what has the group what impact has that specific group had on
your life? I know you have changed many lives. But what did
that group do for you?
Um, yeah, I started this last group 20 years ago. I started
because you know, I wanted more more authentic friends. And yeah,
I got that it helped my emotional development and it
helped me the develop relational skills, more awareness with
myself, more ability to communicate to others more
ability to sort of hold my own space and, and feel good about
myself to assert myself in ways that were beneficial for myself
and others. But it also really reaffirmed that my vision of how
to foster communication and relationships really works. And
to the point that, as you mentioned, I'm no longer in a
group or in any direct way, but the group continues to grow
because these men have learned the skills that I taught them
and they're teaching other men where we're up to probably 500
guys have now gone through the group or in the group and that
have applied these skills and changed their lives in some
cases saved lives.