At the Institute for the Prevention and Treatment of Mascupathy, and in our clinical practices, we work to help men identify and grow the positive aspects of their masculinity and, at the same time, alleviate the debilitating and destructive parts of conventional manhood. We often find that childhood or adult traumas have exacerbated our clients’ […]
Tag Archives: Balanced Masculinity
Programs for Relational and Sexual Health
Building sexual integrity. Healing minds and hearts. Randy Flood and Charlie Donaldson have for many years provided treatment for men who struggle with sexual addiction and the use of pornography. Randy’s program at the Men’s Resource Center, Transformations Toward a Healthy Sexuality, and Charlie’s protocol, the Specialized Program for Relational Health, use this six-part treatment […]
DSM Finally Acknowledges Matters of the Heart
Most therapists are pretty unhappy with the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. We don’t like to be pigeon-holed into pathologizing our clients with disorders that meet DSM criteria for insurance purposes. We also find that DSM omits huge problems such as sexual addiction and the use of pornography, while including arcane and relatively […]
Dance with Me: Defying Conventional Masculinity
I don’t often watch late night TV, but the first day of this new year, I flipped on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert while I had a snack before retiring. His first interview was with Steve Carell (of The Office series). It consisted of the usual pretty pointless repartee. However, things changed quickly when […]
Join the Revolution to Liberate Men
Over the last few years, I have frequently prophesied that just as the last 50 years was a time of revolution for women (one that continues to this day), a new epoch for men was near: a time when many men would exchange conventional masculinity of patriarchy, aggression, and aggrieved entitlement for an evolved masculinity […]
I See Good Men
So much of the news we hear about men is bad; whether it’s domestic violence or sexual abuse perpetrated by well-known athletes or performers, massacres of the innocent by fanatics, political in-fighting and partisanship, exaggeration and pontification by news readers and on-air celebrities, or teachers run amok. It seems that we can find news of […]
A Continuum of Masculinity
The news over the last week has featured the departure of three important men, each of whom may be leaving their long roles as national resources: Brian Williams of NBC News, Jon Stewart of Comedy Central’s Daily Show, and Garrison Keillor, of NPR’s flagship program, Prairie Home Companion. Stewart’s exit is clear; he announced it […]
1000s Hear About Mascupathy and Male Socialization
Events and circumstances of the last few months have given thousands of listeners the opportunity to hear Randy Flood speak about mascupathy and male socialization. His recent appearances/interviews include: 411 Teen with Dr. Liz Holifield – WFSU broadcasts out of Tallahassee, Florida. Dr. Holifield’s guests provide insights into topics of concern to adolescents such as […]
Mascupathy: Giving a New Name to an Old Problem
There has been a lot of talk about domestic violence over the past few weeks. Healthy conversation that came from horrific events. Except, there was a big problem in this dialogue: for a reason unbeknownst to many, blame was put on the victim instead of the abuser. “Why did she stay?” “Why did she still […]
Nonviolent Men: The New Silent Majority
“Women want a men’s movement. We are literally dying for it.” —Gloria Steinem It’s way past time to put on the pads, guys. We’ve got to put our shoulders to the wheel of change if we’re going to stop domestic and sexual violence. Are you ready to suit up for the big game? Except, of […]