49: His Tears Made Me Flinch - and I Had To Face Why

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We say we want men to open up… But when they do, why do we flinch?

In today's solo, Davina unpacks the invisible conditioning that makes male vulnerability feel unsafe, unattractive, or overwhelming to the very people asking for it. From personal stories to societal scripts, she names the tension many women hold: the craving for emotional intimacy and the recoil when it finally arrives.

This is for the women raising men, loving men, or grieving the men they've lost—and for the men trying to be something other than stoic and shut down.

This isn’t about coddling. This is about courage.

03:22 – Do we flinch when he shifts? The identity crisis of feminine discomfort

04:55 – Childhood wiring: How we’re conditioned to expect stoicis ...