Movember: Changing the face of men's health

Changing the face of men's health

Updated October 18, 2023
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Man kind : tools for mental health, well-being, and modernizing masculinity
Gerdes, Zachary
A ground-breaking guide that provides men with tools to improve their mental health and well-being. Masculinity requires a redesign. Men exhibit higher rates of suicide, lower rates of help-seeking, higher rates of substance use and abuse, and higher rates of anger and violence. How...
If I were you : a psychologist puts himself on the couch
Quarry, Peter
Curious to make sense of your life? Want to understand who you are and why you're here? Need to make peace with the past and get re-energised about the future? In this fascinating and original book Peter Quarry skilfully deconstructs his own life, showing how you too can unpack and reboot...
Honest chat : how to tackle your feelings and befriend vulnerability
Buckley, Dylan
Like a lot of footy blokes, having a chat has always come easy to Dylan Buckley. But how to move beyond banter to the deeper conversations he didn't know he needed is something he's only learned more recently - a hard-won skill developed through his podcast and the career reboot it gave him after...
The new manhood : love, freedom, spirit and the new masculinity
Biddulph, Steve
The New Manhood by Australia's world-renowned family activist Steve Biddulph is the most influential book written for generations on the lives of men.  For twenty years, Steve Biddulph's groundbreaking book Manhood and the revised edition,...
It's OK to talk : a practical guide to mental health for men
Cooper, Sam
A supportive guide filled with actionable tips and advice to open up the conversation around men's mental health The most powerful thing we can do to support our mental health is to talk about it For all of us, our mental health is just as important as our...
The manual : a practical guide to life, health and happiness
Kennedy, Kieran
What does it mean to be a man in the 2020s? In a fast-paced and ever-changing world, the way young men see themselves, masculinity and men's health is evolving. We're now in an era where success isn't defined by your job title or the circumference of your bicep. Traditional definitions of...
Man alive : the health problems men face and how to fix them
Foster, Jeff
'The ultimate guide on how to stay healthy as a man, both physically and mentally' JASON FOX, EX-SPECIAL FORCES AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR Being a man is bad for your health. Not only do men have a greater chance of getting almost every illness but they die sooner too...
Prostate cancer : expert advice for helping your loved one
Baum, Neil
An illuminating guide for those newly diagnosed with prostate cancer as well as their partners and caregivers--one filled with extensive details about diagnosis, treatments, and tips for thriving. The second leading cause of cancer death for men, prostate cancer affects more than a...
Patting the shark : a surfer's journey : learning to live well with cancer
Baker, Tim
Tim Baker was living the dream. A best-selling and award-winning surf writer with a beautiful family, a lifetime of exotic travel and a home walking distance to quality waves. That all changed on July 7, 2015, when he was diagnosed, out of the blue, with stage 4, metastatic prostate cancer. So...
No finish line
Ruffo, Johnny
A rags-to-riches memoir of a cheeky tradie who stole Australia's hearts on The X Factor and Home and Away, then faced the biggest battle of his life: brain cancer.
Simplify cancer : man's guide to navigating the everyday reality of cancer
Bakhmoutski, Joe.
The hardest thing for a man with cancer is losing control over your life. You get tangled up in a web of specialist appointments, medical tests and treatment decisions. And you don't want people around you to worry, or look like you can't handle it, or worse, feel sorry for you. You stop...
Roughy : the autobiography
Roughead, Jarryd
A country boy who grew up watching his old man play local footy in Leongatha, Jarryd Roughead's talent and dedication turned him into an AFL star. Lining up alongside some of the greatest to ever play the game, he was a key player in a Hawthorn team that will live on as one of the best of any era....
The patient doctor
Bravery, Ben
At the age of twenty-eight, with his Beijing-based science communications business doing well and a new relationship blossoming, Ben Bravery woke from a colonoscopy to be told he had stage 3 colorectal cancer. As a scientist, Ben understood the seriousness of his condition...
Second innings : on men, mental health and cricket
Nicholls, Barry
Set partly in the present, Second Innings includes flashbacks through five decades of life and focuses particularly on the lives of the men across the generations of Barry Nicholls' own family, and tells the story of Barry's journey from teacher to print journalist to broadcaster. Second...
Putting on a show manhood, mates and mental health
Mills, Rob
Putting on a show : manhood, mates and mental health
Mills, Rob
Nowhere to hide : a memoir of football, mental health and resilience
Boyd, Tom
A revealing and candid account of former AFL footballer Tom Boyd's struggle with mental health.

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