How can a man be masculine at work, without being toxic?

Award-winning mental health advocate Nick Elston, and Michael Millward host of the Abeceder health and wellbeing podcast Fit For My Age attempt to define what being successfully masculine at work looks like.

Why is it that the men who are the first to offer help to others appear to be the ones who are least likely to ask for help when they need it themselves? That is part of the problem, to be perceived as masculine men must fulfil outdated expectations and be criticised when they do not fulfil more modern expectations.

During their attempt to answer this and many other questions Michael and Nick explore

• Father son relationships and family expectations
• Being an introvert who is seen as the strong silent type
• The expectations of physicality
• The lack of positive role models of masculinity

The conclusion that Michael and Nick reach may surprise you!

Find out more about Nick Elston and Michael Millward and Boys Impact, which Nick mentions at Abeceder.co.uk.

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Alenka Kyslik explains how Saha Collective helps you to navigate your holistic health journey.

Alenka Kyslik was an IT professional until she realised the way the industry worked was giving her burnout and destroying her health. Conventional medicine was not delivering results, so Alenka decided to investigate holistic approaches to health care.

It was not plain sailing, but Alenka did eventually find the correct therapists. Her lived experience motivated Alenka to use her technical skills to ensure that other people would find it easier to identify the right holistic therapists for them.

In this episode of Fit For My Age, Alenka explains to host Michael Millward what holistic health is. She explains using her lived experience what holistic therapies can do and what they will not be able to do.

Alenka explains how Saha uses an extensive range of criteria to match clients to the most appropriate holistic therapist

Find out more about Alenka and Michael at Abeceder.co.uk.

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We recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test, because knowing the risks early means you can take appropriate actions to maintain good health. Use discount code AGE25.

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Why is being a man so difficult in the twenty-first century?

Stephen Seidel is the founder of an eponymous PR and media agency in Lexington Kentucky. He is also a co-founder of Gents Journey, a network that supports men to live their best lives.

In this episode of Fit For My Age, Stephen explains to host Michael Millward why manhood and masculinity is in crisis with men losing sight of what it means to be a man.

Stephen explains the seven pillars of manhood

1. Friendship
2. Family
3. Fun
4. Focus
5. Fitness
6. Freedom
7. Faith

Michael and Stephen discuss how men can use these seven pillars to Reconnect, Rebuild, and Reclaim their masculinity and vulnerability as men.

Find out more about Stephen Seidel and Michael Millward at Abeceder.co.uk.

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Further Reading

Buy books by Joseph Campbell and books about Henry Ford from Amazon

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Proactive Positive Ageing.

We recommend The Annual Health Test from York Test, because knowing the risks early means you can take appropriate actions to maintain good health. Use discount code AGE25.

Fit For My Age is made on Zencastr, because Zencastr is the all-in-one podcasting platform, that really does make creating content so easy.

If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing

Travel Members of the Ultimate Travel Club enjoy travelling at trade prices

Matchmaker.fm Matchmaker.fm is where great hosts and great guests are matched and great podcasts are hatched. Use our offer code MILW10for a discount on membership.

Being a Guest

If you would like to be a guest on Fit For My Age, please contact Abeceder.co.uk.

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We appreciate every like, download, and subscriber.

Thank you for listening.