Everyone knows what it’s like to experience stress. And most people would agree that it usually isn’t very pleasant. Not surprisingly, our stress now supports… Read More »Stress: The Predator Within
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Well, a lot of men don’t think so – and some of them for good reason. And let’s not mince words here: some counsellors should… Read More »Is Counselling of Any Use to Men?
For most men, seeking help with personal problems doesn’t come naturally. It can seem easier to postpone action until every last bit of their capacity… Read More »Stepping in Early with Personal Problems
With the number of men dying by suicide in Australia and the UK each year exceeding national road tolls, there is every reason for us… Read More »Helping Someone Who is Suicidal
Retirement was once little more than a chance to breathe a sigh of relief before the final curtain. But retirement has changed for most men.… Read More »Retirement: Waiting for God or Seizing the Day
Suicide isn’t a pleasant subject, and it seems that, as quickly as it is raised and discussed publicly, a new silence closes in around it.… Read More »What Men Experiencing Suicidal Thoughts Need to Hear
Millennia ago, the author of Ecclesiastes – believed to be King Solomon, said that “a faithful friend is the medicine of life”. Turns out he… Read More »Being Sociable Can Add Years to Your Life
The pace of change in modern life can be difficult to keep up with. It is widely thought to be a major factor associated with… Read More »Embracing Rather Than Being the Victim of Change
For decades, men have been exhorted to “get in touch with their feelings”, and to emulate women’s ways of doing things emotionally, as the preferred… Read More »So Much Nonsense About Men and Feelings
Surely one of the most frequently uttered male exasperations in any language must be: “I’m not a mind-reader” – or something to that effect. When… Read More »Figuring Out What Women Want
We’re all familiar with the stereotype of the man who reaches mid-life, starts dressing and behaving in a way that is an embarrassment to his… Read More »Surviving the Mid-Life Blues
Bemoaning men’s addiction to work is commonplace these days, but you only have to scratch the surface of this complaint to unearth some interesting contradictions.… Read More »Men Making a Living: A Case of Sex Discrimination?