By Stephen J. Johnson, Ph.D. Why Men’s Groups? It appears that men today are just as cut off and stuck as their predecessors. Our culture is faster and more demanding than ever before. Men find themselves caught in the rat race, struggling to keep up, and challenged to balance their lives against the demands of
Is the love lost or just misplaced? By Stephen J. Johnson, Ph.D. A lasting marriage does not necessarily mean it’s a happy marriage. We all know couples that have stayed together for the children or for a myriad of other reasons. But for many couples it’s not an option to just “do time” in a
By Stephen J. Johnson, Ph.D. Most people would tend to agree that to have a productive, satisfying and sustaining relationship requires tremendous intention and commitment. Relationships command a lot of maintenance in order to get through the trying times and go the distance. It is estimated that the average length of new relationships is somewhere
By Stephen J. Johnson, Ph.D. Introduction In Part I of my threepart series on depression titled, When Depression Turns Deadly: The Mask Men Wear, I focused more specifically on the hidden depression in men and how to recognize it before it ravages your life. The tragic loss of a loved one by suicide is
By Stephen J. Johnson, Ph.D. Anger Presents in Different Forms Paul Ekman, Ph.D., one of the world’s experts on emotions and author of Emotions Revealed, says that anger is expressed in many ways. “There is a range of angry feelings, from slight annoyance to rage. There are not just differences in the strength of
By Stephen J. Johnson, Ph.D. Introduction In Part I of my three-part series on depression titled, When Depression Turns Deadly: The Mask Men Wear, I focused more specifically on the hidden depression in men and how to recognize it before it ravages your life. The tragic loss of a loved one by suicide is
By Stephen J. Johnson, Ph.D. Introduction In this first part of my threepart series on depression titled, When Depression Turns Deadly: The Mask Men Wear , I focus more specifically on the hidden depression in men and how to recognize it before it ravages your life. The tragic loss of a loved one by suicide
Dr. Jerry Buss (January 27, 1933 – February 18, 2013) By Stephen J. Johnson, Ph.D. In my article titled: Who Are the Real Heroes Today? I opened the piece with a statement about two sports figures that have fallen from Grace. In contrast, I want to offer herewith a brief tribute to a man
Closing the Father Gap for Our Boys By Stephen J. Johnson, Ph.D. We watched from the sidelines as Lance Armstrong has fallen on his sword and has finally decided to tell the truth about his use of performance enhancing drugs. You decide if he’s told all of the truth. We’ve watched recently in horror
Is he power-mad, or simply a good leader? by Sylvia Cary Reprinted with permission from Joe Weider’s Men’s Fitness May 1993 Are you now, or have you ever been, a control freak? Ever worked for one? Lived with one? Thirty years ago, the term hadn’t even been coined. Today men are routinely accused of trying