Real Men Real Stories: Recent Episodes
Dean Quirke
Real Men real stories is a platform for men to come and share what it means to be a man today. Our intention is to facilitate authentic conversations around a variety of topics and issues such as: Domestic Violence, Addictions, Sex and Relationships, comparison syndrome, fear of rejection, fulfilment and purpose, being a Mr nice guy and much more. Our hope is that these conversations inspire and empower men with strategies and skills that serve their evolution towards becoming their best version.
An Important interview with Men's behavioural change program expert David Nugent, where he talks about working with the DV Abuser types:
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Cobra & Pitbull types of behaviour.
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Key strategies for engaging & working with Abusers.
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Why some Men's Behaviour programs don't work.
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Warning signs for victims and families.
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How men recognise their patterns and change their behaviours.
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Episode 10 - Glass half full mindset in a uncertain world with Ricky Esterquest, Managing Partner of Towards Better, a small community organisation in Townsville, QLD. He has been involved in the lives of people with a disability for the past 15 years and believes that both individuals and communities have assets, strengths, and contributions. He works with individuals and organisations to uncover those strengths, create valued social roles for people and to re-design organisations to deliver more value to people. He has held a variety of roles including Community Development Worker, Service Design Manager, Trainer & Assessor, and Community Consultant. He looks at the “Glass Half Full” on an individual and community level and believes everyone can be involved in ordinary community life.
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The Rising Mental Health Pandemic. Where & How to find hope in the midst of a crisis. A conversation with Biagio Versace the Founder of "Mindpositivo" a non for profit initiative that focuses on raising awareness and removing the stigma around Mental Health. He is someone whose family is personally touched by these two issues, and has been involved with Mental Health for over 30 years . Mindpositivo is about having an open discussion within the community about mental health its goal is to make a difference, with a specific focus on speaking to the youth and returned service men and women (Veterans group’s etc). Mindpositivo has had over 4 million views globally , engaged with over 200,000 people across 20 countries in 3 different languages. In this episode we talk about the rising mental health pandemic and the impact on our mental health. We discuss making sense, rebuilding and embracing a new way of being. Biagio shares his story around his family mental health issues and the battles with coming to terms with the stigma around it. He shares the positive stories from around the globe that can help us navigate this current crisis and what can we learn from them to prevent the rising mental health pandemic. We end with his message of hope and the details of how to connect with MindPositivo.
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Overcoming Adversity & moving from a Can’t to Can Mindset - Conversation with Can’t 2 Can Founder Hilton Barr Hilton has been involved in training, psychotherapy and coaching for over 30 years and realised there was a greater opportunity to motivate, help and inspire more people through a web based solution and consequently developed cant2can.com He is a Gestalt Psychotherapist, NLP Master Practitioner and Accredited Lifeline Counsellor. His background includes running his own therapy practice, a corporate trainer specialising in Soft Skills plus working with long term unemployed. He was also a co-initiator, coordinator and facilitator of the Common Ground Men’s Program, and the Common Ground Facilitator Training. This 9 week course has been running continually for 15 years and over 1,500 men have participated to date. He also served as Vice President of the Men’s Wellbeing Association (QLD). Presently he is CEO of the Cant2Can organisation while working in logistics for a large national retailer. He is also a core team member for the 10 day Men’s rites of passage program “Journey into the Heart of the Masculine.
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We discuss the healing power of Men serving their community – Dimitrios shares the benefits for developing programs that inspire, connect and serve Men in their communities. How helping others benefits our own Physical, Mental and Emotional Wellbeing. We talk about integrating the masculine and feminine and how that helps develop compassion and empathy for others. We delve into community relationships and the need for connection, story telling and the removal of cultural barriers and indifference. We could of talked for hours which is why we will deliver a part 2 to this episode. Dimitrios has recently won the NSW 2019 Youth Worker of the Year Award.
His passion lies in blending creative, community and healing arts for social change and impact.
Contact www.dimitriospapalexis.com abcdfamtour@gmail.com 0400354939
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Bio - Prior to joining suicide prevention, Kieran worked in construction, hospitality and served 14yrs in the Australian Army. He has deployed on operations including the middle east on several occasions. He is very passionate about the human mind, neuroscience and in particular neuroplasticity - acknowledging the brain can change with evidence backed education, support mechanisms and the right effort. His passion is to discredit the stigma and encourage the notion of healing. He believes the workplace gains an asset when those who have suffered a mental health battle are supported and return to good health. These days Kieran still wrongly believes he has a chance at comedy, enjoys meditation, motorbikes, surfing and a well made lager!
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Real Men Real Stories is a platform for men to express authentically what it means to be a man today. In this episode I get to have a conversation with Holistic Health Expert Garth Ainsworth around men’s yoga, the barriers and benefits to practicing, we discuss emotional triggers and emotional shutdown and navigating our way to finding our own strategy through self reflection and getting to know ourselves. We discuss purpose and how it’s an individual experience that’s ever evolving, Garth’s willingness to be vulnerable makes for a rich conversation that may develop into a part 2.
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An Authentic conversation with Community Moves Health & Fitness Owner Van Marinos. We discuss strategies for lifelong longevity, training smarter for older adults, the importance of connection and being part of something bigger to overcome social isolation, passion and purpose as a driver to get us out of bed in the morning, transitioning from boyhood to manhood with the guidance of family and supportive role models to keep us on the right path and so many more golden nuggets were shared by Van during our catch up. Tune in and listen to what we discussed and if you feel it’s valuable then please share with other males in your networks.
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In this episode I talk with Ed Everett from Mature Men’s Meetings - we discuss defining moments in a mans life, the benefits of being part of a men’s group and how to find clarity amongst all of the confusing information that men have to navigate their way through. Ed shares many golden nuggets of wisdom that can only come from a full life lived experience. We talk about overcoming adversity and strategies to keep us going and much much more.
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An authentic discussion around the behaviours and patterns that are not serving men reaching their full potential in life and how hiding behind the mask of a false identity can lead to catastrophic consequences.
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How I came to setup young men’s group from an insight I had from working in Europe’s largest Juvenile and Young Offenders prison.
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