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
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
By Sylvia Cary From October 1998 Men’s Fitness “Two guys go into a store to buy a brain. The male brain costs $100 and the female brain costs $25. When they ask the store clerk why the female brain costs so much less, he tells them, ‘Because the female brain has been used.” – joke
Taking Action with the Homeless By Stephen Johnson Whole Life Times – August 1996 I got home the other night, flipped on the TV and caught the lead segment on the news. My heart sank as I listened: Two skinheads took a machete to an African-American boy in Lancaster…. if it were not for the
What’s the Gift? By Stephen J. Johnson, Ph.D. On Monday, February 12th, I logged onto my Online banking and noticed that one of my accounts was down by $2,000. When I pulled it up to view I became aware that $2,000 in traveler’s checks had been withdrawn. By Tuesday morning it became clear that over
A Tribute to a Playful Poet and Peacemaker By Stephen J. Johnson, Ph.D. Last week, Matthew Joseph Thaddeus Stepanek left his body. He was a mere 13 years of age and yet he lived a whole lifetime. In some ways, it was more than many will experience if they are fortunate to live well into