Join the Fall 2024 Rising Strong Men’s Support Group
Starting February 7th
Lively, guided men’s group continuing their work working to become a healthier version of their authentic selves, with greater connection and fulfillment in their lives.
The world has changed in so many ways. For men, their roles and expectations have gotten more complex and more demanding.
This weekly group is a safe and supportive place for men to gather and explore more skilled ways of navigating life and relationships, building deeper connections, and forging fulfilling lives.
To help guide, challenge, and explore, we take a book or topic to explore together for the 10 week session.
We read about how Men just like us are working to…
- grow emotionally
- develop tools to manage triggered emotions
- understand our motivations
- express our needs
- connect to our deeper values
All so we can create a life that has integrity and depth.
Then we guide you through exploring the material and applying it your own lives.
Each week you will receive a summary of the Book’s material as well as questions to ponder to help you apply the concepts to your relationship.
We use this material to spark meaningful conversations in our live group gatherings. We meet each week to share our stories of struggle and triumph in this arena.
This Winter we will be reading Wired For Love by Stan Tatkin: How Understanding Your Partner’s Brain and Attachment Style Can help you Defuse Conflict and Create a More Secure Relationship.
- Are you a man who struggles in your intimate relationships?
- Do you and your partner have the same arguments over and over again?
- Do you get triggered by a seemingly innocuous response only to find yourself going from 0-10 before you know it?
You are not alone.
Most of us find that our intimate partners are the ones who can infuriate us the most often. But why is it that?
Stan Tatkin in his book – Wired For Love – explains why. Grounded in the latest brain science, Tatkin offers practical advice on how to stay out of dead-end conflicts and develop the neural circuits of empathy, skillful communication and love.
We’re all wired for love differently with unique habits, needs and reactions to conflict. When you understand that about yourself and your partner you are in a much better position to handle those differences effectively.
Drawing from neuroscience, attachment theory and emotion regulation – Tatkin offers a step by step guide to improving your relationship dynamics and creating a partnership built on trust, mutual respect and love.
Whether you are currently in an intimate relationship, or between them, you are welcome.
Honing your skills in this area can have one of the greatest positive impacts on your life.
Here’s what the men in the group are saying:
“I’ve never been in a group that was so safe and affirming- everyone just accepts each other wherever they are coming from.”
“It’s the first time I have felt free enough to share some of my hurts and some of my fears- and it just helped ease the pain.”
“We encourage each other, we laugh with each other and even cry with each other, and it all just feels so real”
We’ve developed this program just for men who want to continue their journey to a powerful new way forward in their relationships, work, life, and with themselves.
It’s a weekly gathering of men, just like you who want to learn to:
- find a language to ask for what they need and want
- access their deeper emotions without fear of reprisal
- learn to set healthy boundaries
- break out of the “man box” of toxic masculinity so they can express their authentic self to the world
I know we live in a culture that is dominated by a toxic form of masculinity- government leaders who emulate it- an economic system that supports it and a culture that teaches it.
What I have learned from the many men I work with is that you feel constrained by the unwritten rules, beliefs and behaviors you’ve had to live by, and that in order to fit in you’ve had to:
- suffer pain in silence
- never express your needs
- always win- never lose
- show no emotion other than bravado or rage
- never depend on anyone
- and never do anything that could be construed as weakness
You don’t have to live by those rules any longer.
That’s what this program is all about – learning a new healthy way to show up in this world.
We’re Starting February 7th, and going weekly through April 11th
My RISING STRONG MEN’S SUPPORT GROUP is the most powerful part of the work I do.
I have seen the transformation that happens when a group of men come together to support one another in their struggles.
They begin to see that they are not alone, that others feel the same way, they gain confidence and a sense of belonging which is a healing balm.
- We’ll explore what it takes to live a brave life and show up in the arena, whatever that is for you. In your work, in your relationships, in your own internal struggles.
- We’ll talk about the barriers – what has kept you stuck- what has kept you lonely and disconnected.
- We’ll talk about the biggies – vulnerability, shame, grief.
- We’ll talk about fear and anxiety and off-loading hurt.
- We’ll begin to explore the role of emotion in our lives- how to process and manage when we feel overwhelmed or triggered.
- We’ll learn a healthy way to set boundaries
- And we’ll learn some coping tools and methods and practice using them together.
Join Today for Only $575 $525 for the Entire 10 Week Program
Led Weekly by Cynthia Benge MSW, LMHC and Edan Zebooloon LMHC
This group starts January 24th with our first Friday session!
What You’ll Get in this Program
Program Logistics:
We’ll meet every Friday at noon PST via Zoom. from February 7th for 10 weeks through April 11th.
Each week you will receive a summary of the Book’s material as well as questions to ponder to help you apply the concepts to your relationships. Then we meet each week to explore deeper, engage in meaningful conversations, and share our stories of struggle and triumph in this arena.
Featured Book for this Session:
We’ll be exploring Stan Tatkin’s book “Wired for Love.”
Join us this Winter as we explore this guide to the neuroscience behind how to develop healthier relationships with our loved ones.
We’ll meet every Friday at noon for a lively and enlightening discussion on the book- as well as sharing our stories of relationship wins and losses- always encouraging each other toward our growing edge.
We hope you’ll take an important step to improve your relationships and join us and see for yourself what a difference it can make in your life and the lives of those you care about.