Healing Men's Pain Curriculum, Workbook

A 36-hour curriculum designed to help men overcome past trauma and develop the skills they need to live safe and caring lives 

Healing Men's Pain Curriculum helps male-identified participants create a vision of the men they want to be and provides them with the awareness, tools, and confidence to achieve that vision. Each of the 18 two-hour, cofacilitated sessions includes activities, exercises, and experiential opportunities enabling each participant to connect with the content on a personal level. The program is wide-ranging and encompasses a variety of topics to help participants develop increased self-awareness to enhance their relationships. Participants explore their childhood, adolescent, and adult trauma; relational struggles, particularly issues of healthy attachment; and other issues that male-identified individuals often experience.

The material in Healing Men?s Pain Curriculum will stretch both participants and facilitators alike. The sessions are designed to take a deep and comprehensive look at everything that blocks men from being the best men they can be. The curriculum speaks to all learning styles through the use of art, physical movement, and roleplays.Participants are given additional learning opportunities in the form of assignments to complete between sessions.

These assignments build upon the roleplays and in-session practice to help participants translate the material directly into their own lives.

• Help men address their traumas, develop self-awareness, and build healthier relationships in recovery programs, mental health groups, or other settings
• Pick and choose from 18 intentionally designed lessons- or use the entire curriculum in order
• Access engaging activities that get participants moving and talking despite diverse learning styles and backgrounds
• Focus on male socialization, narrative therapy, and interactive learning to help participants develop understanding of themselves and others

Written by an expert on masculinity with a Master's degree in gender studies, this curriculum is an excellent foundation or supplement to addiction programs, trauma groups, men?s groups, church groups, and beyond. Designed as a compliment to Helping Men Recover.

Dan Griffin, MA, has almost three decades of experience and is an international speaker and trainer helping programs develop gender-responsive services for men. Dan is the author of A Man's Way Through Relationships and A Man's Way Through the Twelve Steps, and co-author of Helping Men Recover. 


Jonathan De Carlo, CAS - Jonathan is a Certified Addictions Specialist (CO), with over 28 years of experience in addiction/recovery & mental health care. He is an international consultant and trainer currently serving as the CEO of C4 Consulting, a subsidiary of C4 Recovery Foundation. He is co-owner and Director of Operations for Recovery 360° with locations in Arkansas and Colorado. His diverse experiences include work with adolescents and adults in residential and outpatient care settings, with an emphasis on emotional management, self-concept revision, and trauma recovery. Jonathan has enjoyed roles as a clinician and administrator, to include clinical director, executive director, regional program director, and chief executive officer. His educational background in psychology, philosophy, and theology ground his work, helping individuals, families, and organizations develop comprehensive solutions in their healing journeys. Jonathan was raised in Central New York State, and resides outside of Little Rock, Arkansas with his wife Ronny, and has been in long-term recovery from addiction since 1992.