Resources

The guides below are meant to drive personal reflection and application. They are not presented as dogma that participants in Union Lodge must adhere to. We encourage men to wrestle with ideas and take ownership of their own convictions. And when we gather to discuss these ideas, we hope men feel free to honestly process what they really think.

Sean Mortenson 11/9/25 Sean Mortenson 11/9/25

Systems Theory in Psychology

A broad overview of the development of systems theories in psychology.

Sean Mortenson 10/19/25 Sean Mortenson 10/19/25

Attachment Theory

A foundational look at the theory behind secure, anxious, and avoidant attachment patterns, taken from Sue Johnson’s Attachment Theory in Practice.

Sean Mortenson 10/5/25 Sean Mortenson 10/5/25

Existential Therapy: Meaning

The fourth of Irvin Yalom’s “Four Main Concerns”, summarized from his book Existential Psychotherapy.

Sean Mortenson 9/14/25 Sean Mortenson 9/14/25

Existential Therapy: Isolation

The third of Irvin Yalom’s “Four Main Concerns”, summarized from his book Existential Psychotherapy.

Sean Mortenson 8/31/25 Sean Mortenson 8/31/25

Existential Therapy: Freedom

The second of Irvin Yalom’s “Four Main Concerns”, summarized from his book Existential Psychotherapy.

Sean Mortenson 8/17/25 Sean Mortenson 8/17/25

Existential Therapy: Death

The first of Irvin Yalom’s “Four Main Concerns”, summarized from his book Existential Psychotherapy.