By Stephen Johnson, PH.D. As printed in Man!, Spring 1992, pp.10-11 “Mentor” first appears in Homer’s Odyssey as a loyal adviser of Odysseus who was entrusted with the care and education of Odysseus’ son, Telemachus. Throughout history, a mentor has been a wise and trusted counselor, usually at least 10 to 15 years older than
Interview with Dr. Stephen Johnson by Chrysalis Hyon Throughout the country in different supportive settings, men are participating in workshops to come to terms with what it means to be a man today, and in the process renew their commitment to themselves, their community and planetary stewardship. Psychotherapist Stephen Johnson, Ph.D. is the founder and
By Stephen Johnson, PH.D. As Printed in Whole Life Times, August 1995, p.27 A few years ago one would have thought that the wave that was building under what had been touted as “the new men’s movement” would continue to grow and crest in some revolutionary form. The media had picked up on the phenomena
An Interview with Stephen J. Johnson, Ph.D. The following is an interview with Stephen J. Johnson, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Men’s Center Los Angeles conducted in May of 1994 by Ellis Cose, a contributing editor for Newsweek Magazine. This interview was included in Mr. Cose’s book, A Man’s World: How Real Is Male Privilege
As published in Paradigm Magazine — Spring 2004 The current generation is not the first or even the last generation to experience a separation between fathers and sons. It was as normal for fathers to be out of the house for stretches of time in the past as it is today. However, in the past