Healing
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Realising the inner Community
Im a youth and community worker by profession, and so, words like ‘community’ have been bantered around for a long time, and trying to understand what they mean, there’s often talk of online community, or groups of people with shared… Continue reading
James Ballantyne 