As men, we are brought up believing hypermasculinity is the norm. Society encourages behaviors like aggression, violence, and unbridled sexuality, causing us to lose sight of what healthy masculinity looks like. In the process, we’ve lost our ambition to protect marginalized communities, including women and children. What would it mean to return to a true sense of manhood? What could we accomplish by forgetting what we were taught, and trusting our healthy instincts instead? Fellow men’s experiences show that change is possible—and the personal and communal outcomes are worth fighting for. This is the philosophy behind Warriors Creating Safety. We are a community of men who aren’t afraid to confront the darkness within ourselves, and in doing so, discover the light. Against society’s pressures, we accept vulnerability and allow itto fuel true connection and brotherhood. We’ve found that when we cherish what is feminine, we learn more about ourselves as men. We come to understand how our culture and institutions have led us off track (and what we can do about it). And ultimately, we achieve deeper connection in our platonic, familial and romantic relationships.