Dr. Ronald Levant is widely considered one of the key people responsible for creating the field of psychology of Men and Masculinities. He’s a feminist scholar, Professor Emeritus of psychology at the University of Akron, the past president of the American Psychological Association and the Association's Division 51, the Society for the Psychological Study of [...]

As host of the Revealing Men podcast, Randy Flood usually engages a guest in conversation about the issues men face in working through their own and society’s expectations of what constitutes masculinity in the 21st century. This time, there is no guest. They fell ill. Instead of canceling, Flood uses the time to talk about [...]

In 2009, while a client at the Men’s Resource Center of West Michigan, Jim Musial —an avid runner— wrote a guest post about how “running could be hazardous to your emotional health.” He only hints at what it is he was running from; at the time, emotionally able to share just part of his story. [...]

The Revealing Men podcast typically features conversations that seek to pull back the curtain to reveal the inner lives of men. For this conversation, host Randy Flood, psychotherapist and Director of the Men’s Resource Center of West Michigan, and his guests, somatic therapists Ken Porter and Monica Vergara do more than pull back the curtain; [...]

Dan Schmidt is a counselor, therapist, and coach with the Men’s Resource Center of West Michigan. As the principal therapist for its online Transformations program, Schmidt works specifically with men who struggle with sex and pornography addiction or other problematic sexual behaviors. In addition to this work, he provides general therapy for men as well [...]

In his work with the Men’s Resource Center, Zach Flood’s focus is on men and their relationships, especially where those relationships are fractured or broken. He helps families navigate the family court system and the turmoil associated with parental alienation and resist and refuse dynamics. He also provides online domestic abuse coaching and counseling for [...]

Randy Flood didn’t set out to specialize in men’s work. As he tells Ken Porter, it all started with an internship at a forensic psychological practice in Kalamazoo, Michigan. "I stumbled into it," he says. More than 30 years later, Flood is the director and co-founder of the Men’s Resource Center of West Michigan. As [...]

Dr. William Keepin is a mathematical physicist, author, and co-founder of Gender Equity and Reconciliation International (GERI). His book, Gender Equity and Reconciliation: Thirty Years of Healing the Most Ancient Wound in the Human Family, co-authored with Cynthia Brix, describes the origins of GERI and the process it’s developed and uses throughout the world in [...]

Research has shown that loneliness takes years off our lives. In fact, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy points to this research when he states that loneliness in the 21st century is a public health problem comparable to cigarette smoking in the 20th century. This is particularly noted in males, who historically prize independence and rugged [...]

Randy Flood met Mike Salisbury on a train ride traversing the Alaskan Wilderness while heading to Denali National Park. Despite being what he calls “the aloof traveler strategically attempting to avoid mindless chatter with bored extroverts,” Flood was drawn into a conversation with Salisbury. “I was captivated,” he says, “by the exquisite mix [...]