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Already I’m glad I started more therapy
I’ve only had the first session of therapy. But already I’m glad. Maybe therapy can feel like running a marathon, the hardest part is getting to the starting line. Wondering what it will be like Wondering what to say Wondering… Continue reading
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For 40 years I was trying to keep the wrong rules
Deep down what are the rules that shape the way you act, the way you feel, the way you think about yourself, the way you think about others? Give yourself a minute or two Which of them might be the… Continue reading
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Men; do we need to talk about guilt and shame?
It was part of my healing that some of my guilt turned to anger. When I realised that what I thought was my fault was a burden that wasn’t mine to carry As I discovered that someone else’s emotions are… Continue reading
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Learning to love myself – physically
(this post was originally posted in July 2019 on my ‘learning from the streets blog’) You know the feeling when you have an epiphany moment all out of the blue? well that was me this morning. Im aware the… Continue reading
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Emotional Abuse – why it’s like the aphids on my chilli plants
I am now in the fourth season of growing chillies, I planted the current crop from seed in January, and now 25 (sorry 24, I gave one away) plants adorn my small flat, taking up window sills and the balcony.… Continue reading
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Why my healing didn’t start at therapy
At the end of a year in which i had separated from my wife (now ex-wife) after I had left the family home to move into a friends house, with barely any money, I had a one day a week… Continue reading
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Football bypassing: Why is football the only topic men can talk about?
I was sitting on a socially distanced ‘packed’ train back from a weekends travel in Scotland a few Saturdays ago, I am sitting on my own, bag on my next to seat, reading a book, there are many other people… Continue reading
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Healing for Men….Why a new blog?
For a long time I have written pieces on a range of subjects related to youth work and ministry over on my Learning from the streets blog – which you can find here: ‘Learning from the Streets’. The purpose of… Continue reading
James Ballantyne
The Universe conspires to help the dreamer
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Life is a Journey paved with Love
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