Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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How do you become a well-rounded and good man?

Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright take a look at healthy masculinity in Stranger Things. They discuss the spectrum of masculinity (toxic, limiting, healthy) and how traditionally masculine traits are portrayed in Stranger Things.

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