Men’s Fall Workshop
Courageous Parenting
Saturday, October 25th
+ Optional Intensive on Sunday the 26th
Evan's Creek Lodge
Southfield, MI
REGISTER TODAYWHAT TO EXPECT:
A GUIDED INTRODUCTION TO COURAGEOUS PARENTING
Step into a new way of fatherhood one led from your core self. Learn how to show up as compassionate, wise, and steady instead of reactive. Through guided teachings, you’ll discover how to bring vision, creativity, and emotional openness into your parenting while building deeper attachment, trust, and healthy boundaries with your children.
HANDS-ON PRACTICES & REAL CONNECTIONS
This isn’t just theory. it’s practice. You’ll explore your own attachment story, uncover the “parts” that show up under stress, and clarify your family vision. With interactive breakout sessions, small groups, and nervous system work, you’ll leave not just with insight but with lived experiences of balance, clarity, and connection in fatherhood.
A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY & LASTING TAKEAWAYS
You don’t have to parent alone. In this workshop, you’ll join a circle of dads who value growth, honesty, and support. Together, you’ll share hard conversations, exchange wisdom, and practice showing up in real time. You’ll leave with practical tools for everyday parenting and the confidence that you’ve got a community walking this journey with you.
WHY THIS WORKSHOP MATTERS
Modern fathers are spending more time with their kids than ever before but parenting today can still feel overwhelming.
Your heart matters. When your heart is nourished, healed, and courageous, your children thrive. This workshop is designed to help fathers reclaim balance, strengthen attachment, and step into leadership within their families.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
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Fathers, step-fathers, male care-takers, and soon-to-be fathers who want clarity and confidence in parenting.
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Dads of young or school-aged kids looking for better tools to manage the stress of parenting.
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Fathers preparing to grow their families and wanting to work on advancing their parenting.
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Men who want to show up as present, grounded, and courageous leaders in their homes.
Workshop Overview
Attachment History
Explore how your own experiences of love and emotional neglect shape your parenting today and how to heal what holds you back.
Parts Work
Recognize the “parts” of yourself that show up in parenting such as being reactive, controlling, or checked-out and learn how to bring balance to you family and parenting behavior.
Family Values & Leadership
Define your family’s values and discover how to communicate them with your partner and show up for your family in a healthy way.
Modern Challenges
Understand the role of social media and cultural norms in shaping children, and learn to trust your intuition in guiding their mental health.
Workshop Leader:
Mike Lamerato MS, LPC
Mike is the founder and primary therapist at Metro-Detroit Men's Therapy and has worked exclusively with men for the last five years and has been in the mental health space for the a over ten. Over this time, he saw a need for a place for men to engage in deeper work and noticed there wasn't a lot offered locally. Believing that men can do great work together and heal, Mike has made it his mission to design and bring to life individual therapy, groups, and retreats that are tailored to the needs of men. Learn more about Mike here.
Workshop Leader:
Mark Strubler MA, LPC of Regenerative Health Partners
Outside of work, Mark is a husband and dad who enjoys practicing martial arts, hitting the trails, training for Spartan races, and having good conversations over coffee. Learn more here
Guest Professional
Nicole Runyon, LMSW
Nicole Runyon, LMSW, is a psychotherapist, parent coach, keynote speaker, and author of the bestselling book Free To Fly: The Secret To Fostering Independence In The Next Generation. Nicole is renowned for her expertise in child and adolescent mental health, backed by an extensive 22-year career in the field. Most importantly, she is the mother of 2 children.
REGISTER NOW – TAKE THE FIRST STEP
Step into courageous parenting and give yourself the space to grow, connect, and lead with clarity. This is more than a workshop it’s a chance to recharge, reflect, and return home with tools that strengthen both you and your family.
By registering, you’ll get:
✔ Four exercises, break out sessions, and small groups on attachment work and healing, parenting parts work and re-balancing of the system, family vision and leadership, as well as having hard conversations
✔ A two-hour learning and breakout session on fostering child independence, led by local parenting expert Nicole Runyon
✔ Complimentary signed copy of Nicole’s book Free to Fly: The Secret to Fostering Independence in the Next Generation
✔ Full lunch, beverages, coffee in the morning session, and snacks
✔ Journal to take notes and reflect on the day
✔ Nervous system work out on the land to help soothe, regulate, and bring safety to your parenting system
✔ Two licensed therapists and a group of men who share the value and will support you in courageous parenting
* Optional add-on: For those looking for a deeper dive, there will be an optional supplementary add-on Sunday in which you will receive more small-group and individual attention from Mike and Mark.
Limited to 8 men, you will get deeper into the themes learned from Saturday and have the opportunity to continue the work as we deepen and get down to the heart of any issues present.
(There are also options for lodging for those who might be traveling to the area)
Space is limited, so don’t miss this opportunity
to invest in yourself.
TRANSFORMATIONS FROM MEN LIKE YOU
Nick M.
"I attended Mike’s 2023 fall cohort men’s group the past 2 months, and I am beyond grateful for all of it. This was my first ever men’s group experience, and I can’t wait for the next one! Mike is an incredibly supportive guy who truly wants what is best for us men moving through this crazy world. I had a wonderful experience throughout group and had the opportunity to work through parts of myself, and now have some tools to continue using! Thank you Mike, and thanks to all the men who attended!"
Evan K.
"Our group container was a perfect space to decompress, gain valuable perspectives on the male experience, reach some meaningful personal insights and learn an array of emotional management/ communication skills. This space and these types of connections would benefit every man, not just those seeking therapy for acute reasons."
