let the journey begin! · 2020. 3. 18. · the dad wound. • a lot of the hurt in men’s lives...

LET THE JOURNEY BEGIN!

SESSION 3Unpacking

Session 3: Unpacking

1 An Outline Of Our BetterMan Journey


2 Two Action Steps For Addressing The Past:


2 Two Action Steps For Addressing The Past:A. Looking back: Examining our past.



B. Unpacking: Engaging our trouble spots.



B. Unpacking: Engaging our trouble spots. • “Trouble spot” = any unresolved issue from the past where lack of

closure adversely impacts and shapes the direction and dynamics of a man’s life now.


3 Common Trouble Spots That Undercut Our Manhood:


3A. The dad wound.

Common Trouble Spots That Undercut Our Manhood:


3A. The dad wound.

• A lot of the hurt in men’s lives today comes from the absent dad.



3A. The dad wound.


• Absent dads often bring on another trouble: “too much” mom.



3A. The dad wound.



B. The lack of a clear manhood vision.



3A. The dad wound.



B. The lack of a clear manhood vision. • Real manhood is taught. It is a learned lifestyle. You see it

modeled in men; you hear it talked about by men; and you receive skills from men to practice and apply it. If you’ve missed this instruction or parts of it, this becomes a trouble spot that will hold you back as a man.



3A. The dad wound.



B. The lack of a clear manhood vision. • Real manhood is taught. It is a learned lifestyle. You see it

modeled in men; you hear it talked about by men; and you receive skills from men to practice and apply it. If you’ve missed this instruction or parts of it, this becomes a trouble spot that will hold you back as a man.

C.Unprocessed trauma.



3A. Addictive habits.D.



3A. Addictive habits.

• The big three: alcohol, drugs, pornography.

D.





B. No close friends.

D.

E.





B. No close friends.

C.Spiritually stuck.

D.

E.F.



4 How To Address Your Trouble Spots:


4 How To Address Your Trouble Spots:A. Name it.



B. Share it.



B. Share it.

C.Engage it.

LET THE JOURNEY BEGIN!

let the journey begin! · 2020. 3. 18. · the dad wound. • a lot of the hurt in men’s lives...

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