Someone is already teaching boys what manhood looks like. This work makes sure it's you.

Dr. Munib Rezaie brings a decade in K–12 schools, a PhD in Communication, and an MA in School Counseling to schools, families, and organizations — with curriculum for counselors, coaching for parents, and resources for anyone who's done waiting for someone else to address this.

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Why this work, why now

One in three American men says no one really knows him. That disconnection starts in boyhood, during the years when boys are actively figuring out what it means to be a man, and often getting most of that education from the internet: communities built around dominance and victimhood, content that frames emotional awareness as weakness and misogyny as humorous. The gap in a boy's development doesn't stay empty. It gets filled.

Boys are still reachable. The adults closest to them — at home, at school — are still the most powerful influence in the room. This work is for those adults: counselors who see the fallout playing out in their building every day, parents navigating it at home, and educators who know something has to change but haven't found a curriculum that takes it seriously.

The gaps in a boy's education don't stay empty.

63%

of men wish they were more masculine. Today's boys are receiving those same messages right now — from every screen, every peer group, every space where no adult is watching.

Equimundo, State of American Men 2025

53%

of men say "no one really knows me." That disconnection starts in the hallways you walk every day — and it's preventable, if we start early enough.

Equimundo, State of American Men 2025

86%

define manhood primarily as "being a provider" — a script so narrow it creates shame for every boy who doesn't fit the mold, and silence in every boy who tries.

Equimundo, State of American Men 2025

About Dr. Munib Rezaie

A counselor who's still in the room.

I've spent more than a decade inside schools — as a teacher, a counselor, an administrator, and eventually a principal. I didn't build this work from a research lab. I built it from what I saw in my students and what I've tried to figure out as the father of two boys.

My academic background is in communication and school counseling — I have a PhD in Communication and a master's in school counseling — which means I think a lot about the messages boys receive, where those messages come from, and how to replace the ones that are working against them. I've presented research on this at academic conferences and created an online course on masculinity used by adults across the country.

I wrote a children's book called Meet Coach Ben because I believe this work starts young. It was reviewed by Kirkus and mentioned in Rolling Stone. It's about a boy learning that asking for help is its own kind of strength — which is the same thing I try to teach at every age.

PhD, Communication

Media Studies & Social Influence

MA, School Counseling

Licensed, K–12

10+ Years K–12

Teacher · Counselor · Principal

Published Author

Kirkus-reviewed · Rolling Stone

Someone is already teaching boys what manhood looks like. This work makes sure it's you.

One mission. Five ways in.

A counselor who's still in the room.

The conversation your boys need is already overdue.