by Brad Singletary, LCSW | Oct 22, 2023
There is more than one reason I drive a 2009 Chevy Silverado with plenty of miles on it. One reason is that I am not about to spend $700 a month just to drive to stop signs on the way to work. The other reason is better: I have six sons, and when that truck breaks, we...
by Brad Singletary, LCSW | Oct 9, 2023
Carrying a casket is one of those experiences that changes the texture of a day. Every step drives something home that most people spend their whole lives avoiding: time is short, and what you do with it is the only thing that actually matters in the end. The Weight...
by Brad Singletary, LCSW | Oct 4, 2023
We are often more confident than we are correct. Read that again slowly. Most people will agree with it in the abstract and then immediately exempt themselves from it in practice. That is the trap, and it is one of the most common traps I see men fall into in my work....
by Brad Singletary, LCSW | Oct 2, 2023
I used to despise how I looked. I avoided photos at all costs and hated every single one I was in. And here is the thing that still gets me: I felt that way even when I was 200 pounds, 20 years old, and in peak physical condition. I hated myself when I had every...
by Brad Singletary, LCSW | Sep 28, 2023
If I had to identify a single thing that makes relationships actually work, it comes down to this: she has to be able to feel and express her emotions fully, and he has to be able to hold that without falling apart or shutting it down. That is it. That is the whole...
by Brad Singletary, LCSW | Sep 18, 2023
You cannot starve yourself to death to avoid the possibility of hunger. Yet that is exactly what a lot of men do with connection. They pull back, stay surface-level, never let anyone fully in, all because they are afraid of the day it might end. That is not wisdom....
