Phones Down

Phones Down

Picture this. He comes home after a long day, skipped lunch again, and he is running on fumes. She is already on her phone scrolling. He sits down across from her and pulls out his own phone. Nothing hostile, no argument, no tension. Just two people in the same room,...
Men Need Men

Men Need Men

Let me say something that might rub some guys the wrong way: men need men, possibly even more than they need women. That is not a knock on women. It is a recognition that there is a specific, irreplaceable kind of sharpening that happens between men who are honest...
Own Your Trauma

Own Your Trauma

Emotional reactivity that follows trauma is real. Physical abuse, sexual abuse, devastating losses, catastrophic circumstances, all of that can leave deep marks on how a person responds to the world. I do not minimize that. I have sat with too many people carrying...