Men's Groups, Toxic Masculinity and Developmental Trauma with Dr. Martin Lemon
Transforming Trauma
Brad Kammer
4.6 • 140 Ratings
🗓️ 20 October 2021
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Brad Kammer talks with Dr. Martin Lemon, a clinical psychologist who has been practicing in Chicago's western suburbs for more than 25 years. Dr. Lemon's work focuses on the psychology of men and male identity.
Dr. Lemon shares how he integrates NARM into his work, both conceptually and in practice. Brad and Dr. Lemon also discuss their own personal experiences of trauma in the context of what is often called "toxic masculinity".
Dr. Lemon began facilitating men's groups to promote an opportunity for deeper connection between men. Dr. Lemon encourages the men in his group to be curious, reflective, and to allow space for one another to open up in a deeper way, beyond more surface-level connection.
Since being trained in NARM, Dr. Lemon has incorporated what in NARM is called "contracting", meaning asking what the participants want for themselves out of the group meeting. He also is guided internally by the NARM framework and shares about how he is better able to hold the complexity of the group versus only aligning with a "positive" position.
Dr. Lemon shares that healthy vulnerability is the key to a deeper relationship with others as well as with oneself. Deepening one's capacity for vulnerability seems to be the antidote to toxic masculinity.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Transforming Trauma podcast. |
| 0:07.0 | Transforming Trauma is presented by the NARM Training Institute. |
| 0:11.0 | I'm your host, Sarah Buino, and I'm delighted to have you join us today. |
| 0:15.0 | Hey, Transforming Trauma listeners. |
| 0:18.0 | If you're a licensed mental health professional working with |
| 0:21.4 | complex trauma and you're interested in learning the neuro-effective relational model, we're excited |
| 0:26.4 | to share with you that there are two upcoming NARM therapist training starting in January |
| 0:30.6 | 2022. One of these trainings will be offered in an online format and the other will be offered |
| 0:36.3 | in person in San Francisco, California. |
| 0:39.1 | This Level 2 NARM therapist training is designed to support mental health professionals |
| 0:43.6 | who work with clients or populations dealing with complex trauma. Being trained in NARM, one of the |
| 0:49.6 | first clinical model specifically designed to address ACEs and C-PTSD supports therapists to learn how |
| 0:56.3 | to address the long-term impacts of adverse childhood experiences and complex post-traumatic |
| 1:01.5 | stress disorder. The NARM therapist training will be taught by NARM senior faculty, Brad Cammer, |
| 1:07.2 | and a team of experienced NARM training assistants. You will learn a comprehensive |
| 1:11.6 | developmental framework and clinical approach. |
| 1:14.5 | As you're learning and integrating NARM, |
| 1:16.3 | you will receive individualized support |
| 1:18.3 | from this team of skilled, passionate, and supportive trainers. |
| 1:21.6 | If you're interested in this training, |
| 1:23.0 | we encourage you to register now to reserve your spot. |
| 1:25.9 | For more information and to register, |
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