Our men's group does these wilderness retreats where we're supposed to examine our lives and masculinity, but we keep falling into this performance of being 'wild men' instead of doing the real inner work we came for.
More people experience this than they realize.
The group is enacting a fantasy of what wilderness masculinity should look like rather than using nature as a space for genuine self-inquiry.
“Where Are You with Wilderness and the examined life?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.