Some men look forward to having kids all their life. Not me. The thought almost never crossed my mind for 35 years. At 25 I was married and content with life. The wife and I traveled a ton and went where we wanted when we wanted, spending ungodly amounts of money doing it, and answering… Continue reading 3 Tips for New Dads: things that will make you a better man, if they don’t kill you first
Author: Eric Hyde
When life gets overwhelming just remember, you're going to die.
The Noble Line: a psychology of ancestry and the quest for roots
Something I’ve been thinking about lately is the notion of what I call "the Noble Line,” i.e. the psychology of ancestry. It used to be that growing up a person had a sense of family roots – roots not limited to one’s immediate parents or grandparents, but roots extending back for generations. When a man… Continue reading The Noble Line: a psychology of ancestry and the quest for roots
Taming the Emotional Tsunami: Self-Analysis vs. Self-Awareness
What is one to do when emotional pain comes on strong and unexpected? Many people regularly experience a chaotic mixture of pain and pleasure, joy and despair, that makes them ask what the hell is going on? Why do I feel great one moment and completely blitzed by painful emotions the next, and for seemingly… Continue reading Taming the Emotional Tsunami: Self-Analysis vs. Self-Awareness
My Journey to Becoming a Therapist
I was awoken in the middle of the night by my older sister standing over my bed, “wake up, Eric. Wake up!” Sobbing with a look of terror on her face, what she was about to tell me would rattle me for decades. I’ll have to rewind a bit to give my reader a better… Continue reading My Journey to Becoming a Therapist
