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...
by Dennis Greeuw | Apr 5, 2025 | Relationships
“Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable.” — David Augsburger Many men have been taught that being helpful means having answers. If someone we care about is struggling, we want to fix it, make it better. So...
by Dennis Greeuw | Apr 1, 2025 | Emotional strength, Healthy masculinity
“Don’t get too close / It’s dark inside / It’s where my demons hide.” – Imagine Dragons Why Anger Feels So Dangerous for Men A lot of men were never taught how to deal with anger. We were taught to hide it, fear it, or let it explode. Some of us, like me, shut down...
by Dennis Greeuw | Mar 31, 2025 | Relationships
“I want to be in a relationship where you telling me you love me is just a ceremonious validation of what you already show me.” —Steve Maraboli It’s something a lot of men are afraid of: that getting to close to someone means they’re losing...
by Dennis Greeuw | Mar 30, 2025 | Healthy masculinity
“Confidence is not a belief in success. It’s a comfort with failure.” – Mark Manson For most of my life, I didn’t feel confident. I tried hard to look like I was. I smiled when I felt unsure, and I agreed to things I didn’t want. A lot of us grew up thinking...
