The conversation about boys isn't controversial. It's just not happening — until now.

Dr. Munib Rezaie brings a decade of frontline school experience, a PhD, and a practitioner's honesty to keynotes, panels, staff trainings, and podcasts on masculinity, boys' development, and what schools are getting wrong.

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PhDEducation
MASchool Counseling
10+ yearsK–12 (counselor + principal)
Rolling StoneCited April 2025
Dr. Munib Rezaie

What Munib speaks on

Every talk is grounded in research and shaped by direct classroom, counseling, and administrative experience — not theory.

01
The Man Box: How Schools Teach Boys to Shut Down

How socialization — not biology — shapes the emotional lives of boys, and what educators and parents can do to interrupt the pattern before it calcifies.

02
The Manosphere Is in Your Classroom

What red-pill content actually says, why adolescent boys are vulnerable to it, and how educators can respond without moralizing — or losing the kids entirely.

03
Boys, Emotions, and the Achievement Gap

The connection between emotional suppression and underperformance in school — and the SEL approaches that actually work for boys versus the ones that make it worse.

04
Redefining Masculinity: A Framework for Schools

An overview of the Redefining Masculinity curriculum — what it is, what it addresses, how it fits into existing SEL structures, and what outcomes to expect.

05
Modeling Masculinity: For Fathers and Male Mentors

A CBT-grounded approach to what boys absorb from the men around them — and how fathers, stepfathers, coaches, and male mentors can model something different without lectures.

06
Getting Parents Onboard: Engaging Families in the Conversation

How schools can bring the parent community into the work of raising emotionally healthy boys — without the culture-war framing that shuts parents down before the conversation starts.

How Munib shows up

From a 45-minute keynote to a half-day staff training to a 30-minute podcast — the format is flexible; the substance isn't.

Keynote (45–75 min)

A full narrative arc — the problem, the research, the framework, the call to action. Best for conferences, school assemblies for staff, or district professional development days. Interactive Q&A closes every session.

Breakout / Workshop (60–120 min)

Smaller group, more hands-on. Counselor institutes, SEL coordinator trainings, school leadership teams. Participants leave with concrete tools and language, not just inspiration.

Staff Professional Development (half-day or full-day)

A deeper dive for school staff — counselors, teachers, administrators — on the Redefining Masculinity framework. Includes role-play, discussion facilitation, and Q&A with the whole building team.

Parent Workshop (60–90 min)

Designed for school community nights, PTA events, or district parent education series. Practical, non-preachy, and built for parents who are skeptical as much as for parents who are already sold.

Panel & Conference (60–90 min)

Moderated panels on boys' education, SEL, masculinity and mental health. Munib is a direct, evidence-grounded voice — he moves the conversation without polarizing the room.

Virtual Session

All of the above, adapted for Zoom or Teams. A strong option for district-wide staff days where travel logistics are a constraint. Same quality; different bandwidth requirement.

Available for podcast interviews

Munib is a practiced interview guest — direct, substantive, and able to translate research into conversation without dumbing it down or turning it into a lecture. He brings a perspective that's rare: a credentialed practitioner who's spent a decade in schools with boys, not just writing about them.

He doesn't come with talking points. He comes with opinions grounded in evidence — and he's willing to disagree with the conventional wisdom when the evidence points that way.

Conversation starters
  • What schools are getting wrong about boys — and why no one wants to say it
  • The manosphere pipeline: what it is, why it works, and what counters it
  • Why "toxic masculinity" is the wrong frame — and what a better one looks like
  • Raising emotionally healthy boys without making them feel broken
  • What a decade in K–12 schools taught me about what boys actually need
  • The difference between a boy who's struggling and a boy who's being failed
Past appearances & features
Rolling Stone
"The Red-Pilled Boys in America's Classrooms"
Cited April 2025 — on the inevitability of boys encountering red-pill content at school
Kirkus Reviews ★
Meet Coach Ben — Kirkus Star Award
Prestigious Kirkus Star for distinguished contribution to children's literature
Shoutout Atlanta
Featured Interview
On his work helping boys develop emotional health and healthy masculinity
Bahá'í Blog
Featured Profile
On the Meet Coach Ben children's book and its message for young boys
Podcast guest
Previous podcast appearances on masculinity, boys' development, and education
Available for interview on any format — long-form or conversational

Working with schools and organizations

Beyond one-time speaking engagements, Munib works directly with schools, districts, and youth-serving organizations that want to build something lasting — not just bring in a speaker and move on.

Consulting engagements typically start with a conversation about where the organization is and what the goal is. From there, the scope is built to fit: it might be adapting the Redefining Masculinity curriculum for a specific school context, working with counselors on implementation, or designing a multi-session staff development arc.

If you're a school or district that wants to do this work seriously — not as a check-box initiative but as a structural change in how you support boys — that's the conversation Munib wants to have.

What consulting looks like
Curriculum consultation
Adapting the Redefining Masculinity framework for your school's specific population, culture, and staff capacity.
Implementation support
Ongoing check-ins with counselors and administrators through a pilot rollout — troubleshooting in real time, not after the fact.
Staff development arc
Multi-session PD for counselors and teachers — building capacity to continue the work without Munib in the room.
School climate review
Assessment of how a school's systems, language, and culture are currently shaping boys' development — and a clear picture of what to change.
Youth organization consulting
For nonprofits, mentorship programs, and faith communities working with adolescent boys outside the school system.
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