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

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 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/byalexholmes/
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