Mastering Emotions: Practical Skills for Emotional Resilience
An 8-week group to help men better understand their emotions, challenge unhelpful thinking patterns, and build healthier relationships.
We Understand What You Might Be Experiencing...
Do you feel like you are struggling with anger or frustration?
Do you feel emotionally overwhelmed?
Are you experiencing anxiety or chronic stress?
Do you bottle up or avoid your emotions?
Are you looking to improve emotional resilience and respond more calmly in relationships
Are you interested in personal growth and emotional well-being?
Mastering Emotions
An 8-week men's therapy group designed to help men better understand their emotions, challenge unhelpful thinking patterns, and build healthier relationships.
This program helps participants understand why emotions arise, recognize the patterns that drive automatic reactions, and develop healthier ways of responding under stress.
Throughout the program, participants develop their own personalized Emotional Resilience Blueprint. This practical guide integrates everything learned throughout the eight weeks into a framework they can continue using long after the program concludes.
Join our 8-week journey to understand yourself better, strengthen your emotional resilience, and become the kind of man you want to be.
Please Note: This is a structured 8-week program. Participants begin and complete the program together, allowing trust, accountability, and meaningful discussion to develop throughout the experience.
Our Goals For You To Take Away From This 8-Week Group Program:
Key Areas of Session Discussion:
Week 1: Understanding Emotions
Explore why emotions exist, what purpose they serve, and how emotional awareness forms the foundation for resilience.
Week 4: Managing Emotional Activation
Learn practical strategies to regulate intense emotions and respond more effectively during stressful situations.
Week 7: Values, Identity & Emotional Resilienc
Clarify your values and learn how emotional resilience supports becoming the man you want to be.
Week 2: Developing Emotional Awareness
Recognize emotional patterns, identify personal triggers, and build greater awareness of thoughts, physical sensations, and behavioural responses.
Week 5: Flexible Thinking Under Stress
Identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop more balanced, adaptive ways of responding to challenges.
Week 8: Maintaining Long-Term Growth
Develop your personalized Emotional Resilience Blueprint to support continued growth beyond the program.
Week 3: Understanding Emotional Patterns
Explore why you react the way you do, recognize recurring emotional cycles, and understand the experiences that shape emotional responses.
Week 6: Acceptance, Shame & Self-Compassion
Reduce self-criticism, develop self-compassion, and learn healthier ways of responding to difficult emotional experiences.
Group Size: 5–10 participants
Format: Virtual and/or in-person (York Region & Toronto)
Cost: $100 per session ($800 total)
Type: Closed Group
Confidentiality: Protected
Facilitator
Aidan McNaughton, R.P
Registered Psychotherapist
Who Should Join This Group Program?
This group is ideal for participants who are curious, willing to reflect on their experiences, and motivated to practice new skills between sessions will benefit most from this program.
Note: Men looking primarily for an unstructured process or support group may find this program less suitable, as the emphasis is on learning and applying practical emotional skills through a structured curriculum.
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