Category Archives: The future

#depression – Red the blood of angry men…

Red – the blood of angry men! Black – the dark of ages past! Red – a world about to dawn! Black – the night that ends at last! There is nothing quite like driving into work on a bright winters morning with the windows down, wind in your hair, and singing, loud and clear,ContinueContinue reading “#depression – Red the blood of angry men…”

How does a father say goodbye to his daughters?

I have been mobilized or called up to military service overseas. This means that I will be away training for a number of months and then overseas for many more months serving my countries interests. So the question floating around at the top of my mind is … how do you say good bye toContinueContinue reading “How does a father say goodbye to his daughters?”

#depression – Does self-tracking have an important role to play in the fight against depression?

Over the past few years there has been a minor explosion in the ability of your every day Jo to track all sorts of things that previously were difficult to track. I have done it. I expect if you have a smart phone or tablet you may well have done it too. Even if notContinueContinue reading “#depression – Does self-tracking have an important role to play in the fight against depression?”

How to make some more money?

I am wondering how to make a little (or a lot) more money. So I thought I would ask you guys for some ideas as I tend to be rather stale in my traditional hard work and graft approach… To paint the picture I have a regular 9 to 5 office job which I supplementContinueContinue reading “How to make some more money?”

#depression – How do you find hope when you are blind to it?

Hello one and all… Normally I try hard to tinge whatever I write here with a sense of optimism and hope. However, today I find that little four letter word, hope, a real challenge. I am faced with a real challenge that is difficult to see the seeds of hope within. The saying goes thatContinueContinue reading “#depression – How do you find hope when you are blind to it?”

#depression – Men’s Health Week: facing up to male mental health problems #mhw13

Men’s Health Week: facing up to male mental health problems We find it hard to think of men as vulnerable, and their psychological suffering is often overlooked Men’s Mental Health Week aims to understand the psychological and social problems men experience and offer support. Photograph: Gregory Bull/AP Over the past 30 years three to fourContinueContinue reading “#depression – Men’s Health Week: facing up to male mental health problems #mhw13”

#depression – Men’s Health Week 10-16 June 2013 #mhw13 #timetotalk

This one has crept up on me but now it is time to spread the WORD! Week of the 10-16 June, leading up to Father’s Day is Men’s Health Week.Focus this year is men’s mental health and the promotion of mental well-being and help-seeking in men. It is spearheaded by the Men’s Health Forum YouContinueContinue reading “#depression – Men’s Health Week 10-16 June 2013 #mhw13 #timetotalk”

#drepression – Men and Depression Help – Royal College of Psychiatrists – #mhw13

Having just found this ‘leaflet’ I thought it best to share it’s content and raise the profile further regarding men and depression, read, digest, learn and put to use… Depression and Men About this leaflet This leaflet is for: any man who feels depressed anyone whose husband, partner, brother, father and male friend seems depressed. MenContinueContinue reading “#drepression – Men and Depression Help – Royal College of Psychiatrists – #mhw13”

#depression – New office space = new beginnings!

Not particularly exciting in the great events of the world but… I am setting up my new office space at home… I have to burst any imaginative bubbles here by explaining that this is not some plush study with great big desk and acres of beautiful wooden bookshelves. Rather the table in my kitchen, nowContinueContinue reading “#depression – New office space = new beginnings!”