Owen Marcus is the author of a new book called Grow Up: A Man’s Guide to Masculine Emotional Intelligence. Owen shares about learning from dyslexia and Asperger’s Syndrome, and the very real ways that working with men’s groups has impacted him personally.
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In this episode of A Congruent Life, Owen shares his personal journey and the impact of men’s groups, including:
- the sense of personal empowerment that came from learning about and actively working to heal dyslexia, Asperger’s, and ADHD,
- the increased well-being he experienced through Rolfing,
- his perspective of authenticity as alignment in many aspects of life,
- atunement to personal energy as a gauge of direction, and fear as a necessary condition to move us forward,
- why he believes so strongly in the power of micro-communities to support and challenge us,
- the story behind Grow Up, and the impact that he wants the book to have.
Links
- Grow Up: A Man’s Guide to Masculine Emotional Intelligence
- Owen’s blog
- Owen’s Facebook page
- Free to Win
- Men Corps
Great conversation, Andy! Loved listening to Owen Marcus: inspiring and enlightening.
Thanks, Lieve! Yes, Owen is quite inspiring, isn’t he? It’s great connecting with conscious men who are doing their work – and Owen is facilitating that in spades with other men!