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The Real Cost of “I’m Fine”: How Bottling Things Up Impacts Work, Relationships & Mental Health
“I'm fine.” Two words. For a lot of men, they are not true. “I'm fine” can mean “I do not know how to talk about this”, “I do not want to worry anyone”, or “I am barely hanging on.” We think keeping it inside is the strong thing to do. We tell ourselves we are protecting our partner, our kids, our mates. What we are really doing is pushing the pressure down until it leaks out somewhere else. Let’s talk about the real cost of bottling things up, and what it looks like to do it

Nathan Bolton
Jan 164 min read


Men Don’t Talk: 7 Myths About Men’s Mental Health That Need To Go
It's time to dispose of these 7 Myths About Men’s Mental Health. Enough is enough! We hear it all the time. “Men do not talk.” “Blokes just get on with it.” “Real men handle their own problems.” I believed a lot of those lines for years. It nearly killed me. The truth is, men do feel. Men do struggle. Men do want support. What gets in the way is a pile of myths that do not match reality, but still control how we act. Let’s call some of those myths out and see what happens whe

Nathan Bolton
Jan 24 min read


Helping a Mate: Navigating Difficult Conversations
What to do when someone confides in you, and how to achieve the best possible outcome from those difficult conversations... I vividly...

Nathan Bolton
Mar 12, 20249 min read
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