“When it hurts to look back, and you are too scared to go forward, look beside you and your Men’s Center will be there”

A trained facilitator hosts the Men’s Center support groups. Although each group has a specific focus, all groups are open to general discussions and attended on a drop-in basis. Visitors to our numerous support groups learn to accept themselves for themselves and the people around them. Group members have a chance to become better family members, better partner relationship members, and/or single individuals. Groups deal with self fulfillment, happiness, emotions and feelings. Feelings, at the Men’s Center are regarded as just feelings, and are not judged to be right or wrong. They are simply feelings, which can be expressed within a group setting. The group facilitator will not allow anyone to “come down on you” for expressing your feelings. The group facilitator will then ask you if you would like some feedback on those feelings from the group members, and that is up to you.

All group members are asked at each meeting to keep all information discussed in the group session as confidential and nothing said in group should leave the room. This greatly encourages group members to trust and release additional information that then is extremely helpful to group members in helping each other through a given issue.

Other reasons for attending support groups are brought about by a crisis involving family matters, divorce, partner relationships, and work issues. All can end up with loss of sleep or showing anger. All of the above qualifies you as a good candidate for attending one of the groups, to seek out help and to gain full recovery faster.

Let’s not forget our Wednesday Night Presentations and our Anger Management Classes which have been extremely helpful to many visitors to our Center. The presentations and classes can help with issues that can cause a great amount of negative emotions and stress that can be harmful to our health and also affect our relationships with co-workers and friends. Take the first step and help yourself, then tell others about the Men’s Center, or better yet, hand them a brochure describing the total Men’s Center programs which includes the very impressive Mission Statement.

Outside our groups, we have pride in our resource department. We are very fortunate to have a well-qualified individual holding this position. I found out by going into the center, just for a personal visit to the resource person, that doesn’t work very well, because he is constantly answering telephone callers who need advice or information. As you celebrate Pride at our 30th Anniversary, as you may celebrate the Pride festival, or celebrate pride in your daily life, take pleasure in experiencing those good feelings.

The Twin Cities Men’s Center Group support groups, Anger Management, and Wednesday Night Presentations with 30 years of experience speaks for itself. Would all these benefits come with a monetary cost? Sure! We accept donations from people like you, grants, and contributions from employers who realize the high value of service our organization brings to the Twin Cities area and beyond. Our policy expresses acceptance of everyone, regardless of religious beliefs, race, or sexual orientation or whatever else makes us different from one another. TODAY: Take a Men’s Center brochure and hand it to your employers and your friends. Ask them to call the Men’s Center after reading it, and give their opinion of the brochure.

THIS MEN TALK HAS A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF EACH SUPPORT GROUP AND PRESENTATION AND MEETING TAKING PLACE IN JUNE AND JULY 2006.

“There are two primary choices in life:
To accept conditions as they exist,
or accept responsibility for changing them”

— Denis Waitley (Author of The Psychology of Winning)