11/04/2025
November is here — and with it comes an important moment to spotlight men’s mental health. As a therapist who specializes in men’s mental wellness, I’m deeply aware of how stigma, silence, and shame continue to keep many men from getting the support they deserve.
Why the focus on men’s mental health?
By doing so, we strengthen relationships, families, and communities. Healthy men and are an integral aspect of a healthy society.
In Canada, an estimated 4,000 su***de deaths each year occur — and nearly 75 % of them are men. (Mental Health Commission of Canada)
Men are nearly three times more likely than women to die by su***de. (Statistics Canada)
Despite high risk, men are less likely to reach out for help, talk about how they feel, or be recognised as needing support. (CAMH)
Thankfully, this is changing. I encounter men every day who are interested in changing the old stories of what it means to be a man.
I haven’t just studied this issue — I’ve lived it.
I’ve been personally affected by the su***de of men I cared about, and professionally I’ve witnessed the devastating impact of silence and unaddressed pain in the lives of many men. These experiences guide my work every day.
Through individual therapy and men’s group sessions, I help men create safe space to do things differently:
Acknowledge the struggle without shame
Learn that asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness
Build connection, meaningful emotional expression, and resilience
Gain tools that we weren't taught, for managing our emotions and relationships
Let’s change the conversation
If you’re a man reading this, please know this: you are not alone. If you’re concerned about a friend, partner, brother, colleague — you can make a difference simply by starting the conversation: “How are you really doing?”
We need to change the narrative from “toughing it out” to “reaching out”.
This November, let’s commit to normalising men’s mental health check-ins, resilience-building, and peer support.
If you’d like to explore individual therapy or join a men’s group focused on mental health, reach out. I’m here — and so are we, together.
