Welcome to MenTalk Health – Sittingbourne
We see a lot of pain in our community, and with the recent suicides over the last year, I made the decision to do something about it. Due to the way that most of us are conditioned, Men struggle to be vulnerable and talk about their issues through fear of being weak, judged or having it used against them.
We have created a relaxed group where it’s ok to talk, laugh, share, cry, make new friends and work towards a healthier way of thinking . Please, spread the word, message us your interest, be it you would like to attend or even get involved in some way.
Attending a MenTalk Meeting
MenTalk Health – Sittingbourne is a free, weekly group for men who are struggling with their mental health.
Every Tuesday at 7:30pm in Holy Trinity Church (next to Lidl) – no appointment needed.
Just come down, meet the guys and have a tea or coffee and a chat.
We know walking through the door can be the hardest part!
If you’d like to come to a meeting but don’t want to walk through the door on your own that first time, then let us know using this form and one of our mentors will meet you ahead of time.
A Welcome From Our CEO
I could say a lot of things to start off our welcome page.
What we have done, what we aim to do or perhaps whittle on about me. Before I do any of the above, I want to say this:
I am so proud of you for reaching out… I want to say that the world is a better place with you in it, and you were given this life because you are strong enough to live it. Believe me, you’re much stronger that you think…Please don’t give up. Everyone creates their own future so be a fighter and stand up for what you deserve. Everything in life is preparation, its hard to see now but this pain you are going through is your biggest teacher, one day your understanding will help save someone else’s life and open doors to a whole existence you couldn’t imagine. Believe me, your family and/or close friends care dearly about you, and if you are struggling to do get through for yourself right now, then fight for the people you love if you feel you have no one in your life right now, I can personally vouch that a whole new existence could be one chance meeting away my friend. Tell yourself “I CAN DO THIS” Go into the Frey, and things can get better. This, is the first step to no longer feeling alone. Welcome to MENTALK HEALTH.
My name is Jason. Creator and CEO of MenTalk Health – Sittingbourne, Swale MenTalk Health and the clinic director of Kent hypnotherapy lounge & well-being clinic on park road.
I have worked with many guys over the years & having personally experienced deep mental struggles – I understand how dark and lonely mental health can get.
We have created a relaxed group where it’s ok to talk, laugh, share, cry, make new friends and work towards a healthier way of thinking regarding many subjects such as:
- Romantic Relationships: Relationship conflicts, communicating effectively, rekindling the romance, divorce, dating challenges, sexual performance, abandonment issues.
- Addictions: Porn, alcohol, food (sugar, carbs, binge eating, etc), marijuana, harder drugs, sex and working too much.
- Managing emotions & mindset: Mental health challenges, anger, depression, anxiety, self worth, losing self control in emotional situations and how to develop a healthier mindset.
- Family: Traumatic childhood, conflict, family drama, sexual abuse, mental abuse, communicating with family, raising children, how to be a good father, loosing someone, to name a few.
We are also working on monthly/bi monthly activity’s, such as Cinema, walking groups, paint balling, of course disabled friendly access if needed will be considered.
The idea is for those wanting to build a new network of friends outside of their environment have the opportunity to build a healthier social environment if needed.
I specialise in Neurodiversity such as ADHD, BI-POLAR, BPD, Autism and more, this understanding is invaluable at our group and we have many members both service users and staff alike who struggle with such.
Every thing we are doing is FREE, NO CHARGE! I believe mental health should be available to all, regardless of your situation.
We hold set budgets to offer our service users therapy sessions for those who desperately need more specialist individual support. Please spread the word, and remember that each person that helps raise awareness will directly be part of saving lives in our community – we need to make sure that the community knows we are here for them.
In Memory of Ryan Burns
Ryan was a much loved Son, Brother, friend and member of MenTalk.
He was an integral part to the start of the group, not only by being there for fellow members to talk to, but offering ideas and inspiration on what the group could do.
We sadly lost Ryan on the 8th of May 2023 when his body gave up on him.
He leaves behind an unfillable hole and will be forever missed.
