Do you ask for help?
by Owen Marcus I am learning. In this post on my blog I write about creating and then allowing your community to help you and how it is a challenge for us men. I see in many men, including myself that asking for help is difficult. We would rather offer than ask. Is that true for you? When was the last time you asked someone to go out of their way for you? A few weeks ago in our men’s group we had a man ask to have a whole...
What do you really want from food?
by Dmitri Bilgere “I want to eat whatever I want, as much as I want, whenever I want, and never exercise. That’s what I want.” My wife Fawn had asked me what I wanted my relationship with food to be like. Hearing me answer, I think she was starting to regret having asked. “I want to eat hot fudge sundaes. I want to eat donuts. I want to eat chocolate chip cookies — In fact, that’s such a great idea,...
Are you depressed?
I say yes – there is a good chance you are depressed by Owen Marcus Twenty-five years ago I was hanging out with my best friend, mentor and shaman, Nelita, when she casually mentions, “You are depressed.” Without thinking I said, “No.” Then I started thinking about my clients who were depressed and how I had many of their symptoms. The bottom-line was I had no energy. I would drive a block from my clinic in Scottsdale to the store...
5 Ways to Better Cope with Stress
ManKind Project Partners with Men’s Health Network for Men’s Health Men’s Health Month The Men’s Health Network is national not-for-profit with global partners that does education and advocacy on many men’s health topics. Each year MHN works with multiple national organizations and the United States Congress to promote Men’s Health Week and Men’s Health Month. You can take action by Sponsoring...
On the trail
by Steve Norcross “Hike the Grand Canyon at your age?” Apparently this co-worker was not aware that ageist comments like this are not socially acceptable. He also was not aware of the assumption he made about what a man should be at my age. I was also immediately aware that he was really talking about himself, way overweight and definitely not fit and aging along with everyone else. Having recently moved to the Southwest,...
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