Men Talking Mindfulness

Men and Therapy with Dr. Shauna Springer

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"Men and Therapy" w/ Shauna Springer, Ph.D., Leading Expert Therapy  Men Talking Mindfulness!!   Let's change the stigma surrounding mental health for EVERYONE including men!   As we discussed in our "Asking for Help Episode" - men are less likely to ask for help - well, men are less likely to seek help with their mental health!  According to the American Psychological Association, “dozens of studies and surveys over the past several decades have shown that men of all ages and ethnicities are less likely than women to seek help for all sorts of problems–including depression, substance abuse and stressful life events–even though they encounter those problems at the same or greater rates as women.”   Join Jon and Will for a special "off schedule" episode of Men Talking Mindfulness as they discuss this topic with special guest, Dr. Shauna Springer ("Doc")! Check out Doc's book on her website: drshaunaspringer.com Check out the Master Guide to Mental Wellness on redefiningyourmission.com 0:00 Preview 1:00 MTM Intro 2:00 Welcome to the show! 3:00 Movement Rx: M2 Experience begins October 27th movementrx.com/mtm 3:30 Get your MTM Swag between now and November 7th! mentalkingmindfulness.com 4:00 Introducing Doc Springer 5:00 Will leads Opening Grounding Practice 9:00 Who is Doc Springer? (She’ll kick your ass) 12:30 What are the obstacles of getting people into therapy? 16:30 Developing trust is key, but requires different approach 22:30 What is the role of therapy in growth? 24:00 Why going to therapy might destroy a warrior’s career. 32:00 Venting to your buddies is not therapy 33:45 Doc Springer calls Will out 35:00 Therapy is work and a therapist is there to help you get shit done. 36:30 Doc is playing Legend of Zelda ‘86 38:00 If you’re going to play a video game, you need a gamer by your side. 41:30 Confined masculinity is just avoidance. 46:00 How do you display compassion without bruising egos? 49:15 How do you find the right therapist? 54:00 CW: Suicide 55:00 Taking away someone’s weapon is a delicate but crucial matter 59:00 Warriors are constantly in Fight-or-Flight 1:04:00 There are a LOT of therapies, but it’s all about the doctor 1:09:30 Get started with redefineyourmission.com 1:12:00 Jon leads Closing Grounding Practice Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIE