James Ballantyne

health

  • Something Isn’t Right.

    And no one is listening. I was going to title this piece ‘ The World needs a new message’ , it’s been a title brewing for me for a few weeks. Ever since I got back from my travels. Ever… Continue reading

    Something Isn’t Right.

  • Nobody with No-body.

    Loving myself, meant loving my body. All of it. For 40 years I felt one form of body shame or another.  My innocent nakedness was shamed early by my mother. Her favourite story to tell on every occasion, even to… Continue reading

  • 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

  • Choosing a Life Beyond the News Cycle

    I was raised to believe that it was important to watch the news and stay informed. When my friends were watching the Simpsons, or fresh prince, or some other thing when they ate their tea in front of the TV.… Continue reading

  • It’s not just Emotional health guys, it’s our bodies too.

    I hate Doctors surgeries, hospitals, and pretty much anything medical. It’s for a number of reasons. One being that I was told off for being ‘silly’ for the times I ended up hospital and wasting ‘certain’ peoples time, it wasn’t… Continue reading

    It’s not just Emotional health guys, it’s our bodies too.