If you have been following my writing, you know that I am a marriage and family counselor who specializes in working with men. That reality is surprising to many. When we think of love and marriage, most people think, consciously or subconsciously, that this is the province of women. But here is a secret I’ve
I was a junior in college at U.C. Santa Barbara in 1964 when I saw Anthony Quinn in the movie Zorba the Greek. I went to college to fulfill my parents dream that they never achieved, but really to learn the mysteries of life—in other words, sex, surfing, and what it meant to be a
When I began medical school in 1965 I had a vague notion that I wanted to become a healer and a subconscious desire to help men. It soon became clear that the medical education at U.C. San Francisco was more limited than I had hoped and I transferred to U.C. Berkeley where I eventually received
For more than fifty years, I have had one goal: Healing men and the families who love them. I founded MenAlive in 1972 following the birth of our son Jemal and our daughter Angela. Like all parents I wanted my children to grow up in a world where fathers were fully healed and involved with
Sigmund Freud said, “Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness.” I’ve always been successful in my work life, but my love life has been a challenge. I had my first job when I was eight years old. I recognized that everyone I knew sent out Christmas or holiday cards in December and I
I’ve been a psychotherapist specializing in men’s mental, emotional, and relational health for more than fifty years. Until November 13, 2022 I had never heard of Dr. Phil Stutz. That was the day I received an email from my colleague, Brian Johnson, creator of Optimize and the Founder + CEO of Heroic. Brian shared information
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