Anxious Faith

Men are notoriously bad at understanding our emotions—let alone actually sharing about them with someone else—and it’s to our detriment.

Here in Australia, it’s Movember; a month where the titular charity encourages guys to raise money for Men’s Mental Health by growing a moustache. And awareness like this is sorely needed — because men are three times more likely to die by suicide than women.

So how do we as men learn to open up and start talking about what we’re going through? And…why should we? Does the Bible tell us to?

What better way to open up this conversation than to sit down and chat with Akos Balogh, a fellow Aussie bloke helping us figure some of this out. We’ll talk through some of the reasons why guys don’t like sharing about our emotions, and dive into why it’s a really important thing for us to do not just as men, but as followers of Jesus, too.

So, here’s our chat with Akos.

You may recognise Akos as our podcast guest from Episode 24 - We Are Not Our Feelings, where he shared on his own struggle with anxiety, and what he’s learned about difficult emotions. He’s also written several pieces on our blog, including ‘10 Surprising Things I’ve Learned About Having Good Mental Health’ and ‘As a Christian Bloke, Here’s What I’ve Learned About Dealing With Difficult Emotions’.

And, if you want to see more of how Akos engages with faith, mental health, and culture, you can check out his personal blog at akosbalogh.com.

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