The #MeToo movement has shone a light on the role society plays in creating an environment where sexual assault and misconduct flourish - oftentimes unreported or disregarded. Despite the real potential for derision and ruin, [...]
The Men's Resource Center provides individual and group counseling for men who have experienced domestic violence whether as the perpetrator or the recipient. Our work has shown that not all domestic violence or abuse is [...]
The Grand Rapids Press and MLive recently interviewed me and Carla Blinkhorn, CEO of YWCA West Central Michigan for the article Hurt twice: Society questions validity of male sex assault, domestic violence victims. The topic [...]
As a psychologist, I predominantly help individuals heal and grow, and sprinkle their minds with insights and good maxims for healthy living. Giving the media an interview isn't topmost on my agenda. But because of [...]
Jovan Belcher’s murder of Kasandra Perkins and his subsequent suicide is yet another tragic story of lethal domestic violence; man kills woman then turns gun on himself, only to leave an orphaned infant daughter. How [...]
For many years research has stated that violence toward women is propelled by man’s need for power and control. In Hanna Rosin’s new book, “The End of Men,” she makes the case that men are [...]
Stopping the cycle of domestic violence isn't easy. At the Men’s Resource Center, we know this from listening to men in our domestic violence support groups, and individually, as they tell of the hurt they’ve [...]
I ran groups for men to help them stop abusive behavior for many years. I told the men in my groups that our goal was to stop and always avoid any form of physical abuse. [...]
The Penn State sexual abuse scandal is a sad testament as to how the rules for the game of football sometimes don’t transfer to the Game of Life. In football, young men are taught to [...]
Domestic violence is about power. Society that tells men they should be in control, they should have power over the women in their lives. The following is an account of my learning of that lesson.... continue reading First Lessons in Understanding and Treating Domestic Violence
