Many modern relationship posts promise empowerment but quietly feed dependency. They validate our pain while keeping us focused on what others need to change. This article exposes how social media exploits the ego’s need to feel “seen,” and how real healing begins when we stop chasing validation and start reclaiming authorship of our lives.
Shame & Insecurity Articles
The prison every man builds for himself: What keeps good men from finding the freedom they crave
We spend years fixing what’s broken on the outside—our marriages, our families, our work—yet the same cracks keep showing up. Why? Because there’s a prison every man builds for himself, and until we face it, restoration never holds. This article explores the unseen force keeping men stuck and the surprising path that leads out.
Performance-based self-esteem (value, worthiness and significance)
Recently, my friend John asked, "What is performance-based self-esteem?". I am sure he knows...
Why won’t my wife get off her cell phone?
Brothers around the world are experiencing their disconnected wives and this painful feeling of disconnection that it triggers within them when they see her on her cell or mobile phone for hours at a time. Why won’t she get off of it?
Overcoming My Shame Enough To Become Open To Mentoring
See – for my whole life, I’d already felt like a loser – like I wasn’t showing up as much of a boy, let alone a man. I felt like I chronically fell short of every masculine ideal I witnessed. I was well-accustomed to the deep feelings of shame for all the ways I wasn’t scoring well on the man card.
South of the border
If you’ve ever traveled in the Eastern United States, especially on Route 95, south of Washington D.C., you will immediately recognize this image.
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