Recent events remind us that political violence rarely ends with one act—it sparks more violence. Politicians then exploit that violence to score ideological points or to win votes. But too often, the spotlight skips over [...]
Al Heystek reflects on the formation of the Youthful Sex Offender Treatment Program. He notes that "Through this work, we’ve been able to protect public safety, reduce risk, and offer transformative, growth-producing counseling to young [...]
My friend and colleague Al Heystek came into my life back in 1999. Hardly a wild party like Prince sang about, but an unforgettable candlelit men’s gathering that Charlie Donaldson and I hosted—bringing Paul Kivel [...]
As host of the Revealing Men podcast, psychotherapist Randy Flood interviews a variety of experts who focus on men and their inner lives; what they are least likely to show to the people around them [...]
Marcel Fable Price is a storyteller and poet. He was the youngest, the first person without a college degree, and the first person of color to hold the title of Poet Laureate in Grand [...]
Randy Flood, host of the Revealing Men podcast, is an avid reader of The Sun, a non-profit, ad-free magazine that publishes personal essays, short stories, and poetry. It was there that he first encountered author, [...]
Dr. Ronald Levant is widely considered one of the key people responsible for creating the field of psychology of Men and Masculinities. He’s a feminist scholar, Professor Emeritus of psychology at the University of Akron, [...]
In 2009, while a client at the Men’s Resource Center of West Michigan, Jim Musial —an avid runner— wrote a guest post about how “running could be hazardous to your emotional health.” He only hints [...]
In his work with the Men’s Resource Center, Zach Flood’s focus is on men and their relationships, especially where those relationships are fractured or broken. He helps families navigate the family court system and the [...]
Randy Flood didn’t set out to specialize in men’s work. As he tells Ken Porter, it all started with an internship at a forensic psychological practice in Kalamazoo, Michigan. "I stumbled into it," he says. [...]
