The Men Who: Talk

Welcome to Episode 17 of ‘The Men Who: Talk’. Today we’re joined by Sean Tierney, a qualified counsellor, outdoor therapist and co-founder of Outdoor Therapy Scotland. Sean offers 'Nature Connection Sessions', helping his clients engage with the outdoors and experience the holistic benefits of nature on both mental and physical wellbeing. In this episode, John and Sean explore what ‘nature’ means to us as humans, how we can become part of it again in ways that benefit us as individuals and communities, and the importance of helping our children play, explore and understand the world around them as a key part of their, as well as our own, growth and development. Sean offers counselling sessions in person, online or outdoors and I is based in the Southside of Glasgow. He is on Instagram @seantierneycounselling and has a website, https://seantierneycounselling.com.Follow us on Instagram @themenwho_ to see what we’re up to and engage with us online. Visit our website to learn more about The Men Who:, explore our Journal and join our collective - themenwho.comContact us to learn more about The Men Who:, to discuss collaborations or how you can support our work - letstalk@themenwho.comMusic / sound credits: ‘Perspective’ by Acreage, licensed from SoundstripeDisclaimer: The Men Who: is a registered Community Interest Company in Scotland. The content in the podcast and on www.themenwho.com is not intended to constitute or her a substitute for professional mental health or wellbeing advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your healthcare professional or other qualified provider with any questions you may have regarding mental health and wellbeing. Never disregard professional healthcare advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on our website.

Welcome to Episode 16 of ‘The Men Who: Talk’. Today we’re joined by David Hughes. David is a youth worker, facilitator and oral storyteller based in Fife. He supports people to connect with nature and themselves. By telling old folk tales, myths and legends, David hopes to draw out the old wisdom within stories that might help us vision for a better future where people see themselves as part of the living world rather than as something separate. In this episode, David explains how he got into the art of storytelling and why it can be such a powerful medium for our individual and collective wellbeing. As a special treat, he also leaves us with a beautiful and evocative story relevant to all who are part of The Men Who: conversation and beyond.Find out more about David and his work at https://davidhughesstoryteller.com / @storyteller.david / https://www.facebook.com/wildtimeskinghorn/Explore more storytelling resources at https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk / https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/house-of-legends-world-myths-legends/id146326421Follow us on Instagram @themenwho_ to see what we’re up to and engage with us online. Visit our website to learn more about The Men Who:, explore our Journal and join our collective - themenwho.comContact us to learn more about The Men Who:, to discuss collaborations or how you can support our work - letstalk@themenwho.comMusic / sound credits: ‘Perspective’ by Acreage, licensed from SoundstripeDisclaimer: The Men Who: is a registered Community Interest Company in Scotland. The content in the podcast and on www.themenwho.com is not intended to constitute or her a substitute for professional mental health or wellbeing advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your healthcare professional or other qualified provider with any questions you may have regarding mental health and wellbeing. Never disregard professional healthcare advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on our website.

Ahead of Episode 16 of The Men Who: Talk podcast, all about the power of storytelling on our wellbeing, listen to and enjoy this special bonus episode as told by David Hughes, Storyteller.Find out more about David and his work at https://davidhughesstoryteller.com / @storyteller.david / https://www.facebook.com/wildtimeskinghorn/Explore more storytelling resources at...Follow us on Instagram @themenwho_ to see what we’re up to and engage with us online. Visit our website to learn more about The Men Who:, explore our Journal and join our collective - themenwho.comContact us to learn more about The Men Who:, to discuss collaborations or how you can support our work - letstalk@themenwho.comMusic / sound credits: ‘Perspective’ by Acreage, licensed from SoundstripeDisclaimer: The Men Who: is a registered Community Interest Company in Scotland. The content in the podcast and on www.themenwho.com is not intended to constitute or her a substitute for professional mental health or wellbeing advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your healthcare professional or other qualified provider with any questions you may have regarding mental health and wellbeing. Never disregard professional healthcare advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on our website.

Welcome to Episode 15 of ‘The Men Who: Talk’. Today we’re joined by Kirsty Freeland. Kirsty is an accredited Analytical Hypnotherapist, and for over 35 years has been helping people through their problems. With a degree in Psychology, she uses this as an insight into the way the subconscious mind interprets the world. Hypnotherapy delves deep into the subconscious mind and can help to achieve a more balanced and less harmful way of reacting to the world around us. Recalling his own experiences as a client, John and Kirsty explore what hypnotherapy is (and what it’s not), as well as how the mind quite often gets it wrong and inflicts us with fears, anxieties, habits and behaviours that limit our enjoyment of life and hold us back.Find out more about Kirsty and her work at http://www.kirstyhypnotherapy.co.uk.Follow us on Instagram @themenwho_ to see what we’re up to and engage with us online. Visit our website to learn more about The Men Who:, explore our Journal and join our collective - themenwho.comContact us to learn more about The Men Who:, to discuss collaborations or how you can support our work - letstalk@themenwho.comMusic / sound credits: ‘Perspective’ by Acreage, licensed from SoundstripeDisclaimer: The Men Who: is a registered Community Interest Company in Scotland. The content in the podcast and on www.themenwho.com is not intended to constitute or her a substitute for professional mental health or wellbeing advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your healthcare professional or other qualified provider with any questions you may have regarding mental health and wellbeing. Never disregard professional healthcare advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on our website.

Welcome to Episode 14 of ‘The Men Who: Talk’. Today we’re joined by Abu Adams, founder of Project Woman: a membership for the woman that wants to move with curiosity, power and confidence through life and enjoy every moment of it. Abi gives women the permission to feel and express themselves with confidence and clarity using her 20 years of studying and travelling the earth learning holistic approaches and harmonising them with the science of female physiology. As part of her work with Project Woman, Abi discusses in detail the need for, and benefits of, men having a better understanding the female menstrual cycle, which include: takesing the stress out of worrying if that person is going to blow their top or accuse you of something you might not have done; by supporting a woman when she needs it will see her want to support you in return; synergy - we realise we are not alone as we see our own health needs in the other; break throughs in conditioning and beliefs from the past that see women as less capable than men, keeping us in the victim/blame state; you deepen your relationship through understanding the impact hormonal changes can have on emotions, elevating your communication; reflects an opportunity to share how you are feeling, changing the dynamics of your relationships; reduces emotional rollercoasters and habitual responses on an individual basis as well as in relationships.To further your education on the above topics, Abi recommends checking out the following books:The Dance of The Lion & The Unicorn - building a fulfilling and supportive relationship that will lastUnwell Women - the historical evolution of female healthWise Power - emotional understanding of the monthly cycle Project Woman will be going on tour next year with the intention of changing the way women retreat. Find out more about Abi and Project Woman on Instagram @abiadams_mma / @we_are_project_woman.Follow us on Instagram @themenwho_ to see what we’re up to and engage with us online. Visit our website to learn more about The Men Who:, explore our Journal and join our collective - themenwho.comContact us to learn more about The Men Who:, to discuss collaborations or how you can support our work - letstalk@themenwho.comMusic / sound credits: ‘Perspective’ by Acreage, licensed from SoundstripeDisclaimer: The Men Who: is a registered Community Interest Company in Scotland. The content in the podcast and on www.themenwho.com is not intended to constitute or her a substitute for professional mental health or wellbeing advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your healthcare professional or other qualified provider with any questions you may have regarding mental health and wellbeing. Never disregard professional healthcare advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on our website.

Welcome to Episode 13 of ‘The Men Who: Talk’. This week we’re sharing with you a little aid we occasionally use in our men’s talking circles to bring fresh, but not necessarily new, perspective into our conversation. To complement our words, on occasion, we’ve turned to a little but much loved that provides solace and perspective. The book is called The Poetry Pharmacy, and it’s by an author called William Sieghart. The best way to describe The Poetry Pharmacy is as a light compendium of poetry and verse that Sieghart has collected over the course of his career in publishing and the arts. Alongside each poem is a short essay or passage on what that poem means to the author, on the themes that it explores and the message, or messages, it presents to the reader. Tying together both poem and essay, Sieghart has attributed a mental or emotional wellbeing experience to each, chosen on the basis that the words within can act as a balm or a remedy for many of life’s most common conditions. Together, he calls these words ‘prescriptions for the heart, mind and soul’. In this episode John shares two of these ‘prescriptions’ with you, each one relevant to our group at The Men Who: but also to the prevailing narrative of today’s complex and uncertain world. Whether you choose to read it privately or share it with your own community, we're certain that it will bring you just a little bit of inner peace and help quieten the nature of the mind. Find out more about The Poetry Pharmacy and and the author at https://poetrypharmacy.co.uk.Follow us on Instagram @themenwho_ to see what we’re up to and engage with us online. Visit our website to learn more about The Men Who:, explore our Journal and join our collective - themenwho.comContact us to learn more about The Men Who:, to discuss collaborations or how you can support our work - letstalk@themenwho.comMusic / sound credits: ‘Perspective’ by Acreage, licensed from SoundstripeDisclaimer: The Men Who: is a registered Community Interest Company in Scotland. The content in the podcast and on www.themenwho.com is not intended to constitute or her a substitute for professional mental health or wellbeing advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your healthcare professional or other qualified provider with any questions you may have regarding mental health and wellbeing. Never disregard professional healthcare advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on our website.