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Reintegrating Boys and Men With Seamless Masculinity
Boys and men are struggling to find their worth. Many of them are bursting at the seams, and the consequences affect all of us.

Nicholas Fair Nowak
Nov 12, 20244 min read


The Boy Code, Updated
In 1998, William Pollack, Ph. D. published Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood. Though we’ve chipped away at these...

Nicholas Fair Nowak
Sep 6, 202313 min read


If You Could Start Again
The true cost of workaholism and the quest for fulfilling work I’m going to skip the hook on this one. Workaholism is real. And it’s a...

Nicholas Fair Nowak
Feb 2, 20238 min read


The Boy Ultimatum
Discussing the pressures to “be a man” and breaking the box of patriarchy with a fraternity, and the obstacles to change. I recently...

Nicholas Fair Nowak
May 25, 20224 min read


Three Free Lessons to the Boy I Used to Be
“Ooh La La” by Faces is one of my favorite songs. Its chorus always warms me with nostalgia and the smell of pine trees on a summer...

Nicholas Fair Nowak
Mar 29, 20226 min read


How Everyday People Can Change the World and Love Doing It
Three ways anyone can do good and feel good You’re committed. You are going to break the man box, that unwritten code that dictates the...

Nicholas Fair Nowak
Feb 16, 20228 min read


The Belonging Paradox for Men
Belonging is a fundamental human need and key to happiness, but men are lost in their search for it. Here’s a riddle. What can be both...

Nicholas Fair Nowak
Jan 3, 20227 min read


What if Men March for Moral Masculinity and Gender Equality?
Published with The Good Men Project Picture this if you can. You’re at a night club. Music is pumping, people are dancing, laughing,...

Nicholas Fair Nowak
Dec 13, 20216 min read


Leaders and Men, Watch Your Buts
Learning an essential leadership lesson with the potential of opening hundreds of half-open doors. The implications of buts for leaders...

Nicholas Fair Nowak
Nov 13, 20211 min read


For the Love of Sports
A tug of war between masculinity and athletics and remembering why we play. (5 minute read)

Nicholas Fair Nowak
Apr 5, 20211 min read


A Call for Moral Masculinity
Rituals, principles, and road maps that don't cancel men. (7 minute read)

Nicholas Fair Nowak
Mar 20, 20211 min read


We Don't Need No (Male) Saviorism
The importance of working together for gender equality.

Nicholas Fair Nowak
Oct 22, 20201 min read


Time to Detox Masculinity (featured in Camping Magazine)
Check out the philosophy on detoxing masculinity and building better culture. Featured in Camping Magazine (American Camp Association,...

Nicholas Fair Nowak
Sep 16, 20201 min read


Man of the House: Challenging the Pandemic of Toxic Masculinity
COVID-19 has created an unprecedented opportunity to redefine gender roles and detox masculinity.

Nicholas Fair Nowak
May 3, 20201 min read
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