Rick Belden - Coaching for Men

I can help with: Healing #FatherWound/#MotherWound Exploring and understanding male #grief Moving into more #maturemasculinity Recovery from childhood #abuse/#neglect/#trauma Understanding the #InnerWorld you created as a boy Defining #masculinity as #HighlySensitivePerson/#HSP

"Some of the work is about learning about yourself, learning about what your patterns are. What do you react to? How do you react? What can you do instead? What can you do to soothe yourself? And some of it is about developing emotional/psychological resilience." #masculinity

NEW PODCAST: Exploring the Depths of Masculine Psychology The influence of parental relationships, the evolution of men's groups, and the importance of self-awareness and emotional resilience with Rick Belden, a pioneer in men's personal development. youtube.com/watch?v=r3nN93…

Just watched first 3 hrs of Pam Bondi's testimony to House Judiciary Committee. As an adult still in the process of recovering from childhood abuse, I can honestly say it was one of the worst things I've ever seen in my life. Tears of rage at her monstrous denials and diversions.

"Our modern culture is obsessed with 'intelligence' in the narrow, brain-centered sense (logic, analysis, problem-solving) but our primary intelligence is actually rooted in the senses." ~ @LolaNeuroPhylo

The Fractal Starvation One of the most profound ways our modern environment fails us is the lack of "natural fractals." These are the self-repeating patterns found in clouds, trees, coastlines, and mountain ranges. Research in biophilia shows that when the human eye views these specific patterns, the brain produces alpha waves associated with a state of relaxed wakefulness. Our modern world is composed almost entirely of straight lines and flat surfaces. To your ancient visual cortex, a flat white wall is "nothingness." It provides no data. When you spend all day in a square room looking at a square screen, your brain is essentially starving for the complex, soothing geometry it evolved to process. This absence of natural pattern leads to a subtle, chronic cognitive fatigue.

Short preview clip from an upcoming podcast interview during which I discuss the #MotherWound and other topics that I address in my work with men. The full video will be posted in its entirety on Feb 12 and I'll post the link for it here then. #masculinity #menscoach

"The true source of authentic, uniquely individual #masculinity is within each man ... in his mind, heart, body." huffingtonpost.co.uk/rick-belden/ma…

It's okay to have your feelings without trying to interpret or translate them or take any immediate action. Just naming them and holding a space to feel them in your body, even if only in the most subtle way, is often enough to achieve a state change from the inside out.

Something I'd like to see getting more priority in 2026. #masculinity

I've just learned about a great new resource for men. It's a directory of men's groups which is available to everyone without charge at the link below. Check it out! #masculinity #mensgroup soultoupee.com/directory

@TracesofTexas Great excerpt from excellent NYT obituary which can be found here: archive.ph/IwqVj

Y'all, Joe Ely's passing has me feeling pretty low. I'm just going to play Joe's music all day, ruminate, commiserate, brood etc ... If any of y'all have any personal recollections of Joe or his songs or music, please post them. I'd surely like to read them.

@TracesofTexas Almost forgot: I saw Joe Ely play the Austin Opera House on New Year's Eve 1982. Typical rousing set that ended at midnight with a big surprise when a high school marching band joined Joe and his band on stage for the closing song and everybody went nuts.

@TracesofTexas This hits hard. First saw Joe Ely Band at Paramount Theater Austin in 1981 opening for Chuck Berry. No idea who he was prior to that. Then saw him at Club Foot, Manor Downs, City Coliseum, Erwin Center (opening for Tom Petty), anywhere I could. Wish I'd seen this one! RIP Joes.

@Rivenm7651 @TracesofTexas Wowwww Steamboat. That was one of the only places in Austin where I didn't see him. Wonderful venue for live music. I'm sure that was a memorable show!

@TracesofTexas Seen him a few times and talked briefly he was gracious and kind. Most memorable show was with Reckless Kelly are Steamboat Springs. He was cool as Hell.

@DavidMcLemore1 @TracesofTexas Could be, but based on the background and the outfits, I think it was probably taken at this show in Monterey CA in 1979. Same tour I suppose. Sorry I missed the Armadillo show. Great that you were there for it!

@rickbelden @TracesofTexas That might be the Armadillo. I was there. And the Petty show!

@stephen_la40917 @TracesofTexas I attended this one. I think it may have been the first. What a day (and evening)!

@TracesofTexas The Tornado Jams were incredible.

@rashookjr @TracesofTexas I was there!

@TracesofTexas First saw Joe in 81 or 82 at old Austin City Coliseum. The Blasters (Alvin brothers) opened. What a show and fan for life.

I discovered yesterday that TikTok is restricting visibility of this video and requiring login to watch it. The reason given? "Posts that some may find uncomfortable are unavailable." What are your thoughts? Is this video too "uncomfortable" for a general audience to see?

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Last Monday was the eighth anniversary of launching my coaching service for men. Since then, I've worked with 100s of clients all over the world, including individuals from 30 states in the U.S. and 24 other nations. Sincere thanks to everyone who's supported me in this work.