Normalising The Conversation
Feeling alive, living with purpose, having a clear vision and being fulfilled are super essential elements of life that every man should feel. That feeling that your life counts for something. With the range of (mis)information in the media today, it can be difficult to truly know yourself, your life purpose or just simply what…
*DISCLAIMER* “Please note that when reading my posts I speak in generalisations and sometimes hyperbole. When I say “men”, “people” or “Black” it obviously doesn’t mean all 7B people in the world but there will be someone out there that it applies to. If it doesn’t apply to you, don’t be triggered, just apply where…
We made it! To survive 2020, both physically and mentally, was not an easy feat. From economic, job, education, financial and life uncertainty, it is important now more than ever to appreciate life more and to take control of your life, wellbeing and future. We were thrown into a pandemic and told to learn to…
Movember is a leading charity that focuses on men’s mental and physical health by raising awareness specifically on areas that directly affect men - prostate and testicular cancer and suicide prevention. November is therefore the month that men with ability to grow a moustache grow one to raise awareness and money for charity. Inspired by…
Financial worries… Business issues…. Strained relationships… Career stresses… Mental strains… Future anxieties… These are just a few things that I have experienced during the lockdown period. Entering the lockdown, I really thought I’d be resilient enough to handle the drastic change of living. No more commuting, no more packed lunch, no more unnecessary contact with…
It’s like we blink and it’s another Mental Health Awareness Week (“MHAW”), month or day! You can’t look around without someone talking about the benefits of working out for both your physical and mental health, being encouraged to download the latest app to enlighten your mind or seeing a TV or billboard advert encouraging you…
https://gph.is/g/EGqOn23 Who would’ve thought that at the start of a brand new decade we will have to either self-isolate, self-quarantine or social-distance to fight such a deadly virus that is circulating the world?! Taking lives, crashing economies, losing jobs and placing fear into peoples’ minds and hearts. Even though, in the UK, social distancing has…
HAPPY NEW YEAR! (Still January so it's allowed, right!?) 2020 is in full swing and January is already coming to an end! So I hope that you, like myself, have your new resolutions and goals pinned to your wall, in your phone notes and to hand to keep you focused and on track for…
So much has happened this year I’ve had to revert to my diary to catch up! Where to begin.... Firstly, happy birthday to me. 28 years of hard work, perseverance and resilience is paying off slowly but surely! So, I’m thankful to God for the growth, progression and blessings along the way despite the hardship,…
Family. Friendships. Relationship. Depression. Death. Faith. Career. Future. This is the long list of issues/topics/themes I brought to my therapist on my first day. Just looking at it I can only pity him for what he was about to take on. As I mentioned in “Me, Myself and My Therapist” Pt1, I wanted and needed…
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