Men, Consider Changing the Course of Your Life
Why do I volunteer as a Victories staff person? Twenty one years ago at the time of this writing, a good friend of mine, my therapist, suggested I take a chance on making a change in my life. I was less than fulfilled in my career and was ready for something, but I didn't know what. His suggestion was that I participate in a Victories weekend. Referred to as the Breakthrough Weekend , staffed and run totally by volunteers, it was to be an engaging undertaking with 18 other men sharing their stories and I sharing mine. I was skeptical but open for something new. In the 20 plus years since that time I have returned several times as a lay volunteer and now as a professional therapist. In all that time I have witnessed the incredible transformative power these weekends have on men's lives. As a group, we volunteers sign up for a weekend away from our families in order to witness and be part of the incredible changes men are capable of making. We experience them learn how to...