DearMen Podcast

DearMen Podcast Promoting caring masculinity, men’s mental health and wellbeing through honest, safe & meaningful conversations.

Dismantling stereotypes and fostering open and honest conversations about manhood and positive masculinity.

24/03/2026

Dear Parents,

Are we truly creating a safe space for boys to be heard?

The right to be heard is foundational to raising confident, emotionally aware, and responsible individuals. When boys feel seen, heard, and appreciated, they are better equipped to express themselves, build healthy relationships, and contribute positively to their communities.

Upholding this right is not just good parenting, it is a necessary step toward raising a generation of boys who understand empathy, respect, and accountability.

23/02/2026

This week on DearMen Podcast & Radio, we continue the work of redefining masculinity in Nigeria through direct, honest conversations. We are creating space for men to talk about emotional health, responsibility, relationships, and the everyday pressures that shape how they show up at home, at work, and in society.

These conversations are about supporting men to express themselves without shame, take responsibility for their choices, and build healthier relationships with others and with themselves. Join us as we continue shaping a more grounded, emotionally aware generation of men.

Boys Champions

23/02/2026

This week on Dear Men Podcast & Radio, we continue the work of redefining masculinity in Nigeria through direct, honest conversations. We are creating space for men to talk about emotional health, responsibility, relationships, and the everyday pressures that shape how they show up at home, at work, and in society.

These conversations are about supporting men to express themselves without shame, take responsibility for their choices, and build healthier relationships with others and with themselves. Join us as we continue shaping a more grounded, emotionally aware generation of men.

11/02/2026

For generations, many men have been conditioned to translate emotion into silence.

Sadness becomes withdrawal.
Anger becomes aggression.
Disappointment becomes distance.

These are not character flaws. They are learned survival responses, often shaped by transgenerational trauma, reinforced by culture, and left unexamined for far too long.

But what is learned can be unlearned.

Through the DearMen Circle gatherings, our radio conversations, and our podcasts, we are intentionally creating structured, safe spaces where men can name their experiences, confront harmful norms, and practice healthier ways of expressing emotion. We are redefining what strength looks like. We are challenging silence as a default response. We are supporting men to show up not as stereotypes but as whole human beings.

This is how cycles are broken.

15/01/2026

It is often said that a child’s first point of contact is the home, and what a child consistently sees and experiences there is what they grow to exhibit. Attitudes, behaviors, and beliefs are shaped long before they are questioned.

This is why conversations about must start early and start at home, with fathers who model emotional awareness, respect, accountability, and care. When harmful norms are challenged at home, healthier expressions of masculinity become the standard, not the exception.

Normalizing healthy masculinity requires deliberate action, unlearning harmful practices and replacing them with values that allow boys to grow into emotionally grounded and responsible men. The work begins in the home and is reinforced by schools and communities.

22/12/2025

Young boys in our society are often groomed from day one to carry the weight of provision. They’re taught early that their value lies in how much they can earn, protect, or endure. Little attention is paid to what this pressure does to their emotional wellbeing, their sense of self, or their ability to ask for help when they need it.

So we must ask: is this healthy? When boys are only prepared to provide and not allowed to feel, reflect, or fail safely, we set them up for silent struggles later in life. Raising should also mean teaching them balance, that strength includes vulnerability, that worth goes beyond money, and that being human is not a weakness.

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Episode 5 of the DearMen Radio Show airs today, and we’re asking an important question: Who is a man beyond being a prov...
16/12/2025

Episode 5 of the DearMen Radio Show airs today, and we’re asking an important question: Who is a man beyond being a provider?

Titled “Nigerian Men Navigating Relationships: Beyond the Provider Role,” this episode explores how expectations around money, responsibility, strength, and silence shape men’s experiences in love, marriage, and partnership. We talk about emotional presence, communication, vulnerability, and the unspoken pressures men face when their worth is reduced to what they can provide.

Join us for an honest, grounded conversation with and Reginald Aniekee, as we unpack what healthier can look like when men are allowed to show up as whole humans not just wallets or titles.

📻 Tune in today by 8PM on 100.9 FM (Solid FM Radio)
Or stream live via www.solidfmradi0.com

This is for the men, the partners who love them, and anyone invested in redefining masculinity.

During the last episode of the DearMen radio show, we held space for a conversation many homes quietly avoid. We spoke a...
16/12/2025

During the last episode of the DearMen radio show, we held space for a conversation many homes quietly avoid. We spoke about how boys are raised in Nigeria, what they’re taught to feel or suppress and how those early lessons resurface later in relationships, leadership, and everyday life. It was an honest reflection on the long journey from boyhood to manhood, and the silent gaps many boys are expected to grow into.

, and .alumona spoke extensively about discipline, trauma, emotional regulation, and the weight of cultural expectations. One thing was clear: emotionally healthy men don’t just happen; they are intentionally raised by adults who are willing to unlearn, reflect, and do better.

What stayed with us most was the reminder that parenting is as much about the parent as it is about the child. need emotionally safe homes, the right to be heard, and adults who model calm, accountability, and empathy. When we ignore this, society pays the price. When we get it right, we raise men who can feel, communicate, and lead without harm.

Episode 4 was a call to heal together, to parent consciously, and to raise boys who are allowed to be fully human.

10/12/2025

Can we create safe spaces for men to open up to the women in their lives? Because many men want to talk, but they’re not sure they’ll be met with understanding. They carry pressures, expectations, and silent struggles they’ve never had the room to express. And if we say we care about their wellbeing, then we also have to care about the conditions that make honesty feel risky for them.

So we must ask ourselves: How difficult are we making it? Can we listen and not judge? Can we hold space without immediately correcting, dismissing, or minimizing what they feel? A healthier society begins with conversations that don’t shut men down.

Today, we continue our mission to reshape the conversations around boys, men, and masculinity in Nigeria. On this episod...
09/12/2025

Today, we continue our mission to reshape the conversations around boys, men, and masculinity in Nigeria. On this episode, we’ll be joined by and as we dive into a powerful theme: Raising Nigerian Boys to Men.
In a society where boys are often taught to be tough before they are taught to be human, this conversation will explore what it truly means to guide boys into emotionally healthy, responsible, confident men.

From family influences to community expectations, school experiences, mentorship, discipline, and emotional development, our guests will help us unpack the realities boys face and the gaps we must close. Whether you’re a parent, mentor, educator, or simply passionate about the well-being of boys and men, this episode promises deep insight and practical wisdom.

Join us tonight by 8pm on Solid FM Enugu. Let’s raise boys who can stand tall not just in strength, but in character, empathy, and purpose.

Episode 3 of the Radio Show opened up another honest conversation about the pressures Nigerian men carry every day, th...
09/12/2025

Episode 3 of the Radio Show opened up another honest conversation about the pressures Nigerian men carry every day, the pressure to be strong, to provide, to hide pain, and to “figure it out” alone.

With insights from Esumeh Aaron f Greenage Technologies and Joan Ndulue, Communications Officer thepeoplesprojectdotorg, the episode unpacked how cultural expectations, religious influence, and gender roles shape men’s mental health.

The conversation made it clear that emotional silence is not strength, and the cost of that silence often shows up as stress, anger, broken relationships, and even deeper crisis.

The episode closed with practical steps: build supportive friendships, communicate honestly, and nurture relationships that allow both men and women to thrive. Through conversations like this, DearMen continues its mission to redefine masculinity in healthier, more humane ways.

Tune in every Tuesday by 8pm on Solid FM Enugu.

Tonight, we continue a conversation Nigeria urgently needs.On the 3rd episode of the DearMen Radio Show, we’ll be joined...
02/12/2025

Tonight, we continue a conversation Nigeria urgently needs.

On the 3rd episode of the DearMen Radio Show, we’ll be joined by Esumeh Aaron as we unpack a topic too many carry alone: “The Silent Struggles: Nigerian Men’s Mental Health Crisis.”

In a society where men are praised for enduring pain quietly, countless boys and men are breaking on the inside with no safe space to speak, seek help, or simply breathe. This episode digs into the hidden pressures, the cultural expectations, and the unspoken burdens that shape the mental health realities of Nigerian men today.

If we want healthier communities, we must first create room for men to be human.

Join the movement.
Tune in today by 8PM on Solid FM 100.9 Enugu and be part of the conversations.

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