Join us for an 12-week online skills group for men
Destructive behavior patterns don’t define you—but they can make you feel trapped. If you’re experiencing anger outbursts, feeling constrained by traditional masculine expectations, or finding that your reactions are damaging your relationships, you’re not alone. PHA Wellness is offering a 12-week online skills group designed specifically for men ready to break these cycles and develop healthier ways of connecting with themselves and others.
Facilitated by Cisco Cole, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, you’ll learn to overcome these barriers and reflect with men who are having similar experiences. Read on to learn more.
This group is for:
- Men who find themselves in destructive behavior cycles resulting in negative consequences to self and relationships with others.
- Men who may have had negative or absent male role models.
- Men who may feel constrained in their feelings, behaviors, and communication with others.
Destructive Masculinity can be defined as destructive tendencies and ideologies that have been promoted and propagated for millenniums through our families and the wider culture. The stereotypical masculine identity expected of all American males, keeps us in a tight and rigid box. The impact of these archaic expectations is profound: on the people that love us and depend on us. And on ourselves. Masculinity as we’ve known it significantly limits how we handle adversity and conflict. The use of force, control, and violence only serve to further alienate us from those we love and leads to failure.
This is more than a support group. We will:
- Gain information about how concepts of masculinity effect our self-image, relationships, & wider culture
- Confirm & validate common emotional & behavioral challenges
- Learn how our feelings & behaviors reflect & impact our mental health
- Increase skills to cope with anger and other feelings more comfortably
- Identify our “emotional triggers”
Topics explored:
- Historical Context: Hero Worship
- Romancing Violence
- Violence Begets Violence
- Standing Up With, and Not For
- The Anger Factory
- Explosions: Emotional, Intellectual, and Physical
- Rejection
- Consent
- Skill Use
- CBT for Living
- Yield Theory and Hot Thoughts
- Traumatic
Details and Sign Up
When: Thursdays, 5pm – 6:15pm
Location: via Telehealth (join via any smart device)
Facilitator: Cisco Cole, LMFT, PhD Candidate
To Register: Sign up here or call 612-296-3800