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Aragorn, Cinema Therapy, and Authentic Masculinity

As we're trying to understand emotional maturity, can we get a better picture of what authentic masculinity is? We talk a lot about toxic masculinity, and I don't think that's necessarily a healthy term. Many people fear that we're labelling the stuff that guys tend...

When Did You Feel Like an Adult?

When did you officially feel grown up? I'm sure we all woke up this morning to a little bit of a fog that we weren't necessarily expecting. I didn't watch the election returns last night, and only tuned in at 7:15. I don't want to get political in this post, or in the...

Stop Worrying About Stuff You Can’t Change

We're in election season. We're in the middle of COVID. It's easy to feel depressed about the state of the world. I’ve been trying to cocoon, not pay attention to the news, not think about much of anything at all. I made the terrible mistake of putting up a political...

Is It Okay to Give Up on Your Dreams?

Have you ever had dreams that didn't come true? We're right at the cusp of fall, when people are making plans for the year ahead, and looking back over the year that has past. We want to do it better this year. We want to be more organized. We want to finally make...
Why Downsizing Can Be Worth It

Why Downsizing Can Be Worth It

Downsizing sounds like a failure--we didn't live up to our dreams. Maybe we need to see it a different way! This month we're looking at doing marriage on hard mode--are we making marriage, and life, more difficult than it needs to be? And one of the biggest things...

How Our Son’s Death Affected Our Daughter

How Our Son’s Death Affected Our Daughter

Tomorrow will be the 25th anniversary of my son Christopher's death. Every year I like to write something about grief and honor him in some way, even if just to mention him or remember. I honestly am okay, I just get sad around this time of year.My oldest daughter...

Did You Set Boundaries for Yourself as a Teenager?

Did You Set Boundaries for Yourself as a Teenager?

Healthy teenagers learn how to set boundaries. Well, healthy PEOPLE learn how to set boundaries! And it's good to learn while we're still young. Rebecca and I are deep in the throes of writing our mother-daughter book combatting harmful teachings for girls in the...

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