“A truly great man stands on the shoulders of the good man he was brave and humble enough to become.” — Jeff Wright, MFT
HONOR • ENVISION • ENGAGE • EXPAND • UPLEVEL • DEEPEN • GROW
HONOR
ENVISION
ENGAGE
EXPAND
UPLEVEL
DEEPEN
GROW
You hear it all the time: “a good man is hard to find.”
These days it’s almost a throwaway line, an assumption, a given, a standing joke. You hear it from employers, women on the dating scene, in the media, seems like everywhere.
They say that men just aren’t what they used to be or that they are too much of what they’ve always been.
I hear it all the time in my counseling practice. Men today are either toxic, manipulative, selfish and domineering or weak, checked out, disengaged, uncommitted and unreliable.
It’s disheartening – and I get what they’re talking about. I see the evidence of it out there too. There do seem to be a LOT of “just okay dudes” running around.
But is it REALLY true?
I don’t want it to be true and I hate hearing it being said about men I know and respect. I know good men. I try every day to be one myself.
What I see mostly are well-intentioned men who are working hard and trying to do the right thing. They are exhausted and overwhelmed, tired of the rat race and of feeling overworked and under-appreciated.
They’re not quite sure where they stand in a rapidly changing, increasingly stressful and fragmented world that doesn’t seem to value them as they imagine it once did. They are coping as best they can, grasping at anything that may ameliorate the pain, even if for just a moment. Some are looking for a way out. All are looking for a better way forward.
You want a better life. You want to be happy, effective and fulfilled. You ask yourself, “Is this as good as it gets?” and in your heart you know you want more.
A Good Way Forward
That’s why I am offering The Good Way Wisdom School. I want to work with like-minded men to rewrite the “good man is hard to find" story. I know from direct experience that if we work together, we can heal it up and become the men of our ancestors’ dreams, the men our loved ones and our communities need us to be. We can make ourselves into more happy, healthy, engaged, useful men who are successful in all areas of life.
We can begin to see ourselves as strong-hearted, powerful, clear, loving men who walk down the center of our lives in a good and honorable way. We can do this for our benefit and for the benefit of all our relations. There is a way forward and the path is clear.
Will you join me?
What is it?
The Good Way Wisdom School is best described as a “good man dojo.” It is a place and a process that offers participants an intensive 360° whole-person whole-life course of self-healing and personal transformation.
It’s an opportunity for us to come together, take a step back, take stock of who we are and where we’ve been and work intentionally and intelligently to build a robust, versatile and generative foundation for our lives moving forward. Over 6 months we take on a shared intention to transform our lives in a way that powerfully and deeply benefits us and everyone and everything that we love.
A 360° Whole-Person Whole-Life approach
Over the course of 6 months we will address in depth 7 core aspects of life: Body, Mind, Spirit, Emotion, Relationship, Calling & Work, Life & Death.
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Body: Physical health and development, self-care (breathe, eat, move, sleep), environment, synergy, time, money
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Mind: Education, mental health, clarity and acuity, psychological hygiene, self-mastery, discernment, critical thinking, open-mindedness
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Spirit: Consciousness, connection, faith, inspiration, depth & elevation, power, transformation, knowledge & mystery, intuition & allies, peace
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Emotion: Emotional intelligence, resilience, balance & harmony, fulfillment, the 4 Cardinal Emotions (happy, sad, angry, afraid)
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Relationship: Love & desire, connection & autonomy, commitment, community, friendship & support, grief & loss
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Calling & Work: Right-livelihood, success & abundance, service, Who are you? Why are you here?
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Life & Death: Initiation & rebirth, vitality & growth, acceptance, the stages of life, death & transformation
The Good Way: Who am I? Why am I here?
As we take a deep dive into each of these fundamental aspects of life and you begin to build a new and better foundation, your map forward will become clear. You will honor where you have been, get clear (and real) about how you are now and create an actionable vision for your life moving forward. You will answer the two foundational life questions: Who am I? Why am I here?
Moving Forward:
As we move forward through this process of deep healing, self-discovery and growing self-awareness, you will receive practical tools you can use to build your new-life foundation and things will begin to change. You will begin to see and feel your true self more clearly. Physical well-being and mental acuity will improve and you will notice more vitality and less fatigue in body and mind. You will rediscover the path that runs down the center of your life. Your life will begin to make sense to you in a way that allows you to move forward instinctually toward greater clarity, opportunity and joy.
Tools You Can Use:
The Good Way Wisdom School is a dynamic and integrated program that seeks to promote healing and transformation across all areas of life. We offer all participants the following experiences and resources as tools you can use to help you build a solid foundation for your good man life:
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20 Online Group Meetings
Twenty 2-hour Intensive Online Group Healing / Instructional Sessions. We will meet 3x a month (Thursdays 6:30-8:30pm PT) from November 3, 2024 - May 8, 2025.
2 (sometimes 3) meetings each month will be facilitated by Jeff Wright, MFT.
Approximately 1 meeting each month will be facilitated by a member of our faculty of dedicated healing professionals (20 online group meetings included in tuition fee.)
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A Faculty of Skilled Professionals
In addition to leadership, facilitation and counseling provided by Jeff Wright, MFT, you will receive regular instruction from our faculty of dedicated health & wellness professionals. (Included in tuition fee)
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Individual Attention
Three 50-minute 1:1 online counseling sessions with Jeff Wright, MFT. (Included in tuition fee)
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An Integrated Medical Health & Wellness Program
1 Initial consultation and 3 follow-up appointments with our medical health and wellness provider Andrea Mazzola, ND (Included in tuition fee*)
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Support, Community and Fellowship
Ongoing accessible and regular support provided by fellow group members and Jeff Wright, MFT (Included)
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A Healing Medicine Ceremony
1 optional day-long in-person group Healing Medicine Ceremony to be held in Santa Rosa, CA and facilitated by Erika Wright and Natalie Silva from Made of Stars (Not included in tuition fee)
*(Lab tests, medical treatments, Rx medications / supplements and additional appointments with Dr. Mazzola are paid either through your medical insurance provider (if applicable) or out-of-pocket by you).
Who Am I?
Jeff Wright, MFT is a licensed Marriage & Family therapist working online out of the SF Bay Area. For over 25 years Jeff has helped highly motivated successful people envision, create and grow better, happier lives.
Jeff currently offers short-term solution-focused counseling to adult individuals and couples. He offers practical tools you can use to create positive and lasting change in your life and relationships.
As co-founder of Medicine Path Native American Church in Berkeley, CA, Jeff also has over 20 years of experience successfully helping people pray with Sacred Plant Medicines. He can help you integrate your experiences and apply the self-healing power of these Master Medicines to your everyday life for your benefit and for the benefit of all your relations.
Jeff’s newest venture, The Good Way Wisdom School, a 6 month online self-healing group for men will be launching this Fall. The Good Way Wisdom School is best described as a “Good Man Dojo.” It’s a supportive place where like-minded men work together to engage in a 360° intensive whole-life approach to self-healing, self-development and self-actualization. This powerful transformational program is for men who are motivated by a strong desire to become the best man they can be in all areas of life.
For more info, to book a counseling session or to join the upcoming men’s group, click here.
When:
November 7, 2024 – May 8, 2024 (Three online sessions each month - Thursdays 6:30-8:30pm PT)
Fee:
The fee for the entire 6 month program is $5995 (paid in advance or in installments)
Early Bird:
Enroll before October 6, 2024 and receive a $200 discount