James Ballantyne

Healing

  • You Can’t force your Jigsaw (But do open the box)

    Each of us has bits of us that we dont really like. Theres the bits of us that got damaged by our parents or family when we grew up, whether this was abuse, neglect, abandonment, the choices of our parents… Continue reading

    You Can’t force your Jigsaw (But do open the box)

  • Keeping it real, some days are like treacle.

    I had one of ‘those’ kinds of days today. The kind of days I used to have a lot of, and the kind of days I never used to notice. Today I had one of those days when I just… Continue reading

  • Breaking the Silence: Men’s Mental Health Matters

    As men, we’ve been conditioned for generations to believe that strength means suppressing our emotions. We’re told that being tough, stoic, and unshakable is the ideal. We’re encouraged to “man up,” to push through pain, to avoid vulnerability, and to… Continue reading

  • The Struggle….

    The Struggle…….is the healing The Struggle…..is the real The Struggle………is where darkness and soul clash their fists And where something wounded reveals its truest need The Struggle….is the moment The Struggle…..is the sign The Struggle…..is the place Where past and… Continue reading

  • Life with c-PTSD

    I did something this week that I’ve never done before.  I googled, no, I read the wikipedia article on c-ptsd.  Here it is:  c-PTSD Because, not for the first time in my last few years, it has been something that my… Continue reading

  • The Longest Journey to make the Shortest Distance

    Ive been on what I call ‘Project James’ for over 6 years now, and in that time to heal from 40 years of manipulative abuse since childhood, including recovering from unemployment and homelessness. Internally, breaking down behind the ‘I’m doing… Continue reading