By Owen Marcus As kids, we did the best we could under the circumstances while having no agency to effect change. We at EVRYMAN speak about this often, as do many researchers and therapists such as John Bowlby, MD and Sue Johnson, PhD. …

Owen Marcus, Co-Founder EVRYMAN I grew up thinking everyone had a family like mine. My normal was everyone’s normal. Sitting in my first training with Ron Kurtz, the developer of Hakomi Therapy, in 1977 in Boulder, CO, I was shocked to hear others describe their childhoods. …

by Owen Marcus, EVRYMAN Co-Founder & Director of Education When I started the Sandpoint Men’s group in 2005, I remember sitting in my living room asking a man in our group, “What is at risk?” That question came from asking myself to dive into my fear of taking action. I…

You may think the man who is not only the son of Vogue’s most iconic editor (Diana Vreeland), as well as a member of the CIA, a career diplomat, and prepared JFK for his famous visit to Berlin in 1963 to be a little high on his horse. …

By Owen Marcus, co-founder of EVRYMAN Through elementary school, I had only a few friends. I was picked on until the spring of my last year in elementary school when I fought back. For six years, I felt alone. I felt I didn’t belong. My strategy was to not be…

Name: Chris Bray Location: Jersey City, NJ If you really knew me you would know? I am Southern at heart. Where do you find joy in your life? Besides design and my assemblage/sculpture work, I really enjoy adding clever notes into my youngest daughter, Willa’s lunch each day before school…

Location: Portland, OR If you really knew me you would know? That I have a photographic memory for random sports facts and statistics. Where do you find joy in your life? Hanging with my wife and our two dogs and engaging with other highly ambitious human beings. What’s your next…

Name: Corey Michael McCarthy Location: Sunny Buffalo, New York Who are you? First, I was a son and brother, then I was a father, next I became a husband and stepfather. I am many things to many people. I am hope, strength, perseverance, growth, I am a protector, a builder…

When you are in a group with Mike, you simply feel alive. His energy, excitement, and joy resonate far and wide. …