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Pain Is a Gift, Recognize It
We should cherish our pain, Seth Mullins writes, as it’s a primal expression of our true selves. Although my real nature runs contrary to such notions, a part of me subscribed, completely, to some of...
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On Boys, Suicide, and the Lessons of Unfilled Holes
“We need to teach our boys that they can bear suffering and loss without shame … that anger is a question that deserves deeper answers than punishment or silence.” On our first date three years ago,...
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Can Heartbreak Break a Man?
Nicole Johnson argues that societal tropes of masculine strength and perseverance obscure the fact that emotional damage can destroy a man. I have been the beneficiary of magnificent male mentors....
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You Bette Believe It: Heartbreak in a Macho World
In a man’s man’s world, who says there’s no room for Bette Midler? Heartbreak. At one time or another, whether male or female, we’ve all been there: it’s a normal part of growing up, a normal part of...
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A Response to “A Manifesto for Conscious Men”
Sometimes it hurts being a man in modern western society. The following is written as an addition and in response to, “A Manifesto for Conscious Men” by Gay Hendricks and Arjuna Ardagh; I urge you to...
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Keep It Civil: 10 Ways to Tactfully End a Relationship
Nicole Johnson offers ten ways to end a relationship with class and composure. Breakups are never easy. Whether you dated someone for 90 days, nine months, or were in a marriage for decades, the...
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I Eat My Pain
In Jackie Summers’ experience, people are always telling you to “just get over it” when it comes to emotional pain. They rarely, as Jackie does here, tell you how. There are three schools in the...
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Why Pain Is a Wonderful Thing
Don’t kill the messenger: pain is also the source of compassion. The other day, I was running on the beach and a piece of glass sliced into the sole of my foot. Immediately, I winced and stopped to...
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Can People Change? Just Look at Yourself.
Think people can’t change? Look in the mirror before you answer. People don’t change. I’ve been hearing the above statement from others way too often, and I’ll admit, I used to agree with it. For...
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Dear Dad: Won’t Happen Overnight
This Mother of 3 is haunted by the trauma of her deliveries. She needs her husband to be more open about it, but it will take time. ___ In this series, Brian Gawlack responds to letters from...
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A Daughter Reveals Why Her Dad Plays Sad Songs
Michelle Barney has a great dad. The only songs he liked were sad ones, however. One day she found out why. Now she wrote this to try to soothe his soul. — My father listened to Tom Dooley on long...
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Would It Be Okay If Life Got Easier?
We have been told that pain equals gain – subtly and blatantly – since the day we are born (into the most traumatic transformation of our physical lives). What if life was actually a little bit...
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Inside Male Depression
I have a personal enemy. Many people call him Depression, but I know he’s really a terrorist. ___ I told a friend about my pain and he was surprised. He said that he would never have guessed that I...
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Depression Will Make You A Better Human Being
Listening to depression has changed my life ___ For most of my life I have felt sad. I experienced a lot of joy growing up, but this was interspersed with periods of sadness and gloom. At the time I...
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Pain Is a Gift, Recognize It
We should cherish our pain, Seth Mullins writes, as it’s a primal expression of our true selves. Although my real nature runs contrary to such notions, a part of me subscribed, completely, to some of...
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On Boys, Suicide, and the Lessons of Unfilled Holes
“We need to teach our boys that they can bear suffering and loss without shame … that anger is a question that deserves deeper answers than punishment or silence.” On our first date three years ago,...
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Can Heartbreak Break a Man?
Nicole Johnson argues that societal tropes of masculine strength and perseverance obscure the fact that emotional damage can destroy a man. I have been the beneficiary of magnificent male mentors....
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You Bette Believe It: Heartbreak in a Macho World
In a man’s man’s world, who says there’s no room for Bette Midler? Heartbreak. At one time or another, whether male or female, we’ve all been there: it’s a normal part of growing up, a normal part of...
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A Response to “A Manifesto for Conscious Men”
Sometimes it hurts being a man in modern western society. The following is written as an addition and in response to, “A Manifesto for Conscious Men” by Gay Hendricks and Arjuna Ardagh; I urge you to...
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Keep It Civil: 10 Ways to Tactfully End a Relationship
Nicole Johnson offers ten ways to end a relationship with class and composure. Breakups are never easy. Whether you dated someone for 90 days, nine months, or were in a marriage for decades, the...
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