He would come out of the dressing room as AD/DC played. Thousands cheered as he looked around the arena. Once inside the cage he would look across and see his opponent knowing what his plan was. Within 25 minutes he was, much much more often than not, having his hand raised in victory. He was a math teacher, a devout Christian, a physical specimen, and the UFC middleweight champion of the world. He was, and is Rich Franklin. He was my “man crush”. By that I mean I respected him, appreciated him, and would have loved to meet and speak with him…a long lunch would be nice.
Now, ten years later, he is no longer my “man crush”. Oh, I’m still a huge fan. Yet, I have a new man in my life. I’ve mentioned him before briefly but Dr. Drew Pinsky is now THE MAN in my eyes (please don’t let the whole man crush thing weird you out). He “gets it”. Whether it be on Celebrity Rehab or any other of the shows he hosts or is on he has always seemed to do things how I would like to imagine I would. I’ve wondered how much we agree on styles and ways of counseling. You see, as I wrote about in “What To Do With Hurt” Attachment Theory is what I’m all about. I have noticed when someone shares a hurt with Dr. Drew he seems to really join them in their emotion. Remember, this is why I wasn’t accepted into Waynesburg’s graduate school for counseling. I didn’t separate myself enough from those I counsel. They like their folks to be trained to keep a distance. Here is Dr. Drew doing the complete opposite! Now, in a very recent podcast, Dr. Drew goes over Attachment Theory or “Emotional Family Therapy” with one of the pioneers and/or foremost leaders in its implementation. Funny enough, their goal was to keep it simple so that everyone can understand it. I think it’s a great step UP from how I describe it. It was so validating and exciting to hear these professionals talk about a method of counseling that I have been trained in but never see or here much about.
If you have ever been in counseling, considered going to counseling, thought about counseling, are a counselor, thought about counseling, are in a comfort role in your church (Stephens ministry etc.), or want your relationships to be more than they are, please please please go to this podcast and listen to it.