Who calls and reserves a table for one in a restaurant? Dan Griffin has learned to enjoy his own company.
About Dan Griffin
Dan Griffin, M.A., has worked in the mental health and addictions field for over sixteen years. He lives in Minnesota with his beautiful wife and two-year old daughter and has been in recovery for 17 years. He wrote A Man’s Way Through the Twelve Steps (Hazelden) and co-authored Helping Men Recover. Do you want to read more of Dan’s writing and learn more about his work? You can go to: www.dangriffin.com.
Fear Less
January 12, 2012 By 3 Comments
Being fearless consists of much more than denying what you’re afraid of, Dan Griffin writes.
When Trauma Triggers Are Everywhere: The Hidden Impact of the Jerry Sandusky Trial
December 17, 2011 By 7 Comments
It’s up to us, Dan Griffin writes, to decide if anything good will come out of the Penn State scandal.
Do I Hate Men?
October 17, 2011 By 20 Comments
Dan Griffin meditates on masculinity, fear, and the importance of always questioning your beliefs.
Celebrating the Differences Between the Sexes
October 4, 2011 By 9 Comments
In a time when many wonder about the future of gender, Dan Griffin doesn’t believe that manhood is going anywhere.
Maybe the Opposite of Man Is Not Boy OR Woman but… Uhm… “Dick”
August 28, 2011 By 34 Comments
Dan Griffin, self-described “recovering dick”, urges us to drop the self-righteous arrogance that comes with gender warfare and find what uniquely fits us.
Teaching Addicts to Teach Addicts
August 17, 2011 By 3 Comments
Teaching prisoners to be counselors proved to be a perspective-changing experience for Dan Griffin.
Most Men Marry Up
August 15, 2011 By 47 Comments
Dan Griffin married up, and if you’re lucky, you will too.
The Demise of the Guise of Guys
August 14, 2011 By 11 Comments
Philip Zimbardo gives a TED talk about the “Demise of Guys.” Dan Griffin respectfully disagrees.
Sheboygan Shenanigans: Should He Stay or Should He Go?
August 4, 2011 By 2 Comments
Should Mayor Bob Ryan of Sheboygan, Wisconsin resign from his mayoral position to address his alcoholism?
Men and Trauma: Most of Us Won’t Even Use the Word ‘Fear’
July 17, 2011 By 13 Comments
Dan Griffin believes: “This is where we have to start: by eradicating the stigma of men talking about abuse.”
Can’t See The Violence Within? Step Outside
July 3, 2011 By 14 Comments
Does admitting past abuse make you less of a man? Dan Griffin explains why that may be the only way to move on.
Men and Childhood Trauma: Addiction’s Perfect Storm
June 24, 2011 By 11 Comments
Dan Griffin believes that when it comes to addiction, recovery and abuse, “someone’s got to talk about it.”
How Trauma Informs Men’s Identity, Addiction, and Recovery
June 10, 2011 By 9 Comments
For many men, past traumas help them to understand their problems, even in recovery, with addiction and violence.
Vocalyze
“When I was in a men’s group in 1972, I distinctly remember feeling edgy when we would hug.”
“My son and daughter keep reminding me that things are changing.” The times they are a changin’ (comment and Marco Magnani video cover of Bob Dylan song.)