Tag: Pain

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  Paternal: New Beginnings

  This is the final episode of a 3-part series titled, ‘Paternal’. It is honest, funny and heartfelt. If you haven’t listened to the previous episodes, then I’d recommend you click the links below to do so now: Last year I wrote a blog post titled Am I Enough… It was my attempt to articulate more…

  10th Nov 2020

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  Paternal: In The Beginning

  My parents split up when I was about 10 years old. The last eighteen months of their relationship was, as I perceived it, a traumatic, disruptive and chaotic mess. In the years that followed, my relationship with my father broke down. There were many reasons for this, but it mainly boiled down to the fact…

  13th Oct 2020

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  Have We Got Beef?

  We are relational human beings, and as such we often encounter conflict in our relationships. Conflict is normal, its common, but it’s not necessarily a harbinger of doom. Conflict within positive relationships between men can instil respect of each others’ differences and jovial provocation. But sometimes, conflict can result in the breakdown of relationships or lead…

  28th Jul 2020

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  Love, Loss and Messages to our Daughters

  Jonathan Gardner grew up as a devout Christian. His upbringing at times put him at odds with the desire to fit in with his friends, sharing in their experiences and figuring out adolescence without much of a guidebook to follow. In this episode, Jonathan recounts some of his experiences growing up, being raised by a…

  23rd Mar 2020