# How I unlearned dangerous lessons about masculinity

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDWomen 2018
- Speaker: Eldra Jackson
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/eldra_jackson_how_i_unlearned_dangerous_lessons_about_masculinity)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In a powerful talk, educator Eldra Jackson III shares how he unlearned dangerous lessons about masculinity through Inside Circle, an organization that leads group therapy for incarcerated men. Now he's helping others heal by creating a new image of what it means to be a whole, healthy man. "The challenge is to eradicate this cycle of emotional illiteracy and groupthink," he says.

## Lectures

1. [How I unlearned dangerous lessons about masculinity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/eldra_jackson_how_i_unlearned_dangerous_lessons_about_masculinity/8dd6c4450318), 12 min (TED's player)