Flotsam & Jetsam

For many years, I carried a guilt that rarely left me entirely. Leaving my partners felt like the right decisions, yet alongside that certainty sat another reality: it meant spending less time with my children. I remember the questions that would surface unexpectedly during quiet moments. Had I done the right thing? What had my children lost because of choices I had made? Looking back, I think that experience taught me something important about the emotional lives of many men

One of the hardest lessons in becoming a counsellor has been recognising that self-compassion is not optional; it is essential. I...