About Steve Milan

Steve Milan, LCSW is a therapist in Austin, TX who works primarily with men and couples. He is also a father, a son, an ex-husband, an ex-CPA, a partner to his sweetie, and an Ultimate Frisbee player. Steve has been writing for his own sake off and on over the years.

Men, Strength, and Death

August 23, 2012 By Steve Milan 3 Comments

True strength does not require denial of reality, but suppleness in meeting it.

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I Will Not Die [Poem]

August 23, 2012 By Steve Milan 1 Comment

Denial is the first stage of grief.

Filed Under: Poetry, The Good Life Tagged With: comforting the dying, death, dying, grief, grieving, illness, poems, poetry, stages of grief, The Good Life

Are You Man Enough for Therapy?

August 16, 2012 By Steve Milan 12 Comments

It takes courage and strength, but it’s worth learning how to benefit from a therapeutic relationship.

Filed Under: Editors' Picks, Featured Content, Health, Psych, & Addiction, Suicide, The Good Life Tagged With: bad therapy, Challenges, choosing a therapist, communication, communication styles, counseling, courage, Divorce, emotions, finding a psychologist, gender roles, honesty, individual therapy, limits, man code, masculinity, men seeking therapy, men's feelings, men's mental health, men's therapy, mental health, misogyny, psychology, psychotherapy, relationships, shame, Therapy, uncertainty, veterans, when to fire your therapist, Work

Convalescing in the World of Love and Hurts

May 30, 2012 By Steve Milan 2 Comments

“Rest is … a sabbath to make sense of what has happened.” A poem.

Filed Under: Poetry, The Good Life Tagged With: heartbreak, injury, poetry, Steve Milan, The Good Life

Men, Poetry and Therapy

May 29, 2012 By Steve Milan 3 Comments

Don’t understand poetry? Perfect.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Poetry, The Good Life Tagged With: art therapy, men, poetry, The Good Life, Therapy

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