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Male Grievance, Misogyny, and the Rise of Toxic Masculinity

Feb 25, 2026

Male Grievance, Misogyny, and the Rise of Toxic Masculinity

Feb 25, 2026

While autonomy and self-reliance are adaptive capacities, their exaggerated expression betrays underlying fragility rather than genuine potency.

Feb 25, 2026

In Ask a Psychoanalyst, Stephanie Newman, PhD, responds to reader questions about therapy, relationships, and the psychopathology of everyday life. Submit your questions to advice@tapmag.org. Your identity will be kept anonymous.

My Therapist Is on Hinge. I Have Feelings About It.

Lucas McGranahan 2/6/26 Lucas McGranahan 2/6/26

My Therapist Is on Hinge. I Have Feelings About It.

The internet has a way of collapsing boundaries we didn’t even realize were there—including the one protecting your image of your shrink.

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my Therapist Asked for a Kiss

Lucas McGranahan 11/12/25 Lucas McGranahan 11/12/25

my Therapist Asked for a Kiss

Ask a Psychoanalyst

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Handling Positive Transference

Marshall Byler 8/25/25 Marshall Byler 8/25/25

Handling Positive Transference

Ask a Psychoanalyst

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Does My Therapist Think About Me?

Lucas McGranahan 6/12/25 Lucas McGranahan 6/12/25

Does My Therapist Think About Me?

Ask a Psychoanalyst

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