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  • Men Open Up

    15 September, 2026

    "Men need to open up more" is a comfortable thing to say. But it also avoids the reality that men can't use a feminised mental health system. Instead, let’s start fixing the systems that leave them alone.

    Lisa Britton

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3001, 2025
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Our Miracle Man is Here!

By |January 30th, 2025|

A week ago, our little miracle man was born. For those unfamiliar with our journey, my wife and I struggled with infertility for over three years, during which time we adopted a beautiful little girl in the United States.

3001, 2025
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15 Books All Men and Boys Should Read

By |January 30th, 2025|

In the modern and digital age of instant gratification, where we can easily waste hours scrolling YouTube shorts, TikToks, and reels, the idea of reading a book may seem very daunting, yet it’s one of the best ways to grow our knowledge, our focus and introduce us to new ideas.

2901, 2025
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Defending Our Hearts

By |January 29th, 2025|

Is defensiveness crippling your relationship? Do you feel regularly on edge, reactive and punchy? While the intention of our instinctual reaction is to protect ourselves from harm, three things happen in a chronically defended state.

2801, 2025
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For Your Birthday

By |January 28th, 2025|

For three decades, Don Mathis has penned a birthday poem for his son. Charlie Mathis turns 32 on 1 February. Written with love, from Dad.

2401, 2025
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10 Reasons Why Exercise is Important for Dads

By |January 24th, 2025|

As a father, prioritising exercise is one of the best things you can do for yourself and your family. Not only will you reap the physical and mental health benefits, but you’ll also strengthen your role as a positive influence in your kids’ lives.

2201, 2025
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Virtue in Action

By |January 22nd, 2025|

We teach couples strategies and skills for navigating relationships more effectively. As important as these frameworks are, they are not the critical factor in avoiding divorce or building a successful marriage. Rather, the key appears to lie elsewhere, in the practice of virtues.

1701, 2025
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A Man Got To Have A Code

By |January 17th, 2025|

Late last year, Joshua Stylman, a husband, father, entrepreneur and investor from the US state of New York, penned a thought-provoking piece for the Brownstone Institute: "From Marcus Aurelius to Omar Little: A Man’s Code is Vital".

1601, 2025
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How to Cultivate a Marriage That Will Help Your Child Succeed

By |January 16th, 2025|

There are a few well-researched, but often overlooked aspects to ensuring solid development in a child’s life. The first crucial component is the positive involvement of a father in the life of the child. The second is related to the marriage relationship between the father and mother.

901, 2025
  • baby Jesus

It’s All About the Baby

By |January 9th, 2025|

In 2024, a hurricane of events has forced us to scale back our ordinary observances. It all began in May when we found out that my wife Angie was pregnant with our second child. This miracle news of our new baby turned our plans upside down.

801, 2025
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More Than “I’m Sorry”

By |January 8th, 2025|

Saying “sorry” is good, but it’s not usually enough to fully restore the relationship. Asking for forgiveness is entirely different. “Please forgive me” is a profoundly other-centred statement. It puts us in a position of vulnerability.

701, 2025
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The Daddy Gap: 1 in 4 Fathers Don’t Live with Their Kids

By |January 7th, 2025|

“One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.” Is it time we learned this maxim, stopped pretending the father gap can be filled by government resources, and instead encouraged more men to step up and be loving, protective, and faithful providers for their families?

101, 2025
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Get Married: A Book By Brad Wilcox

By |January 1st, 2025|

By Brad Wilcox Drawing on the latest in social science as well as ancient wisdom, University of Virginia sociologist Brad Wilcox is dedicated to understanding and strengthening our most important institutions: marriage and family. https://youtu.be/TjIXY8qW5gM What's the recipe for happiness? If you listen to liberal elites or red pill influencers, you'd ...

3112, 2024
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Going From Good To Better

By |December 31st, 2024|

Marital health is about more than minimising conflict. If we want to go from ‘good’ to ‘better’ we need to capitalise on the positives. Most marriage counselling and education focuses on conflict and incompatibility. It seeks to help couples find constructive ways of dealing with challenges in the relationship. It’s ...

2612, 2024
  • Knowing What To Love

Knowing What To Love

By |December 26th, 2024|

We can’t share with the other what we don’t know about ourselves. Genuine intimacy – the mutual sharing of our interior lives with the other – requires that we first have an intimate knowledge, and love, of ourselves.

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