Episode

EP63: Why Men Heal - Beauty, Vulnerability, and the Making of a Man

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Loving Everything
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Jan 31, 2026
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5318
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Summary

An intimate conversation with writer Benjamin Baker on beauty, masculinity, desire, childhood, and the emotional labor of becoming a man who can finally be seen. This conversation explores the intersection of masculinity, beauty, and healing through the lens of emotional vulnerability. Andrea Love sits down with Benjamin Baker, a Portland-based writer, aesthetic philosopher, and emotional advocate, whose reflections on Threads have opened an honest dialogue about what it means for men to "do the work." Together they unpack how beauty can be a form of truth-telling, how vulnerability transforms relationships, and what happens when men reclaim the parts of themselves that have been shamed, silenced, or aestheticized. This episode weaves together art, intimacy, somatics, and the inner architecture of becoming, inviting both men and women to see beauty not as a performance, but as presence. @gentlemynmyles ___ Find out more about Andrea Love and her services here: andrea.love Find out more about The House of Healing & Love here: thehouseofhealing.love ___ All production by Cody Maxwell. sharkfyn.com Artwork by Heather Grace Gordy. Opening graphic assets by arakelov and Envato Elements.