{New Podcast Episode: 15 min} Domestic Violence, Attachment and Masculinity

Friends,

 

In this quick episode, I want to share a few of the things that I am learning in my rehabilitation work for the Prison and Probation Service.

 

One of those things is what seems to be a hidden truth about domestic violence.

 

In my ongoing involvement in running rehabilitation groups for men convicted of that particular type of offence, I have observed that, often, domestic violence isn’t committed due to a lack of connection between a man and a woman, but as a result of the man’s need for the woman.

 

And if there’s a separation or a breakup, the man becomes a desperate, wounded little boy who would do anything to stay with his girlfriend or wife—in a deeper reality, his mother, the source of his life within—and this is often how violence is committed.

 

A sad reality indeed, but things don’t have to stay the same. What if there is a way to address the root of the problem in all men, or at least most of us, not just in 'offenders'? Can we be honest with ourselves for a moment and take a look at the ways we are 'attached' to the women in our lives?

 

Our attachment can be healed; our relationship can be made whole. This is not only how relational suffering and eventual crime are averted; it is also the way of life—of true freedom in ourselves, our relationships and yes, our masculinity.

 

 

Click here to listen to the audio.

 

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If you're currently struggling with letting go of an old relationship, or unhealthy levels of control within an existing one, and feel that you need someone to walk alongside you, book a free discovery session with me here: https://calendly.com/georgestoimenov/discovery

 

Eastbourne, East Sussex United Kingdom

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