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The Many Emotional Benefits of Pet Ownership
Human-animal relationships are extremely strong and there's no denying that pets and mental health go hand-in-hand. According to a Harris poll from 2015, 95% of pet owners, regardless of their age, consider their animal to be a family member. Pets bring joy to...
“You’re a good man.”
“You’re a good man.” Feels good just reading it, doesn’t it? Men of every generation and walk of life have wanted to hear those words and live up to them. But what do they really mean? When it comes to being a good man, the key word is “being”. “No man is an...
Looking For Ways to be a Better Husband?
There is no magic elixir or checklist that can turn any man into the ideal husband. That being said, there are always things that can be done to form a stronger bond with your partner. Three important aspects of a successful relationship Commitment Commitment...
The Calgary Counselling Centre’s Mission
Helping people thrive despite the challenges they face in life has been the mission of the Calgary Counselling Centre since 1962. While the Centre assists all people with various mental health issues, it also offers one of the very few services in the city that...
Resisting the Images of Dad in Popular Culture: Still a Thing
What do Homer Simpson, Al Bundy and Fred Flintstone have in common? Homer Simpson, Al Bundy, Phil Dunphy and Fred Flinstone are all fathers portrayed as goofy and inept by the mainstream media. They are often shown as fathers who are eager to shed their parenting...
Don’t Avoid The Maintenance Your Body Needs
Death is scary as hell.
We’re all going to die one day, but chances are that not many of us are excited about it. Sometimes it’s easier to just hope for the best; sometimes it’s easier to not think about it at all.
As men, what do we do when we’re faced with something that’s hard to understand? What about when it’s hard to see how we can do anything about it?
The Caring Dads program was a lifesaver for Jeff
The group intervention program for men who have abused, neglected or exposed their children to domestic violence literally changed Jeff’s life. “I had general anger issues prior to it. I was looking for something to keep checking in weekly with somebody to just...
Emotional Development and the Conditions We Place on Men’s Tears
Linda Lee wrote an article for the New York Times (2002), in which she describes a brief moment on CNN where well-known TV anchor Wolf Blitzer was reporting on news of a Senator dying in a plane crash. What is off-putting, yet all too familiar, about Lee’s...
Community – Next Gen Men
Next Gen Men’s mission is to change how the world sees, acts and thinks about masculinity. Jake Stika, the organization’s Executive Director based in Vancouver, says the Canadian non-profit “is working towards a future where boys and men feel less pain and cause...