When Comfort Weakens and Toughness Fails: What Men Actually Need
When Comfort Weakens and Toughness Fails: What Men Actually Need The Third Way for Men: Beyond Soft or Stoic In our culture, we have long placed sensitivity and risk-taking in opposition: one coded as feminine; the other as masculine. One associated with nurture; the other with challenge. But our experience at MELD — forged in the fire of thousands […]
Newsletter Not Separate: Why Reconnection to Nature is Essential for Health
Not Separate: Why Reconnection to Nature is Essential for Health When I trained with Indigenous elders, they never spoke of “nature” as something outside of themselves. There was no word for it. No distinction. Life was simply life. The forests, rivers, winds, and animals were not separate; they were home. They were part of the […]
Navigating Chaos: Somatic Practices to Turn Stress into Connection
Navigating Chaos: Somatic Practices to Turn Stress into Connection When the world feels loud, the first thing we lose is the rhythm of our own heartbeat. How Chaos Sneaks In Chaos rarely arrives with sirens. It leaks into the small moments that make up a day: The Endless Ping: Heavy smartphone use has climbed alongside […]
The Hidden Force Blocking Men’s Success — And How to Break Through It
The Hidden Force Blocking Men’s Success — And How to Break Through It Steven Pressfield describes Resistance as the unseen force that keeps us from stepping into our true calling. It’s the hesitation, the fear, the self-sabotage. It whispers that we’re not ready, that we don’t deserve it, that we should wait just a little […]
Why MELD Works and Why Therapists Send Men
Why MELD Works and Why Therapists Send Men – part 2 [part 1] If therapy helps men gain insight into their emotions, what helps them translate that insight into real, lasting change? For many men, the missing piece is experience. While traditional therapy focuses on talking through emotions, MELD offers an approach that is experiential, […]
Does Therapy Need to Be a Grind?
Does Therapy Need to Be a Grind? Therapy can feel like a long, painful grind. You show up, you talk, you analyze. If you’re lucky, you start noticing changes — sometimes after months, sometimes years. For many men, this process feels frustratingly slow, abstract, and disconnected from real life. The GQ article “In Defense of […]
From Resistance to Resilience: Journey Through Fear – part 2
From Resistance to Resilience: Journey Through Fear Part 2: Strength Lies on the Other Side [from part 1: here] What’s Stronger: Your Resistance or Your Resolve? Pain, Fear, and the Opportunity to Grow Let’s be honest: doing the difficult thing is not easy. But the hard moments forge strength. Often, what moves us through fear […]
From Resistance to Resilience: Journey Through Fear – part 1
From Resistance to Resilience: Journey Through Fear Part 1: Moving through the Portal of Fear The Step That Changes Everything — What’s Holding You Back? You have felt it — that tug. A feeling that something in your life needs to shift, but resistance holds you in place. Fear whispers, “Not yet.” Resistance tells you, […]
The Cost of Burnout and How to Turn It Around
The Cost of Burnout and How to Turn It Around Burnout is more than just feeling stressed or tired – it is a full-body signal that something fundamental is out of balance. The World Health Organization (WHO) officially defines burnout as a syndrome resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. Its […]
How to Help a Young Man
How to Help a Young Man A woman on our newsletter list asked me how she could help her 19-year-old son “turn into a good man.” Here is my response: My best recommendation is to have him be around mature men. It could be a dad, teachers, coaches, uncles, mentors…. Here are some other resources: […]
