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

People sometimes ask, “Why would someone go to therapy?” It’s usually said with a hint of suspicion, or maybe fear - as if therapy is only for those who’ve reached breaking point. But the truth is, therapy isn’t just about crisis. It’s about curiosity. It’s about wanting to understand yourself better, to live more freely, and to stop running from the parts of you that keep tugging for attention. Sometimes people go to therapy becau