About MensWork
Some introductory ideas:
- Men have always learned best from other men.
Mature empathic and empowering behaviours can best be learned in groups of men, just as immature, negative habits are.
The one-to-one therapy encounter is often too intense a learning ground for many males.
Groups mitigate habitual male tendencies towards isolation.
Facilitated men's groups are a change-engine for men in intimate relationships.
Men working together therapeutically has to be one of the most effective, healing and fun ways of and awakening and bringing about change.
More introductory ideas:
Facilitated men's groups are ideally suited to young men who are searching for a different experience of masculinity than the 'toxicity' that the media puts out.
Many males grow up with inadequate contact from their fathers and this affects their own masculinity, building in a sense of distance.
What men missed in their own fathers they may find in other men; they may then be able to ‘re-programme’ their internal lack.
Supported by Therapeutic MensWork, men can challenge patterns of dominant or defensive masculinity to become a force for social change in their own communities.
Many males grow up with inadequate contact from their fathers and this affects their own masculinity, building in a sense of distance.
What men missed in their own fathers they may find in other men; they may then be able to ‘re-programme’ their internal lack.
Supported by Therapeutic MensWork, men can challenge patterns of dominant or defensive masculinity to become a force for social change in their own communities.
Why not also visit our MensWork UK Facebook page for videos, articles and chat or to create your own post? Just click here
'Make me a Man' - a movie
An important new film on Menswork from Searching Group 1 participant Jerry Hyde and filmmaker Mai HUa. Just click here to to preview Director's Cut.
Free Articles by members of the MensWork Team
- Mana Bazzano in Therapy Today on the challenges of growing up in a world where masculinity has a bad press – click here to download.
Hank Earl describes his impressions of being both a group member and facilitator of the Searching for my Father I found my Self series and why we are organising a facilitator training programme – click here to download.
Nick Duffell writes about how patriarchy wounds men and how to find your way through – click here to read.
Mana Bazzano in Therapy Today makes valuable distinctions between machismo, naivete and masculinity– click here to download.
Nick Duffell in Self and Society about the Being a Man Festival and the Searching groups – click here to read.
Nick Duffell in Therapy Today on how to understand some of the new men's movements – click here to download.