“The place where most men refuse to change is in their emotional lives“
quote by bell hooks
Most men want to live with integrity, be more courageous and connected in their relationships, and be unburdened by feelings that weigh them down.
In the book by bell hooks “The Will to Change”, she describes the challenges men face in a patriarchal culture where emotions are seen as weakness, and care for men’s emotions is non-existent. Within this culture, men learn early that anger and numbness become the way to conceal the pain and anguish within themselves.
Together, in this group alongside other men, we can enter into the emotions your culture has told you to avoid and in so doing find the care and connection you want most.
When we bring consciousness and regulation to the dominant power problem, we begin to expand our choices to live differently.
Click here to Apply to the group
The facilitator is a licensed, trauma-informed therapist
Jeffrey Batstone EdD LMHC works as a psychotherapist in private practice treating sexual and spiritual trauma. He works to heal the relational patterns of our Western culture’s dominant power disease, towards a wholeness rooted in the integrity of our inherent Earthly belonging. He also serves within the leadership of Illuman of WA an organization dedicated to men’s inner work. He is a ritual and eco-therapy guide, and serves within the Episcopal church. He makes his home with his wife and three children in Bremerton WA.