by Tom Gentry | Nov 26, 2021 | Blogs, Commentary, Culture
In 2006, I attended a men’s conference, representing a small facility for recovering men I helped create. At the time, the place was still relatively new. We had a booth, and I spent nearly the entire time manning it to promote our little program. Meanwhile, Robert...
by Tom Gentry | Jan 29, 2021 | Blogs, Commentary, Culture
These are the records I’ve picked up since the beginning of the year, or just before. Some I already owned on CD. But, I’m always looking to find my favorites on vinyl. What I didn’t pre-order, I found at Rust & Wax, In West Palm Beach, Florida....
by Tom Gentry | Dec 12, 2020 | Blogs, Commentary, Culture
Twitter disgusts me. I try to stay away from it. But, I do have a profile for the podcast, where I promote the episodes and, occassionally, call out a particular U.S. Senator on his thinly-veiled feigned sincerity. But, I also use it to keep up with guests of the...
by Tom Gentry | Sep 7, 2020 | Blogs, Commentary, Wisdom
As an young adult, I abandoned my authentic self and the life I really wanted. In terms of vocation, rather than pursuing something that excited me, I opted for what others described as a more practical path. Imagine having the aptitude to write professionally. You...
by Tom Gentry | Jul 10, 2020 | Blogs, Commentary, Getting Real About Manhood
Over the summer, a guy threw a temper tantrum at a Costco in Fort Myers, Florida. The video spread like COVID-19. It began much like this cycle we’ve seen repeated in America since around the time the Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd as others watched....
by Tom Gentry | Jul 5, 2020 | Blogs, Commentary, Guests, Podcasts, The Path to Authenticity, Writers
“Your term, not mine,” she smiled. “I didn’t say it.” Cleo Stiller, the author of Modern Manhood, had agreed to be a guest on the podcast. I had just proposed the idea of making male privilege a point of focus for the episode. Hear my conversation with Cleo on episode...
by Tom Gentry | Jul 1, 2020 | Blogs, Commentary, The Path to Authenticity
In May of 2019, I launched a podcast called The Path to Authenticity. It took a couple years of planning to arrive there. Very early on in the process, I chose a title. But, I ultimately used another. The last thing I wanted was to start with one name, only to change...
by Tom Gentry | Jun 21, 2020 | Blogs, Commentary
When you have a dad who didn’t have a dad, in some ways, you don’t have a dad. Those words came to me one morning. I printed them prominently, in all capital letters, on the first page of a blank journal I was using at the time, to collect my thoughts, about...
by admin | Apr 16, 2020 | Blogs, Commentary
Originally published on January 28, 2019 — As a man, as the father of a boy beginning the transition into manhood, and as someone who works with many troubled young men, I felt encouraged to learn the powers that be at Gillette saw fit to publicly evaluate their...
by Tom Gentry | Mar 18, 2020 | Blogs, Commentary
I began playing baseball in the tiny back yard of the home where I grew up. It was a small, bumpy patch of grass surrounded by four-foot hedges. I played with my older sister and neighborhood kids, including some my mom was paid to care for, at a time when the Big Red...
