Journey
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Tears of Validity
Validation Vindication Someone else gets it Someone else believes me Someone else names the monster Someone else means, im not alone It means It wasnt me It wasnt my fault There was nothing I can do There was nothing I… Continue reading
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Facing up to the Male Crisis
I have been reading ‘The Courage of Hopelessness’ by Slavoj Zizek (2017) , its a hard read but an interesting one. He tackles some interesting subjects , ranging from Brexit, The EU and in his last two chapters the responses… Continue reading
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Boys and their Abused Dads
As a youth worker you get to hear alot of stories and moral panics about abusive or absent Dads, and the effect this has on children. It is often in regard to the behaviour of those children, especially in education… Continue reading
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Why its time to be kind..on the younger version of me
Sometimes I think about what my 42 year old self might want to say to my 8 year old self, or my 16 year old self, or the 28 year old? Sometimes I wonder what I feel about the 8… Continue reading
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On Shame, Vulnerability and Faith – the experience of women – a conversation to listen and learn from
Two of my last posts have been about Shame and Vulnerability, and in particular the areas of shame that may be more prevalent in Men, given societal expectations. So theres Shame that men feel. Theres also Shame that men create… Continue reading
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What have I done to deserve this? Salvation through The Pet Shop boys (Healing and Recovery Part 11)
What is the music that saves you? That carries you? Is it music that makes you dance in the kitchen – despite the ‘rain’ or pain? Is it music that soothes? Is it music that takes you to that place… Continue reading
James Ballantyne 