The Genius of Sensitivity: Redefining Masculinity will be the title for the first ever documentary film about highly sensitive men. The working title was Sensitive Men Rising, but as titles do, this one evolved to encompass a broader umbrella that will allow us to address sensitive men through the lens of the masculinity we are so often in conflict with.

In sociology, we say that the experience of gender is the starkest dividing line that separates the way men and women experience life. Of course, there are other genders and that is being appreciated more and more today but, in general, the way we interpret reality is filtered through the lens of who we believe ourselves to be. Men have certain prominent filters through which we view the world and women have different filters.

Highly sensitive men, like many HSPs, may be less willing to adopt or embody predefined roles that we may not agree with or feel to be ethical or utilitarian. Very simply, many sensitive men are their own men and express that in ways that diverge from traditional notions of masculinity, prevalent in many areas of the world privileging anger, violence, lack of meaningful empathy, dominance over women, and a compulsion to continually “prove” manhood through public displays of anger, aggression or violence.

Empathy, the capacity to process deeply, and greater openness, coupled with conscientiousness and a broader range of possible expressions of what it means to be a man are what many sensitive men bring to the table and is much needed to tip the scales towards better leadership at all levels of society.

The Genius of Sensitivity: Redefining Masculinity will be the film that allows sensitive men to be seen and heard in a clear and compelling way that will appeal to highly sensitive people and to less sensitive people.
Join us as we launch into the next phase of this essential film!

The Shift Network’s Empaths, Sensitives & Intuitives Summit 

Move past overwhelm and turn your sensitivity into your superpower…

Join a global gathering of leading luminaries, empathy experts, doctors, and teachers  — including Matt Kahn, Dr. Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt, Dr. Tracy Cooper, Dr. Judith Orloff, Dr. Keesha Ewers, Karyn Kulenovic, Dr. Karen Kan, David Gandelman, Wendy De Rosa, Bevin Niemann, and many more! 

Discover more about your intrinsic gift — and healthy, science-backed practices, exercises, and tools to master boundary-setting, hone your empathic gifts, and regain control of your sensitivity superpowers so you can thrive.

The world needs your light now more than ever… get the skills you need as an HSP, empath, or intuitive to unlock your innate abilities, build resilience, and bring your soul’s purpose forward.

November 15–19, 2021. 

RSVP at no charge here: https://shiftnetwork.infusionsoft.com/go/esi21a23725/a23725

Calling ALL highly sensitive men!! Join us Dec. 4th for the 4th Highly Sensitive Men’s Seminar from Noon-5pm CST via Zoom!This seminar moves us beyond basics to revisioning high sensitivity through the novel concept of high sensory intelligence from guest presenter, Willow McIntosh, founder of InLuminance. More than that, Willow offers his perspectives on reclaiming your authentic selves and putting that to work in the world for the benefit of all.

Sensitivity is a functional trait and it still is needed and necessary in today’s uber complex and difficult world where men with keen nervous systems and developed capacities can bring new solutions forward, help us reimagine leadership, and be role models for sensitive guys still somewhere on their journeys.

Thomas Anderson, author of The Vulnerable Man, will join us as well for a discussion of vulnerability as a prerequisite for what I term quiet leadership. Emotional intelligence, as a nice segue into discussing how we might be truly effective and inspirational leaders is to often overlooked but now we sensitive men bring it to center stage!

Our third segment of the seminar will look at the dynamic relationship between divergent and convergent thinking and examine how we sensitive men might develop a practice of metacognitive thinking that beautifully complements and enhances our deeper processing of all stimuli and experiences.

These seminars only exist because of your participation and support. Make your plans now to join us for the 4th sensitive men’s seminar that will connect you with other sensitive guys, afford you a chance to think about high sensitivity in a new way, and contribute to our ongoing discourse around the way we sensitive men choose to show up in the world.