The ManFlu | Exploring Gender Dynamics, Partnerships & Raising Boys Who Care
Lucy McAfee
You’ve heard of the “ManFlu” — that mysterious illness that somehow hits men way harder th
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- 1. The ManFlu - Trailer · 22 Jul 2026
- 2. A Case of the ManFlu: Women Carrying It All, Men Missing Out · 5 Aug 2026
- 3. Don't Let Go First: Friendship, Motherhood, and Raising Boys | Sarah Koopmann · 5 Aug 2026
Before We Lose Their Attention: Raising Boys in a World of Screens | Julie Messer
12 Aug 2026 · 48 min
Connection isn't something boys lack. It's something that gets nurtured, at the dinner table, on the drive home, in all the small moments in between. And right now, screens are competing for too many of those moments.Host Lucy McAfee talks with licensed marria
He Googled 'How to Be a Great Husband': Now He's the Expert Your Marriage Needs | Brian Page
5 Aug 2026 · 44 min
Our guest today irons his wife's clothes before putting them away, not because she asked, but because he understands that protecting her time is part of what providing means. This episode is about how he got there and what it really takes to build that kind of
Don't Let Go First: Friendship, Motherhood, and Raising Boys | Sarah Koopmann
5 Aug 2026 · 42 min
There's a specific grief a lot of boy moms feel but isn't often said out loud. It's one Sarah Koopmann and Lucy McAfee both know well, and after years of Lucy turning to Sarah for boy-mom wisdom, there was no question she'd be the very first guest.On this epis
A Case of the ManFlu: Women Carrying It All, Men Missing Out
5 Aug 2026 · 17 min
When boys grow up in a world where caring isn't expected of them, they become men who don't realize what they're missing.In the first episode of The ManFlu, host Lucy McAfee traces her thinking back to a phone call six years ago. She was thirty-eight, pregnant
The ManFlu - Trailer
22 Jul 2026 · 1 min
You’ve heard of the “ManFlu” — that mysterious illness that somehow hits men way harder than any woman could ever fathom. Well, we’re not handing out tissues. We’re here to talk about the real stuff underneath it: the disconnection, the imbalance, and how we c
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