by Dennis Greeuw | May 19, 2025 | Emotional strength
“Joy is not a luxury. It’s the stuff of survival.” – Ross Gay “We must risk delight. We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world.” – Jack Gilbert Joy can be complicated, especially when you’ve been through hard things, or...
by Dennis Greeuw | May 7, 2025 | Healthy masculinity
“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.”— Victor Hugo There’s a dominant version of masculinity that leaves no room for softness. It says men should be strong but never vulnerable, present but never emotional, protective...
by Dennis Greeuw | Apr 30, 2025 | Relationships
Why real repair requires more than just saying “I’m sorry” “A real apology costs something. It requires vulnerability, and vulnerability feels like risk.” — Brené Brown I’ve always hated conflict. I’d apologize quickly, even when I wasn’t sure what I was apologizing...
by Dennis Greeuw | Apr 23, 2025 | Relationships
“To hold space for someone is to walk alongside them in whatever journey they’re on without judging them, making them feel inadequate, or trying to fix them.” — Heather Plett Why Being a Safe Space for Someone You Love Matters Love is probably one of the most...
by Dennis Greeuw | Apr 16, 2025 | Emotional strength
“I think and think and think, I’ve thought myself out of happiness one million times, but never once into it.”— Jonathan Safran Foer Some days, it feels like your brain just won’t shut up. You think of things you said but shouldn’t have said. Or things you didn’t say...
