Month: August 2019

Intimacy and Men – A psychodynamic theory

By: Dr Luke Sullivan Psychodynamic theories of male development have focused on the early years of men’s lives (Chodorow, 1978; Diamond, 2004; Fast, 1990; Greenson, 1968; Ogden, 1989; Pollack, 1995; Stoller, 1964, 1965, 1968) and have led to the hypothesis…

Childlessness

By: Robin Hadley Rather than me bang on academically about why the myth that fatherhood doesn’t mean much to men. I thought it would be better to share the men experiences. The following extracts are from men I’ve interviewed and…

Men and the Armed Forces

By: Lauren Ward The rising number of military personnel suffering ‘emotional trauma’ has been well documented (NAMI, 2011). This, as well as the number of service men and women committing or attempting suicide has been a source of both professional…