In the interest of working with more and different types of Portlanders, I've started two donation-based groups. Portland Men's Group: meeting roughly once monthly, Ted Reavey and I co-facilitate a 90-minute open version of our Empowered Man Group. Unlike our closed, 8-session EMG's , however, this...
I've been warned at least once a year since I started this work. "Men are the toughest clients to get through the door!" they told me. "Good luck with that," others snickered. Yeah, they warned me. Even fellow practitioners of men's work, whom I respect...
It only took the first day of high school baseball tryouts for me to face my first major challenge in emerging manhood. I was a promising freshman pitcher, hoping to perform well on the junior varsity, playing the game I’d loved so dearly ever since...
It's been an enriching summer so far over here at the VC. I've been enjoying connecting and reconnecting with clients-new and 0ld-each one a blessing. What's news is the Empowered Man Course, coming this fall to Portland, Oregon. This is an 8-session experiential created by myself...
On the night of the Summer Solstice, my own men’s group met to extinguish our limitations, celebrate our strengths, and ignite our days forthcoming. It was a picturesque 80-degree early summer Portland evening with whimsical clouds and lively flames reflecting our inner magic. The four of...
For those of you who may not know, the world lost a true spiritual adventurer this week in 58 year-old eccentric, Micah True, also known as Caballo Blanco. I was first made aware of True's existence as he was portrayed in Chris McDougall's much-celebrated book,...
This is a question I'm guessing a lot of people have asked themselves at some point along the way, especially in times of major life change. I think many therapists are up against major cultural stigmas that resist-at various levels-the work we hope to do....
I was finishing my run in Forest Park today, trying to glean some inspiration, some elusive lesson from the super-tall tree varieties we have here in Portland. I guess the concept of reaching expectations was floating on the surface of my contemplation and I immediately...