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Healing Isn’t a Straight Line — And That’s Not Failure

Healing Isn’t a Straight Line — And That’s Not Failure

Guest blog by Sholom— There’s a quiet lie many of us carry without even realizing it:If I’m healing, I should be getting better all the time. Stronger. Clearer. More in control. Less reactive. Always moving forward. But that’s not how real healing works. For men doing...
Beyond Good Enough: Letting Go of Endlessly Striving for More

Beyond Good Enough: Letting Go of Endlessly Striving for More

Guest blog by Sholom— There’s this horizon people seem to be traveling toward. I know I’ve been trying to. A mystical destination just beyond the horizon where things will be bigger, better, safer, warmer, and more enlightened. Many spend their entire...
What Healing Really Means—and Why It Has Nothing to do With a Cure

What Healing Really Means—and Why It Has Nothing to do With a Cure

Guest blog by James S— What Is Healing? For most of my life, I thought healing meant being cured — waking up one day with no addiction, no unwanted attraction, no struggle. As a child, I remember sensing that something was “wrong” with me, feeling confused, alone, and...
How to Call Out the Lies in Your Head: Shame, Self-Talk, and Truth

How to Call Out the Lies in Your Head: Shame, Self-Talk, and Truth

Guest blog by Sholom— This won’t be the most eloquent thing I’ve shared but I think it’s still very much worth sharing. Old stories— we all have them. The ones that play like background noise in our minds, especially when we’re tired, stretched thin, or trying...