Rick Belden gives readers a name for what they have always known about themselves.
About Rick Belden
Rick Belden is the author of Iron Man Family Outing: Poems about Transition into a More Conscious Manhood. His book is widely used in the United States and internationally by therapists, counselors, and men’s groups as an aid in the exploration of masculine psychology and men’s issues, and as a resource for men who grew up in dysfunctional, abusive, or neglectful family systems. His second book, Scapegoat’s Cross: Poems about Finding and Reclaiming the Lost Man Within, is currently awaiting publication. He lives in Austin, Texas.
More information, including excerpts from Rick’s books, is available at his website. His first book, "Iron Man Family Outing," is available here. You can follow Rick Belden on Facebook.
Invisible Man [Poem]
January 28, 2013 By 6 Comments
Rick Belden asks, what will become of him, now that women look right through him as if he weren’t there at all?
Some Thoughts on Forgiveness
December 28, 2012 By 23 Comments
When it is possible at all, forgiveness is an ongoing, sacred process.
last trip to the doll house
December 25, 2012 By 2 Comments
The holidays can leave us desperate for human connection.
Don’t Give Up Your Life
December 14, 2012 By 8 Comments
If your family will not be kind to you this holiday season, please: be kind to yourself.
I Am a Highly Sensitive Man
November 26, 2012 By 109 Comments
Although being a highly sensitive person is equally common among women and men, being a sensitive man remains misunderstood.
A Man Ought to Know How to Handle Something Like This
November 7, 2012 By 11 Comments
Bullying doesn’t always stop when childhood ends.
Angry Like Dad
October 25, 2012 By 9 Comments
‘Leave your father alone when he comes home from work’ is a warning most boys find hard to heed. Rick Belden was no exception.
afterwards: a poem
October 11, 2012 By 7 Comments
How does a man feel after sex? That depends upon the man and his history.
safe sexx confession
September 8, 2012 By 4 Comments
Rick Belden confesses everything she makes him feel.
Why Aren’t More Older Men Showing Up For Younger Men?
August 1, 2012 By 14 Comments
Rick Belden shares some of his thoughts on why elders seem to be largely absent from the lives and experience of younger men.
Virus: Multimedia
July 8, 2012 By 2 Comments
Strange Freedom
June 28, 2012 By 11 Comments
In quitting a job, Rick Belden finds a strange new sensation: freedom.
Father Dream (Pieces): A Poem
June 10, 2012 By 2 Comments
The father Rick Belden escaped returns in unexpected ways.
“Straight men learned from gay men that physically affectionate, emotionally intimate friendships are not unmanly.”
These are comments by David May and Rick on the post “For The Love Of God, Please Stop Saying ‘Bromance’”.