by Jill | Jan 5, 2020 | Musings, Psychology
Understanding Trauma Trauma is not simple. We can’t compare one’s trauma to another’s. “I wasn’t sexually abused or tortured, therefore I shouldn’t be distressed”. One’s trauma is not “worse” than someone else’s. And it’s difficult as we place a hierarchy on certain...
by Jill | Jan 4, 2020 | Masculinity, Musings, Psychology
The Inner Wounded Child See that little child in your lover. There is a little one inside each of us. We become confused because when we are hurt by the actions of adults. We see adults who “should know better”. We witness mature, developed adults taking actions that...
by Jill | Sep 13, 2019 | Masculinity, Musings, Psychology
Go Deep To Go Far There is so much superficial shit out there. The problem isn’t superficiality, the ‘puzzle’ (as opposed to the problem) is we remain in the superficial for too long. We are to scared to venture in to the deep (we will come back around to this). The...
by Jill | Aug 29, 2019 | Masculinity, Musings, Psychology, Relationships
A Man’s Worth I once thought that my worth as a man was derived from my title, status, what I accumulated and what I DID in the world. I honestly believed that the only way to feel worthy was defined by what I had, not who I am. Like many of us, I chased the...
