When winter hits and the sun decides to clock out halfway through the afternoon, a lot of us feel it deep in our bones. The days shrink, the nights stretch on, and suddenly we’re walking around like someone turned the brightness down on life. Seasonal depression, or Seasonal Affective Disorder if you want the clinical term, isn’t just some “winter mood.” It’s real, it’s heavy, and it sneaks up on a lot of men who already carry more weight than anyone realizes. But here’s the

Disappointment hits every man, no matter how disciplined or emotionally aware he is. It’s one of those punches life throws that you never quite see coming. Sometimes it’s external — the job that didn’t call back, the woman who walked away, the friend who vanished when things got real. Sometimes it’s internal — when you look in the mirror and realize you  didn’t keep your word to yourself. But disappointment doesn’t mean failure. It means something mattered. It means you cared

🪞 The Real Haunted House: Escaping the Curse of Who We’re Told to Be Every October, people pay to walk through haunted houses. But most men live in one every day, a haunted mind built on fear, pride, and old expectations. We’re haunted by shoulds : You should be stronger. You should make more money. You should never show weakness. “Should” is just fear wearing a mask. Many men — fathers, sons, leaders — aren’t haunted by failure. They’re haunted by who they think  they’re su

Somewhere inside every man is a Wild Man...bearded, barefoot, and battle-tested. He’s been silenced, starved, and shoved deep down under...

Look… I didn’t want to write this. Not because I don’t care. Not because I’m lazy. Because I’m tired as hell . Like… wrung out. Shot....

The world keeps telling men to grind harder. Work till you drop. Sleep when you’re dead. Don’t stop.  Yeah, that might get you through a...

Helping Men Succeed in Court—and in Life Something’s happening here at Fathership Program Inc.—and we couldn’t be more proud. What...

We all have demons. No, not the CGI monsters from Hollywood or the shadow bosses you button-mash through on Xbox. I mean the real ones —...

We’ve been sold a lie, brothers. Somewhere along the way, someone decided that healing was for women, weakness was unforgivable, and...

You ever watch a little boy get told to “man up” before he even knows what being a man really means? I have. Hell, I was  that boy once....

Let’s not sugarcoat it, some days, it feels like the world took one look at us and said, “Yeah, no thanks.” Doors close. Calls go...

I was supposed to be in Louisiana, boots on the ground, ready to start a new job. I had mapped it all out, packed, booked, planned. But...

You’ve seen the quote on bumper stickers, tattooed on forearms, maybe even posted it yourself: “Not all who wander are lost.”  And it’s...

"Anger is never the first emotion—it’s the bodyguard for pain." —Unknown We live in a world that tells men to “control your anger,” “calm...

Let’s say it straight: men’s mental health isn’t just about men. It’s about families. It’s about kids. It’s about safer streets, deeper...

Most people talk about healing like it’s some feel-good poster with a sunset and a slogan. What they don’t talk about is the screaming....

Let me be real with you. Healing isn’t a straight path, and it sure as hell doesn’t come with a map. It’s jagged. It’s uncomfortable. And...

We’ve Got Mail — And It’s Not from AOL Big moves over here at Fathership HQ (aka my living room). We’ve officially stepped out of the...

Let’s talk about something most men don’t want to talk about: family court. Yeah, that place. That magical building where everything is...

Let’s get something straight: the Fathership Program isn’t just for dads. It’s for men. Period. Whether you have kids, mentor the youth,...