Counseling for Anxious Men
Have you heard of the “Both And” way of thinking? It’s discovering that there is room for multiple truths and not just a single, right answer or way of doing something. It combats the “Either Or” sensibility that many of us have grown up with and find pretty limiting....
Counseling for Anxious Men
While many therapists were providing online therapy for the past several years, the Coronavirus pandemic has suddenly made it the major—and in many cases the only—way to continue one’s self-work and treatment. It’s a scary idea for many, but I’ve found that it takes...
Counseling for Anxious Men
In a time of so much out of our uncertainty, it’s important to get a realistic sense of what’s in our control, and what’s out of it. Mixing these two up could mean a lot of wasted energy. We need to control what we can control. As you’re going...
Counseling for Anxious Men
It’s an American idea: the open road, the prairie, the cabin in the woods, the deserted island. There is an idea that we can and should exist where we are fully in control. The Man of the House The Head of the Family Man In Charge The Man Unfortunately, as...
Counseling for Anxious Men
In a previous post I explored intuition and how going with your gut may not always be accurate. In fact, it can sometimes feel more like attempts to mind read than anything else. I also spoke about dwelling on the possible positive. This isn’t the same as...
Counseling for Anxious Men
I recently spoke with someone who told me that she and a friend had made a promise when they were younger. They vowed to live life with “no regrets.” We spoke more about what that meant. It was something different to them as teenagers than it is now, but the life...
