The response to the workshop I put up to thriving in midlife for men was fantastic – a huge thank you to all of you who watched and who sent me such beautiful messages of support.
I was listening to a podcast this morning in the gym about the struggle men face to be emotionally fit, and this is what my Rise programme is all about.
Yes it’s about a healthy body and good eating habits, but much more than that, it’s about becoming emotionally and psychologically fit at midlife.
We’ve accumulated a messy bundle of beliefs, behaviours and habits by midlife. Some serve us. Some don’t.
Something I see men struggling with a lot is vulnerability and in particular being emotionally unavailable.
There’s a widely held belief that showing our vulnerability makes us weak. In fact it makes us courageous.
By metaphorically dropping your armour, of course the fear is that the vulnerability you show can now be exploited, but only by showing it can you begin healing it, and help your partner understand it.
Too often as men we’ll retreat behind a self-made wall of unavailability. I’ve made this mistake and paid the price…
We think this is strong. It just makes us remote, and being isolated is not a position of strength.
This is just one area we work on that not only gives you a much better relationship with yourself, but with others and your partner in particular.
I’m so passionate about this that I’m going to be running a couple of free masterclasses between now and Christmas to empower you with some of the tools from the programme.
If you’ve got anything in particular you’d like me to cover, reach out, I’d love to hear from you.
