Caring for men and boys. This episode focusses again on the work of Dr Warren Farrell; it’s based on the first part of a Jan Jekielek ‘Thought Leaders’ podcast interview where Farrell exposes the holes in the  new Gender Policy Council established recently by President Biden. A link to this interview is in the episode notes. An of course, there’s another ‘Good Guy of the Week’. Buckshot Smith, age 91, definitely the oldest serving police officer in Camden, New Jersey, and probably the oldest serving police officer in the United States. His story will delight you ..read more

Caring for men and boys. This episode continues to explore and comment on Jan Jekeliek’s interview with Dr Warren Farrell. This time I’m focussing on the dynamics of, what Farrell presents as, the ideal family set up for children in general, and for boys in particular; and, in conclusion, I present my own blueprint for the ideal family set up. And of course, there’s another splendid 'Good Guy of the Week’. This week’s good guy story is edge of your seat, and features 74 years old Mr Richard Willbanks from Florida, Gunner, his 3 month old beloved Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy and an alli ..read more

Caring about men and boys. There’s an empathy gap when it comes to male suicide. In this episode I am exploring the statistics of male’s three times higher than females suicide rates, a few of the possible causes I suggest one thing that we can all do to help. And of course, as always...Good Guy of the week ..read more

Caring for Men and Boys. This episode is based on a YouTube video, the link to which is in the notes; it features interviews with parental alienation specialists who attended the Parental Alienation Study Group Conference in Philadelphia, USA in September 2019.   The specialists interviewed in alphabetical order are  Amy Baker William Bernet Linda Gottlieb Jennifer Harman Steve Miller Karen Woodall Nick Woodall Shawn Wygant And Good Guy of the week is Andrew Taylor from New Zealand who did a lovely thing for dog owners and their pups ..read more

Caring for men and boys. In this final episode, focussing on psychotherapy with male shame, I look at the qualities that need to be present in the therapeutic environment if men are to feel OK enough about themselves and the therapist, to do their psychological work. I also look at the pitfalls that can prevent a positive psychotherapy outcome. I’ll be redefining aggression as an evolutionary and existential necessity, in a way that I hope will stop it being taboo.  Good Guy of the week is an inspirational young footballer, Nick Tsaroulla who, in spite of serious injury in a car crash an ..read more

Caring about men and boys. This episode briefly introduces and begins to critique the long serving domestic abuse intervention, the Integrated Domestic Abuse Programme, based on the American Duluth model; both UK and US programmes are underpinned with radical feminist ideology and claim a single cause for domestic abuse, that of sexism. This introduction discusses the harm that can be caused by a one cause, one remedy intervention, which is blind to a wide range of other non-political factors which may contribute to a person, male or female, being abusive. And of course, there’s a good guy of ..read more

Caring about men and boys. In this episode I explore shame as a trauma symptom and relate it to the hostile environment which I perceive men can experience; women can shame men and other men can shame men; men aren’t always held in high regard and this has a significant impact on how OK men feel about themselves. I also discuss of what is needed to heal male shame. And...of course....there’s another good guy of the week.  ..read more

Caring about men and boys. Introduction to some positive functions of testosterone and ‘good guy of the week’ feature ..read more

Caring about men and boys. In this penultimate episode I share the contributions of three more MP’s in a section of the debate which had a more emotional flavour than the rest with two of the MP’s speaking in a clearly moved and heartfelt way, talking from their own personal experiences. Some new men’s issues emerge and some more statistics on issues that have been discussed in previous episodes. And there’s a very practical suggestion from Dean Russel if you think someone you know is struggling with their mental health. And of course, there’s the ‘Good Guy of the Week’ who is Brandon Woo ..read more

Caring about men and boys. This is a longer than usual Christmas episode; it includes the final part of the International Men’s Day parliamentary debate and a very special Christmas ‘good guys of the week’ feature that expresses the quintessential heroism of men. Days before Christmas, on the 19th December, almost 40 years ago in 1981, the Penlee lifeboat and it’s eight men crew as well as eight crew members and passengers on the Union star, were lost off the south west Cornish Coast ..read more