BetterMENt: Rebuilding from the Rubble of Moral Failure

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Dennis Postiglione Rebuilding from the Rubble of Moral Failure A person’s life can instantly fracture due to betrayal, addiction, dishonesty, rage, cowardice, or self-destruction. We all make mistakes and accumulate regrets over time. That is part of being human. Some decisions, however, are life-altering and well beyond the scope of a simple mistake. Few people … Read more

The Erosion Nobody Notices Until It’s Too Late

Portrait of The Kendall Gentleman publisher standing outdoors in the Texas Hill Country at sunset wearing a cowboy hat

Erosion is quiet. It doesn’t show up all at once. It doesn’t kick the door in or make a scene. Most of the time, you don’t even notice it happening. Things still work. Mostly. They just don’t work the way they used to. A fence leans a little more every year. A gate doesn’t close … Read more

BetterMENt: Stronger Together: On Pain, Reflection, and the Quiet Strength of Interdependence 

An outstretched hand symbolizing quiet strength, vulnerability, and healthy interdependence among men

By: Paul Stephenson, M.A., LPC Genesis Counseling Center The places in life that compel the most reflection are often associated with pain. Contemporary life, perhaps more so than ancient life – or perhaps this is simply what Socrates meant when he warned against the unexamined life. Either way, pain has a way of slowing us down. It interrupts momentum, … Read more