Workplace Bullying: Would You Recognise It?
March 27th, 2011 @ menstuff
The experience of workplace bullying can be extremely traumatic and debilitating. And because many bullying tactics are more subtle, realising that bullying is taking place, even by the victim, is not always that obvious. We are all familiar with the issues around schoolyard bullying, and the recent youtube clip showing a bully fighting back at [...]
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Do You Have a Porn Addiction?
March 21st, 2011 @ menstuff
For some men this might be a confronting question, but for someone who knows they have a porn addiction, it is possibly one of the most confronting questions they could hear. Once we have explored more about porn addictions the reasons for this may become clearer. So, do you have an addiction to porn? Firstly, [...]
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Coming Out – Overcoming the Guilt Factor
March 15th, 2011 @ menstuff
This is a useful article that I came across in relation to sexual confusion and sexual identity … in particular the process of ‘coming out’. The checklist is interesting … ask yourselves these questions below to help gain clarification if you may be gay. I’m not sure that each question in it’s own right is [...]
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Men and Anger – It’s Good To Talk
March 14th, 2011 @ menstuff
Anger is a theme that is often discussed in relation to men’s issues. Yet anger is not something that is exclusive to men. So why is it that anger and ‘anger management’ are so often associated with men? Could it be that women generally are more comfortable and more able to express their feelings than [...]
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Book: ‘Manhood’ by Steve Biddulph
March 12th, 2011 @ menstuff
Steve Biddulph is a recognised authority on manhood. His book ‘Manhood: An Action Plan for Chaging Men’s Lives’. is internationally recognised. It is a book that I would consider to be an excellent starting point to understanding Menstuff, and exploring what it means to be a man. If I were to run an Australian high [...]
Read More »Men’s Coaching versus Men’s Counselling. What’s the Difference?
March 10th, 2011 @ menstuff
I am regularly asked what the difference is between men’s coaching and men’s counselling. In fact, the other most common question is “why focus just on men … what is different about coaching or counselling for men compared to coaching or counselling for women”? Let’s start by looking at the difference between coaching and counselling. [...]
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Do You Have a ‘Man Cave’?
March 5th, 2011 @ menstuff
I was wondering how many men have a ‘man cave‘. Do you? What sort of man cave do you have/would you like to have? What do you do in your man cave. What would you like to do if you had a man cave? Are there any particular ideas that you have, either fixed or [...]
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Divorce: a man’s survival guide
March 2nd, 2011 @ menstuff
This is an interesting article that highlights some of the challenges that men face during a divorce … as well as some tips around how to cope, find support and move forward. A few of the statistics are probably out of date but the trends are not likely to have changed much. Divorce: a man’s [...]
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Ever Wondered What Happens at a Men’s Group?
March 2nd, 2011 @ menstuff
Integral Man was a men’s group that I used to co-facilitate. The following is an article that was published in the Sunday Telegraph (Australia) Body and Soul Section in August 2007. It was written by Nigel Bartlett, who attended the men’s group. Gentle Men Determined to find out if it really is good to talk, [...]
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Is Counselling and Coaching for ‘Real Men’?
March 1st, 2011 @ menstuff
In many parts of society men are often groomed to be ‘strong’. I use the term ‘strong’ in the sense of not showing any weakness, not revealing any emotions or not expressing feelings. It’s not that men don’t have weaknesses or emotions, or even feelings … it’s just that some men have learnt to believe [...]
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