Leading With Both:
Strength, Sensitivity & the Intelligence to Know When Each Is Needed
Monday, August 24, 2026
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Doors open at 6:45 PM
Little Burgundy, Montreal
Limited to 7 men
Many men learn to lead through action, certainty and control.
Others become so focused on being understanding, accommodating or open that they begin to lose direction.
But what happens when we stop treating strength and sensitivity as opposites?
This MENTRaL circle explores qualities sometimes described as masculine and feminine intelligence:
direction + receptivity
boundaries + openness
action + listening
strength + sensitivity
Not as rigid gender roles or prescriptions for how a man is supposed to behave, but as human capacities we can learn to recognize, practise and integrate.
The question is not:
Which side should I become?
It is:
What does this moment actually require from me?
This session may resonate if you want to:
• Lead yourself, your relationships or your work with more clarity and integrity
• Develop emotional intelligence without losing your grounding
• Create stronger boundaries without becoming closed
• Notice where you tend to over-control, withdraw, accommodate or lose direction
• Become more intentional in how you respond under pressure
• Connect with other men through honest, experiential practice
What to Expect
• This is an experiential session rather than a lecture.
• The evening may include:
• Breathwork and grounding
• Authentic Relating practices
• Individual and paired reflection
• Circling and group sharing
• Experiential exercises exploring boundaries, direction, receptivity and connection
• Optional social time afterward
• No previous experience is required.
• You do not need to arrive with answers.
• Come willing to participate, notice yourself honestly and practise something different.
About MENTRaL
MENTRaL is an experiential space for men who want to become more intentional in how they show up — in their relationships, work, leadership and lives.
This is not therapy, and it is not about fixing men or telling anyone what masculinity should look like.
It is a place to practise presence, connection, emotional awareness, accountability and more intentional ways of relating.
Registration
Capacity is intentionally limited to 7 men so that the group can remain intimate and everyone has space to participate.
For this session, your Meetup RSVP is your registration.
If you RSVP and later realize you cannot attend, please update your RSVP as soon as possible so the space can be offered to someone else.
Contribution: Pay What You Can — $20 suggested
The exact apartment number will be shared privately with confirmed participants before the session.
MENTRaL is evolving
We’re beginning to move MENTRaL beyond Meetup and build a more independent community around the circles, workshops and experiences we host.
Future sessions will increasingly be available through Eventbrite and our new social channels.
We’ll share more details with the community very soon.
Strength does not have to eliminate sensitivity.
Sensitivity does not have to eliminate strength.
The practice is learning how to lead with both.
