men’s issues

First Things First

Nov 14, 2023

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Ron Johnson

in emotional maturity, feelings, grief, men’s issues, mindfulness, self-awareness

Over the last few days I have had the privilege of visiting with several men who presented with complex situations in their lives: Sam is in the midst of an extended legal/court/attorney situation where there are problems with his wanting to have joint custody with children and a fair settlement with his former wife regarding…
The Basic Anxiety in All Men

Aug 14, 2023

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Ron Johnson

in addictions, Development, emotional maturity, feelings, men’s issues, mindfulness, self-awareness

Since my practice is composed of entirely men, I frequently hear similar things from these men, and surprisingly from men of very different ages. I have come to believe that the central ingredient that men where when they get distress in some way is some form of anxiety. I will discuss the various faces of…
Good Men to Great Men

Jun 30, 2022

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Ron Johnson

in Development, emotional maturity, men’s issues, Opportunity, self-awareness, social esteem, Spiritual

In my work with men I have found myself telling men that they are “good men” but not great men. I have been pleasantly surprised how this phraseology has resonated with men. Somehow, they seem to understand that, however good they are, they can be great. In this blog I will attempt to discuss “goodness”…
The Independent Personality and Relationships

Jun 20, 2022

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Ron Johnson

in communication, Connection, happiness, love, marital, men’s issues, Personality, positive psychology, relationships, self-awareness, social esteem

I see a lot of men in my office who are independent by nature, and I know a few more in my acquaintances and friendships. Independence is a truly remarkable personality trait that I admire and respect. Usually, independent men (and women, of course) cut their own lines in the earth, live by their own…
Overcoming Shame

Jun 13, 2022

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Ron Johnson

in emotional maturity, feelings, grief, love, marital, men’s issues, mindfulness, self-awareness, Spiritual

Almost everyone I see in my office suffers from shame. I wrote a blog a few years back differentiating shame and guilt, which remains an important element in understanding and conquering the phenomenon of shame in one’s life. In this blog, I will give some examples of shame that people feel in their lives, then…
Are All Men Selfish?

Mar 12, 2022

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Ron Johnson

in appreciation, Children, communication, Connection, Development, emotional maturity, feelings, happiness, men’s issues, positive psychology, relationships, self-awareness, social esteem

What an outrageous question, right? This is just as outrageous as my previous blog about “women never admit that they’re wrong.” This equally outrageous statement about men is not made in jest because men are frequently accused of being selfish, particularly by the women in their lives. I think there is something very important in…
Do Women Ever Admit That They’re Wrong?

Mar 7, 2022

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Ron Johnson

in communication, Connection, Development, emotional maturity, family, feelings, love, marital, men’s issues, mindfulness, relationships, self-awareness, social esteem

Do Women Ever Admit That They’re Wrong? What an outrageous question, it must seem. I would never have thought of asking such a question, which of course, is not a question, but rather a rhetorical question suggesting that women don’t ever admit that they’re wrong. This rhetorical question came to me from the even more outrageous…
Why Did She Leave Me?

Sep 12, 2021

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Ron Johnson

in Development, Discovery, emotional maturity, feelings, marital, men’s issues, mindfulness, relationships, self-awareness

My wife left me…again. Yesterday. Bummer? Not exactly. She has a tendency to leave me every now and then. She loves to go to “her canyons” in UT and hike. Sometimes she has dragged me along or allowed me to travel and hike with her. Once she left me and went to Portugal to hike.…
The Last Half of Life

Mar 27, 2021

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Ron Johnson

in appreciation, Development, Discovery, feelings, grief, happiness, men’s issues, mindfulness, Opportunity, self-awareness, social esteem, Spiritual

I’m in the last half of life. Perhaps, I should put quotes around that statement because I am not speaking concretely and practically but abstractly and metaphorically. I just flew by my 77th birthday a bit ago and now I’m well into my 78th year of life. Who knows how long I will live: a…
Life of Ryan IV: Work

Oct 29, 2018

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Ron Johnson

in feelings, men’s issues

(This is the fourth in a series of blogs by “Ryan,” a person in my clientele who has MS.) I don’t know what I want to do when I grow up. Now that might sound a bit strange because I am grown up, at least by age, since I’m 72. But somehow “I don’t know…