Mythopoetic Men’s Work: A Patriarchal Backlash?
The men fixed their gaze on me — attentive, present, and somehow intimidating. Suddenly, I saw a tear rolling down the cheeks of a man.
The men fixed their gaze on me — attentive, present, and somehow intimidating. Suddenly, I saw a tear rolling down the cheeks of a man.
For a long time, I thought that I have a “monkey mind” that can never be still and calm. In some way, I do, but things are a bit more...
“Don’t be a sissy, toughen up” is a phrase familiar to many boys and men. If you have a male body, you’re supposed to man up and...
Traumatic stress results from broken relationships and not broken brains. Recovery is about social connections that make life worth living.
Men who conform to a masculinity ideology that encourages the repression of emotions are more likely to experience PTSD.
Today, self-care is supposed to prevent burnout among therapists, but it can be so much more. It's about pleasure, insight and ethics.
Boys are often unintentionally put into a straight-jacket of emotional constraint until it seems that they don't have feelings at all....