There are a lot of men hurting out there

“No one can do it for you, but you can’t do it alone.”

                                                    - Anonymous

There are a lot of men hurting out there.

The issues impacting men are numerous.  These include, but are not limited to relational, emotional, financial and career pressures all while struggling to understand what it truly means to be a man in today’s world. 

The root cause of these challenges often begins early in life during boyhood and get buried rather than expressed.  Most young men are discouraged from asking for help and encouraged to push through and take care if it themselves as “real men don’t ask for help.” 

The negative impact of this norm is that as men develop, their problems and issues continue to go unnoticed or untreated and eventually surface and/or release in painful and destructive ways.

If you don’t believe me, consider this…….

• Men are 3X as likely to become addicted to drugs/alcohol as women
• Young men are 40% less likely to attend college then their female counterparts
• 75% of our homeless population are men.
• Men are 12X more likely to be incarcerated than women and represent 93% of violent crimes
• Men represent 2/3 of suicides in the United States and are 4X more likely to suicide than women

The other sobering truth is when men are acting out because their pain, anger or unresolved issues, oftentimes the first people to be at the direct receiving end of their physically and emotionally violent projections are women and children. 

As a result…

This isn’t just a “man problem”, but a societal problem.

However, there is hope.

Being part of men’s group and a band of brothers who were committed to their own growth and “healthy masculinity” was a key part of my own healing, particularly when I went through a painful divorce in 2005. 

That is why I am so excited to be the opening keynote speaker at the Men's Empowerment Network Summit on Saturday, 8/24 at The Schoolhouse Theatre in Parker, CO., where I will be sharing my message, MENtoring: Creating a Legacy of H.O.P.E. for Future Generations. 

Tickets are still available for men and their sons to spend a day fostering community with other men with no political, religious, financial or personal agendas. Just good men connecting with other good men. 

CLICK HERE to register today!!!

This week, I invite all my men friends (and their teenage sons), to join us for the Men's Empowerment Network Summit.  Who knows, all it might take is one insight, one connection or one conversation to make a profound impact in your life.

And remember, no one can do it for you, but you don't have to do it alone.

Chris Natzke

Black Belt Leadership Speaking & Coaching

PS: To my lady friends reading this message, this is a great day for the men you love in your life to connect, grow and heal.