James
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Sorry Brene – I got you wrong
Ive got to admit I didn’t really want to like Brene Brown. Her name had been banded around for quite a few years, usually by the phenomenal women that I know…and on the ever shared many internet memes and quotes,… Continue reading
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Confronting Shame No 1 – Don’t be weak Emotionally
I took a while to do this. A very long time in fact, because I had conditioned myself to numb the pain, to survive and also that I had only my own resources to get through things. You might imagine,… Continue reading
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How does Shame hold you?
‘When we (Men) reach out and be vulnerable, we get the shit beat out of us… and dont tell me from the guys…but from the women in our lives So I started interviewing men and.. You show me a woman… Continue reading
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Healing for Men; 1 Year Update
Hey folks, I just wanted to write a piece about what’s been happening with me in the last few weeks and months as Ive realised that my writing on this blog has dried up a little. One of the things… Continue reading
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My Early morning Wetherspoons Epiphany (Recovery and Healing part 10)
Im writing this in Wetherspoons Newcastle waiting for my hourly train back down the coast. Don’t Judge. I can see the pint of beer for £2.19 or less, and food on the menu with a free drink for under £7. … Continue reading
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Its time to realise our wonderful bodies
My body is wonderful And so is yours Have you ever noticed? Said those words, to yourself? Thought of your body as wonderful? Just as it is? Its no more wonderful larger, smaller, fitter, leaner, younger or older Because it… Continue reading
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