Man to Man Blog
The Paradox Of People Pleasing
When you start taking responsibility for other people’s happiness, then what you’re saying is essential, other people can’t be happy unless you step in. Part of taking the time to figure out what you’re responsible for is seeing what part of a bad or difficult...
Understanding Anxiety, Stress, and Their Connection to Your Nervous System
Introduction Fear and anxiety are inherent facets of the human experience. From the unexpected blare of a car horn to the nervous anticipation of a job interview, these emotions weave into our daily interactions. But how does our nervous system respond, and how can we...
Understanding Emotions and the Importance of Embracing Them
As a therapist, I am committed to helping individuals understand and connect with their emotions in order to promote personal growth and well-being. In this article, I will delve into the significance of recognizing and embracing emotions, particularly focusing on...
Male Mental Health
One of the reasons I decided to focus my practice on male mental health had a lot to do with my own experiences as a male with anxiety and depression. I’ve spoken at length both on my podcast and in various blog posts about my mental health struggles as well as my...
The Trauma of Being Dismissed
Being dismissed in general can be very traumatic. When we feel unheard or unseen it can make us feel small and out of place with the people around us. At the same time, it can be traumatic and painful when we dismiss ourselves. By dismissing ourselves I mean...
Quiet Quitting and the Problem of Burnout
Quiet Quitting is a new term I am seeing a lot of recently. It does not mean quietly leaving out the back door of your job and never going back. Instead, it means to stop going above and beyond, stop working extra unpaid hours, stop endlessly grinding in a workplace...
Honoring the process of Grief
Grief shows up in many different places. It is not only related to death, but also job loss, loneliness, loss in relationships things like that. A lot of us have been isolated for a long time and our social life has disbanded or has transformed in a different way. But...
The Purpose of Grief Therapy
After reflecting on her mother’s passing, Simone De Beauvoir one of the most influential and important existential philosophers of all time wrote, “there is no such thing as a natural death: nothing that happens to a man is ever natural, since his presence calls the...
Grieving as a Survivor of Suicide Loss: One Year Later
This past weekend marked one full year since my dear friend passed away by suicide. In the last years blog post I talked about the storm that raged inside me when I heard the news and how I was overcome with grief, guilt, anger, sadness and a whole host of other...