As a counselor, I've worked with many clients, especially professional helpers like medical professionals and first responders, who have spent years carrying everyone else. They're often successful, capable, and deeply compassionate. They're also exhausted. Not because they're weak. Because they are human, and no one can carry that much forever. Somewhere along the way, being the strong one comes to mean you don't get to struggle.

"He should be grateful. He has a good job, a healthy family, and a roof over his head." Sure, maybe. But statements like these leave many men feeling isolated if they have any feelings besides gratitude about being a father. If you're a father reading this, or someone who loves one, you may have noticed something that doesn't get talked about enough: A lot of dads are struggling. Not because they don't love their families. Not because they're failing. Because the job descrip

Depression in men doesn't always look like you think. Instead of sadness, sometimes depression looks like irritability; snapping at your family or feeling emotionally checked out working late every night. Sometimes it looks like working late every night; losing interest in things you used to enjoy or drinking more than usual. Sometimes it looks like feeling constantly exhausted but insisting, “I’m just stressed.”

Discussion about the mental health needs of men, men's mental health, mental health counseling stigma, emotional intelligence for men, why men avoid therapy, and anger management.