MensWork Archives - Andrew J Bauman

Unmasking the Pastor: A Journey from Hypocrisy to Healing

Unmasking the Pastor: A Journey from Hypocrisy to Healing

By Andrew Bauman|2024-12-30T15:34:44+00:00December 30th, 2024|Addiction, Church, Domestic Violence, God, Healing, Loss, Marriage, Masculinity, MensWork, patriarchy, Pornography, Relationships, Sexism, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Shame|

Greg was a famous pastor, young and charismatic, a popular Christian author, and an influencer in my evangelical circles. Though I didn’t know him personally, I had heard his name often and appreciated his passionate work from afar. So, I was pleasantly surprised when I saw his name in our [...]

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A Framework of Healing Masculinity

A Framework of Healing Masculinity

By Andrew Bauman|2024-12-18T14:06:03+00:00December 18th, 2024|Domestic Violence, Fatherlessness, Healing, Masculinity, MensWork, patriarchy, Pornography, Relationships, Self-Contempt, Violence|

In the early 80s, Therapist Pia Mellody created a helpful model to help understand trauma and treat the issues that came from it. She called this model the “Developmental Model of Immaturity.” Fast forward another decade or so, therapist and author Terry Real developed Relational Life Therapy (RLT), built on [...]

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