There exists in almost everyone the call to create and the siren’s call to engage in addictive behaviors. I have listened to both; perhaps you have as well. The creative call is to descend into our pain, past and present, and turn lead into gold. The addict is simply pulled down into a dark abyss. […]
The Missing Peace: Solving the Anger Problem for Alcoholics, Addicts and Those Who Love Them
“Anger ventilated often hurries toward forgiveness; and concealed often hardens into revenge.” Edward Bulwer-Lytton Have you ever loved an alcoholic or addict? Probably most reading this would answer, “Yes!” Alcoholics and addicts (love, sex, porn, gambling, shopping, eating, etc.) are angry about a lot of different things: Growing up in an alcoholic’s or addict’s home Being […]
“Caring for” Someone or “Care taking” Someone Makes a Big Difference
Caring for someone is often going to leave us feeling grateful… while care taking is tiring and exhausting and more often than not creates some resentment…
Excerpt from best-selling book The Flying Boy: Healing the Wounded Man
The following is taken from my first best-selling book, The Flying Boy: Healing the Wounded Man. I thought it was timely to share this since I will be keynoting at two men’s events this month: Oct 19-21 The Bubba-Buddha Men’s Empowerment Weekend for Mentor*Discover*Inspire Organization (MDI) ~ LaFayette GA Oct 26-27 What Does Healthy Masculinity […]
THE FLYING BOY LETTERS: Getting Back to Y’all 30 Years Later
These are excerpts from my forthcoming book. They encapsulate my work with clients, workshop participants and key-notes. Hope you find them helpful. Letter #7 Dear John, Sitting in the audience listening to you on that Saturday night at the International Men’s Conference in Austin, I was struck by your voiced desire to simultaneously honor what […]