A Free, LIVE 90-Minute Masterclass (with Q&A):
Learn how to help men struggling with avoidance and shutdown, including communication strategies for partners and ways to navigate shame and vulnerability.
New! LIVE Expert Spotlight Training with Q&A
Daniel Vose MA S.E.P. an educator and coach. He has helped train hundreds of therapists and other helping professionals in attachment and somatic methods. He has helped over 1,000 individual clients, run continuing education groups for therapists at the renowned Sierra Tucson treatment center, helped in and learned from Indigenous people’s communities in the US and Canada, and authored a book. He has a master’s degree in somatic psychology and many postgraduate certificate trainings. Daniel started his professional somatic work in 2008 and has since acquired more than 10,000 intentional practice hours.
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90-Minute Training
Summary
Learn why emotional shutdown is a natural response to emotional pain—and how to restore deep, authentic connection through attachment-based healing. In this free 90-minute training, you’ll explore how shame, avoidance, and early wounds create emotional withdrawal—and what you can do to reconnect.
In this FREE, 90-Minute Live Training, we’ll explore…
1. Why Emotional Shutdown Is a Response to Shame—Not Rejection
Learn how emotional overwhelm, past hurt, and performance pressure can lead men to develop protective shutdown behaviors like stonewalling, silence, and deflection.
2. The Male Cycle of Repression
Daniel will introduce his signature framework—hurt → shame → guarding → compensation → shutdown—so you can recognize where you or your loved ones may be stuck.
3. How to Interrupt the Shutdown Cycle Without Triggering More Withdrawal
Discover how to engage shutdown patterns with compassion and clarity—so connection becomes possible again, without forcing or pressuring.
4. Somatic Tools That Foster Emotional Safety
Experience short, guided practices like the “Brick Wall” demonstration and the “Kind Eyes” visualization—powerful tools for rebuilding trust and presence.
5. A Framework for Connection Without Pressure
Learn how to distinguish emotional overwhelm from avoidance and make invitations that invite openness rather than trigger shame.
Join us live for 90 minutes of teaching and Q&A—exploring how shame and early wounds lead to emotional withdrawal.
Who Should Join Us?
- Emotionally Shutdown Men
Understand why you withdraw—and gain tools to reconnect without becoming overwhelmed.
- Partners of Shutdown Men
If you feel like your partner is emotionally distant and you’re unsure how to break the silence, this masterclass will show you how to understand him better and heal the divide.
- Therapists, Coaches, and Healing Professionals
Gain practical, somatic tools to support clients struggling with shame, avoidance, and relational disconnection.
- Anyone Affected by Emotional Distance
If you’ve felt unseen, unheard, or emotionally disconnected, this training offers new insight—and a path forward.
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