Posts by The Odyssey Program

Happy International Men’s Health Day!! Look after yourselves and each other today and everyday. Share kindness. Source

Stress, Mental Health and Body Image top 3 concerns. Huge increase in young people concerned with discrimination and equality between genders. Our young people are resilient. Infographic in link. www.missionaustralia.com.au Source

New directory for Men’s Health. Link is https://www.menshealthwa.org.au/directory/?fbclid=IwAR0ZrIfy5IizoG9YBXE5NQ7cbuCaRVtpaiLFEAC275dZaX22dpCkpyreiaM Source

While I applaud the intent, I still think the omission of the discussion on photoshopping male models, is lacking. Men are also faced with an unrealistic and unobtainable view of masculinity. How GQ has redefined itself in an era of a new masculinity I am sitting in a conference room in the Lower Manhattan headquarters…

Much has been written about some of the boys from St Kevin’s whose behaviour was abhorrent recently. I have thought about this incident and the 100s of contributing and permissive elements within our culture, that made the boys think this was acceptable. Whether it be pornography, media, misogynist men in power, our lust for violence…

Presenting to Parents at Cornish College next month on this very topic. Having these conversations with our kids is vital. Read why. He says he became addicted to porn at age 12. This is what he wants parents to know Alexander Rhodes, the founder of the community-based porn recovery website NoFap, describes his struggle with…

For all the teachers out there!! Education resources for schools teachers and students – ABC Education ABC Education has 5000+ educational games, videos and teaching resources for schools and students. Free Primary and Secondary resources covering history, science, English, maths and more Source

Sounds wonderful!! How a bush camp is helping kids unplug, connect with culture and build confidence At first glance, the secluded camp looks like a lost city. Through the scrub are caravans, tents, vans and little dorms, where a group of kids are switching off technology and connecting with Indigenous culture. Source

Agree with you Caroline Hutton – this is great. Good resources too. 10 Conversations Parents Should Have With Adolescent Boys Reminders for Raising Sons Surrounded by Rigid Gender Norms Source

This looks great. “Masculinity is not patriarchy.” this book confronts the harmful myth of modern masculinity JJ Bola's 'Mask Off' exposes masculinity as a performance men are bullied into. It urges us as a society to move past those pressures, and redefine what it means to be a man, on our own terms. Source