Empowering young males, developing the emotional skills required to transition into manhood.

Workshops, Talks, A Course, Bush Retreats, One on One, Family groups, Private and Professional sectors, and will be tailor made for the specific
audience, online and in person.

Men have been marginalized by virtue of being masculine, are unsure of their place and purpose in the world and need to figure out their role in the life they wish to live in, fully, with purpose and integrity. Young men are currently brought up in a world where they are taught that they are part of a negative patriarchy and that they are at fault for so much that is wrong in the world. Women’s liberation has done what it needed to do, but it’s run its course because we went from too much masculinity to too little, and the reverse with femininity. We are still out of balance and men are generally lost, as are women, with the current blurred lines around gender not helping at all.  We’ve lost touch with all that is natural and simple. That is why I enjoy retreats into the bush where, with the help of an experienced game ranger, human behaviour is seen in perspective. People can learn so much from animals and from nature.

I educate young males between the ages of 18 and 28 in:

  • Emotional Quotient – Who are you really | What have you learned from Mom and Dad | Are you in touch with your masculine as well as feminine principles | Are you able to emotionally self-regulate | Do you know how to set emotional boundaries | Are you honest | How well do you relate to others | How well do you deal with conflict.
  • Physical Quotient – Let’s discuss sex | Let’s discuss money | Let’s discuss physical health | Let’s discuss physical appearance | Let’s talk about the differences between men and women.
  • Mental Quotient – Who do you look to for inspiration | What do you read | Who is part of your inner circle | How well do you communicate | Do you have a mentor | Are you the sole keeper of your thoughts | Can you think critically.
  • Spiritual Quotient – Do you have a particular belief system | Let’s talk about spirituality | Let’s talk about religion | Do you believe in a higher being and why this concept is important | Let’s talk about a healthy ego | Let’s explore different spiritual paths and forms of divination.
  • Life Plan – do you have one | Let’s talk about responsibility | Lets unpack each aspect of life by deciding what each one means to you | Let’s create a strategy for the life you want to live | Let’s become accountable, dependable, capable, and proud of being masculine.

Men are more disposable than women – they’re the ones who go to war. Where is the toxic masculinity or male privilege in this? We don’t feel sorry for men in the same way as for women; but men don’t need pity, they just need to focus on becoming excellent and acknowledging their masculinity.

All content is developed, written, and facilitated by Barbara Scogings, owner of Barbara Scogings – Inspiring Self – Awareness.