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December 2023
- Empowering your child’s self-image: Fathering Project
- Book: Wisdom Through Spirituality
- Healthy Male newsletter
- Suggested books list for gifts
- Can Christmas be a tough time of the year?
- Ways loneliness affects men later in life
- Rotary for youth. Looking for direction in your life?
- Dads4Kids website
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- How important is childhood development?
- Self-care: Important for men?
- “Real Love” article by Ann Albers
- “Song of Joy” sung by Julio Iglesias
- Australian Men’s Health Forum
- Major issues Men’s Health
- Seeing the good in others
- Helpful websites for Dads
Main focus this month:
To grow and mature spiritually
November 2023
- Retired men – be involved
- Being in an Older Men’s group
- Healthy Male newsletter
- International Men’s Day 19th November
- Fathers Support Australia
- MOVEMBER 2023
- Mens Line Australia
- Rotary for youth
- Special needs and supports for war veterans
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- Dads4Kids website
- Support for fathers
- Special manhood quotes
- Australian Men’s Health Forum
- Major issues Men’s Health
- Grandparenting- a major life issue
- Special benefits possible from Men’s Sheds
- Seeing the good in others
- Helpful websites for Dads
Main focus this month:
International Men’s Day and Movember
October 2023
- Mental Health Month October 2023
- Note of appreciation
- Support Groups: Types, Benefits and What to expect
- Mens Line Australia
- Why Inspiration Matters
- BPD Awareness Week 1-7 October 2023
- Selected BPD awareness items
- Empowering your child’s self-image and self- identity
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- For thoughtful contemplation.
- Dads4Kids website.
- Seven obstacles to asking for help.
- Healthy Male newsletter.
- Major issues Men’s Health.
- Social activities for senior Australians.
- Seeing the good in others.
- Prepare for International Men’s Day 19th November.
- Helpful websites for Dads.
Main focus this month:
Personal direction in life.
September 2023
- Farmers sale yards outback social hotspots
- Being in an Older Men’s Support Group
- Dads4Kids website
- Father’s Day in Australia
- Coping on Father’s Day
- The WA regional men’s health initiative
- The Fathering Project
- Book: Awakening from the Deep Sleep
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- Healthy Male newsletter
- RUOK? Day 14th September
- Tomorrow Man
- The Centre Within
- Meditation for Men
- What is bowel cancer?
- MensLine Australia online support
- Australian Men’s Health Forum
Main focus this month:
The past is to learn from for a better future.
August 2023
- Documentary: Men need men
- Disconnection and isolation – lack of belonging
- Dads4Kids website
- The Man Box – a study on young males
- The Fathering Project
- Healthy Male newsletter
- Beyond Blue for dads
- Father’s Day 2023
- Rotary Youth Leadership
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- Recognising our inner feelings.
- Reaching out to others.
- Spanner in the Works?
- Family problems.
- The inner child.
- Top Blokes Foundation.
- The Man Cave.
- The Raise Foundation.
- Many websites for Dads.
Main focus this month:
"Developing of our young people"
July 2023
- Why join a men’s group?
- The Little Book of Peace: Dalai Lama
- Child archetype
- True Listening: Eckhart Tolle
- Healthy Male newsletter
- Parents Beyond Breakup, and more
- Rotaract Australia
- Dads4Kids website
- Many websites for Dads
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- Promote a growth mindset in our children
- Are you doing it tough?
- Circle of Men
- Unmet emotional needs
- Song: “Because Boys”, Rory Phillips
- Adjusting to retirement
- Mensline Australia
- Major issues of Men’s Health websites
Main focus this month:
"Create mental peace"
June 2023
- Men’s health with Movember website.
- Domestic violence a serious public concern.
- Men’s Health week 12-18th June 2023.
- Men to have better friendships.
- Social interaction reduces dementia risk.
- MensLine Australia.
- Dads4Kids website.
- Many websites for Dads
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- Role and function in parenthood.
- Healthy Male newsletter.
- Older Men’s and all Men’s support groups.
- Book: Moving On-pathways to growth and healing.
- Book: Get Out of Your Own Way (escape from mind-traps).
- Borderline Personality Disorder qualitative study.
- Sanctuary BPD Adelaide.
- Australian Men’s Health Forum national site.
Main focus this month:
“Focus on deeper personal sharing with someone caring.”
May 2023
- TOMNET: The Older Men’s Network- Toowoomba QLD
- Belonging in an Older Men’s Group
- MensLine Australia
- WA Regional Men’s Health
- Recurring negative emotions
- Mother’s Day, 20th May 2023
- Award winning program on men’s mental health
- We have deep emotional needs
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- Dads4Kids website.
- Websites for Dads.
- Unpacking the MAN BOX.
- Healthy Male newsletter.
- Older Men’s and all Men’s support groups.
- Book: Healing the Child Within: Charles L. Whitfield.
- Australian Men’s Health Forum national site.
- Origin of The Fathering Project.
- Inspiration.
April 2023
- Reframing masculinity
- MensLine Australia
- “Lest we forget” Anzac Day 25th April
- Rural and remote support
- Eckhart Tolle books and videos
- The Fathering Project
- Dads4Kids programme
- Helpful for Dads websites: A guide for Dads
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- Strong relationships, strong health
- Theme music from movie: Chariots of Fire
- The tragedy of selling yourself short
- Book: Why am I afraid to tell you who I am?
- Teenage years challenges
- Australian Men’s Health Forum national site
- Older Men’s and all Men’s support groups
March 2023
- Three daily motivational books recommended
- The two most important days in a person’s life
- Booklet: Discovering Spirituality
- MensLine Australia web site
- Ifarmwell (Online toolkit to help farmers
- Movember SpeakEasy
- Dads4Kids programme
- Helpful websites for Dads
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- Rotary Youth Leadership.
- Reaching Your Potential (Harvard Business Review.)
- How a child learns to communicate.
- Mates in Construction.
- The Centre Within (Queensland Rural and more.)
- Benefits of family mealtimes.
- Older Men’s and all Men’s support groups.
Main focus this month: “We are separated from everyone by the denial of our pain and our true nature.”
February 2023
- Man Box- toxic masculinity in young males
- Who are the thieves of peace?
- Support for young males in their lives
- Hopi Elders
- Dads’ mental health is often overlooked
- Dads4Kids programme
- Extensive men’s health referral sites
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- The Power of Realisation
- Personality Types
- Psychology Today: early invalidation and BPD
- The Centre Within (Queensland rural special)
- Healthy Male newsletter
- Out here men’s mental health matters
- The Sanctuary-Borderline Personality Disorder
- Main focus this month: Personal change is possible
January 2023
- Something men could do better
- Gambling participation
- New Year greeting
- In therapy
- What is toxic masculinity?
- MensLine Australia
- National Centre for Farmer Health
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- How is Dad going?
- Dads4Kids programme
- The Centre Within (Queensland rural special)
- Relationship between mental health and cleaning
- Maybe he’s grieving. Understanding the way men grieve
- Healthy Male monthly newsletter
- What is Active Farmers?
- Major focus: Community awareness
December 2022
- Relationships and Communications
- Un-happy families on Christmas Day
- Book: “Under Saturn’s Shadow”: James Hollis
- Self-Improvement (We are all Works-in-progress)
- Mensline Australia
- Support for Fathers. Helpful websites for Dads
- Dads4Kids programme
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- How to Avoid This Common Pitfall (for parents)
- About family
- What is Neurodivergence?
- Bowel Cancer Australia (Decembeard)
- Grandparents in Distress
- Amazing Grace (Carl Ellis with 200 bagpipes at Berlin Tatoo)
- Major focus: Personal awareness in situations
November 2022
- Male carers in Australia
- What is toxic masculinity?
- Helpful websites for Dads
- The Movember Foundation
- Book: “Why am I Afraid to Tell You Who I am?”
- Find your health age-range: Spanner in the works?
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- One man’s personal story (from Guardian newspaper.)
- Men adjusting to retirement. (Mensline Australia.)
- Useful extract from book: “Resolving Conflict.”
- WA Regional Men’s Health.
- We Are Men, a new men’s organisation.
- Major focus: Make mental health a priority
October 2022
- Why is Attitude important?
- Men’s health topics
- Websites for Dads
- The Conversation about older men
- Connection, a basic human need
- Older people are best remaining connected
- Web sites groups for older and all men
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Be Aware of: Sense of self; sense of direction; sense of purpose.
- Borderline Personality Awareness Week 1-7th October 2022
- Mental Health month October.
- Booklet: As a Man Thinketh by James Allen.
- To be Healthier and Happier Men.
- Reaching out to others has a greater impact.
- Theme from Time, spoken by Sir Laurence Olivier.
- Our preset internal life tapes.
- Finding strength through prioritising your Mental Health.
September 2022
- Father’s Day 4th September, 2022
- The Fathering Project
- Psychology of Fathers and Sons
- Dads4Kids: great website and more
- Men’s Line Australia: coping on Father’s Day
- Dads Matter
- Web sites in Australia for Dads, older and all men
- National/international websites for men health
- Sanctuary, Adelaide, BPD lived experiences
- Five common mistakes by BPD families
- I Believe, a thought by Jean Taylor-Kirwan
- What is a Men’s Group? (Features a great website.)
- Editor’s comment on fathers/sons
- RUOK? Day 8th September, 2022
- Health benefits from sharing in men’s groups
- Main focus: Father’s Day and Men’s Groups
August 2022
- Mentally healthy workplaces
- Back Track for youth
- About Prostate cancer
- Pregnancy, Birth and Baby for Dads
- Retired men meeting in groups
- Dads4Kids: great website and more
- About the book: The Prince and the King
- Book: About escaping from mind traps
- Thinking about the future
- MISTER Newsletters from year 2009
- Billy Joel singing: “The Downeaster Alexa.”
- What is a dysfunctional family?
- Mensline Australia
- Web sites in Australia for Dads, older and all men
- Main focus: Understanding more about being a male
July 2022
- How do we benefit from social interactions and friendships?
- Men in rural and remote areas
- Talkback ABC radio session with Dads
- Why don’t we prepare men for fatherhood?
- Retirement: a TED video talk
- Valued feedback from a subscriber
- Rotaract Australia: for young people
- Dads4Kids: great website and more.
- Youth off the Streets and families.
- Important C0-dependency aspects.
- Family life and mental health situations.
- Important value of families in the community.
- Web sites in Australia for Dads, older and all men.
- Main focus: Understanding more about being a male.
June 2022
- AMHF Men’s Health Connect 2022
- Men’s capacities for connection, expression and empathy
- Is it ok for boys to cry?
- Co-dependency is a circular relationship
- Important part of therapy
- Dads4Kids site
- Men’s Health Week 13th to 19th June 2022
- AMF referral sites
- Re-thinking men and co-dependency
- Bloke’s friendships make a difference
- The Fathering Project
- Bowel Cancer month June 2022
- Men’s Line Australia
- Older men’s support groups in Australia
- Spanner in the works?
May 2022
- Men’s Groups meetings (Melbourne)
- Unmet human needs
- AMHF Men’s Health Connect 2022
- Black Dog Institute
- Men’s Health Week 13th to 19th June 2022
- Healthy Male magazine and website
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(Check the many booklets. Elf-help are great.)
- Value of validation in life
- Heart health checks
- Regional Men’s Health rural WA
- Self-esteem is a major life issue
- Facebook men’s groups
- Spanner in the works?
April 2022
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Family Guidelines for BPD families
- Book: Hidden Victims Hidden Healers: mental illness care
- Men’s Health Connect – online conference 16-20 May, 2022
- Unresolved Father Hunger- homework
- Benefits of singing individually and in groups
- Australian rural and regional news
- Loneliness: Causes and health consequences
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- Is there room for grandparents in all families?
- How does body image affect our mental health?
- St. Patrick of Ireland
- Dads4Kids website
- Spanner in the works?
- Mental Health First Aid course
- Book: Moving On … Pathways to Personal Growth
- Special birthday
- Main focus: Keep safe and aware
March 2022
- About negative emotions
- Healthy Male magazine
- Hey Dads, Step Dads and all Dads
- Rotaract Australia and RYLA
- The Fathering Project
- How to help our young people
- Song: Put a Little Love in Your Heart
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- Book; Healing the Child Within.
- MensLine Australia.
- Dads4Kids website.
- Spanner in the works?
- Five reasons why not to join a men’s group.
- Should children do household chores?
- Main focus: “Sharing is caring.”
February 2022
- Centre for Rural & Remote Health
- Sydney University Research
- Mr Perfect Men’s Health directory
- What is Neuroplasticity?
- Healthy Male magazine
- The Fathering Project
- Sharing about men’s mental health
- Open Arms-War veterans need support
- Male Carers
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- Borderline Personality Disorder supports
- MensLine Australia
- 14 Quotes to help men
- Facebook Men’s groups listings
- Spanner in the Works - Men’s health
- Booklet: Discovering Spirituality
- Beyond Blue supports and services
- Dads4Kids website
- Main focus: Talking out with meaning and being accepted
January 2022
- Connectedness and Australian males
- Could this be true?
- The most important part of therapy
- The fragile man
- A man without a father’s praise
- Focus on what gives you meaning in life
- MensLine Australia
- Head to Health check
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- Dad reading to young children.
- Avoid this common parenting pitfall.
- The Train of Life.
- Male Carers need to be supported.
- Men’s Healthy Guide by Greg Milan.
- Great Life quotes.
- Bank Password audit.
- Dads4Kids website and more.
- Main focus: Understanding maleness in boys and men
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