I'm joined by my good friend and mentor David Lindgren. David is a therapist, coach, and founder of Path to Spirit Warrior. He has been active in leading mens groups and men's work since for 30+ years. We talk about what men's work is all about, specifically The Mankind Project and Path to Spirit Warrior. He is available for coaching and/or therapy, reach him him at: mandavidl@aol.com

Path to Spirit Warrior website: https://pathtospiritwarrior.com/

Mankind Website:https://mankindproject.org/

I'm joined by a hero of mine, Lee Mun Wah. Mun Wah is a internationally renowned Chinese American documentary filmmaker, author, poet, educator, community therapist, and master diversity trainer. You might have seen his seminal film "The Color of Fear", and if you haven't treat your soul. His films are available for streaming/rent at his website:

https://stirfryseminars.com/

Stir Fry seminars offers diversity trainings to help people learn to engage in authentic and healthy multicultural dialogue.

Outro and intro music used w/ permission from wmse.org

Album: Live at WMSE Vol5.

Artist: The Tropics

Song: Slices and Slices

support local music, or at least Milwaukee local music @ wmse.org

I’m joined by Mavis Tsai, PhD to discuss (and demonstrate) the international non-profit group she started to help humans reconnect. Awareness Courage and Love groups offer a place for people experience connection and vulnerability, in a safe and supported way. Please visit https://www.livewithacl.org/ to find a group (several online options). 

Here are the questions/prompts that we wade in during our demonstration:

1. What are your biggest struggles currently that you need to express and hold with tenderness? What do you need

your partner to understand compassionately about what you are feeling?

2. What helps you feel cared about?

3. What are you grateful for?

4. Are there ways you can be healthier—physically and emotionally? What habit do you want to change or to instill?

5. What do you appreciate about your partner?

Partner sharing. [Do a brief demonstration with your co-leader or dyad who is willing to model this sequence]

1) Decide who will go speak first (e.g., Person A and Person B).’

2) Person A takes ~1 minute to respond to Question #1 vulnerably and open-heartedlly. Person B listens with

validation, warmth and compassion—listening deeply with no judgment and no advice-giving.

3) Person B responds to Question 1, and Person A listens.

4) Continue taking turns answering the rest of the questions (~1 minute or less for each question).

5) Take a minute to say to each other what you appreciated about this interaction.

For more information on Functional Analytic Psychotherapy go to: https://functionalanalyticpsychotherapy.com/