What is a Good Life? #7 - Purpose & Men's Mental Health with Alex Holmes

On the seventh episode of the “What is a Good Life?” podcast, I am joined by Alex Holmes, whose work focusses on the mental and emotional health of men.

Alex is the Founder of The Mindful Life, an award winning Podcaster (Time to Talk with Alex Holmes, The Mindful Man), an Author, Time to Talk: How Men Think About Love, Belonging and Connection, and a Therapeutic Coach (using Bibliotherapy amongst other approaches). 

In this episode Alex takes us through his journey of experiencing breakdowns at work, to redefining his relationship with himself and those around him, establishing his values, to discovering his purpose in serving men’s mental health, and he brings up many of the challenges men face in addressing their mental health. 

Running Order:

00:00 Introduction

01:07 Podcast begins

03:22 Curiosity

06:17 Starting off in Journalism

08:07 what brought Alex to exploring men’s mental health

12:32 Life can be lonely

15:32 Experiencing breakdowns at work

17:32 Developing and understanding better relationships

21:20 The importance of developing your own values

25:11 Learning to communicate when problems arise

27:42 We need to give our relationships more attention

29:29 Alex discovers his purpose

35:07 Being in service to others

37:37 The importance of looking inwards

42:32 What stops us from looking inside?

45:07 Accessing the inner child

47:56 There is still hope

51:40 Kinkeeping

57:37 What is a good life for Alex?

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- Alex's Website: https://alexholmes.co/

- Alex's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/byalexholmes/

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