From Hookups to Healing: Done with the Shots, the Circuits, and the shadows.
From Hookups to Healing: Done with the Shots, the Circuits, and the shadows. Estimated Read Time: 5 Minutes For many gay men in their late 30s and 40s+, the questions of connection, fulfillment, and mental health loom large. Growing up in a disconnected hook-up culture, navigating the anxiety of late-stage capitalism, and shouldering generational trauma often leaves us asking: What's beyond the engless sex, the drugs, and the circuit? And no, you don’t have to join a yoga retreat—unless you’re into that. Breaking Free: Escaping the Tequila & Treadmill Cycle While our younger years might have been spent chasing fleeting connections or dancing like no one’s watching (except everyone is, because well, circuit), many of us are now yearning for deeper, more enduring experiences. The good news? It's never too late to change, and it is always more gratifying than that fourth tequila shot. The bad news tho, it is a lot of work, if you are willing to come face to face with all the m...
