Societal norms dictate that men should be masculine, powerful, and stoic. Ironically, this can make our sense of manhood all too easy to threaten. This can leave us susceptible to the dreaded feeling of not being “man enough” and trying to compensate in absurd, self-defeating ways. While there are plenty of obvious ways this can happen, there are just as many subtle ways that men fall right into this trap. In the latest episode of Thru Shame, Jon and Gabe share stories about times when, even with the best of intentions, they’ve unknowingly done this.