Revealing Men
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We offer thought-provoking ideas and interviews to explain the inexplicable while offering an inspiring vision for men to reveal their true selves and live more balanced and authentic lives.
Revealing Men
1M ago
Randy Flood didn’t set out to specialize in men’s work. As he tells Ken Porter, it all started with an internship at a forensic psychological practice in Kalamazoo, Michigan. "I stumbled into it," he says. More than 30 years later, Flood is the director and co-founder of the Men’s Resource Center of West Michigan. As ..read more
Revealing Men
5M ago
Research has shown that loneliness takes years off our lives. In fact, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy points to this research when he states that loneliness in the 21st century is a public health problem comparable to cigarette smoking in the 20th century. This is particularly noted in males, who historically prize independence and rugged ..read more
Revealing Men
7M ago
Randy Flood met Mike Salisbury on a train ride traversing the Alaskan Wilderness while heading to Denali National Park. Despite being what he calls “the aloof traveler strategically attempting to avoid mindless chatter with bored extroverts,” Flood was drawn into a conversation with Salisbury. “I was captivated,” he says, “by the exquisite mix ..read more
Revealing Men
9M ago
Somatic therapist, Ken Porter, is a regular guest on the Revealing Men podcast, hosted by psychotherapist Randy Flood, co-founder and Director of the Men’s Resource Center of West Michigan. On previous podcasts, he and Flood have talked about innovative treatments focused on emotional well-being and their work to remediate the damaging long-term effects that emotional ..read more
Revealing Men
1y ago
Randy Flood, psychologist and Director of the Men’s Resource Center of West Michigan lets the listener know from the start that this segment of the Revealing Men podcast, which he hosts, is atypical. “We oftentimes focus on just men’s issues but we want to recognize as we talk about parental alienation that it not only ..read more
Revealing Men
1y ago
The guest on this segment of the Revealing Men podcast is opening for comedian D.J. Demers’ LaughFest performance on March 8 at the Special Olympics Michigan Unified Sports and Inclusion Center in Grand Rapids. Jonathan Cauchi is the Community Education Specialist for Disability Advocates and the host of its Flattening the Curb podcast. Located ..read more
Revealing Men
1y ago
Al Heystek and Brian Mulder are two leading therapists in the Transformations Toward a Healthy Sexuality program at the Men’s Resource Center of West Michigan. There, they lead and co-facilitate groups for men who are struggling with their sexual behaviors, particularly around sex addiction or sexual compulsions. Unhealthy expressions of sexuality can manifest in ..read more
Revealing Men
1y ago
In her more than 30 years working as a therapist in the field of addiction medicine and mental health, Steff Condon says she has seen what she calls the “beautiful fruit” of recovery in lives changed by restoration and respect. Now in private practice, she provides individual and group counseling for men and women ..read more
Revealing Men
1y ago
Mark DeVries, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist who has studied and taught on the topic of ecopsychology (the study of the emotional bond between humans and the Earth) since 2000. Randy Flood, host of the Revealing Men podcast and Director of the Men’s Resource Center of West Michigan is a psychotherapist focused primarily on male ..read more
Revealing Men
1y ago
If you look up “pilgrimage” you’ll find that it’s usually referred to simply as a journey taken for religious reasons. Ian Reader and Tony Walter flesh out that definition in their book Pilgrimage in Popular Culture stating, "A pilgrimage is a journey, often into an unknown or foreign place, where a person goes in search ..read more