John Rowan argues that if men are to escape from their old roles and the new pressures of social uncertainty they need to be initiated into a new kind of masculinity, but that this process must be personal to each man. He explores how therapy can help or hinder the process of transformation. Written for men who are looking for a new way of understanding their predicament as well as psychotherapists and counsellors working with men, Healing the Male Psyche is packed with useful information and exercises and supported by a wide range of references.
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'Enthralling...this is a well researched and considered text, which should be read by all practitioners who have an interest in gender relations, sexual identity, and emotional and psychological health.'
- Mental Health Care'I have read a lot of books about gender, therapy and society but nothing equal to the intellectual, imaginative and humane scope of Rowan's comprehensive work ... a superb resource for therapists.' - Andrew Samuels
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This review is from: Healing the Male Psyche: Therapy as Initiation (Paperback)
I was looking for anecdotes of men in therapy. I had read Men's Dreams, Men's Healing by Robert Hopcke and was looking for more of the same. This book is NOT that. It reads more like a dissertation that has been turned into a book. There are references to other works at least once a paragraph. Once I got over the dry format, I actually got a lot out of this book. It's really a book for professionals in the field, but not hard to follow for layfolk. It's his theory in relation to other theories. If this is ok with you, go for it. If not, I'd suggest Iron John by Robert Bly(myth emphasized) or the Hopcke book(clients emphasized), a bit more juice. But this book is very good for what it is.
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In this chapter we shall be considering the masculine role. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
profeminist therapy, psychotherapy with men, bad penis, gender certainty, mental ego, transpersonal self, hegemonic masculinity Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Materia Prima, James Hillman, Ken Wilber, Alvin Mahrer, Carl Rogers, Great Goddess, Aaron Kipnis, Robert Bly, Stephen Larsen, Andrew Samuels, Barbara Walker, Michael Meade, Red Therapy, Will Schutz, Beth Erickson, Samuel Osherson, Terry Kupers, Warren Farrell New!
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In this chapter we shall be considering the masculine role. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
profeminist therapy, psychotherapy with men, bad penis, gender certainty, mental ego, transpersonal self, hegemonic masculinity Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Materia Prima, James Hillman, Ken Wilber, Alvin Mahrer, Carl Rogers, Great Goddess, Aaron Kipnis, Robert Bly, Stephen Larsen, Andrew Samuels, Barbara Walker, Michael Meade, Red Therapy, Will Schutz, Beth Erickson, Samuel Osherson, Terry Kupers, Warren Farrell New!
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- Mary Parker Follett Prophet of Management by Pauline Graham on page 259, and Back Matter
- Iron John by Robert Bly in Back Matter
- The Political Psyche by Andrew Samuels in Front Matter
- Lord of the Dance by Robin Lloyd-Jones on page 227
- Real People (Welcome Books Series) by Pamela Walker in Back Matter
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- Healing the Male Psyche: Therapy as Initiation by John Rowan in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Ordinary Ecstasy: The Dialectics of Humanistic Psychology by John Rowan in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Reality Game, second edition: A Guide to Humanistic Counselling and Psychotherapy by John Rowan in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Ordinary Ecstasy: The Dialectics of Humanistic Psychology by John Rowan in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Men and Masculinities: Theory, Research and Social Practice by Chris Haywood in Back Matter
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