6 months of Healing for Men; Thank you

I thought I would write a short piece to thank the many of you for encouraging me as I have written my story in the last few months. I was hesitant even to start this blog 6 months ago, and I cant believe im nearly at 50 posts on it, what I am even more amazed by is that I have been able to share more personally of my own story. This blog has certainly felt more like ‘Healing for Me’ than ‘Healing for Men’.

And. The story I have told about me, isnt just for Men.

In 6 months of starting this blog. I have had over 4000 views of it, but more importantly a significant number of people have contacted me, or contacted people who have shared these blogs to say that they have helped them realise and reframe what they were going through. For this, I am so so encouraged, and grateful.

A number of themes have emerged in the process of this blog starting, I have undergone a bout of trauma therapy, and began to develop an inner awareness of my inner child, I have read books on trauma and I have begun Yoga. This month I have got through 4 significant dates in my year that cause me to reflect on the no contact relationship I have with my parents.

Theres healing in writing. I wonder if thats something you have done too.

Maybe also, Its not up to me to try and work out what ‘healing for men’ looks like, or try and suggest what that might be. Its not up to me to fix or rescue. Ultimately Im writing because these are reflections and observations I am discovering, mostly discovering about myself, my past, the cultures, I grew up in, the person I became during it. Some of these things will resonate with you, some may not, and thats ok.

So its a quick thank you from me, for being part of this journey so far, for encouraging me in the writing, for listening to my story, for sharing with others. Healing is going to take all kinds of pathways and all kinds of speeds and processes, life is too short for us not to be our true selves, healed and whole.