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Here you'll find an ever-expanding collection of articles and blog posts I've written on therapy, depression, anxiety, job loss and more, with references to some of my favourite music gracefully shoehorned in for good measure.
I hope you find them helpful.
Masked Men: Masculinity, Authenticity, and Shame
Idealized masculinity is an implicit script that has free reign to influence us as long as it stays under the radar. By naming it - and making the implicit explicit - we can begin to assess the impact it has on us and then decide if we want something different. We can ask what we have given up, whether it was worth it, and what we want instead.