For Men’s Mental Health Month, our latest edition of ConnectForHealth opens up the conversation men too often avoid. Men’s health is not just physical fitness, routine check-ups, or pushing through pressure. It is also sleep, stress, loneliness, financial worry, job security, fatherhood, relationships, community and the ability to say, honestly, when things are not okay. In this episode, Scott Armstrong and Maissa Al Khafajy are joined by Chris Bradwell, founder of British Dads Dubai, and Chris Miller, founder of In-Cre-Mental, to explore what men are really carrying beneath the surface. Chris Bradwell shares what he is seeing inside one of the UAE’s largest dad communities, from men asking privately for support to the importance of building spaces where fathers can talk, connect and feel less alone. Chris Miller brings the lens of an executive coach, mental health first aid instructor and former senior leader, exploring why high-performing men often keep functioning while quietly moving into survival mode. This is a practical, honest conversation about breaking silence before pressure becomes crisis. Topics include: Why men often say “I’m fine” when they are notJob security, financial worries, family pressure and the mental load men carryWhy loneliness is not just emotional, but a real health issueHow distress can show up as anger, withdrawal, overthinking or irritabilityWhy men often wait too long before asking for helpThe role of community, dads’ groups and side-by-side conversationsHow physical health, stress, sleep and mental health are connectedWhy sustainable progress matters more than dramatic changeHow partners, friends and colleagues can spot when someone is strugglingWhy taking the first step deserves to be celebratedIf you are a man who feels like you are carrying too much, a partner trying to understand what is going on beneath the silence, or a leader who wants to support men better at work, this episode is for you. Watch or listen now, and please share it with someone who might need the reminder: silence is not strength, and you do not have to struggle alone. Chapter list 00:00 Welcome to ConnectForHealth and Men’s Mental Health Month 02:17 Meet Chris Bradwell and Chris Miller 02:42 What dads are really asking for inside British Dads Dubai 04:37 Loneliness, uncertainty, safety and the search for control 09:11 Maissa on boys, young men and learning to open up 15:24 “I’m fine”: what men often mean when they say it 19:23 How stress and depression can show up differently in men 27:06 Why British Dads Dubai was built, and why community matters 29:35 Poll: the biggest pressure points for men right now 51:21 Physical health, stress, movement and realistic routines 59:51 Celebrate the courage to take the first step
