Oral Presentation (max 20 mins including Q&A) National Men's Health Gathering 2025

Men's Wellbeing - Connection Through Vulnerability (129494)

Craig Wyld 1
  1. Mens Wellbeing Inc, Buderim, QLD, Australia

Men’s Wellbeing – Connection Through Vulnerability

In today’s fast-paced and often isolating world, men are facing unprecedented challenges. Rates of mental ill-health, relationship breakdowns, and social disconnection among men continue to rise, yet many remain reluctant to seek support. Cultural norms that equate masculinity with self-reliance and stoicism often leave men struggling in silence, feeling unseen, unheard, and alone.

Men’s Wellbeing – Connection Through Vulnerability explores how having the courage to be vulnerable can open the pathway to develop deeper and more meaningful connections. 

Drawing on over 25 years of grassroots experience, Mens Wellbeing Inc. has developed proven, peer-based programs, such as Common Ground, Weekend Men’s Gatherings, and ongoing Open Men’s Groups (OMGs) that create safe, non-judgmental spaces for men to open up and connect at deeper levels.