“I didn’t know what exhausted me emotionally until that moment, and I realized that the experience of being a soldier, with unlimited license for excess, excessive violence, excessive sex, was a blueprint for self-destruction. Because then I began to wake up to the idea that manhood, as passed onto me by my father, my scoutmaster, […]
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Starting Men’s Counseling
“I try not to think about my life. I have no life. I need therapy.” – Keanu Reeves When some men hear the term “men’s counseling”, what do they imagine? Woody Allen whining to his psychoanalyst? Nick Nolte in Prince of Tides, crying unabashedly over his suicidal sister? Bill Murray as an absolute nut job […]
Men’s Counseling to Help Solve Problems
“A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.” – William Shakespeare Why is it that men, even in the midst of life’s most perplexing problems, cannot allow themselves to believe that men’s counseling might be a good idea to get some expert help solving those problems? Is […]
Success and the Modern Male: Men’s Counseling Can Help
“The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.” Germaine Greer Men’s counseling is in higher demand these days. Small wonder. There is more pressure on men today than ever. Family. Career. Financial success. And the biggest? The tacit expectation that they excel in all these areas simultaneously, using not only […]