Groups
Searching for the Father I found my Selfa quarterly mens group
With Darrel Hunneybell
New Group starting October 2010
Why are we men so often estranged from parts of ourselves, sometimes from our feelings and vulnerability, sometimes from our authority or joy? Why do we often find it easier to love things or ideas than to be close to people, whilst our sexuality impels us towards 'other bodies'? For many of us our father was not present in the way we needed him, and our consequent longing may explain our strange restlessness and search for identity.
This ongoing workshop in North London is an opportunity to explore the joys and struggles of being male and to get to know other men better. It could be an introduction or a refresher to men's work, a place to make experiments, or to speak what is unspeakable elsewhere. It has proved to be a place of power and sometimes of grief. It is open to men of all ages, whether they love or hate football.
The format of this group is what is known as a 'slow-open' group; this means that the group members decide how long they wish to keep going, organise meeting dates by consensus, and new members join whenever a space becomes free. The maximum number is 12, and the aim is to keep the same personnel for the sake of trust and safety.
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Heart & Masculinity
Rediscovering the heart in masculinity
Group psychotherapy for men facilitated by Darrel Hunneybell
Closed
As men there comes a point where the ways that we relate to others no longer satisfy or nourish us. We begin to feel alienated from our relationships, our work and lost to ourselves.
This group is an opportunity for men to build supportive masculine relationships where there can be emotional openness and honesty with ourselves and with each other. Where deep soulful relationships can be built with other men beyond the expectations and constraints of the traditional images of masculinity. This group will be both supportive and challenging.
In order to build the ground for this work members are asked to commit to the group for a year. The group will run on a term basis, there will be approximately 6 meetings over each term. Membership is ongoing and the group aims to be closed, that is members leave and join at the end of each year. There will be 8 to 10 members.
Away From Home
a one day workshop for ex-boarders
With Darrel Hunneybell & Nicola Miller
Sunday 28th March 2010 – 10.00 am to 6.00 pm
In this workshop we will help you to identify what was lost & acknowledge how you survived. In an atmosphere of respect & confidentiality, we will look at the rich variety of ways we developed to hide & protect ourselves. We will question how the stories we tell & the behaviours we have adopted continue to support, protect, frustrate or limit us.
The workshop will introduce you to the way we work with Boarding School Survivor issues and we will explore together what you need at this point in your process of recovery.
