FREE Mental Health Micro Guide #19

Welcome!

The men in our lives are under pressure

and increasing the pressure

by not talking about it.

What can we do to

change this situation

for the better?

Let’s go…

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The Question: How do we encourage men to ask for help?

Overrepresented in disorder and illness stats.

Underrepresented in assessment and treatment.

How do we open up the conversations men need?

Find out how in this 3 minute film…

(fwd is aiming to have all video content accompanied with a descriptive transcript so that we can benefit from the wisdom and character of all who engage. The descriptive transcript can be found under the video in Youtube.)

The Time-Saver: Helping Men Ask for Help

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Or start one?

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QR Code. You can either scan the QR Code or click the word “press” next to it to access the video above. Another way to share help and support.

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The Checklist: Helping Men Ask for Help

A quick look at the

“how” and “why”

of encouraging men

to ask for help

from the video above.

The Pause Portal: Drewston Wood (illuminate)

This is why you are not making it worse.

You've made a positive change.

The positive change is

at odds with what was before.

"At odds" can be

uncomfortable

confusing

frustrating,

Hold your nerve

and it will become

illuminating.

Drewston Woods sit on

the v-shaped valley

carved by the River Teign, Devon, UK,

a secret known to few.

At night the air cools,

settles into the valley;

clings stubbornly to the trees

and leaf litter.

For the longest time

in the morning

the sun is blocked

by a ridge.

And then it happens.

The sun hits the cool,

wet woods

and steam and mist

rises from the ground,

the trees,

the last orange leaves.

And there is a light everywhere.

But no view.

Notice your breath’s rhythm

Is today a day for the light

hitting the dark places?

Places of confusion?

Places of stubborn conviction?

Places of comfortable secrets?

Light in the dark places

may not mean instant clarity

or an instant view.

Instead I may be met with

a reaction to the light

that may confuse

or obscure.

But it won’t last forever.

No instant view

does not mean

that the light is not worth it.

State today’s intention

“First the light.

Then patience.

Then the view”.

It’s a start.

Breathe out.

Try it and see what difference it makes.

(fwd is aiming to have all video content accompanied with a descriptive transcript so that we can benefit from the wisdom and character of all who engage. The descriptive transcript can be found under the video in Youtube.)

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