From Makers to Watchers: Why Men Feel Lost in a World of Consumption
From Makers to Watchers: Why Men Feel Lost in a World of Consumption There’s a quiet tragedy unfolding around us—so quiet that most men don’t even notice it happening. We’ve been told we’re more connected, more informed, and more entertained than ever before. But beneath the constant ping of updates and endless options, a deeper […]
Outgrowing the Mother: A New Model of Masculine Maturity
Outgrowing the Mother: A New Model of Masculine Maturity Why men need more than emotional safety — and how challenge, structure, and leadership complete the arc of development I sought to become more sensitive to succeed in my relationships with women. I became good at it. Women felt safe with me. Slowly, I realized that […]
Why He Tries to Fix It. What He’s Really Looking For
Why He Tries to Fix It. What He’s Really Looking For The truth beneath the urge to “solve” From an early age, most men are trained to fix. We’re taught that our worth comes from providing, protecting, and solving problems. And yes, in many ways, we’re good at that. Culture reinforces it. Relationships echo it. […]
The Real Problem Isn’t Men. It’s What We Were Taught.
The Real Problem Isn’t Men. It’s What We Were Taught. It’s Not a Gender War. It’s a Relational Rupture. And We Can Heal It. Masculinity is a word we rarely hear men use. It’s mostly researchers, commentators, or media personalities who throw it around. Most men are just trying to live their lives. Few are […]
Why She Doesn’t Want You to Fix It
Why She Doesn’t Want You to Fix It Men: She’s not asking for a solution — she’s asking for you. From an early age, most men are trained to fix. We earn our value by providing, protecting, and solving problems. And, often, women want us to fix things. The broken faucet. The tech issue. The […]
You’re Not Broken. The Model Is.
You’re Not Broken. The Model Is. A lot of men are quietly frustrated with “men’s work.” They go to groups, listen to the podcasts, read the books. They are told to be more present, open up, step into leadership, own their truth, find their purpose… And most of it makes sense. But something’s off. Behind […]
The Science Behind MELD: Validating Men’s Group Success
The Science Behind MELD: Validating Men’s Group Success In an article by APA Division 51, researchers explore how modern men’s groups are reshaping masculinity and emotional health. Owen Marcus developed the groups mentioned in the research that were at the time at EVRYMAN. That course, first run in 2015 and later featured in EVRYMAN’s early […]
You’re Not Stuck—You’re Adapting: How Neuroplasticity Redefines Your Potential
You’re Not Stuck—You’re Adapting: How Neuroplasticity Redefines Your Potential There is a quiet but profound idea reshaping our understanding of what it means to grow — not just in theory, but biologically. It’s called neuroplasticity. In a Dr. Lara Boyd’s, TEDx talk that has quietly amassed over 42 million views, neuroscientist Dr. Lara Boyd explains […]
A New Path to Embodied Emotional Leadership
A New Path to Embodied Emotional Leadership Most men were never taught how to feel – they were only taught how to suppress, analyze, or perform. At MELD, we offer another way. Somaware™ is our proprietary framework that makes emotional growth not just a concept, but a trainable, embodied reality. It is the foundation of […]
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 […]
