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The physical symptoms of anxiety and depression in men can cripple their lives. You go to the doctor complaining of chest pain, chronic fatigue, or constant headaches. They run tests. Everything comes back normal. “You’re fine,” they say. But you’re not fine. Your body is screaming that something is wrong, yet no one can tell […]

Seems like years or decades ago, but the memories feel as if the event just happened. Many men live with the haunting memories of not only physical childhood trauma, but also sexual, emotional, or neglectful traumatic experiences. Even though it was a long time ago, these developmental experiences can impact your current marriage, relationships with

Life seems to happen before your eyes, and yet you still don’t feel much emotion. It takes extreme situations of happiness or sadness to even touch the slightest bit of emotion. There’s a feeling of just being on autopilot from life’s day-to-day activities, and yet you want to feel more. Emotional numbness doesn’t just happen

Stuck, frozen, heart racing, internal restlessness that can’t calm, sweating when there’s nothing to sweat about. Do some of these sound familiar to you? Performance anxiety can show up in sports, entrepreneurs, or as a CEO or executive of a company. This blog post will explore the topic of performance anxiety beyond the bedroom, when

Men’s lives are filled with stressful events. Sometimes it’s the overwhelming defenses related directly to betrayal, trauma, business collapse, or relational trauma from early childhood that cause pain in life. Other times, it’s themes that permeate men’s experiences related to past overwhelming events. The themes can pertain to not trusting yourself, trusting others, or the

You’ve been handling it. For months, maybe years. Work stress? Push through. Relationship issues? Deal with it. Overwhelming memories or emotions? Shove them down and keep moving. People admire your toughness. You pride yourself on not needing help. But lately, something’s changed. You’re exhausted in a way sleep doesn’t fix. You feel disconnected from everyone,

Your daughter is telling you about something that happened at school. She’s animated, excited, waiting for your reaction. You hear the words, but they don’t land. Your wife is across the table watching the interaction, and you can see the disappointment in her eyes; not at your daughter, but at you. Later that night, she

You wake up exhausted, even after a full night’s sleep. Work feels meaningless. Your partner asks what’s wrong, and you say “nothing.” You genuinely don’t know how to answer. Your kids want to play, but you can’t seem to connect with their joy. You feel like a shell of a man, going through the motions

The promotion is within reach. Your boss has praised your work, the conversation about moving you up is happening, and then you start showing up late. Your work quality drops, and you miss a critical deadline. Or maybe it’s your relationship; things are getting serious, she’s talking about moving in together, and suddenly you pick

Veterans and first responders experience overwhelming, stressful situations frequently due to their line of work. This can lead to nervous system dysregulation in their body and disarray as they try to navigate meaningful relationships with their children, their spouse or partners, and disrupt their overall well-being in life. This blog post explores the topic of