Dr. Alok Kanojia
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And then there's another really interesting thing.
So there's a kind of emotional labor that men are actually really good at that women are not socialized to do nearly as much, which is something called emotional containment.
So if I go from zero to 100,
you would be able to handle that.
Of course.
Right?
So we've all had probably male friends who will just absolutely be out of control.
And we're like, bro, it's okay.
I can hold that.
You can be falling apart.
And like, it's like, I can handle that.
So even I remember when my dad passed away, the way that, you know, when someone cries and,
They end up on a man's shoulder.
Right, right, right, right.
Right?
So I, as a psychiatrist, have held people who are crying on my couch.
I cannot think of a single of my female colleagues who has ever done that.
So the ability to hold emotions and contain them, because we're really good at suppressing.
So you can send it my way.
I'll hold it for you.