Straight Talk About a Serious Health Concern for Fathers
By Kevin Burke, MSS Psychologist Michael Addis writes in Atlantic magazine of a life threatening illness for some men. You are probably thinking… prostate cancer, high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes? All important health care concerns. But this illness often remains hidden because the symptoms lead men to embrace a shame-based silence about their pain. This silence leaves men isolated and vulnerable. Some would rather die than reveal their suffering to a family member, colleague or friend. Dr Addis was…