3 Ways Patriarchy Portrays Men as Superior
In the final episode of Man-ic Masculinity on our Beyond Medicine series, we looked at how patriarchy frames men as superior to women. In previous episodes, we […]
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How Patriarchy Harms Men
In the patriarchal system, from a very early age boys are expected to grow up to be supermen. In our recent episode on Beyond Medicine […]
Continue reading »19 Ways to Elevate your Energy
As of today, we have produced 19 volumes of poetry. The latest one launched today and is called Unity: Rainbows Forever. It is about solidarity, […]
Continue reading »How Patriarchy Conditions Men to Suppress Emotions
Patriarchy harms boys and men as well, even though it is believed to be a system that favors them and makes them superior. In this […]
Continue reading »Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat: A Hot Mess of Trauma, Patriarchy, and Ethical Nightmares
Hypervigilance led me to watch Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat, a new Bollywood release. I was drawn to the movie because of its soundtrack, and because […]
Continue reading »Indomitable: Trauma Won’t Win
A reflection on my own journey. Not for the faint-hearted – trigger warning: child abuse. When the body is weary, and the mind is full, […]
Continue reading »4 Signs You are the Black Sheep in your Family
I recently came across a system used in therapy, called Family Systems Theory. (FST) It was developed by psychiatrist Murray Bowen in the 1950s and […]
Continue reading »6 Ways in Which Patriarchy Harms Boys and Men: Man-ic Masculinity
In our new Beyond Medicine (BM) series – Man-ic Masculinity: How Patriarchy Harms Boys and Men, we look at a number of ways that patriarchy […]
Continue reading »Living with a Manipulator: 4 Ways to Manage the Abusive Cycle
Trauma patterns play out in cycles. With all my work as a coach and facilitator, plus my own experiences as trauma survivor, I’m in a […]
Continue reading »5 Reflections on Emotional Baggage
In our baggage claim series as part of our Beyond Medicine service on Facebook, we summarized and reflected on the emotional baggage in our last episode. We […]
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