Men, Time to Embrace the Help of Others
Embed from Getty Images In life, things get taken from us and we find ourselves in places that challenge the very fabric which makes us. Each of us, at some point, will be faced with choices either to...
View ArticleLove, Trauma, and Masculinity
— “You’re too much.” These words ended my first relationship with my then-fiancé. She had an affair with one of my closest friends, who also happened to be my boss. I was “too much” because to manage...
View Article16 Things You Need To Stop Being Afraid Of
James Fell offers a list of hard-learned lessons about life, bravery, and morality. — Remember what Morgan Freeman’s character in The Shawshank Redemption said: “Terrible thing, to live in fear.”...
View ArticleEmbracing Your Limits
— As part of my ongoing search for a new role or some additional consulting projects, I’ve been networking quite a bit. Recently, I was introduced to an entrepreneur in Minneapolis who one of my...
View ArticleYou Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup!
— “It’s not selfish to give TO yourself as much as you give OF yourself”- Suze Orman Do you know the easiest way to avoid burn out and exhaustion in life? Well, I have the answer for you-stop pouring...
View ArticleOne Stock Broker’s Story of Addiction and Redemption
— *All names have been changed to respect the privacy of the individuals involved. Of the 16 years that he worked on Wall Street, Jack* was drinking heavily for about 12. It was socially acceptable...
View ArticleYou’ve Got a Friend
— In a previous life, I did sports and talk radio. I did this for more than ten years. I did a lot of radio play by play. And I was on many, many talk shows. One of the hackiest sports talk radio...
View ArticleThe Power of Asking for Help
— I have the stubbornness of an ox. I hope you feel me on this one. To be honest, being stubborn in this manner of not asking for help when I need it is really a terrible idea. Today I’ve had so many...
View ArticleFive Ways to Stand Up for Yourself
I’m a planner, and I like to know what’s coming my way each morning. Routines are fairly essential for me to get the best out of my day. But when someone–family, friend, co-worker, or...
View ArticleA Caregiver’s Guide to Managing Hospital Trips
I’ve sung the praises of men who step into the role of caregiver. Now, I’d like to address how caring for infirm love ones becomes even more Herculean when it comes to hospital trips. The...
View ArticleThe Straw that Broke the Camel’s Back
I don’t know about you, but I pride myself in being independent. Almost to a fault. I don’t like to ask for help. I like the feeling of accomplishment when I’m able to do everything that needs to be...
View ArticleA Man Can Be Humble and Still Be a Man
— It can become humbling for a man to experience an illness which causes him to have to accept help from his family and friends. Because men are taught to be breadwinners and superheroes who save the...
View ArticleHow to Practice Emotional First Aid [Video]
— We’ll go to the doctor when we feel flu-ish or a nagging pain. So why don’t we see a health professional when we feel emotional pain: guilt, loss, loneliness? Too many of us deal with common...
View ArticleGood or Good Enough?
— Eleven years ago, I sat in the dark corner of a neonatal intensive care unit weeping. My two-week-old daughter lay 10 yards away in an incubator, plugged into machines, with an IV connected to a vein...
View ArticleWhy Knowing The Steps To Healing After Divorce Can Help You Heal More Quickly
— Divorce is one of the most distressing events you can every experience. Divorce causes pain of such intensity that it’s common to wonder if you can survive it. It’s from this abyss of hurt that...
View ArticleIt’s OK Not To Be OK
— You know that point in life where you feel as though you’re at your limit? Nerves shot? Overthinking? Emotional turmoil? When all of these things start to add up, it is time to make a change. I’m...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Anyone Experiencing Depression
— Dear you, In my case, depression seemed to come out of nowhere. I remember dropping off a good friend and saying to him, “Something’s going on. I just don’t feel like myself”. From that point on,...
View ArticleWhy Are We So Afraid of Therapy?
— My senior year of high school I found out on a Sunday night in October that a wonderful teacher of mine had passed away. I remember being in the bathroom of my house, feeling confused, and trying,...
View ArticleWhen Being a Parent Can’t Pause for Injury
— Being a good parent is a 24/7 job. Regardless of whether you’re a stay at home parent, have a full-time job outside the house, or somewhere in between, it’s up to you to help your kids heal when they...
View ArticleGentlemen? How’s Your Wellbeing?
— Sometimes I sit down to write one of these articles, and I have no friggin’ clue what I want to write about. One the other hand, this week’s article is on the opposite side of that coin. I’ve got way...
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