Book
Swallowed by a Snake
A pioneering exploration of the masculine side of grief and healing, examining how many men process emotional pain differently.
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The Way Men Heal
A concise guide to understanding men’s emotional processing, grief, stress, shame, and healing.
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Helping Mothers Be Closer to Their Sons
A practical exploration of boys, emotional connection, and the unique ways many boys express and process emotion.
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The Way Men Heal
A growing knowledge repository focused on men, boys, emotional processing, grief, healing, stress, shame, relationships, and human development.
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Webhealing.com
One of the earliest grief websites on the internet and home to “A Place to Honor Grief.”
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Men Are Good — Substack
Essays and commentary exploring men, boys, relationships, emotional life, research, culture, and healing.
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Men Are Good — YouTube
Conversations, interviews, presentations, and discussions related to men, boys, grief, relationships, and emotional processing.
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- Denise Hines & Emily Douglas — research on male victims of domestic violence and barriers to help-seeking.
- Martin Seager & John Barry — work on male psychology, gender bias, and men’s mental health.
- Warren Farrell — work on boys, fathers, male psychology, and gender expectations.
- Jaak Panksepp — affective neuroscience, play systems, and emotional development.
- William Pollack — boys, shame, emotional restriction, and developmental psychology.
- Shelley Taylor — stress responses, social connection, and emotional regulation.
- William Frey — crying research and emotional tears.
- Kurt Gray & Daniel Wegner — moral typecasting and perceptions of agency and victimhood.
Selected Interviews & Media
Tom Golden’s work has been featured or discussed by media outlets including:
- CBS Evening News
- CNN
- ESPN
- The Washington Post
- The New York Times
- The Red Pill documentary
Additional interviews and presentations may be added here over time.