About H. I. S.

The History of the H. I. S. Weekend and the H. I. S. Development Committee

An all-gender staff provides powerful, introspective processes of discovery, healing, transformation and empowerment to support participants who identify as men to connect with their authentic selves.

This H. I. S. Weekend training is brought to you by H. E. R. Weekend, Inc, a non-profit organization that offers Healing, Empowerment, and Release to women since 2002. For several years we have worked to create the H. I. S. Weekend to support men in finding inner healing.

H. E. R. Weekends offer a similar intense experiential training for women of all ages (18+). Tell the women you know to check out https://herweekend.com/.

The H. I. S. Weekend was developed by the H. E. R. Weekend Organization, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation with experience since 2002. Our H. E. R. Weekends are staffed by an all-gender team. Often, we would hear from the men staff that they wanted to attend the H. E. R. Weekend as participants because they had found the training to be powerful and healing.

We heard the call! Ten H. E. R. community members got to together and created the H. I. S. Weekend! They spent about a year and half creating this training. Many hours and days were spent discussing content, working in small groups, and writing protocols. We looked at what works from the H. E. R. Weekend for men and created new content that addresses men specifically. The collaboration paid off and we created a training that provides deep healing for men! We presented the prototype in May 30-June 2, 2024 and our first public training in December 5-8, 2024. We look forward to providing this training to men and those that identify as men for many years to come! Join us!

HIS Committee

H. I. S. Weekend Development Committee

Back Row: Amanda Ramirez, Ann Davis, Freddy Grubstad, John Craft, Peter Layton
Front Row: Melaine Marone, Walt Stepahin, Debbie Sheiner, Bobbie Layton (not pictured, MaryRuth Stanley)

Cultural Awareness

We welcome a diverse culture for both the men participants and the men and women on staff. Culture can be defined as the shared experiences of people, including their languages, values, customs, beliefs, and more. It also includes worldviews, ways of knowing, and ways of communicating. Culturally significant factors encompass, but are not limited to, race/ethnicity, religion, social class, language, disability, sexual orientation, age, and gender identity. Contextual dimensions such as geographic region and socioeconomic circumstances are also essential to shaping culture.