A great meeting with Katy Daniells (our Logistics coordinator) this morning to get things on track! Here’s a summary of the past week and what’s in planning for this week: Rider Update: At last count, there were 23 confirmed riders (including Raz, Robbie & I) for the Sydney -> NT journey! Visits: Raz & I [...]
Jul
20
2010
20
2010
Jul
5
2010
5
2010
Progress Check
The week has started off well, and there’s a lot to keep working on this week. Rider update: As well as the 3 of us, we now have 4 additional riders: Garry, Allan, Robert and Micha! All are keen supporters of the cause and the ride. Micha will also be coming along as a photographer/videographer. [...]
Jul
2
2010
2
2010
More support & testing equipment
Today, Andrew and I to visited @karenmorris (from Inscriptions Media), who works with Paul Boxall from The Printing Company. They are based in Sydney’s first ‘eco-friendly’ building at 23 Narabang Way, Belrose NSW. Support Karen and Paul had a conversation last week about one of the boys from Paul’s sons’ school, who recently committed suicide. [...]
Jun
16
2010
16
2010
Sponsors, planning, timing. It’s coming together!
One more milestone reached! Yesterday I rode to meet Peter Lucas from Kenma. What a pleasant experience! I merely popped in to say G’day, and meet our new sponsor… I left there with a BIG smile on my face, as well as a Ventura rack and bag; a tank bag, & 3 puncture repair kits. [...]
Apr
29
2010
29
2010
Common Misdiagnosis – Alcohol or substance abuse
What You May Really Have: Depression Like many men, you may think it is not “manly” to express feeling and emotions, and instead you try to suppress them. In order to deny or ignore your feelings (especially ones associated with depression), you may turn to abusing alcohol or other substances to cope. Male depression is [...]
Mar
20
2010
20
2010
Symptoms of Male Depression
Male Depression, as the name suggests relates to men only. However this type of depression is not something different from the normal depression term we are acquainted with. However, negligence on the part of men has made it a very grievous problem. Men tend to have the attitude that nothing can deter them and they [...]
Nov
17
2009
17
2009
The price of exposure…
I’ve been searching the web and the twitterverse for the phrase “Male Depression”. In my recent search I found a blogs www.depressionInMen.net – a new blog which started after the sudden suicide of the German Goalkeeper, on the 10/11/09 – Robert Enke. A couple of days ago I contacted the blogger – Carl Golin, and [...]
Nov
9
2009
9
2009
Getting through the red tape – or just understanding the rules of the game?
Image by Angus柒 via Flickr Things happen. We can’t change what has happened. The only thing we can do is to choose how to react to what has happened. So what happened? Nothing major, it just seems as if someone is there trying to block my light. My vision. Put spanners in my works. It [...]
Oct
29
2009
29
2009
Male Depression: A Quiet Epidemic
It has been widely documented that there is a clear gender difference when it comes to being diagnosed with depression. Six million men and 12 million women in the U.S. each year meet the criteria for clinical depression. Various explanations for the 1:2 ratio of depressed men vs. women have been suggested. One possibility is [...]
Oct
17
2009
17
2009
Real Men Real Depression
An estimated six million men in the United States have a depressive disorder-major depression, dysthymia (chronic, less severe depression), or bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness) every year. (2004). The facts about men and depression. An estimated six million men in the United States have a depressive disorder-major depression, dysthymia (chronic, less severe depression), or bipolar disorder [...]
