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The Silence Men Keep — A World Mental Health Day Recap | Stories and Stanza Live ft. Joelle Camille
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World Mental Health Day Community Talk: Men’s Mental Health, Support Systems & Real Change | Stories and Stanza Live ft. Joelle Camille
Host Abhra reflects on Stories and Stanza’s second in-person community talk show event in Melbourne — held on October 10th, World Mental Health Day — with guest Joelle Camille, somatic therapist, men’s coach, and body-brain rewiring practitioner. The event was postponed by a week after Joelle fell sick, but the shift turned out to be serendipitous — landing on a day dedicated to mental health awareness.
This was a live, unrecorded community discussion — not a podcast episode. The focus was on men’s mental health: the weight of being a provider, the gap in emotional language between men and women, and why men’s support systems are often broken, misunderstood, or filled with emotionally unaware dynamics that mirror the very coping patterns — like addiction — they’re trying to escape.
Abhra shares his own journey from anger and burnout through somatic work, and why real change demands more than talking about breaking the stigma — it demands courage. As Joelle put it: we prefer known hell to unknown heaven. The conversation also addressed hostile and sexualised behaviour toward women in community settings as a symptom of unmet emotional maturity — a shadow zone that rarely gets discussed.
The event closed with a reflection on self-awareness and inner repair — the idea that we carry brokenness from one chapter of life to the next, looking for answers outside when the true answer lies within.
🎙️ Listen to our previous episode with Joelle: https://youtu.be/JZIXV4L2JJk
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🎙️ About the Guest
Joelle Camille is a somatic therapist, body-brain rewiring practitioner, men’s coach, speaker, and facilitator. Her mission is to support men to clear the mental clutter and become everything they want to be.
Website: https://presenceisyourpower.subscribepage.io/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joelle.vadas
Email: deeperconnectionsnow@gmail.com
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