Joe Bernstein – Drop the Armor

by Boysen Hodgson How is your health working? Do you have a layer of armor that you’ve put on to protect you from feeling and living the life you want to live? Did it start out as protection and comfort and turn into a numbing cushion around your passion and vibrancy? This is the work that Joe Bernstein has been doing for himself and coaching others on for the last several years. He was one of those men, like many of us, who...

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Becoming a New Warrior Helped Me Find Music Again – by Jim Donovan
Feb27

Becoming a New Warrior Helped Me Find Music Again – by Jim Donovan

by Jim Donovan On my way home from Bedford, Indiana, I knew life would never be the same. I had just completed my NWTA Weekend and was making the eight hour drive from southern Indiana to Pittsburgh feeling elated, exhausted and WIDE OPEN. I had just undergone a profound inner transformation that had yet to settle in. It was on this drive that music unexpectedly reappeared after a decade-long absence. I had spent the previous five...

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Don’t Quit – a Message from Dad
Feb24

Don’t Quit – a Message from Dad

by Gregory Tapler My son is at an age where he likes to (and actually can) play organized sports. We decided to move him towards basketball for a number of reasons and he seems to be enjoying it very much. He’s an only child and when he’s at home playing, he commentates his own games. He changes teams, players and keeps score. It’s really enjoyable as a father to listen to his creativity and spirit. When he plays, he has this...

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To Be A Man – an interview with Robert Augustus Masters
Feb24

To Be A Man – an interview with Robert Augustus Masters

by Boysen Hodgson Bill Kauth, the co-creator of the New Warrior Training Adventure and co-founder of the ManKind Project sent me Robert Augustus Master’s book “To Be a Man” early in 2015, signed with an inscription: “For Boysen: If, after 30 years, I was to write a book, this would be it! Enjoy – Love Bill” Reading the book, it’s clear why Bill would speak so highly of it. Men’s work has...

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Guest Post: Depression and the Strength of Asking for Help

Guest post by Sam Drexler – from Talking About Men’s Health – Part of an ongoing collaboration between the ManKind Project USA and the Men’s Health Network for Men’s Health Month. Men suffering from depression often struggle to ask for help. Asking for help is widely perceived as a weakness among men, which prevents them from getting the care they need. While vulnerability may hurt a man’s self image,...

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