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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Thank you to #GloriaSteinem for helping bring “Free To Be…You And Me” into the world. carlemuseum.org/museum-at-ho...

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Likely yes. This NY Times article lays out the risk of any strangulation www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/o...

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Thanks for covering this, @adamserwer.bsky.social. For any parents wondering how to address this with their young men in their lives, Joanna Schroeder and I provide a lot of specific tips and prompts in our recent book “Talk To Your Boys,”along with insights from 80+ teen boys. Talktoyourboys.com

Cover image of the book “Talk To Your Boys.”

Quote from Terry Real about the book “Talk To Your Boys”:

"Talk to Your Boys is more than a superb help for parents - it is a call to action.
Using tips, sample scripts and practical tools, Schroeder and Pepper empower parents to go beyond one word responses to real conversation. How to listen to our sons and lead them toward wholeness and health. In these difficult times, they offer clarity, warmth, and true guidance. A much-needed addition."

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Hi @jamellebouie.net - I'm doing an event in Charlottesville next week related to my book "Talk To Your Boys." It's free and open to the public. Could you spread the word to folks you know who are raising/teaching boys? Thank you! RSVP: www.stab.org/connect/insp...

I am so excited to be heading to Virginia at the end of the month, where I’ll be giving a talk as part of the Booth Family Inspiration Speaks Series at St. Anne’s-Belfield School. It’s free and open the community.

From the event page:

Parents of boys, do you struggle with talking to your tweens and teens in today’s high-tech world of gaming and social media? Join us for a TED-style talk with award-winning health educator, speaker, and bestselling author Christopher Pepper. He’ll expain how parents can break through the digital noise and remain engaged in their sons’ lives as they move into young adulthood.

Drawing on his experience leading health groups and his widely-celebrated curriculum used around the world, Pepper will share practical strategies and actionable scripts, providing parents with the confidence to tackle the big topics with clarity and warmth.

Free and open to the public.
St. Anne’s-Belfield School, Charlottesville, VA
March 31 at 7 p.m.
RSVP

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

@mikeisaac.bsky.social of possible interest, it includes the NYT-related origin story of our book

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

This bestselling book started with a Twitter DM

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

In the latest edition of Teen Health Today, I share suggestions about what to do after you’ve watched Netflix’s “Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere” Read here: open.substack.com/pub/teenheal...

Front page of “Teen Health Today” edition called “Outside The Manosphere.” Text says: “Feeling worried after watching “Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere”? Here’s how to channel that anxiety into positive action.”

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

This is how our district is handling things. I wrote about it here: open.substack.com/pub/teenheal...

Image is text from SFUSD:

If Immigration Officials Come
During School Hours
•The school leader will contact their supervisor right away.
• Immigration officials will be directed to the
SFUSD Legal Department at 555 Franklin
St.
• The Legal Department reviews all requests and supports the school.
• The Superintendent's Office coordinates any family communication with support from the SF Rapid Response Network.
• Immigration officials are not allowed on campus unless they present a federal order or there are exigent circumstances.

If Immigration Officials Are at a District Office
• Staff should not share information or give access
• Staff should notify the supervisor or department head immediately.
• Officials will be directed to the Legal Department at 555 Franklin St.
• The Superintendent's Office manages all communication and coordination with the SF Rapid Response Network.

If Immigration Officials Come After School Hours
• The after-school coordinator asks officials to wait outside and
immediately contacts their supervisor, who will direct immigration to the Legal Department.
• If their supervisor is not available, they will contact SF Rapid Response Network
• Immigration officials are not allowed on campus unless they present a federal order or there are exigent circumstances.

If There Are Rumors of ICE
Activity in the Community
• The school leader gathers details and informs their supervisor.
• The Superintendent's Office verifies information with the SF Rapid Response
Network.
• The Superintendent's Office decides if communication to families or staff is needed.
• Please do not share unverified information-rumors can cause unnecessary fear.

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

The companies making Zyn-style pouches are rebranding nicotine as a performance enhancer, and partnering with tech companies and getting high-profile press coverage in the process. This is from the Wall St Journal:

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

So grateful to Priya Parker for recommending my book "Talk To Your Boys" on the Ezra Klein show today, along with great books by Ruth Whippman, Molly Farneth, and Danya Ruttenberg (@theradr.bsky.social) Listen/watch here: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

That’s great, glad it went well. I guess they really are booking a wide variety of people!

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing www.propublica.org/article/vide...

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

We need a total and complete shutdown of ICE in the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on.

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or Alice In Chains. “Dig Me Out” is the one for me. Not sure I’ve ever loved a band as intensely as I loved Sleater-Kinney in 1997.

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

The gender takes on that album influenced me so much in the ‘70s this is what I’m writing about in 2025.

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Hi! “Talk To Your Boys,” the new book from me and @jfschroeder.bsky.social, makes a great gift and it is on sale! Use code BEST25 for 25% off at tinyurl.com/talkboys

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

@jfschroeder.bsky.social and I wrote “Talk To Your Boys” in large part because we saw so many parents opting out of necessary conversations with tween and teen boys. It’s meant to be a “no, you’re not done here!” push.

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Sam Smith and Norah Jones taking it in an unexpected direction

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Check out the latest Teen Health Today news round up - It will give you plenty to talk about this week. Link to read: open.substack.com/pub/teenheal...

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

I am a patient boy I wait, I wait, I wait, I wait My time, water down a drain Everybody's moving Everybody's moving Everybody's moving, moving, moving, moving Please don't leave me to remain In the waiting room

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Hi @themountaingoats.bsky.social - I saw these classic posters (shared by @susiebright.bsky.social) and wondered if they inspired the cover of your new album. Article on the posters: www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

School meals should be FREE, and no children should be going hungry. Here’s my take: open.substack.com/pub/teenheal...

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

I’m a much bigger fan of the “motivate people who don’t always vote to get out there” strategy than the “become more conservative to win undecided voters” strategy.

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

It is very hard to convince young men to be teachers or social workers when they are seeing ads like this.

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

An updated guide to this issue is included in “Talk To Your Boys,” the new book that Joanna and I wrote together.

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Please come to our book launch in San Francisco! www.bookpassage.com/event/joanna...

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

The recent documentary film Every Body includes this story as well

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

A look inside “Talk To Your Boys” the new book from me and @jfschroeder.bsky.social

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Really proud of this one, which comes out in September. Info: talktoyourboys.com

A promo photo and quote about the book Talk To Your Boys.

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Oh, come on. The US is pushing hard to deport people but then imports this guy?!?

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

This made me think of the Beth Lisick interview that most influenced my life - I remember hearing you on the radio and deciding to get a lot more ambitious with writing and speaking.

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Really hard to have a little “let’s see what’s going on the world while I have a snack” break right now. OMG.

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

A good example of what a school district can say right now www.sfusd.edu/announcement...

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

“President Trump issued an executive order to find out what education funds he can legally rescind based on curriculum he doesn’t like. Existing law already answers that question — nothing.” - California Dept. Of Education

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Impressed that my kid, despite being born in 2002, still found a way to get his video rental picks put up in public

my son’s DVD rental recommendations: The Trojan Women, Eastern Promises, and The Doom Generation

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

@jessicacalarco.bsky.social so agree with you about this! I talked about it in this Vox interview

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Read all about these wonderful books here: www.teenhealthtoday.com/p/teen-healt...

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

BoyMom by @ruthwhippman.bsky.social is one of Teen Health Today's Favorite Books of 2024

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Sexism & Sensibility by Jo-Ann Finkelstein, PhD is one of Teen Health Today's Favorite Books of 2024

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Say More by @kittystryker.bsky.social is one of Teen Health Today's Favorite Books of 2024

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Underestimated by Chelsey Goodan is one of Teen Health Today's Favorite Books of 2024

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Live Nourished by @thenutritiontea.bsky.social is one of Teen Health Today's Favorite Books of 2024

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Rebels With A Cause by Niobe Way is one of Teen Health Today's Favorite Books of 2024

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Adultish by Charlotte Markey is one of Teen Health Today's Favorite Books of 2024

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Thank you to Vox.com for including me in this roundup of “The Best Advice We Got in 2024” www.vox.com/even-better/...

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

The Pew Research Center just published a big new report on how teenagers are using the internet. YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat remain the most popular apps among U.S. teens, who report being on the apps almost constantly. www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...

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