Why Pain Is a Wonderful Thing

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Don’t kill the messenger: pain is also the source of compassion.

Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living

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How can practicing Buddhism save you from a burning wreck?

The Difference Between Want and Need

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Why should a man clean his toilet rather than play video games?

Why Do We Live With Lies in Marriage?

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We’re fixated on infidelity, even entertained by it. But there are worse breaches of trust, unglamorous difficulties that stress and end marriages, problems our society tends to very badly.

“The snitch factor came into play. It’s called survival.”

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This comment was by Tom B. on the post “See Something, Say Something: Should Bystanders be Forced to Report Crimes?”

The Violence of Homelessness: A Young Male Survivor’s Story [Trigger warning]

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W.R.R. escaped his father’s child sex ring only to endure the horrors of homelessness: illness, starvation, and yet more sexual violence. How does this survivor find meaning in his life today?

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Earth without Humanity

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Life on Earth can survive any man made disaster. But will we?

Two Days in the Storm

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Penn State brings together a community of experts and survivors to talk about prevention and recovery from sexual abuse.

1BlueString—An Awareness Campaign from 1in6

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Are you a musician? Here are four ways that you can help us raise awareness about men who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

5 Essential Survival Skills for Men

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In an emergency scenario, what do you need to stay alive until help arrives?

The Way of Men: Interview with Jack Donovan

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“The Way of Men” book author Jack Donovan answers some hard questions about masculinity and society, and the way forward for men.

On Being a Good Man

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There is a difference between being a good man and being good at being a man. An excerpt from Jack Donovan’s book, ‘The Way of Men.’

In Dog Years

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Robert Levithan’s not sure any more if he’s going to outlive Sophie or if she’s going to outlive him.

Soul Pitcher: The Mets’ R.A. Dickey

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Abuse survivor Eirik Rogers praises the bravery of New York Mets Pitcher R. A. Dickey for speaking openly about the sexual abuse he endured as a child.

Living the Impossible Dream

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Most people would say he shouldn’t still be alive, but he is. A heartwrenching excerpt from Robert Levithan’s new book.

Why Steven Seagal Doesn’t Have Shit On My Dad

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Heroism isn’t about victory, writes Travis Gasper. It’s about a will to survive.