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Aqualus M Gordon Ph.D.

About

Aqualus Gordon, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Central Missouri.

A Texas Longhorn and Wabash College Little Giant from Mobile, Alabama.

Focused on counseling, men's issues, sexuality, sports+performance, and depth psychology & #zen #MBTI #tennis #tech #politics #GoT #trek

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Keep your head strong and your heart open.

Recent Posts
False Humility
In a society that espouses the virtues of humility while also promoting self-importance, inferiority emerges as one way that we try to reconcile these two disparate ideals.
Be the Mountain: A Guided Meditation

For those seeking peace and stability, here is a helpful adaptation of a classic meditation by Jon Kabat-Zinn.

For those seeking peace and stability, here is a helpful adaptation of a classic meditation by Jon Kabat-Zinn.

The Purpose of Meditation [Video]

Why your awesome goal-setting skills are holding you back in your mindfulness and meditation practice.

Why your awesome goal-setting skills are holding you back in your mindfulness and meditation practice.

Couldn't Have Said It Better: Baltimore Riots 2015

A short piece that explains why some of the responses in the media to the Baltimore riots feel particularly damning to Black Americans, especially when considered in context.

A short piece that explains why some of the responses in the media to the Baltimore riots feel particularly damning to Black Americans, especially when considered in context.

Redditor to Redditor

Young men are finding new ways to reach out to each other and older generations for advice and mentorship.

Young men are finding new ways to reach out to each other and older generations for advice and mentorship.

Why We Are Angry

Seeing beyond the hype to understand the outrage of a community

Seeing beyond the hype to understand the outrage of a community

The Stigma of Masculinity

Many men struggle to define their masculinity and themselves as men in a culture that increasingly stigmatizes things like sexuality, aggressiveness, and competitiveness.

Many men struggle to define their masculinity and themselves as men in a culture that increasingly stigmatizes things like sexuality, aggressiveness, and competitiveness.