R. Marc Andrews LCSW, DCSW, MS
Counseling and Clinical Supervision
Why am I so passionate about working with men, much as Matthew Fox states in “The Hidden Spirituality of Men”
- Because Western culture is a dualistic patriarchy that values thinking over feeling, material wealth over spiritual, scientific fact over intuitive knowledge, men over women, and heterosexuals over homosexuals.
- Because men are rarely rewarded, and often m0ocked, for openly expressing their deepest feeling of joy, sensitivity, and pain.
- Because many men carry wounds inside they would rather forget or put aside than admit are there.
- Because men, who are “not supposed to cry, “learn to hide their grief as well as their joy.
- Because men sometimes work so hard that they do not have time or space for exploring their hearts.
- Because, in an attempt to respect the women’s movement, some men feel compelled to silence themselves and hide any “unacceptable” maleness.
- Because homophobia robs men of their capacity to relate deeply to other men. Even men who overcome homophobia must often keep this secret in an excessively heterosexist culture.
- Because men sometimes confuse religion and spirituality and in the process run from their own journey with Spirit.
