Kelly Carrington’s black dreadlocks curtain over big, broad shoulders. They make the 38-year-old look younger than his age, but his beard gives him away. Curly white hairs sprout like weeds along his jawline. He’s built like a Ford—tough. He’s loud. He’s sarcastic. If he didn’t quit football after high school, Carrington says he would have […]
Masculinity
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Men, boys and mental health
Recently I was on a hike with a male client who was sexually abused by his father and was currently struggling with chronic depression, an addiction to prescription drugs and under-employment. Walking side-by-side this particular morning, we happened across a bullfrog—likely injured from some predator—dragging a bloodied limb behind. He stared for a while—tears appearing […]