Big boys don't cry

Men are expected to keep their feelings in check but this can get in the way of developing an emotional literacy, says Dave Kenny.

THERE is a sound few men want to hear. It’s the sound of the alpha male cracking. The deep rumbling of a freight-train-load of sorrow emerging from the darkness of a man’s soul.

Think of Liam Neeson in Schindler’s List and the scene where his massive shoulders collapse under the weight of his guilt at not saving more Jews. The sound of his bass voice trembling is heart-shattering.