My work Includes:
• The Seven Doorways — Stillness, Remembering, Letting Go, Knowing, Becoming, Expansion, and Giving/Sharing — a framework for exploring transition and transformation.
• Queer Escape & Reboot — immersive retreats for gay, bi, and queer men combining breathwork, embodiment, reflection, community, travel, and meaningful connection.
• Chosen Family Wellness — personalized companionship, wellness, life support, and connection for gay, bi, and queer men who value independence while recognizing that none of us are meant to navigate life entirely alone.
• Individual Wellness & Transformational Work — including breathwork, coaching, somatic practices, intimacy and embodiment work, and individualized immersive experiences.
Increasingly, I am also interested in mentoring other wellness practitioners and emerging healers who want to develop more embodied, relational, and human-centered approaches to their work.
After years of helping people navigate transitions within established systems, I am intentionally building something of my own: spaces where people can slow down, reconnect with themselves, be witnessed, and discover what may be waiting on the other side of their next doorway.
Social Work • Breathwork • Embodiment • Retreats • Men’s Wellness • Chosen Family • Transformation • Community
A life well lived...
Chosen Family Wellness Services, a concierge wellness and companionship service designed to support GB&Q men (gay, bi & queer) who may benefit from additional connection, practical support, and whole-person wellness beyond the medical setting.
Many of the individuals I'll be serving will be navigating aging, life transitions, recovery, grief, isolation, or simply seeking a trusted member of their chosen family.
Services may include companionship, wellness visits, transportation to appointments, community outings, life coaching, breathwork, and personalized support that helps clients remain engaged, connected, and thriving.
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A grounded, caring presence to help you feel seen, supported and understood.
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Heart-centered companionship rooted in empathy, trust, and authentic connection.
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Personalized emotional, practical and intimacy support for every stage of life.
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Gentle guidance and nurturing presence for healing, confidence, and self-discovery.
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Meaningful Connection that honors your story, your needs and your humanit.
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My intentiaion is to create a space that feels like a warm embrace, a familiar smile, and an extra set of hands and heart. A relationship that makes the later years feel less isolating, more connected, and deeply seen.
I’m Chad Putman, MSW, a social worker, wellness practitioner, breathwork facilitator, retreat guide, and creator of The Seven Doorways, a transformational framework designed to help gay, bi, and queer men navigate change with greater awareness, embodiment, courage, and connection.
My professional journey began in social work and behavioral health, supporting people through crisis, transition, recovery, and some of life’s most vulnerable moments. Over time, my work expanded beyond traditional systems of care into coaching, breathwork, somatic and embodiment practices, retreats, sacred intimacy, and transformational wellness.
Today, through Make Your It Happen, I create experiences that invite people to move beyond simply talking about change and begin experiencing it — through the body, breath, reflection, connection, and intentional action.
Book your first Doorway Ssession by email: chadputman1@gmail.com
Text/WhatsApp @ +1 (518) 225-0957
Reviews:
"Enjoy the contents inside the box. Just a gesture of gratitude, appreciation, and fondness to you for agreeing to be part of my life’s story and supporting me over the past several months…year almost. My work with you has truly transformed my life and has helped me get reacquainted with the real Johnny and knowing that I’m enough. Some days harder than others but it is my mantra. Emerson defined Success as …”knowing that one life is breathing easier because of you…” You ARE a Success. Thank you for helping me breathe again." Johnny/John
Eyes Wide Open was a workshop I hosted on Saturday, August 30 at 8pm at the Ybor Restore Yoga Studio in Tampa. Attendees experienced the power of ecstatic movement, breathwork and guided meditation. Breathwork has been a power force in my life and I love to share the gift of breath and presence with others. Our bodies do so much for us. Ecstatic movement and guided meditation is a power way to drop into our bodies, and re-experience what it means to be alive, at peace and one with all.
"I attended Chad's guided meditation and breathwork class at Ybor Restore Yoga Studio and it was a completely different experience from any meditation I've tried before. I've always struggled to quiet my mind, but Chad's guidance and breathwork made nearly two hours [ass with ease. The smaller class setting felt open and nonjudgmental, and I left with a sense of clarity I hadn't been able to find on my own. I'm grateful for the experience. Thank you Chad! Highly recommended!" - Rick
"It was amazing! I left very in tune with my body, my breath, and my goals." - Ralph
“Your class was inspirational and taught me breathing techniques (like fire breathing) that I had never heard of before! I'd like to learn more ways to incorporate breathwork into my daily life as a way to cope with stress and anxiety. Thanks for the introduction to this method of stress relief, and I hope to attend more classes in the future!"
- Christopher
“I had the opportunity to attend the meditation and breath work class with Chad the other evening. During the class, I was able to get in touch with emotions and see the hope that I hold within myself. The breathwork allowed me to focus on the energy inside of me and the control I can have when I focus, and the meditation allowed me to release the tensions and fears within me as I relaxed and just “was”. Thank you Chad - Dave
Pleasure Workshop Reviews
What is Pleasure practice? A workshop for men who enjoy their own intimate pleasure and engaging with other men to experience personal, shared and group pleasure. The workshop is intended for gay, bi and MSM cisgender males who are curious, open-minded and desire to step outside their comfort zone in order to invite more pleasure into their lives.
"He provided great instruction and made you feel able to relax and enjoy the pleasures of yourself and others which allowed you to connect with your inner-self and with complete strangers. It was a new but positive experience."
Chad’s workshop... provided some “me” time.
“This workshop helped me step out of my comfort zone. Participating allowed me to let go of the old me and over come some fears. I was comfortable in my own skin for a change and didn’t feel like I was being judged. I felt relaxed and experienced true intimacy with my fellows. Thanks, Chad!"
"It was a beautiful and intimate experience with an intensely erotic pleasure in a safe space. Chad led an extraordinary workshop. My thanks for being inclusive. "
“Chad made it easy to be totally relaxed and present for the entire, tantalizing, healing workshop!”