Boise Men's Psychotherapist Blog

  This entry was posted on Thursday, February 7th, 2019 at 11:15 pm Who am I to argue with a Navy Seal, especially when that Navy Seal has clarity.

  This entry was posted on Friday, February 1st, 2019 at 3:29 pm Guys, I don’t know about you, but being a Dad is hard…….at least for me. One of the most consistent challenges that so many of the men I work with face, isolation. Whether due to a lack of effort (“I don’t need any help”), lack of know-how, lack of knowledge, or lack of whatever, so many men face the struggle of how to be a good Dad with limited resources. I wanted to share a group that I believe provides so much support and guidance to like-minded Dads. I have provided a link below, check it out. If you would like more info, email Larry Hagner……..you can even let him know you found out about it here. I believe in what Larry is doing for so many men, and his group works hard to make a huge community, much smaller. About

  This entry was posted on Sunday, January 27th, 2019 at 7:09 pm For some of you, you may know that jiu-jitsu is a huge part of my personal life. Quite truthfully, I am not sure that I have ever come across something that has had such a significant effect on me personally. Thus, the reason I mention it. The secret to BJJ is simple, just keep showing up. I have never come across something that was so similar to life. Life is hard. Life kicks you in the gut a lot. Life can beat you down to the point where you forget what it is like to see anything positive. When you start jiu-jitsu, it is similar. Jiu-jitsu is hard when you start out. You are careless, reckless, emotional, short sighted…. but, over time you learn to slow down, not allowing the emotions to take over quite as easily, not allow the quitter inside of us take over (at least that’s how it can be for me). Everyday that “you just show up”, you are challenged. You will not be good for awhile (would rather be honest about that...

  This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 at 5:49 pm Today’s blog is a follow-up to one of my last blogs entitled, “Wait, I thought $$$$ brought happiness…. not high SUICIDE rates?” ( http://www.ryancragg.org/2019/01/08/wait-i-thought-brought-happiness-not-high-suicide-rates/ ) As I mentioned in the last blog, how could people be challenged with some of the highest suicide rates, while also living in one of the Top 10 Places to Live in the Country. This question has left me pondering, and thus I reached out to others for their thoughts.  Today, I want to reframe the question to pose the other side of the challenge, “How do we create more resiliency in our kids.” I believe that this is the more important question. As a kid, I was a whiner. I can admit that now. I threw temper tantrums, I got irate, I became self-centered, and most importantly……I failed to know real perseverance. When I say perseverance, I mean facing real struggle and the ability to continue to m...