Two of my biggest local heroes are Shelly & Dave Yankowsky. You’ve likely seen them in the news at some point. They’ve become two of the very best addiction recovery allies in Maine. I hope that’s how you’ll come to think of them. I know to a lot of folks they’re the couple who lost […]
We’ve all seen the meme, “Recovery is truly one of the most badass things a human being can do.” Nothing could be more true. Recovery has many paths – harm reduction, getting healthier, ideally, getting sober. And that’s just the beginning. We face the challenges of staying sober, changing ourselves, our lifestyles and ultimately, our […]
Sometimes I get to meet a kindred spirit who has wandered through life not knowing there are others like them. That’s the cost of hiding your true self – you don’t get to connect with others when you lose yourself. My newest brother and I spent a couple hours together recently. I told him what […]
If you haven’t yet seen the Gillette “short film” advertisement about toxic masculinity, I can’t urge you strongly enough to see it – I’ll include a link below. I have three concerns about the video that I think are worth exploring The message comes to us not from a grassroots organization, not from a religious, […]
The American Psychological Association recently released a report in which, fifty years behind schedule, it explains that many aspects of what we’ve traditionally defined as masculinity are “harmful.” My professional response to that was a very eloquent, “Well, duh…” Traditional aspects of masculinity include strength, assertiveness, independence and courage. My wife embodies those qualities and […]
