By Mens Resource Center|2021-02-10T17:15:09-05:00February 11th, 2021|
Trey Sumner is the lead facilitator of the Men’s Resource Center of West Michigan’s Altogether Boys program. The program works with young men in middle school to help them develop a fuller version of what [...]
By Mens Resource Center|2021-03-01T10:23:06-05:00January 27th, 2021|
The Men’s Resource Center of West Michigan offers in-person and online counseling for men who are abusers and those who have themselves been abused. It’s where Dan Beelen came when he needed to set his [...]
By Mens Resource Center|2021-01-04T13:58:27-05:00January 6th, 2021|
Jim Padilla DeBorst grew up in a tight-knit, conservative community in Grand Rapids, Michigan. From there, he traveled to locations around the globe, including the African continent and Latin America, where he’s made his home [...]
By Zach Flood|2020-12-16T10:13:32-05:00December 16th, 2020|Counseling and Therapy, Emotional Health, Male Socialization|
Throughout his 14 seasons as a professional basketball player, Rick Barry shot 89.3% from the free throw line. If you combine his time in the ABA and the NBA, that’s good enough to be ranked [...]
By Mens Resource Center|2020-12-29T16:22:21-05:00December 2nd, 2020|
Ken Porter is a Hakomi-trained somatic therapist. Somatic therapy focuses on integrating the mind, body, and emotion. A somatic perspective helps individuals access their emotions and understand how those emotions are kept under control. Porter [...]
By Mens Resource Center|2020-09-14T15:45:12-04:00September 15th, 2020|
Randy Flood, psychotherapist, and Director of the Men’s Resource Center of West Michigan assists men and boys to move beyond the limits placed on masculinity by outdated stereotypes and notions. Much of his work involves [...]
By Mens Resource Center|2020-06-08T12:01:36-04:00June 11th, 2020|
Psychotherapist, Mary Jo Drueke, MA LLP brings a wealth of experience to her individual therapy and group counseling sessions with men. Although she’s trained in meditation and has studied with world-renowned experts such as Alan [...]
By Mens Resource Center|2020-12-29T17:12:03-05:00May 14th, 2020|
Men, in particular, have long been conditioned to “suck it up” when it comes to dealing with the results of a traumatic experience. In fact, it wasn’t until 1980 that the American Psychiatric Association (APA) [...]
By Mens Resource Center|2020-06-30T11:57:55-04:00April 23rd, 2020|
The brain is a remarkable instrument. But sometimes it can cause a raging battle inside of us. Just one little thing — a news article, a statement, a perceived affront, a glance — can trigger [...]
By Mens Resource Center|2020-05-14T12:37:17-04:00April 9th, 2020|
At the Men’s Resource Center of West Michigan, we're concerned with the physical health and mental well-being of our community, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a fragile time for everyone. Long stretches of [...]