Jed Thorpe, CMHC

Often, people in unhappy marriages facing drastic changes like separation or divorce say the same thing; I don’t want my children growing up in a “broken home”. This sentence makes my butt-hole pucker. Still, parents are doing what they think is best with the thinking they’ve got which is where therapy comes to play – with honest talk, it doesn’t take long to expose what the real broken home looks like. What does an unhappy family environment resemble? It can take the form of many ugly...

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how conversations around men’s mental health have become as oversimplified (not unlike my article picture drawing above 🤣). For reals though, a lot of the conversation seems to boil down to, “men just need to open up more.” And sure, sometimes that’s true. But speaking for myself, talking about things more isn’t always the complete answer either. So from a man’s perspective, I wanted to share a little nuance around why I think a lot of men are struggling...

There’s a strange paradox in this field. You can sit with people all day. Hear their stories. Hold space for their pain. …and still feel pretty alone. The Part No One Mentions After a while, therapy can be an isolating profession. You’re in a room (or on a screen), one-on-one, for most of your day. There’s no real “coworker banter.” No team huddle. No shared decompression. Now layer in being a male therapist in a field that’s largely female. And it changes the whole experience. Not better....