Fathers' Forum

11/02/2023

https://brucelinton.medium.com/who-was-your-father-who-are-you-4eb2920e9828?sk=930e1981b07af1f6d06d74206e3f80a9

Who Was Your Father…Who Are You?

07/16/2023

https://www.youtube.com/live/sokukpo4XeQ?feature=share

Everyday is a constant stream of emotional challenges as a parent. Encounter each one as an opportunity to connect with yourself....

04/10/2023

Being a dad can change your brain...for the better!!!

These hormonal and brain changes support men in becoming better fathers.

03/23/2023

https://youtu.be/XQPXAC9S6vg

When a man becomes a dad he can feel very isolated from other dads. The Fathers' Forum program helps build a "bridge" for new dads to share their early years...

03/23/2023

Fathers' Forum 2023

Men’s Group for Father’s of Young Children (Birth to 5 years old)

The focus of the Fathers’ Forum Men’s Group for Dads is to share and explore with a small group of dads (group limited to 7 men) our hopes, aspirations and disappointments of being fathers. We live in a culture that does not prepare us for the profound transition from “man to dad.”

The early years of parenting can be quite isolating if we don’t have other fathers to talk over our experiences with.

In our group we will explore the cultural and social myths of fatherhood, our relationships with our own fathers, changes in relationships with our partners, balancing career and family, changes in sexuality, expressing anger and frustration and the diversity of parenting styles.

Ongoing Group for 2023 (contact us to see if there is an opening)

Group meets 7:00pm- 8:30pm (Pacific Standard Time) every other Thursday evening. (ONLINE via Zoom)

Cost $120 per month. We ask that after attending the first session you to make a commitment for 3 months. (Total of 6 sessions).

Facilitator:

Jason Brand, LCSW is a psychotherapist in Berkeley, California. In his private practice, he works with men and couples. Jason lives in Berkeley with his wife of 20 years and their two teenage daughters.

08/29/2022

New Fathers' Forum Group for 2022
Men’s Group for Father’s of Young Children (Birth to 5 years old)
The focus of the Fathers’ Forum Men’s Group for Dads is to share and explore
with a small group of dads (group limited to 7 men) our hopes, aspirations and disappointments of being fathers. We live in a culture that does not prepare us for the profound transition from “man to dad.”
The early years of parenting can be quite isolating if we don’t have other fathers to talk over our experiences with.
In our group we will explore the cultural and social myths of fatherhood, our relationships with our own fathers, changes in relationships with our partners, balancing career and family, changes in sexuality, expressing anger and frustration and the diversity of parenting styles.

Next Group starting September 2022
Group meets 7:00pm- 8:30pm (Pacific Standard Time) every other Thursday evening.
Cost $120 per month. We ask that after attending the first session you to make a commitment for 3 months. (Total of 6 sessions).
Facilitator:
Jason Brand, LCSW is a psychotherapist in Berkeley, California. In his private practice, he works with men and couples. Jason lives in Berkeley with his wife of 20 years and their two teenage daughters.

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01/11/2022

Shared parenting is what most dads want too!

Jason Houck, East Berne

08/24/2021

What happens when you feel alone in your family?
https://youtu.be/LxjL4kVPiQg

08/23/2021

Learning to "respond" rather than "react" to our feelings....

What to do about our habitual ways of responding.

08/22/2021

How to "work" with the uncertainty of the world we live in...

How do we care for our families in such unpredictable times?

08/21/2021

How to be a better parent...Part 2

Will your day be a burden or adventure?

08/20/2021

Today's short (4 minute) video for parents.
The wisdom in making making mistakes
4 minutes of parenthood for today

Making mistakes is the guide to wisdom.