Why Half a Heart is Simply Not Enough
– – – See the author’s TEDx Talk on Creating Extraordinary Intimacy in a Shut Down World – – – Until four years ago, I had a serious issue with literally one-half of the entire human species – specifically… men. I didn’t feel comfortable being around them and never felt like I really “fit in” or was accepted by them. In essence, when it came to other men I just shut down and encased myself in...
Welcome to the Men’s Group – Exclusive Screenings for MKP USA
Special Screening Event for The Mankind Project USA The Mankind Project is offering an exclusive “Film Screening Event” during the month of June to coincide with Men’s Health Month and Father’s Day. We are partnering with the producers of a wonderful new feature film about the inner life of men, WELCOME TO THE MEN’S GROUP. MKP will coordinate access to a “sneak preview” of the film for I-Groups to create screening and discussion...
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...
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...
How to Avoid a Life That Sucks
Here’s a way to make sure that your life never sucks again… – – – See the author’s TEDx Talk on Creating Extraordinary Intimacy in a Shut Down World – – – Let’s face it, we all have a lot to complain about. Maybe it’s our partner who just doesn’t get or appreciate us, the crummy job, the crummy job lorded over by an asshole boss, inequality, inequity, politics, the weather, news, wars, not...
Men and the Fine Art of Surrender
Surrendering to “what is” can be one of the most courageous acts a human being can choose to do—here’s why… – – – See the author’s TEDx Talk on Creating Extraordinary Intimacy in a Shut Down World – – – In most cultures, “surrender” is usually equated with giving up, yielding to the power or control of another, allowing one to be dominated, essentially demonstrating weakness. No wonder it has...