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Shawn Henfling is #NotWeakJustHuman
— It feels odd doing an introduction after having been writing here for the past two years. This project is different, though, and we’re trying to reach and help new people. My name, of course is Shawn...
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Suicide: Shame On You
Embed from Getty Images — I’ve been there. Deep in the muck and mire, the fog of war keeping me blind to any escape or advance. I’ve felt the imp extend his claws and lock them around my shoulders. I...
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Subtlety in Life, Speech, or My Writing has Never Been Me. I Stand by It.
Embed from Getty Images — RSVP for Men’s Mental Health Weekly Calls Something has been bothering me for a few days. No. More than that. A few months, but I didn’t have a way of verbalizing the essence...
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Why did Some Random Dude Message Me?
Embed from Getty Images — RSVP for Men’s Mental Health Weekly Calls I send messages to men and women alike. Some of them I know. Some I don’t know at all, we’re friends on social media via shared...
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We All Need an Army to Love Us
Embed from Getty Images — A friend of mine came close to ending it all today. This person has inspired me and up until a few months ago I’d never have fussed they struggled. But today…today was...
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The Constant Dilemma of Men
Embed from Getty Images — Emotions are a funny, fickle thing. Evolution has gifted us with the ability to connect in a meaningful way to the world around us. We are more than just cogs in a giant...
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Exhaust, Trauma, Compassion, Love, and Life
Embed from Getty Images I can’t speak for the cultures of other countries, but here in the U.S., we are raised on a steady diet of violence and war, conflict, power and aggression. It is as much a...
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Remember this Independence Day, Blind Nationalism is NOT Patriotism
Embed from Getty Images — As most of us here in the states settle in to celebrate our Independence Day, I am forced to pause and consider recent events. As a reminder to many of you, blind nationalism...
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Logic Brain vs. Anxiety Brain
Embed from Getty Images Logical part of the brain: DON’T DO THAT THING. IT’S ALL FINE. LEAVE IT BE. Anxiety Brain: LOGICAL BRAIN IS STUPID. YOU SHOULD TOTALLY DO THAT THING. Logic Brain: Seriously....
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The Good Men Project: 10 Voices on Mental Health
In honor of Mental Health Month, The Good Men Project presents some of its best writings on mental health. — One of the most important subjects that our society grapples with is mental health. How do...
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Rock Allegiance 2017 Preview
— Music festivals are the best way to see as many of your favorite bands as possible, featuring condensed sets, rapid stage changes and an all around party atmosphere. Lead Singer Blake Allison of...
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The Men Suffering in Silence
Embed from Getty Images — RSVP for Men’s Mental Health Weekly Calls One of the recurring themes I often hear is that we should just change our perspective. Look at life differently. It sounds...
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Who Wouldn’t Want to Wake Up to This in the Morning?
The first thing I’m asked lately is why I’m so intent on keeping a house that’s both too big and too expensive. Today, on the first day of the rest of my life, I’ll play show and tell. This morning,...
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Here’s What I Do Know
Embed from Getty Images The transition from making decent money and knowing roughly what was coming in every month to starting over completely without a paycheck and expenses that are beginning to...
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Here’s to the Jedi Therapists
Embed from Getty Images __ Some of you know I see a therapist every week. Every. Single. Week. She’s absolutely brilliant, and she understands that mental health treatment isn’t like other types of...
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7 Ways Therapy is Just Like Dating
Embed from Getty Images — I’m recently single for the first time in about 12 years. Sort of anyway. I have a dog who seems to think he’s a person in need of constant attention. Perhaps that counts as...
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Recovery? Or Is It Something Else?
Embed from Getty Images “I’m in recovery.” I often can’t think of a better way to phrase it. We tend to use the word recovery when it implies a notion of constant forward progress. Coping with a...
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Behold the Epicness of My Goatee!
Shawn, co-leader of the Mental Health SIG, discusses his plan for last week’s call. Don’t forget! Tonight at 7:30pm EST we have our Men’s Mental Health ConvoCast. Sign up for the info to call in here....
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Men and Mental Health: Your Voice Matters
Embed from Getty Images — Every voice is important when it comes to the conversations surrounding men’s mental health, especially YOURS. Here at The Good Men Project, we aim to help shape the...
View ArticleDating in the Dark Ages. Or Middle Ages. Or 2017. Whatever.
Embed from Getty Images I turn 40 in three and a half months. By definition, I’m pretty much getting into that “middle-aged” category. At some point, I turned into the adult in the room. I didn’t...
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