MEET MINDFUL MEN
Our Flagship Population Service
“4 out of 5 men do not have, or reach out to, another man in their life when they encounter relational issues.”
Free Leadership believes that many men comprise a vulnerable population. We argued with advisors about this, the IRS about this, and our friends about this: empowering men serves the public good.
Mindful Men is not a men’s group. It is a leadership group for men. While other groups focus on emotional well being or healing or performance, we emphasize improving skills in relational, emotionally intelligent leadership. Our mission is to improve men’s discipline and motivation to consciously support, care for and improve the well-being of others around them. We call those people leaders.
Our monthly free meet up groups are co-ed lead, exemplifying our values of diversity, discipline, intentionality and humanity. The facilitators are comprised of a least 1 certified expert in leadership, mentoring or coaching as well as a local citizen committed to personal development.
The National Institute of Health and other well established community health research findings continuously indicate that men are less likely to access, and also to benefit from, mental health and/or counseling services. Initial research suggests that role models and friends are one of the key interventions that improve men’s help-seeking attitudes, intentions, and actual actions. These peer figures often convey accurate information and key psychoeducational material, and often motivate men to persist in behavior change efforts and build on positive “male” traits (e.g., responsibility, direction and strength). Our Mindful Men Mentoring Certification Program educates men in the community with the knowledge, tools and skills to become this type of mentor and friend to their peers, neighbors and possible clients.
Mindful Men has a free meet up every first Monday of the month (that’s a mouthful!).
Free Monthly Meet up
Every 1st Monday evening of the month, Grassroots Kava House St Pete hosts a leadership training for consciously minded men. Join us 7-9 pm Upstairs. Primarily, this time is a curated leadership training, with opportunity for structured deeper conversations.
Come to share your resources, meet like-minded peers, and deepen your leadership skills.
No need to register. Just show up.
SOCIAL LEADERSHIP…Become a Mindful Men Member
In 2025, we aim to certify 20 men as mindful men. These men live around the world, come from diverse backgrounds, live wildly different lifestyles, hold diverse beliefs/perspectives/values and serve in diverse ways. We are free from dogma, ideological servitude, hierarchical status and moral superiority. Mindful men join together to improve their discipline, effectiveness and willingness to LEAD themselves and others more freely.
Becoming a member accomplishes four things:
1) it signals your support that improving the leadership skills of men in our communities matters now more than ever.
2) it enables us to expand our capacity and leadership bench, funding training scholarships, improving access to men living below living wage, and providing a stipend for facilitators who complete our rigorous training requirements.
3) it provides you with a clear, conscious place to belong to a group with sacrificing your unique medicine, expression or choice.
4) it prepares and improves your effectiveness at facilitating social leadership experiences, groups and trainings in your community. Members who complete all the trainings in addition to becoming certified in Mental Health First Aid and People School are qualified to facilitate our groups in the future, both as volunteers and as a paid facilitator.
lead by service, not status
