OFI Hosts a free men's hour on the 2nd Thursday of the Month. For more info go to http://www.addcoach.com/ofi/curmocal.html

Thanks Tara, the "Men's issues" is marked as registered. Have you any idea how many folks might be participating on average?
Cheers! Ian.

For those that don't have a long distance plan or have one that isn't as cost effective as "Yak" you might want to check out this service to participate.
http://www.yak.ca/

No upfront costs and no extra charges at all to connect.. just your simple minute charges. Cheap like borscht.

My standard disclaimer applies.. no affiliation.. nothing to gain.. just lots of Scot blood.. heh
Cheers! Ian.

This was an amazing hour. This was well worth checking out. Thanks again Tara.

Cheers! Ian.

I'm gonna have to remember to attend the next one, huh?

Yes!!!! Steven was amazing. I was impressed far beyond my expectations. I am shame faced to say that no matter how often I heard the womans name that joined us I can't recall what it was. She was obviously heavily involved with the hosting organisation (OFI?) and I'll die of embarrassment if I can't figure it out before next month.

Given the topic of "self esteem in adhd men" (close counts doesn't it?) it had a lot of points to touch on. Having it exclusively focused on men's issues was interesting. Even with one women present and her obviously well practised coaching adhd men, there was a huge gap in even her skilled outlook understanding the differences of how it is for men. Steven was a very good "chair" showing good discipline bringing the conversation back to issues of men and not getting distracted with topics more relevant to a comparative view of the differences between the sexes.

I've never heard such a committed forum for the discussion of men and men's needs in regards to the broad questions of building self esteem in men and specifically adhd men.

When the conversation was over I was litterally hopping from foot to foot around the house with excitement at having found that degree of intelligent enquiry dedicated to men. Steven was very knowlegable about the differences that make coaching men different from the same work with women. It was a special treat to be able to participate.

Much is written and talked about in regards to women and womens issues. There is a lot of work ahead for those that would build a similar body of knowledge about men and how we grow and respond to the challenges we face. It was brilliant.

Cheers! Ian.

This sounds better and better.

Are you planning to "attend" next month?

You bet Paul. If I can get my pda to help me with the details like it did this month I should be there with bells on.

I was invited to attend any and all the professional calls I wished to participate in as well. If those prove to be of interest I will post my comments afterward and hopefully we can all benefit.
Cheers! Ian.

I look forward to remembering to attend :D

perhaps you can help us with that itschaotic...

If I can short of "overwhelmed" I'd be glad to in any way I can.. heh

So what was the consensus? Men only or men and women?

I personally think it should be stated that, while women are welcome to enter and post, this group is for men. As such, male oriented issues can be discussed. Barring slang terms for genitalia, bodily functions, and intimate interactions between consenting adults, language could get more graphic that a woman finds easy to accept. The only reason I even brought that up is that I am dealing with an issue that envolves a male problem and whether it relates to ADD. Until I know that such a discussion will not get me banned in these oh-so-important forums, I am not willing to post my problem. My physician blew off my questions.

Anyway, as there is no forum directly relating to this kind of problem, I thought I would add to this post and test the water...

This post is about a men's hour via a telephone bridge.

Hello,

I'm posting for the first time. I support gender specific forums on-line or in a group. Men and women behave more in a mixed gender group, in my experience that can hinder getting on with the burning issues at hand. Authenticity and self-dsiclosre are the hallmarks of healing and growth. Perhaps sharing of more sensitive issues should be done in one-2-one emails and phone calls or a f2f meetings.

Does anyone know of any Adult only support groups in the Austin Texas, area?

Regards,
Optim8tor

You might check the Texas Local Support Section of this Forum

Optim8tor I think the men here do pretty well really. It's not a perfect setup but by all means join in and help mold it.

For my own needs I can't really have too many folks in my life that are focused on authenticity and self-disclosure. Those practises seem to be the difference between talking the walk and walking the walk.

There are several here that seem to practise in earnest. Please don't write us off before getting into the water. It is only as good here as the men that are actively doing as you suggest is healthy. If you have some skills in this department you are welcome to share them here. This is a support forum after all.

Getting on with the burning issues at hand, are a priority for me. I believe my introduction is still posted if you would like to get introduced.

Cheers! Ian.

Yes Ian, this forum is only as good as the input and participation we get. Some of us, namely me, have been conspicuously absent and not contributing. I am back and at least until the fifteenth intend to be a regular contributor. I may have a slight drop in participation on the fifteenth, but I will not disappear outright again.

I see we still have quite a helpful meeting of the minds going on. :-) Knew there was a reason I liked this place!

Your plate was a bit on the full side Eboy. I'm looking forward to hearing what you have to offer now that you have some room to breathe. It's great to see you back by the by..

I was hoping you might come up for air soon. Sure was thinking about you lots.

ian

Can someone please help me? I tryed that link and get page is unavalable.

okie this is the primary link to the home page of the site that used to list the tele-conference.
http://www.addcoach.com/

This is the calendar for January and there is nothing listed all month.
http://www.addcoach.com/scripts/calendar.lasso?Month=1&Year=2005

This is the calendar for what's left of December and there is an orientation planned on a couple of days.
http://www.addcoach.com/scripts/calendar.lasso

Hope that helps.
ian

When last I posted, we discussed the merits of gender based forums. When did addforums decide to create them? (out of curiosity?)

Last I heard, there are gender based forums, but they do not bar members of the opposite sex from entering them.

There are specific gender-restricted "abuse sufferers" forums, those restrict members to one sex only, with the exception of moderators/administrators, who can go in either one.