A conversation about men's health (Sam Wood, Damon Gameau, Dr. Monty Badami & Sam Gledhill)

I’m going to interrupt business as usual broadcasting here because it’s November... and we need to talk. We need to talk about men. This episode is inspired by Movember, which uses this month to talk about improving the quality of life for men and raising funds to do something about it. The reason for this conversation is pretty clear when we see the numbers:In Australia three in every four suicides are menMen die on average six years earlier than women for reasons that are largely preventable.And lastly - 70% of men say their friends can rely on them for support, but only 48% say that they rely on their friends. In other words: they’re here for their mates, but worried about asking for help for themselves. Helping to improve the health and wellbeing of the men in our lives is so important, and this episode covers that from a variety of different angles. I’m incredibly proud of it and I hope you find it useful too. I speak with four men from very different areas of expertise on men’s health. There’s personal trainer and TV personality Sam Wood, Sam Gledhill from the Movember Foundation, award-winning filmmaker Damon Gameau and anthropologist Dr. Monty Badami. Together they share rich and nuanced view of how we can better support the boys and men in our lives and how we can have conversations with them that matter. Share this episode with your partner, your brother, your father, your son or your friend. Let's change that statistic that says that only 48% of men believe that they can rely on their friends. Be the person that they can rely on. Let's get the conversation started.