{"id":1529,"date":"2024-02-27T18:01:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T18:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thomasameel.be\/?page_id=1529"},"modified":"2024-04-22T23:35:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T23:35:55","slug":"mendays-returns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thomasameel.be\/en\/mendays-returns","title":{"rendered":"Mendays returns @ PDX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Dear men, <\/em><br><em>you might have been a part of Mendays in 2023, when we started doing men&#8217;s groups in Portland, OR or you might have been following us from afar. <br>Since I moved back to Europe in September &#8217;23, the regular Mendays meetings have stopped. <\/em><br><em>However, I&#8217;m coming to Portland for a month of training and work in April &#8217;24 and will be offering a small series of men&#8217;s groups again. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>A quick update on what Mendays is<\/strong><\/p>\n<cite>Men are often more constrained by &#8216;masculinity&#8217; than they realize.<br>Fixed images of how and what men are, define and limit many of our interactions as men with each other.<br>As a result finding support and deeper connection among men is challenging or simply unavailable.<br>Together with men, discover what lies beyond your experience as a man, through hearing other men&#8217;s stories and discover how that can make you feel more and more connected to yourself and others.<br><br>Join and meet a group of men in a facilitated environment to connect, share, move, be, play, confront, learn, support, grow together.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong>Mendays Triplet Series<\/strong><br><strong>April &#8217;24 @ PDX<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On April 9th, 16th and 22nd 2024 I&#8217;ll be offering a three part series of drop-in, personal development groups for men. <br>We&#8217;ll focus on your experience as a man using three different perspectives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><s><em>Tuesday the 9th of April, 6:30pm-9pm: How do you relate to <strong>yourself<\/strong> as a man?<\/em><\/s><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><s><em>Tuesday the 16th of April, 6:30pm-9pm: How do you relate to <strong>others<\/strong> as a man?<\/em><\/s><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monday the 22nd of April, 6:30pm-9pm: How do you relate to the <strong>world<\/strong> as a man?<br>THIS GROUP SESSION HAD TO BE CANCELLED!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can come to one or to all of the groups. If you come to more groups, you will find how there is overlap between the three perspectives we&#8217;ll apply, which will give you the opportunity for a more integrated exploration. I&#8217;m adding a graph below to illustrate that.<br>However, it&#8217;s totally fine to attend only one or two, no extended commitment is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasameel.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mendays-Triplet-graph-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"885\" src=\"https:\/\/thomasameel.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mendays-Triplet-graph-1-1024x885.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1598\" style=\"width:442px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thomasameel.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mendays-Triplet-graph-1-1024x885.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thomasameel.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mendays-Triplet-graph-1-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thomasameel.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mendays-Triplet-graph-1-768x664.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thomasameel.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mendays-Triplet-graph-1-1536x1328.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thomasameel.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mendays-Triplet-graph-1-2048x1771.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/thomasameel.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mendays-Triplet-graph-1-500x432.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Good to know before you come<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The group meetings are drop-in. Some men will come once, others will come three times. Every group session we&#8217;ll have a different group of men. That is exciting, but also needs care and presence.<br><strong>To establish a welcoming and safe container, I ask your support by coming on time, so we can all start the meeting together and get to know each other.<\/strong><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mendays is a place for men to gather and share, to connect and learn. The purpose of the men&#8217;s groups is to have conversations about men&#8217;s topics and they are not a substitute for psychotherapy or mental health care.<br>If you are in need of mental health support please contact a mental health provider. See the links on the bottom of this page.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Mendays Triplet Series are limited to 12 participants.&nbsp;<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you want to know more about me, please read <a href=\"https:\/\/thomasameel.be\/en\/wie-ben-ik\">here<\/a> or go to my <a href=\"https:\/\/thomasameel.be\/en\/praktische-informatie-4\">contact page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Practicalities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dates and timings:<\/span>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tuesday the 9th of April &#8217;24: 6:30-9pm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuesday the 16th of April &#8217;24: 6:30-9pm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monday the 22nd of April &#8217;24: 6:30-9pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Location:<\/span> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/3quT4enuKf5d9H416\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Processwork Institute, 2049 NW Hoyt Street <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Price:<\/span>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$30 per group session<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>finances should not be an obstacle to participate in the Mendays groups, please <a href=\"mailto:thomas.ameel@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reach out<\/a> if you have trouble paying the fee<\/em><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Signup<\/span><\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>use the calendar below if you want to come to one or more of the group sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>signup closes 2 hours before the start of the groups<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/iframe-resizer\/3.5.14\/iframeResizer.min.js\"><\/script><iframe src=\"https:\/\/hello.dubsado.com:443\/public\/appointment-scheduler\/65de1c5eaf288970d8951f6e\/schedule?isIframe=true\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:1px; min-width:100%;\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">setTimeout(function(){iFrameResize({checkOrigin: false, heightCalculationMethod: \"taggedElement\"});}, 30)<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Local mental health providers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portlandpsychotherapy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Portland Psychotherapy<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portlandmh.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Portland Mental Health and Wellness<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portlandprocessworkclinic.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Portland Processwork Clinic<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/riverswayclinic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Riversway Clinic<\/a> (community health care with flexible sliding scale options)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear men, you might have been a part of Mendays in 2023, when we started doing men&#8217;s groups in Portland, OR or you might have been following us from afar. Since I moved back to Europe in September &#8217;23, the regular Mendays meetings have stopped. However, I&#8217;m coming to Portland for a month of training [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1529","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.2","language":"en","enabled_languages":["nl","en"],"languages":{"nl":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"en":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasameel.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasameel.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasameel.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasameel.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasameel.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1529"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/thomasameel.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1655,"href":"https:\/\/thomasameel.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1529\/revisions\/1655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasameel.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}