The ManFlu | Exploring Gender Dynamics, Partnerships & Raising Boys Who Care
The ManFlu is a podcast hosted by Lucy McAfee that uses the concept of the 'man flu' as a metaphor to explore deeper issues in gender dynamics, partnership, and emotional labor. Each week, Lucy and her guests examine the cultural scripts and unspoken rules that shape how men and women share responsibilities at home. The show discusses how these patterns persist, how they affect families, and what practical changes can build stronger partnerships. It also focuses on raising boys who are more emotionally connected and aware. Listeners can expect thoughtful conversations with researchers and families about creating more balance in modern relationships.
Episodes
That Village Everyone Talks About: How to Actually Build Yours | Jessica Hill
Everyone tells new parents it takes a village. Nobody mentions that making mom friends as an adult is genuinely hard and can feel more like dating: is it weird to ask for her number? Do I look like a stalker?Host Lucy McAfee talks with Jessica Hill, founder and CEO of The Parent Collective, about building your village as a new mom. Jessica spent ten years in England, where prenatal classes grouped
Before We Lose Their Attention: Raising Boys in a World of Screens | Julie Messer
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 marriage and family therapist Julie Messer about raising boys who can stay present, emotionally aware, and connected in a world built around quick
He Googled 'How to Be a Great Husband': Now He's the Expert Your Marriage Needs | Brian Page
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 partnership.Lucy McAfee sits down with Brian Page, founder of Modern Husbands, to talk about what equal partnership in marriage actually re
Don't Let Go First: Friendship, Motherhood, and Raising Boys | Sarah Koopmann
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 episode of The ManFlu, the two best friends of 30 years sit down for a conversation about raising emotionally connected boys. Sarah is a full-ti
A Case of the ManFlu: Women Carrying It All, Men Missing Out
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 with her second child, and when the nurse said "it's a boy," she cried. They weren't happy tears. She knew exactly what she was mourning, a
The ManFlu - Trailer
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 can start to change it.The ManFlu is a metaphor we use to dig into something deeper: the cultural scripts, gender roles, and unspoken ru
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