Practical Tools for Improving Your Mental and Emotional Well-Being – Pt. 14: Putting it All Together
A review of the ‘toolbox’ of options you have to support your mental and emotional well-being.
Practical Tools for Improving Your Mental and Emotional Well-Being – Pt. 13: One Tool to Rule Them All
The one tool that is indispensable for supporting your mental and emotional well-being.
Practical Tools for Improving Your Mental and Emotional Well-Being – Pt. 12: Tools for In-the-Moment
Six tools to help you diffuse irrational reactions in-the-moment and instead, respond rationally.
Practical Tools for Improving Your Mental and Emotional Well-Being – Pt. 11: Maintaining Motivation
Maintaining motivation is a key component to successful change.
Practical Tools for Improving Your Mental and Emotional Well-Being – Pt. 10: A More Peaceful You
There are practical ways to living a more peaceful life. Look inwards.
Practical Tools for Improving Your Mental and Emotional Well-Being – Pt. 9: CREATE a New Reality
Change your perception, change your response, change your reality.
Practical Tools for Improving Your Mental and Emotional Well-Being – Pt. 8: Rational Living
Choosing rational thinking is a choice that promotes emotional self-regulation.
Practical Tools for Improving Your Mental and Emotional Well-Being – Pt. 7: Emotional Awareness
Emotional Awareness will improve your quality of life by supporting your health and well-being.
Practical Tools for Improving Your Mental and Emotional Well-Being – Pt. 6: Empowered by Choice
Mental and emotional well-being is linked to the quality of your choices. Be empowered by choice.
Practical Tools for Improving Your Mental and Emotional Well-Being – Pt. 5: Misplaced Identity
We typically associate our identity with what we do – our roles and labels. This is a problem.
Practical Tools for Improving Your Mental and Emotional Well-Being – Pt. 4: Choosing Authenticity and Living Your Priorities
How to live authentically and focus on your priorities to enhance your mental and emotional well-being.
Practical Tools for Improving Your Mental and Emotional Well-Being – Pt. 3: The Meaning of Life and Out of Control
The meaning of life events and what is in your control are intimately connected.
Practical Tools for Improving Your Mental and Emotional Well-Being – Pt. 2: How You Learn
Understanding the process of learning will increase the likelihood of successful change.
Practical Tools for Improving Your Mental and Emotional Well-Being – Pt. 1: Your Thoughts are Powerful
This is the first is a series of articles to help you support and increase your emotional and mental well-being.
Practical Tools for Improving Your Mental and Emotional Well-Being – Life Skills You Never Learned in School
Learn to manage your mental and emotional well-being and increase your sense of peace, confidence, and self-empowerment.
CREATE a New Response from the Feeling of Rejection
You can CREATE a new response when you feel rejected (or any other unwanted emotional reaction).
Why Getting Defensive Is Unhelpful in Significant Relationships – And What to do About It
My mind shut down to what was being said to me. I was on autopilot, waiting for my chance, and I blurted out the word.
6 Keys To A Peacefully Disruptive Relationship
We all desire at least one relationship that is deeply meaningful, one where we are free to be our true self.
Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying
To be busy living is ripe with challenge and uncertainty. So many opt for the safer option and are busy dying.
Getting Unstuck – Free eBook
Become empowered by choice and get unstuck with this first in a series of free eBooks.
13 Reasons To Watch 13 Reasons Why
Life is filled with challenges. When we feel alone, they can seem insurmountable.
Insights From 100 Beds in 84 Months
Gone was the daily grind… Life became an adventure, full of travel and jumping into new experiences.
Are You Man Enough?
Modern-day man. Tough, competitive, emotionless. Expression by anger or silence. But what if…?
Are You Photoshopping Your Life?
Human nature: over-emphasizing the wonderful, or exaggerating the hardships. Keeping a ‘level-head’ is difficult.
Are You Emotionally Responsible?
Who is in control? You, or your emotions?
Why Minimalism Isn’t For Everybody
The essence of minimalism is to own less stuff and thus simplify your life. There are challenges though…
A Revolutionary Approach To New Year’s Resolutions
How are those New Year’s Resolutions coming along? A whopping 92% of them fail. There is another way…
The Daily Grind
His mind started its usual morning walk through of the “must-do’s”, “should-do’s” and “want-to-do’s” of the days ahead.
The Most Important Question To Ask When Making A Decision
Asking this question isn’t selfish, it’s self-care, and in your best interests.
Be Empowered To Overcome The Struggle
It is through struggle that we grow, learn about our self, our character, morals and values. Struggle forces us to look in the mirror and decide who we want to be.
Why Men’s Circles May Be Beneficial For You
It was easy to convince myself not to go… but I kept my deepest, darkest and most revealing thoughts and emotions to myself.
How 3 Tropical Storms Provided Me 10 Valuable Life Lessons
I am cut-off from the outside world, it’s not the first time, nor is it by choice…
How Words Fuel Or Fight Our Feelings Of Inadequacy
It is common for men to feel inadequate. Men are pressured at a young age to adhere to masculine norms.
Why So Many Men Are Attracted To Addictive Behaviours
What if addiction isn’t about the chemical ‘hooks’? What if, instead, it’s about the cage we’ve built for ourselves?
How We Are Evolving Beyond Masculinity and Feminism
Humanity is at a crossroads. Feminism and masculinity no longer mean what they once did.
Too Many Men Are Living In Quiet Desperation
Men are contemplating suicide at ever increasing rates. What is driving men to the depths of despair?
How To Make Better Choices To Create A Better Life
We’ve all “been there and done that”. Round and round in our heads, thinking and over thinking a pending decision.
Why We Wait For A Crisis – And What To Do Differently
We all know of someone who’s hit “rock bottom”. Here are five reasons we often wait for a crisis…
Out Of The Shadow Of Resentment
Once upon a time there was a little boy, who had an older brother.
The Key To What Makes Men Healthy And Happy
What is it that we as men believe will make us happy and healthy in our lives?
Redefining Manhood: Part 3 – Inspired To Perspire
Once we know who we are and who we want to be, then the last question to ask ourselves is…
Redefining Manhood: Part 2 – Purpose Driven
What is a man’s purpose these days? We seem to be getting all kinds of mixed messages…
Redefining Manhood: Part 1 – Mistaken Identity
A man’s sense of identity is usually tied to the traditional male behaviours he exhibits and..
Redefining Manhood: Introduction
Men are at a crossroads. Political, economic and societal pressures are challenging men…
Moving Past My Fear Of Not Being Good Enough
It has haunted me most of my life and prevented me from seizing opportunities..
How To Make A Difference In The World
There is something oddly uncomfortable happening. Do you see it? Can you feel it?…
Be Better Not Bitter
Why Forgiveness Is Not Weakness And How It Will Set You Free
We have all experienced pain…
The Wounding Of Men
I feel inspired to share these thoughts, which have recently called out for expression…
A Sensitive Man
He cries at movies And when his wife is in tears Feels the sadness of strangers And shares their fears…
Remembering My Father With These Two Words
It is my father’s courage that I wish to aspire to. I want to face my challenges with his spirit.
Exposing The Myth Of “Happy Wife Happy Life”
It’s said man to man, with a wink, a slight smile…
Stop Feeling Hopeless About The Problems In The World
What can you do about the problems in the world? There is a solution.
How Refereeing Soccer Made Me A Better Man
I heard the whistle blow, and realized it came from me. I had a called a penalty kick in the midst of a heated game in a Men’s Soccer Tournament. Could I handle the criticism? …
The Reality Show Of Recovery
Welcome to the reality show, “This, Is Your Recovery!” There will be drama, a roller coaster of emotions and almost certainly a cliffhanger for the next episode. It will never be boring…
A Story Of Unwanted Visitors At The Door
They would be here any minute. I sighed. Looking down I noticed my hands were clenched into fists. I needed to relax. Taking a couple of deep…
5 Awesome Things About Recovery
The thought of recovery terrified me. A part of me assumed the worst and the life I knew would be over. I would lose everything I that I had worked for…
Want To Be Truly Motivated? Try Anger
Anger was my enemy. I would battle it, suppress it, and then I would lose control and it would explode creating carnage in its wake…
Goodbye Alcohol Hello Clarity
Five years ago today I chose to finally stop drinking alcohol. I’d had enough. It was a very challenging decision to make, and to continue making for the first year. There were physical challenges for…
Why The Pursuit Of Happiness Is Overrated
The pressure is on to have a happy life. The message is if you don’t have ongoing happiness then you need to pursue it. You need to find your purpose…
A Tropical Island, A Machete, A Man And His Masculinity
The machete felt good in my hand. I was surprised the feeling was so natural.I was born, raised, and worked corporate career in a Canadian city…
The Responsibility Of A Father To His Children
It can be a never-ending feeling of responsibility when being a father becomes part of your…
How Pornography Impacts A Man: The Early Years
Finally, the boy is alone for a few minutes. He eagerly picks up the Sears catalogue and…
The Power Of Human Touch
It can change the way you feel instantly. It can melt your anger, your frustration, and your sense of victimhood…
Change Your Life With One Simple Phrase
You’ve thought about changing your life for the better. Sure you have. At one time or…
Why She Is Upset That You Watch Porn
She found out you’re watching porn, and she’s not happy about it. You’re wondering…