Create the Ripple Magazine March 2021

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MEN DON’T CRY!!!

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DON’T BE A SISSY!!! What does it really mean to be a man?

Is it a physical look, is it a mental thing, or both? Sex is between the legs, Gender is By Kelly Wheadon between the ears. So what does it really mean to BE A MAN. Short hair and beards? Muscles, rough and woodman like?

Is it about being able to change a tire, change the oil, or repair things? I struggled with this concept most of my life. Physically I didn’t look like a man but mentally I felt I was. Men aren’t supposed to cry or show emotion and open up. On one hand you hear, “You’re not sensitive enough”, “ you don’t care, you don’t show your feelings to me”. Then on the flip side you get, “don’t show emotion, suck it up, get over it”. Better not talk about what is bothering you or feel anything. What does it mean to be a man? Heck what does it mean to be a woman? Men showing emotion, “they’re too sensitive”, men not showing emotion, “you are insensitive” Why is it that men are to be the breadwinners, working hard and providing for their families. Yet the majority of women take care of the household and the kids. What about the man that can cook and clean but can’t fix a car or change a tire... Are they any less of a man? What does it really matter?

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MEN’S TOP 3 HEALTH CONCERNS

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THE WRONG SIDE OF A GENDER EQUALITY DEBATE

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pages 74-75

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Make Decisions That Are Right For You & Your Mental Health

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pages 70-71

Jim’s Story

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pages 68-69

Crystals for Mental Clarity and Well Being

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A Mental Health Journey

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pages 64-65

LIVING WITH AND MANAGING DEPRESSION & ANXIETY IN THE MIDST OF OWNING A SMALL BUSINESS

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MEN DON’T CRY!!! DON’T BE A SISSY!!!

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pages 58-59

My Husband, My Soldier, My Forever Soulmate

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pages 54-57

“One of a Kind Fibre Crafts”

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Candy Runs in his Blood I Swear

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pages 48-50

Wild Country Gardens

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pages 46-47

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pages 44-45

Chain Reactions And What Our Moods Have To Do With Them

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pages 22-23

Our Hidden Gems

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page 42

GOING TO THE DOCTOR’S OFFICE

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pages 38-39

What do You Feel or Think WHEN YOU HEAR THE PHRASE “MAN UP?”

4min
pages 36-37

THE MAGNITUDE OF A “POWER DISCIPLINE”

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pages 36-37

Crisis Creates Creativity

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MEN IN BUSINESS

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pages 30-31

Mental Health Starts in Your Gut?

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pages 28-29

Ask Lonnie with Advice Columnist Trelawnie Gartner

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pages 26-27

Men VS Women

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‘MENTAL ILLNESS – IT’S NOT YOUR PROBLEM, IT’S OUR PROBLEM’

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Men’s Psychological Health

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