@ChiromoMentalHH Mwongera Mutiga Dennis Mugo Allan Ochieng' #MenTalkHealthKE #ForMenByMen It's Ferdy KE🇰🇪 George W Njoroge Green String Network Mental Health Kenya Cbt Kenya Jam Jammy Jam® 🇰🇪 Capital FM Kenya One's survival toolkit also involves emotional strength. If people are taught to repress a part of themselves in order to look 'strong', then they will inevitably lack the emotional capacity and resources to draw from in a time of crisis.

@ChiromoMentalHH Mwongera Mutiga Dennis Mugo Allan Ochieng' #MenTalkHealthKE @danwallaceM #ForMenByMen jgkmfoundation It's Ferdy KE🇰🇪 Lambert Oigara Jam Jammy Jam® 🇰🇪 Alfajiri WabiSabi_KE A2. There is so much that needs to be done when it comes to prevention of suicide in men rather "talking". We need to teach men healthy ways to tackle day to day struggles and this needs to start in childhood. #MyMentalHealthFirst

@ChiromoMentalHH Mwongera Mutiga Dennis Mugo Allan Ochieng' #MenTalkHealthKE @danwallaceM #ForMenByMen jgkmfoundation It's Ferdy KE🇰🇪 Lambert Oigara George W Njoroge Jam Jammy Jam® 🇰🇪 Alfajiri WabiSabi_KE A2: Talking about it will alleviate the numbers by approximately 15%. Creating a safe environment where they can feel accepted and understood by not just the mental health practitioners, but also their families, work places,religious groups , friends will create a huge difference

George W Njoroge @ChiromoMentalHH Mwongera Mutiga Allan Ochieng' #MenTalkHealthKE @danwallaceM #ForMenByMen jgkmfoundation It's Ferdy KE🇰🇪 Lambert Oigara Jam Jammy Jam® 🇰🇪 Alfajiri WabiSabi_KE The society and specifically the parents should learn how to incorporate teaching boys in childhood better and appropriate coping mechanisms to various challenges in life which will be good foundation for their coping skills in adulthood. #MyMentalHealthFirst

@AdrianAdagi @ChiromoMentalHH Dennis Mugo Allan Ochieng' #MenTalkHealthKE @danwallaceM #ForMenByMen jgkmfoundation It's Ferdy KE🇰🇪 Lambert Oigara George W Njoroge Jam Jammy Jam® 🇰🇪 Alfajiri WabiSabi_KE Sometimes, men are castigated for being male. The things that help us relieve stress such as sport, video games and hanging out with the boys are seen as childish, yet at their core, they help many of us deal with life. We need to normalise allowing men to express themselves

@ChiromoMentalHH #MenTalkHealthKE Mwongera Mutiga @danwallaceM #ForMenByMen jgkmfoundation It's Ferdy KE🇰🇪 George W Njoroge Jam Jammy Jam® 🇰🇪 WabiSabi_KE Alfajiri Capital FM Kenya Switch Media Kenya 1.Proper community awareness. 2. We use social media platforms to educate the society about mental health 3.daily conversations about mental health issues like what you @ChiromoMentalHH are doing

George W Njoroge @ChiromoMentalHH Dennis Mugo Allan Ochieng' #MenTalkHealthKE @danwallaceM #ForMenByMen jgkmfoundation It's Ferdy KE🇰🇪 Lambert Oigara Jam Jammy Jam® 🇰🇪 Alfajiri WabiSabi_KE We need to teach our sons to process emotion, not bottle it. That its ok to be upset, angry, scared, happy, excited, sad etc, and the appropriate and most efficient ways to handle those emotions so that they grow up balanced

@ChiromoMentalHH Mwongera Mutiga #MenTalkHealthKE @danwallaceM #ForMenByMen jgkmfoundation It's Ferdy KE🇰🇪 George W Njoroge Jam Jammy Jam® 🇰🇪 WabiSabi_KE Alfajiri Capital FM Kenya Switch Media Kenya A3. As the society, we ought to give men a safe space and environment for them to freely express themselves and feel vulnerable without the fear of been misquoted or judged.#MyMentalHealthFirst

@ChiromoMentalHH Mwongera Mutiga #MenTalkHealthKE @danwallaceM #ForMenByMen It's Ferdy KE🇰🇪 George W Njoroge Jam Jammy Jam® 🇰🇪 WabiSabi_KE Alfajiri Capital FM Kenya Switch Media Kenya Let's normalize viewing men as human beings with emotions, and therefore capable of experiencing the full range of emotions. That's doesn't make them weak, it makes them exactly what they are: human.

George W Njoroge @ChiromoMentalHH Dennis Mugo Allan Ochieng' #MenTalkHealthKE @danwallaceM #ForMenByMen jgkmfoundation It's Ferdy KE🇰🇪 Lambert Oigara Jam Jammy Jam® 🇰🇪 Alfajiri WabiSabi_KE Papa Bear is a platform where we engage with fathers to do exactly this. As Fathers, we have a huge responsibility to shape the next generation, but many of us are not really equipped for it. We have practical solutions through the platform for this, join us.

@ChiromoMentalHH #MenTalkHealthKE @danwallaceM #ForMenByMen jgkmfoundation It's Ferdy KE🇰🇪 George W Njoroge Jam Jammy Jam® 🇰🇪 Alfajiri WabiSabi_KE Capital FM Kenya Switch Media Kenya This platform is an excellent start/example. More of this would be very helpful. Also, allowing young men to self express in a healthy way, and allowing boys to be boys. Papa Bear

@ChiromoMentalHH Mwongera Mutiga #MenTalkHealthKE @danwallaceM #ForMenByMen jgkmfoundation It's Ferdy KE🇰🇪 George W Njoroge Jam Jammy Jam® 🇰🇪 WabiSabi_KE Alfajiri Capital FM Kenya Switch Media Kenya A3: By restructuring the narrative that we need to conform to what the society expects men to do. We need to reinstate the need of autonomy and normalize being vulnerable. Through this, we will be able to address issues that have been suppressed for a long period of time. #cmh

@ChiromoMentalHH Mwongera Mutiga #MenTalkHealthKE @danwallaceM #ForMenByMen jgkmfoundation George W Njoroge Jam Jammy Jam® 🇰🇪 Alfajiri WabiSabi_KE Capital FM Kenya Switch Media Kenya Finding a bro whom you can be vulnerable to and he can also vulnerable to you can help. I got one whom I know when he is loosing it. And so he is when am loosing it. But yes tunasaidiana. @ChiromoMentalHH

@ChiromoMentalHH Mwongera Mutiga #MenTalkHealthKE @danwallaceM #ForMenByMen jgkmfoundation It's Ferdy KE🇰🇪 Jam Jammy Jam® 🇰🇪 Alfajiri WabiSabi_KE Capital FM Kenya Switch Media Kenya A4. When we talk about being in denial, one important skill we need to remember is being very patient with our fellow men in that phase of denial and this entails not giving up on them. #MyMentalHealthFirst

@ChiromoMentalHH Mwongera Mutiga #MenTalkHealthKE @danwallaceM #ForMenByMen It's Ferdy KE🇰🇪 George W Njoroge Jam Jammy Jam® 🇰🇪 WabiSabi_KE Alfajiri Capital FM Kenya Switch Media Kenya Let's also teach our men that failure is not some sort of stain on their manhood that will define them. That it is okay to fall seven times and still pick themselves back up the eighth time. They are precious and worthy regardless of what happens.

@ChiromoMentalHH Mwongera Mutiga @danwallaceM #ForMenByMen jgkmfoundation It's Ferdy KE🇰🇪 George W Njoroge Jam Jammy Jam® 🇰🇪 WabiSabi_KE Alfajiri Capital FM Kenya Switch Media Kenya We need campaigns to fight stigma around the issue and also pass the message that reaching out is a sign of strength not weakness. We need programs to empower male teens and give them healthy coping skills while they're still young. There is also need for men mentorship programs

@ChiromoMentalHH #MenTalkHealthKE @danwallaceM #ForMenByMen jgkmfoundation It's Ferdy KE🇰🇪 George W Njoroge Jam Jammy Jam® 🇰🇪 Alfajiri WabiSabi_KE Capital FM Kenya Switch Media Kenya Guys dont like to talk about what they are going through. I think its more effective to change the environment so that he can get perspective and see a way out. Hope is more powerful than emotional support, get him to a space where he sees his situation differently

@ChiromoMentalHH Mwongera Mutiga #MenTalkHealthKE @danwallaceM #ForMenByMen jgkmfoundation It's Ferdy KE🇰🇪 Jam Jammy Jam® 🇰🇪 Alfajiri WabiSabi_KE Capital FM Kenya Switch Media Kenya A4 cont. Active listening comes in handy when a guy friend is in denial and by applying this you'll be able to know what is clouding his thought causing the denial and you end up finding appropriate avenues of walking with him from denial to acceptance. In short empathy is key.

@ChiromoMentalHH #MenTalkHealthKE @danwallaceM #ForMenByMen jgkmfoundation It's Ferdy KE🇰🇪 George W Njoroge Jam Jammy Jam® 🇰🇪 Alfajiri WabiSabi_KE Capital FM Kenya Switch Media Kenya Its helpful to 'get back on the wagon'. If there is a way you get get your pal involved in some sort of project where he is actively engaged and not alone with his deep dark thoughts, it could help jump start the process.