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WRM 019: Michael Lipson: Using Somatic Work for Men's Personal Growth

June 09, 2020 • Doug Greene

How can you create somatic experiences in nature to help heal deep trauma?

There’s been a revolution of sorts happening in men’s work, and “men’s groups” are becoming more popular. These are groups where men can communicate more deeply – including about their feelings – with other men.

One of the goals of these groups is to help men discover past wounds and heal them. And a powerful tool to help them do that is somatic work. It goes beyond “talk therapy”, and works at the sub and unconscious levels to heal trauma and other unresolved issues..

Among these groups is Evryman, and Michael Lipson is one of its executive team members.

I first met Michael in another men’s group called “Tribe of Men”. I found him to be an incredibly effective and creative coach. Among his many talents is the knowledge of multiple personal growth tools, and having an innate sense of which one to best use in different situations.

In this interview, we explore his experience with the power of somatic healing – how it’s used, what it can do, and when to best use it. This interview even starts off with a six-minute meditation which helped me “drop in” more deeply for the interview.

Here’s more info about Michael’s background from his LinkedIn profile. As you can tell, he’s a power player:

“Michael is an independent coach, consultant and advisor dedicated to helping individuals, teams and organizations identify, achieve and exceed their core aspirations. His work blends business and personal optimization, and emphasizes leadership, awareness and strategy. His clients are CEO’s, founders, execs, partnerships and teams who are seeking to have more impact, achieve greater success and experience more satisfaction and flow at work and beyond.”

Experience Overview:

Investment banker with GE Capital for 8 years.
Turned start-up and tech entrepreneur in 1990.
Transitioned towards CEO and leadership coaching from the late 90’s to present.
First VC funded start-up in ’94.
First of 5 CEO roles in ’97.
Began leading personal optimization work in ’05.

Involved in 250+ start-ups, coached 100’s of execs/teams, facilitated 100’s of groups and sessions, helped raise $50 million of seed and A Round venture capital, closed over 100 key deals, and written dozens of business and strategic plans. Trained in coaching, collaborative systems, therapeutic processes, psychometrics and more.

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