Helping Men Lead Through Crisis—with Strength, Clarity, and Connection

Strategic coaching, peer-based learning, and relational leadership development—supporting men in moments of relationship breakdown, divorce decisions, or emotional overwhelm.

Why This Matters

Many men arrive in therapy emotionally shut down, relationally stuck, or teetering on the edge of divorce—with little language for what they’re feeling and no clear path forward. Traditional talk therapy isn’t always enough, especially when:

  • One partner is already emotionally checked out

  • The man feels trapped or blamed and isn’t showing up productively

  • The couple is at a decision point, but can’t move forward

Without a structured, supportive way to engage men in these moments, many go straight to legal action—or emotionally disengage entirely.

The Men’s Empowerment Project: A Relational Leadership Initiative

This project offers targeted coaching and group experiences for men who are struggling in their relationships, feeling overwhelmed by divorce decisions, or simply not making progress in therapy alone.

We provide:

  • 1-on-1 coaching for men facing relational crisis, divorce, or emotional paralysis

  • Workshops and men's circles focused on relational leadership, emotional intelligence, and grounded communication

  • A supportive, aspirational community of men committed to personal growth

The goal is to increase insight, reduce reactivity, and help men lead themselves—and their relationships—more effectively, whether they stay or separate.

Structured, Strategic, and Complementary to Therapy

Coaching fills a unique gap for men who may:

  • Struggle to engage in therapy on its own

  • Need step-by-step relational tools and accountability

  • Respond well to male-led spaces with peer modeling and aspiration

Our approach blends strategy, coaching, emotional regulation, and experiential learning—giving men new language and new moves to bring into therapy or into their relationships.

When Therapy Alone Isn’t Enough

We support clinicians and family professionals by engaging male clients who are:

  • Emotionally overwhelmed by their relationship

  • Stuck in indecision about separation or divorce

  • Disconnected from self-awareness or growth-oriented action

  • Needing more than what weekly therapy can offer

We serve as a bridge—between therapy and legal action, between conflict and clarity, and between who they are and who they’re trying to become.

Let’s collaborate to provide these men with the structure, language, and leadership support they need to show up differently.

What We’re Covering in 2025

Each month, we explore a different theme central to relational leadership and emotional growth for men. These topics are designed to meet men where they are—whether they’re in relational crisis, navigating divorce decisions, or trying to reconnect with their families.

Below is our current calendar for 2025. Each month includes a curated podcast primer, reflection questions, and an opportunity to engage with others through coaching or our in-person men’s circle.

Know a Man Who Could Use This?

If you're working with a man who’s stuck, spiraling, or simply unsure of what to do next in his relationship, we’d love to be part of his support system.

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Meet James Traub

James is a Certified Divorce Coach® and Men’s Relational Leadership Coach based in Charlotte, NC. He partners with therapists, couples counselors, and divorce professionals to support men at a pivotal crossroads in their relational lives.

Drawing on his experience of coaching individuals through high-conflict divorce and ambivalent separations, James now focuses on helping men lead through relational crisis with clarity, strength, and emotional maturity.