Journey
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Why Now?
Why now make the change? What brings you here today? This day This hour This moment In your life. Have you had enough with the status quo? Did something happen to tip you over the edge? That red flag went… Continue reading
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Surviving Psychopathic Parenting (Part 22) The absence of life guidance
I have just read two books over the Christmas holidays, as I travelled to San Diego to spend my first Christmas with my partner, and now fiancé, Christelle. I knew I would have time on the journeys to read, and… Continue reading
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What path do you choose?
Is it the one that looks outside? And sees the things all shiny and inviting Or sees the platform, the status or the power? The one that still wants to win, at all costs? Is that the path you still… Continue reading
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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
James Ballantyne 