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Outsourcing Emotional Labor
No, outsourcing emotional labor is not some geo-political strategy by corporations to improve profits. This is a reality that...
READ MOREAsking the Right Questions in the Wake of the Las Vegas Mass Shooting
As the days go by, and it becomes clearer and clearer that many questions about the Las Vegas mass shooting on Oct. 1, 2017,...
READ MOREGoals: Achieve by Telling Your Own Story
Yesterday Otha Brown joined students of Muskegon Community College’s College Success Seminar for “Midterm Motivation.” Otha...
READ MOREManning Up to Sexual Assault on Campus
According to the CDC, 1 in 5 women will be raped in their lifetime. That’s alarming. If you’ve been listening to the discussions...
READ MOREChasing Dragons With Plastic Swords
Boys—we marvel at the playful energy they bring into our lives. They chase each other around the yard with plastic swords and...
READ MOREParadoxical Father’s Day Gift
“I am your father, and you are my teacher.” These are words that I reflect upon once again around Father’s Day, words that...
READ MOREThe Risks in “High Risk Drinking”
Thanksgiving Eve is one of the biggest drinking nights of the year. Some folks will just tip a few back, while others will...
READ MOREWon’t You Please, Please Help Me?
In 1965, a young shaggy-haired man named John from Liverpool pleaded for support in one of Rolling Stone’s top 500 Greatest...
READ MOREThe 4 Types of Drinkers
In honor of National Recovery Month, I’d like to put forward a discussion of the 4 Types of Drinkers. My work with male...
READ MOREWomen, We Need Your Help With a Short Survey
One of our therapists and Director of the Men’s Resource Center, Randy Flood, is co-authoring a book to help women...
READ MOREMen’s Support Systems are Vital
Putting the terms “men” and “support” together may still be considered an oxymoron. The ideas that “men...
READ MOREMid-Life Crisis in Men: an Opportunity for Change
As men, we are taught to possess life, not live it. The “American Dream” is really the Patriarchal Man Dream: Get the girl, get...
READ MOREWhy don’t the Rules of Football transfer to the Game of Life?
The Penn State sexual abuse scandal is a sad testament to how the rules for the game of football sometimes don’t transfer to the...
READ MOREWhere’s the Outrage When Adolescent Boys are Sexually Exploited in Media?
I am alarmed that we’ve heard very little outrage at the normalization of an adult woman having sex with an adolescent boy as...
READ MOREMore than ‘goosing’ reported at West Catholic High School-Psychologist: Behavior not ‘normal’
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – A Grand Rapids Police Department report reveals new details into the investigation of...
READ MORELocal Expert Talks About Sex Addiction
On February 20, 2010 Tiger Woods issued a formal apology for his recent actions and for events that have come into light....
READ MOREAddiction
Our nation’s office of Drug Control Policy has designated September 2004 as National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery month....
READ MOREPeople With Drug Problems Need Help, Not Long Jail Sentences
Without a doubt, it is extremely disturbing that the former head of Calvin College’s criminal justice program now faces charges...
READ MOREGender – Not Race – is Biggest Factor in Violent Behavior
Since The Grand Rapids Press featured an article on black men killing black men, people have weighed in with their analyses of...
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