by James Killian | Relationships
Most dads don’t intend to be harder on their kids than they mean to be. It just happens. You snap. Your tone goes flat and sharp at the same time. What should have been a small correction comes out with way more juice than the moment called for, and later, when...
by James Killian | Personal Growth
From the outside, high achievers usually look fine. More than fine, actually. They look disciplined, productive, capable. They handle pressure well. They get things done. They are the people other people rely on, and they’ve usually been that person for so long...
by James Killian | Personal Growth
A lot of men come into therapy convinced the problem is they need more discipline. They sit down and start running through their own indictment before I’ve even asked a question. They should be more consistent. More focused. More organized. They should stop...
by James Killian | Stress & Anxiety
People use these words like they’re synonyms. They’re not. And the gap between them is where a lot of high-functioning guys get stuck for years without realizing what’s actually happening to them. Stress is your system carrying too much for too long....
by James Killian | Personal Growth
Most people talk to themselves. They do it quietly in their head, out loud in the car when traffic stops making sense, under their breath in the kitchen at 10pm, or full sentences in the shower while rehearsing a conversation they’re dreading. It’s one of...