Therapy
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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 – that Women feel, that women carry and hide that affects them. In the industries…
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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 is wonderful, just as it is. Have you ever noticed? Or stopped to? Then do…
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Its ok for men to cry Is said often. But I was wondering whether its said too often, without any thought about the complexity of this. I wonder if it’s said too easily. I wonder if women need to hear this message too. So its not just men who need to hear that its ok…
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If the end to the abuse and pain was at the end of a tunnel made of bread, then I spent most of my first 40 years on this earth trying to eat my way towards that distance unreachable utopia. When I say 40 years, I mean all 40 years. It was said of me,…
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Now I’ve done therapy, I can deal with everything, all the emotions! So when they arrive I know exactly what to do Disappointment, Anger, grief, self depreciation, annoyance, frustration, tick them all off, I just sit, breathe, and let wash through me like a shower of life’s joys and gratitudes. Do I fuck. Actually, I’ll…
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It sometimes feels an effort to have fun – dont you think? well it does for me Nothing is stopping me, I can do what I want, So what cant I? But then I started to realise why… its those voices in my head, the critical ones, the sensible ones…these ones… ‘Are you boys having…
James Ballantyne 