male Syndrome, The Enlightened Marriage, and 12 Rules for Good Men are also developing a worldwide readership.
My work has been featured in major newspapers throughout the United States, including the New York Times, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and USA Today. I’ve been featured on more than 1,000 radio and TV programs, including The View with Barbara Walters, Good Morning America, Today Show, CNN-360 … Read More