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In those circles, everyone was both storyteller and listener. No hierarchy. No rush. Just life, shared in its many voices.

We all thrive when we’re seen through a needs-based framework. And often, the most sensitive among us, are the ones guiding us back to the forest.

Ultimately, I believe boys need to learn to steer their actions from a heart that is tempered by both the immense beauty and harrowing grief that comes with really being here for a human life. 

My personal pursuit of masculinity has led me down various paths. Some very dark indeed, some full of light, love, and hope for self and others, and a deep respect for this world we live in today.

On some level we’re all traversing tender, wounded parts. Let’s meet there and deepen our relationships, lessening the burden for our children and future generations.

And the Grandmothers sang to me, "If Love is a River, Listen".

The deep intelligence and wisdom of the snake calls us to shed the old and make way for the new.

Understanding the letting go process by asking some found snake skins and bones - what are you telling me?

Like a Banksia Man with many mouths, we are full of discordant and opposing voices, but perhaps there is a way of finding harmony.

Getting Real is a way of becoming the change. A dynamic meditation, a reweaving of connections, we can take anywhere, while doing anything.

Exploring our Relationship with Anger

Allowing things to take their time

When we point at what we love, it is a way of knowing what it is we can or do love of ourselves.

Rather than a unified, coherent individual, humans are more like a ship steered by a whole crew of frequently opposing forces. 

If the heart were truly allowed to lead - what would it do? What would it say? What advice would it give on our individual healing?