Core Themes...

• STAY or GO? The Myth of Theseus and The Labyrinth of Lasting Love

• Restless Men: What's Missing in Therapy, Coaching and Men's Work

• The Wild & Wise Hearted: Towards a Relational Paradigm Shift

• How Do Boys and Men Heed MLK's Call to Embody The Paradox of Power and Love

• How Can Men Re-Learn To Heal More Deeply and Fully 

• The 5 Love Saboteurs & How We Evolve Them

• Talking To Angels and Demons: The potent dialogues we can have with dead relatives and divine archetypes.

• Losing a Testicle To Gain A Life of More Love & Testosterone

• The Martial Art of Parenting & The Entitlement Syndrome

Formative Experiences

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• Becoming a father and on the journey fully engaged, humbled and learning every day. 

• Navigating 10 years of marriage ~ through crisis and peril ~ towards a deeper and more lasting love.

• Surviving testicular cancer and the many lessons from it.  

• Growing a long term relational growth community of exceptional men - the challenges and constant learning. 

• Serving as a psychotherapist for over 14 years impacting thousands of clients and families. 

• Practicing and teaching AIKIDO as a relational art form deeply relevant to intimate and societal context.

• Running a Playback Theatre company for 15 years, reflecting the true stories of diverse communities.   

• Being a child refugee, losing culture and homeland, moving 37 times and tending now to an urban farm in East Toronto. 

• Making films and videos that provoke deeper reckoning. 

• Presenting at conferences about work that is on the edge of mental health - embodied co-regulation, needs of boys and men, and reciprocal community healing. 

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