You and your group are performing a vital function that most of society glosses over. While men as a whole are supposed to be the strong ones, to be competent and protective, and to be supportive problem solvers, they seldom receive the same consideration in return.
I guess it's like you say, the guys are stoic and feel unable to let down, or let go. Everybody needs an ear once in awhile, just to listen and be nonjudgmental. To some extent, you do the same thing here, at Hive, no? You get folks to open up a bit and engage, not with pressure but only if they feel like it. It seems like the same thing but on a smaller scale than your group activities. That makes you good people in my book.
All of the leadership group have had issues at one point or another and for various reasons which is what led us down this path initially. There were struggles and we each learned from them even though the paths were sometimes rocky; we wanted to make things a little smoother for others hence this program.
Men, as you say, can be overly stoic, (me for sure), but that's not always the best way forward. I get a lot of reward from what we do, and know that we help a lot of people.