Jul
01
I was speaking with a bloke not long ago, Joe, who was feeling really frustrated when trying to help a mate who was avoiding Joe’s attempts at support and refusing to seek help, even though he was obviously in some emotional distress. As is often the case Joe felt powerless...
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Jun
16
We talk about who the stakeholders are, why they should all be involved in farm progression/succession planning, the importance of identifying what the different generations' stakeholders want and how we reach an understanding. This progression process is unashamedly about the older generation first.
Jun
01
Anxiety is an umbrella term for feelings of fear, nervousness, apprehensiveness or worry such as negative thoughts and seeing potential threats where they don’t exist. Everybody gets anxious at times and some anxiety helps us to function well. But anxiety can become a problem when: It happens too often; It...
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May
26
Discussing some of the key issues in progression planning, including what is it? Why progression? Family communication and what is the farm business? This process is always about relationships first.
May
01
Stress is usually associated with not being in control of a situation or an environment leading us to feel uncomfortable in body and/or mind. It is a part of life and it affects everyone at one time or another. Stress is normal, a certain amount of stress energizes people consequently...
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Apr
20
There has been a change to The Regional Men’s Health Initiative’s telephone number. We have recently updated our telephone system and as a result, the new office number is (08) 6314 1436. Please note that permanent call forwarding has been implemented for our old telephone number.
Apr
01
Quite often as blokes we have been told to get in touch with our feminine side. Over time this narrative has been part of the language barrier that has put bloke’s positive approaches to wellbeing issues and help seeking in reverse. There are three parts to our health: physical, mental...
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Mar
01
Our ancestors were used to walking up to 20 kilometres per day, they had to, to survive on the Savannah Plains and the Serengeti or they would end up as someone’s lunch. We are not designed for sitting around and not exercising. The human body has not had millions of...
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Feb
01
Self-worth and self-esteem are often confused as being the same, however they are very different. Self-esteem is about measuring ourselves based on external actions, while self-worth is about valuing our inherent worth as a person. In other words, self-worth is about who we are, not about what we do. Society...
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Jan
01
Being a male is a matter of birth, being a man is a matter of age but being a positive and active mentor is a matter of choice, he didn’t tell me, he showed me. Wisdom can only be obtained through personal growth, ageing and the experiences we have in...
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