So many of us are conditioned to believe it is our responsibility to take care of our own problems and as men we seem to carry forth an even deeper conviction that holds “if I ask for help, well then I am weak.”  I just hung up from a call with a man seeking a […]

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When our minds, bodies, and souls are consumed by depression there is often barely enough energy left in us to roll out of bed, let alone help someone else.  Everything inside of you is screaming “LEAVE ME ALONE” and your next objective is often to find another way to isolate and avoid humanity altogether.  In […]

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This past Thursday (May 18th 2017) myself, Face It Co-Founder Bill Dehkes, Dan Foley (Face It Men’s Group Leader), and Michael Atkinson (Face It Men’s Group Leader) had the opportunity to present Real Men, Real Stories to over 100 mental health professionals and laypersons at the 2017 Hirsh Larkey Mental Health Conference.  This event was […]

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This past Saturday we had 32 men at the Face It center for breakfast and oh what an event it was! To begin, my hat is off to Face It COO (in corporate speak that is Chief Operating Officer, but in Face It speak that is Cooker of Optimism) Bill Dehkes (and his amazing wife […]

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How can you see that which you cannot see?  I suppose the obvious answer is that if it’s not there, then you can’t see it and some might even argue if you can’t see it, well then it doesn’t exist.  But to the contrary, there are so many things that are right in front of […]

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If you’ve suffered from depression for any length of time, you’ve undoubtedly wondered if you were doomed to feel depressed for the rest of your life.  As if somehow you had no control over your mood and you are the victim of some painful set of circumstances which have cast a net on you that you […]

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A few years back we sold some pendants that on the front side had the words “Face It” and on the backside the words “I am not alone.”  For anyone who has battled depression you certainly know that sinking feeling of being all alone in a busy world that just doesn’t seem to have time or […]

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One of the goals Bill and I set for ourselves in the past was to get Face It to the point where other mental health and medical professionals would see Face It as a “Thought Leader” with regard to helping men who deal with depression.  While I think we arrived at that place awhile back, […]

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It is very hard to believe that another Christmas is nearly upon me and us here at Face It.  I suppose it is a bit of a cliche’, but with each passing year it seems as though time just seems to go faster and faster.  At this time of year I find myself so compelled […]

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For many men, the idea of walking into a room filled with complete strangers and then proceeding to share their story of depression is…well it’s daunting.  Well for any guy who is thinking about joining one of our groups let me reassure you that you’re not expected to come in on your first day and […]

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