When I Stopped Practicing What I Preach ~ A Lesson in Self-Care
For thirty years I’ve told men what they need to hear about looking after themselves. This year, I forgot to listen to my own advice. I was running three jobs, carrying the guilt of stepping back, and quietly applying the same shame to myself that I hear from the men who sit across from me every week. The break wasn’t optional in the end ~ it was imperative to my own self-care. And in that recharge, something new was born: Spirit Warrior.
The Hamster Wheel — Why Men’s Thinking Harder Isn’t Working
Most men don’t realise they’re overthinking. It doesn’t look like panic or visible stress. It looks like hesitation, self-doubt, procrastination — and a 3am mind that won’t switch off. After 30 years of sitting with men I can tell you — the hamster wheel of thought is one of the most exhausting and least talked about things men carry. Here’s what’s actually happening inside — and how to step off.
Is Shame Secretly Controlling Your Life?
Shame doesn’t announce itself. It just quietly runs the show ~ driving the anger, the distance, the never feeling good enough. Most men don’t even know it’s there, running underneath everything, until it’s named. Here’s what’s really going on beneath the surface, and how it starts to loosen its grip once you see it clearly.