By Rick Fortier
The thought of recovery terrified me.
A part of me assumed the worst and the life I knew would be over. I would lose everything that I had worked for. How could I possibly exist without my go-to coping mechanisms?
I was dependent on a number of unhealthy habitual behaviours: pornography, self-defeating thoughts, excessive TV, work and alcohol. I had no idea what lay ahead when I finally gathered my courage and forged ahead into recovery. I chose my initial focus was to combat my mental, emotional, and physical dependency to alcohol.
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ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder affects nearly 11% of children in the Western hemisphere with more boys than girls being diagnosed and treated. Popularly understood as a childhood mental health issue ADHD is in fact often diagnosed first in children, where behavior and learning challenges prompt the search for specialized treatment, and remains with a person throughout their life. Fully one third of children diagnosed with ADHD, one of the more common neuro-developmental disorders, will retain their symptoms into adulthood and 41 – 55% of families with a child with ADHD has at least one parent who also has the disorder.
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By Jacqui Olliver
In an intimate relationship one of the first signs of an underlying disconnection between two people is a drop in the frequency and quality of their sexual connection. In the midst of COVID 19 many couples have unconsciously parked their sexual connection to deal with more fundamental needs. However, sex is a big part of what makes an intimate relationship intimate and in this piece, by Men’s List member, and psychosexual healer at End The Problem Jacqui Olliver, we reveal some of the most natural ways each person can bring more focus and intention to their sexual connection.
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by David Jurasek
How do We Play with THAT?!
A conversation about connecting across difference and responding better to conflict
In these times of personal isolation, social tension and societal conflict, I’ve been thinking a lot about the worst moments for me and my family recently.
At the same time, many friends and clients have been reaching out about various conflicts they are having online and in real life.
They are asking me,
“What can I do about this?!
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By Eric Pierni
What does it mean to be a healthy man?
It is a critical question to attempt to answer. Millions are asking these questions of men and many of them are men just entering adulthood. Without any guidance, they are left guessing or worse behaving in ways that could be destructive for themselves and those around them.
Understanding our current masculinity requires that we know the context within which it has evolved.
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by David Jurasek
Which one are you…?
If I were to ask you, “Hey man, how are you showing up in your intimate relationship?”
Would you know how to answer? And would your partner agree with how you see yourself?
Many of my closest, most articulate and self-aware male friends fumble around with this question. As did I, until I started to see clear patterns (which this article aspires to highlight).
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By Rick Fortier
The statistics are alarming.
Men are contemplating, attempting and committing suicide at ever-increasing rates.
“In British Columbia, suicide is one of the top three causes of mortality among men aged 15 and 44.”
What is driving men to the depths of despair?
There is a link between depression and addiction. However, I don’t believe this gives a complete picture.
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By Jackie Roberge
Today more companies are realizing that the relentless pressure to perform, to do more with less and the ‘always on’ personal device-driven, global work environment is taking its toll on their employees. Heightened levels of stress might be inevitable but how employees respond to it can have a significant impact on the people’s productivity, energy, health and ultimately the bottom line.
One way companies deal with lagging performance or burned out and disillusioned managers is to support them with skills based training like change management, leadership or communication. This is useful but if the leaders are really feeling burned out they need more. They need a change in perspective – they need to see the light at the end of the ‘working too much yet it is never enough’ tunnel.
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Let’s face it – we all have a little or a lot more time on our hands right now. The draw to be distracted, to seek out a steady stream of rewards and to feel the euphoria of either the ‘big win,’ or an inconsistent, intoxicating stream of ‘small wins,’ can be mesmerizing. Minutes can become hours without our knowing as we become sucked into wagering money we may not even have.
Gambling is not a male-only mental health issue but it certainly affects more men proportionately than women. It’s time gentlemen for us to move from denying we have an issue to grabbing hold of our minds and working actively on a new life plan which pays out a far better prize.
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By Nick Krewen
Since being diagnosed with a bipolar disorder in 2007, Burnaby B.C., born singer and songwriter Matthew Good has been very vocally active about the state of mental health in Canada, although it can be applied to the bigger global picture.
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