A former Australian army soldier turned personal trainer is providing thousands of fathers with a safe space to connect and speak openly about their mental wellbeing through an online fitness community.
"We try to create a negative-free environment so if there's any negativity or hate speech the person gets removed straight away and that's really showing the group we're providing a safe environment where they can still be free and open to ask for support. "
"One of the big things we find with men and fathers in the group is a lot of people are not confident enough to ask for help or advice in the first instances, but after a month or two you'll see someone write their post and really reach out," Mr Faure said. "I think a lot of men in general keep bottling stuff in because they feel that they're not as manly if they admit they have a problem or they're not as superhuman as they might appear to be."Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics found one in eight Australian men experience depression in their lifetime and Beyond Blue said evidence indicated men are far less likely to seek help for mental health conditions than women.
"The second lesson is that it's okay to speak up, and that we don't have to be afraid of negative judgment.
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