I am so excited to co-host this FREE Community Conversation on Saturday, July 8th from Noon-1pm CST, with Alane Fruend, on Sensitive Men Rising-The Documentary, just 1 week before the long-awaited premiere!!

Please join us for a FREE Community Conversation with and about highly sensitive men. We will have on our panel and in our room, several of the men (shall I say stars) who are in the new documentary, Sensitive Men Rising, including co-facilitators of our community event on July 8th, Dr. Tracy Cooper, Brian Torres, Greg Johnson, and ally, Alane Freund. Register for the Zoom link.

Sensitive Men Rising is within TWO WEEKS of its premiere in San Francisco, CA at the beautiful Hibernia bank building!! If you haven’t made your plans yet, you will want to grab tickets to attend this in-person event and join with us in this joyous and emotional expression of Sensitive Men Rising to self-awareness, sharing their realities as they have lived them, and, ultimately, embracing hope, love, and acceptance of this genetic trait that holds such incredible potential for good in people’s lives and for the world!!

If you are unable to join us in person July 16th in San Francisco, information on how you can purchase a live-streaming ticket will be forthcoming.

SENSITIVE MEN RISING – The Documentary

Based on 25 years of Scientific Research

San Francisco, CA – July 2, 2023 – Science has unquestionably established 20-30% of all men and women–equal numbers–are born highly sensitive to their environment. Yet, 25 years after

the first published scientific articles on this trait, sensitive men are mostly still in hiding, still struggling with this fact. Now these men are brought into the light with a groundbreaking documentary Sensitive Men Rising.

We especially wish to announce the Gala Premiere Screening on July 16, 2023, at 1:00 PM, in the iconic Hibernia Bank, 1 Jones St., in the heart of beautiful San Francisco.

The film features luminaries and trailblazers who help us see the profound potential impact of highly sensitive men on modern masculinity and leadership.

This is a not-for-profit event with proceeds to benefit Glide Memorial Church and the Foundation for the Study of Highly Sensitive Persons.

Tickets available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/649746909497.

Press Contact:

For more information, please visit the official event website:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/649746909497.

Watch the trailer on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/749802997.

Email: sensitivemenrisingevent2023@gmail.com

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It’s been almost three years in the making… NOW, Sensitive Men Rising-The Documentary is set to premiere on July 16th at the historic Hybernia building in San Francisco from 1-6pm, PST.

Tickets are available for purchase, for those who wish to attend in person, through donation at the Eventbrite site link. July 16th 2023 is sure to be a landmark day when ALL Highly Sensitive Men FINALLY find their voice and allow the world into our experience of masculinity, of high sensitivity, and of our collective journey to self-awareness, understanding and allowance of our innate trait, and of how we may make use of this genetic trait in our lives, for the love of our sons and daughters, for ALL the world!

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Info on live streaming will be forthcoming for all those who cannot attend in person.

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/22/1177511585/like-poppa-like-son-rodney-carmichael

The experiences of men of color are imbued with layers of implicit and explicit expectations of misogyny, anger, and bravado rooted in a performative masculinity in which, at any moment, one might be found to be less than measuring up to those expectations, often with harsh repercussions.

Adding on being highly sensitive and being a man of color represents an additional layering of complexity and necessity to ‘mask’ their authentic selves for fear of attack – real or potential. Sensitive Men Rising-The Documentary is a radically inclusive film meant to tackle the way many highly sensitive men ‘mask up’ for fear of being viewed as less manly, less capable, less, less, less…

This illuminating interview with NPR’s Rodney Carmichael takes us to another generation of men of color while touching on many aspects I think you’ll relate to quite well as sensitive men, sensitive fathers, and sensitive citizens of the world!

Sensitive Men Rising filming Wednesday in South Carolina with a mother’s story of loss, healing, and, ultimately, passionate advocacy for mental wellness, reducing suffering, and destigmatizing mental health. Susan Crooks is the founder of the grassroots non-profit Walt’s Waltz, named for her son Walt, who was tragically lost to suicide in 2019.

Susan’s story is powerful, emotional, and, ultimately speaks to all of us who are parents of highly sensitive boys. Special thanks to the film crew of Will Crooks and Will Keown!!

sensitivemenrising.org

https://www.fastcompany.com/90179714/how-to-make-your-anxiety-work-for-you-instead-of-against-you

Anxiety has been ever-present in my life and seems to drive many of the people I have consulted with over the years, but one of the ways I have found that is useful to think about anxiety is as a sort of fuel to help us push through our fears.

As an example, even after years of giving interviews and podcasts, I still feel a moderate amount of anxiety leading up to the event. I’ve come to think of that as natural for me and useful in the sense of alerting me to focus on preparation. As the event draws near, the anxiety usually settles a bit, but I know from my own experiences, that if I can just get through the first few minutes, I’ll be off and running!

Thankfully, most interviewers are kind people and are good at helping speakers ease into the format of public speaking. Once past the initial anxieties, none of them based in any real deficiencies, I find that it is much easier to access my depth and breadth of experience to give a great interview.

For those of us who are low-key anxious people, it is good practice to think of our anxieties as a fuel to help us break through the walls of fear, of the unknown, or that result from perceived inadequacies earlier in our lives.

Yes, even high-functioning people experience anxiety. The key is how we choose to use that anxiety to either limit our growth or to enhance a growth mindset.

#sensitivemenrising#highlysensitivemen#highlysensitivewomen#hsshsp#hspproblems

Sensitive Men Rising filming today in St. Louis, Missouri with our friend and HS men advocate/champion the wonderful Bill Allen!  SMR Co-producer Dr. Tracy Cooper, along with Lisa Cooper on audio, interviewed Bill on his insights into what it means to “walk with confidence” as a HS man, his vision for a redefined and reVisioned masculinity for the 21^st century, and how we can help HS boys and teens grow into strong, confident, and empowered HS men!  Plus, so many more topics of heart and spirit sure to inspire, affirm, and build community among HS men, indeed, the entire world!

*special thanks to Bill’s delightful sister, Ginger, for her hospitality in allowing us to use her lovely home for our film set!!   

Highly sensitive men are the subject of this just-released new podcast with Men on Point and our friend D.J. Paris! In this expansive conversation, we cover a range of topics of particular interest to sensitive men and that will certainly show up in Sensitive Men Rising – The Documentary premiering Sunday, the June 18th this summer.

Definitely worth a listen~

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Happy International Women’s Day 2023!

The 2023 theme for International Women’s Day is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality,” highlighting gender gaps in STEM education and careers — and calling attention to the online harassment many women face.

#EmbraceEquity — a call to recognize “that each person has different circumstances, and (allocate) the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome.

#embraceequity2023#highlysensitivewomen#hspwomen#womenleaders#supportwomen

https://www.internationalwomensday.com/