I’ve long believed in the importance of mentoring, particularly for young men. We all need the guidance and support of our elders, but boys particularly need to feel the support of older men. Poet and men’s leader, Robert Bly, said that young men “need to hear the song that male cells sing.” I think that’s
As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I’ve dropped my normal routine of working on men’s issues such as male stress and depression to work with other local community members to protect the valley of my home town. I first heard about Jack Gescheidt and the TreeSpirit Project when the woman in the next
Growing up I learned the value of introspection. Quoting Shakespeare my parents taught me, “This above all else to thine own self be true, and it must follow as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.” The 20th century seemed to be focused on self-reliance and teaching people how
My normal routine for the last few years has been to work on my writing in the morning on men’s issues such as male stress, irritable male syndrome, male menopause, male depression, and relationships. In the afternoon I generally see clients. But lately I’ve been on the front-lines confronting police who are protecting the California Department
I never realized how lonely life could be until I got divorced. My wife got custody of the kids and I didn’t realize how much I would miss seeing them every day until I became the “non-custodial parent.” She also got custody of the house and I moved into my cousin’s garage, which was all
For many of us 2012 has been a difficult year, male stress continues to rise. Most of us will make some kind of New Year’s Resolution and focus our attention on improving our lives in 2013. I’ve found there are three areas we would like to improve. 1. Our health Most of us would like
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