Today I am speaking with Michael Boyle on the 30^th episode of An Evolving Man (AEM) podcast.

Michael is one of the founders of men's work in the UK having been central to inviting over Robert Bly and Robert Moore, author of King Warrior Magician Lover in the 1990s.

He was also central to bringing the Mankind Project, MKP to the UK which is a global charity that runs rites of passage weekends for men.

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Michael Boyle founded and directed a successful commercial enterprise before making a mid-life transition into the world of myth and archetypal psychology.



He has an MA in Psychotherapy and for over 20 years has worked extensively as a facilitator and presenter on corporate leadership programmes throughout the world. He enhances his archetypal work through extensive training and experience in Group Facilitation, Shadow Work and Systemic Constellations.

He regards the Archetypal approach as key to stimulating the necessary self-awareness that facilitates sustained behaviour change. Michael is a founding Partner and Senior Programme Director of Olivier Mythodrama and lives in London in the UK.

Michael is also the founder of Abandofbrothers, a charity providing rites of passage experiences and local male mentors for disaffected young men. He is also a certified Leader and Leader Trainer for the ManKind Project, a global men’s network, and leads “The Adventure,” an initiatory experience for men, internationally. Michael’s most recent project, Breaking the Spell, is specifically designed to support men and women to liberate themselves from restricting personal and cultural conditioning.

Questions for Michael:

1. I would love for you to share some of your journey – what sparked your mid-life transition into men's work and the Mythopoetic tradition? What have you learned along the way?
   
2. What are some of your stories and teachings from Robert Bly?
3. I would love for you to speak about rites of passage and initiation. What is the importance of community?
4. I would love for you to speak more about purpose and the archetypes? Would you be able to go into more depth about the power of the archetypal work and the extended framework that you now use?
5. I would love you to speak about Sovereign purpose. What is meant by this? How do we connect with this?
6. I would love for you to talk more about the belief that “people do not so much “grow” as evolve into more fulfilled versions of who they really are.”
7. “The more you develop yourself as a person the more qualified you are for leadership.” Would share some of the wisdom you have learned over the past 30 years about leadership? What some of the key qualities of a great leader? How do we cultivate them? Would you say that our current leaders are in that category? If not, how do we help them or the system to change?
8. What is your vision for the future? How do we go through this rite of passage and come out the other side?

For more information about Michael's work please visit: https://www.oliviermythodrama.com

For the archetypal self-assessment: https://archetypesatwork.com/freeassessment/

For information about the Band of Brothers: https://abandofbrothers.org.uk/

For the Mankind Project: https://mankindproject.org/

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An Evolving Man (AEM) Podcast is for men (and women) who want to grow, evolve and want support in learning how to do this.

On a regular basis there will be an interview around men's (and women's) topics ranging from self-development, relationships, spirituality, archetypes, trauma, boarding school and men's work featuring authors and leaders in this field.

The sense with these interviews is to support people during these times of change. What are the teachings, tools and practices that you can use to help you through these turbulent times?