With the rate of suicide being the highest in middle-aged white men and in 2020, men died by suicide 3.88x more than women— we have formed this men’s group for ALL masculine identifying humans to prevent these suicide rates from increasing.

This group is meant to create a safe space formal men of all ages to share, connect, and step into a more mindful masculinity to better their mental wellness. We will explore masculinity in its totality, the good and the less good, and how we show up in the world.

Masculinity is evolving and it can be challenging to find your place within that changing dynamic. This group will give participants a place to explore that, in the hopes that they are able to be better friends, sons, fathers, partners, brothers, and community members.

The meeting agenda’s will be subject to change, but initially will alternate between weeks of an open forum for sharing and weeks of a chosen theme/topic.

Host’s bio:

   From a young age I have questioned what the world around me had attempted to teach me as societal norms for many things but very specifically the expectations of men within their roles in family and community. That has brought me to engage those around me often in conversations in regards to men and emotions. 

   As I learned about groups such as this popping up I was very exited to find something locally to get involved with. I started attending here and there in the beginning just because it felt like life was always getting in the way. The more I came the more I got out of it and next thing I knew, I was attending regularly. As John, the facilitator made some life changes that took him out of the area, he asked if I would step in during his absence. Being that community connection and support are so important to me, I couldn’t have been more flattered and honored to step up to this responsibility. 

   My background is mostly medical as I spent 9 years as a medic in the New York Army National Guard with one tour in Iraq. After coming home I went to school for nursing, social work, and automotive mechanics. 

   We welcome all men, of every background, any walk of life. Come join and meet the men in your community already doing the work. Sit and observe or join in the conversation. There’s no wrong way to show up.