Plastic Conversation, O' Man
Karen Bontrager
Founder Crisis to Courage for Men I Podcast | 16-24 | ★ Money & Thought Leader | TBRI Trauma Clinician | LMHCA Therapist | ACC Trauma Coach | No Fear in Love Race President | Coaching | Scholar | Fierce Men’s Advocate
Plastic conversation offers no real satisfaction.
It is an elaborate scheme; a form of pretend communication.
O' Man
We talk hours on end; words deploy.
But how come, I feel devoid of joy?
O' Man
Folks nod, and say yes.
But there is this unstated agreement, which is torture at best.
O' Man
Always an avoidance of the real problems deep within.
All I know is this dialogue feels more like sin.
O' Man
Like one actor's debut; an evasion of the underlying issues.
Keeps me reaching for dry lifeless tissues.?
O' Man
Forever ignoring the underground turbulence of emotional seas.
Rising up, despite trying to deny that insatiable unrest coming over me.
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Plastic Conversation, O' Man
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Author’s Bio
Karen Bontrager helps 16-24-year-old men, and fellas, 25+ stuck there due to complex trauma, make permanent shifts in their behavior from merely surviving in life to thriving through transparent coaching/counseling in one-on-one conversations and in group work, and through topic sensitive trauma-informed workshops in a program called, “From Crisis to Courage.” With this ontological approach, I partner with my clients to discover their essence, (aka highest and best self) by powerfully reflecting and listening to them. My clients quickly learn how to generate self-awareness and to voice their own relationship needs in a clear, constructive way by learning key coaching techniques/evidenced based counseling approaches/tools to work past their traumatic events and addictions to move forward. The clients are then equipped to develop healthy relationships with key relationships: parents/siblings/friends, and with intimate dating partners because they have learned how to proactively use their voice.
She does a weekly Relationships Matter Monday LI article/poem/commentary for 16-24-year-old men and fellas, 25+, stuck there due to trauma, is a frequent contributor here, and has a bi-monthly podcast called Crisis to Courage to give gentlemen an honorable platform for learning how to use their voices in a way which gets respected, instead of turning to the old standbys: anger, isolation, and numbing behavior, so they can be the men they were made, formed, and created to be.
Crisis to Courage Podcast for Men Links below:
Are you a man, 16-24, or more mature, 25+ which feels stuck mentally, and is not able to move forward due to a traumatic past, which shows up as anger, isolation, or various numbing behaviors, and needs support? Or, do you feel something gets in the way emotionally from you loving self, others, or having the life of your dreams, but are not sure what? Please DM me on Linked In for an opportunity to talk.??
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Business Owner of Spire Autism, Behavior Specialist at Center for Social Dynamics, Book Author, and Speaker
3 年Definitely thought provoking. Definitely trying to keep my stress levels down.
Founder Crisis to Courage for Men I Podcast | 16-24 | ★ Money & Thought Leader | TBRI Trauma Clinician | LMHCA Therapist | ACC Trauma Coach | No Fear in Love Race President | Coaching | Scholar | Fierce Men’s Advocate
3 年"Forever ignoring the underground turbulence of emotional seas. ?Rising up, despite trying to deny that insatiable unrest coming again over me."
Founder Crisis to Courage for Men I Podcast | 16-24 | ★ Money & Thought Leader | TBRI Trauma Clinician | LMHCA Therapist | ACC Trauma Coach | No Fear in Love Race President | Coaching | Scholar | Fierce Men’s Advocate
3 年"Like one actor's debut; an evasion of the underlying issues. Keeps me reaching for dry lifeless tissues."
Founder Crisis to Courage for Men I Podcast | 16-24 | ★ Money & Thought Leader | TBRI Trauma Clinician | LMHCA Therapist | ACC Trauma Coach | No Fear in Love Race President | Coaching | Scholar | Fierce Men’s Advocate
3 年"Always an avoidance of the real problems deep within. ?All I know is this dialogue feels more like sin."
Founder Crisis to Courage for Men I Podcast | 16-24 | ★ Money & Thought Leader | TBRI Trauma Clinician | LMHCA Therapist | ACC Trauma Coach | No Fear in Love Race President | Coaching | Scholar | Fierce Men’s Advocate
3 年"Folks nod, and say yes. ?But there is this unstated agreement, which is torture at best."