{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"What is a Good Life?","title":"What is a Good Life? #7 - Purpose & Men's Mental Health with Alex Holmes","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/3a358ce0\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3736,"description":"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.\nAlex 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). \nIn 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. \nRunning Order:\n \n00:00 Introduction\n01:07 Podcast begins\n03:22 Curiosity\n06:17 Starting off in Journalism\n08:07 what brought Alex to exploring men’s mental health\n12:32 Life can be lonely\n15:32 Experiencing breakdowns at work\n17:32 Developing and understanding better relationships\n21:20 The importance of developing your own values\n25:11 Learning to communicate when problems arise\n27:42 We need to give our relationships more attention\n29:29 Alex discovers his purpose\n35:07 Being in service to others\n37:37 The importance of looking inwards\n42:32 What stops us from looking inside?\n45:07 Accessing the inner child\n47:56 There is still hope\n51:40 Kinkeeping\n57:37 What is a good life for Alex?\n\nFor further content and information check out the following: \n- For the podcast's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@whatisagoodlife/videos\n- My newsletter: https://www.whatisagood.life/\n- My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-mccartney-14b0161b4/\n- Alex's Website: https://alexholmes.co/\n- Alex's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/byalexholmes/\nSubscribe for weekly episodes, every Tuesday, and check out my YouTube channel for daily clips and weekly reflections.\nKeywords: Meaning of Life Interviews | meaning of life conversations |...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/bmT8FMFAsdpL8YpCcl1-OrgjJf3IhVZ_KJftDu8Wgy8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM3NDg2LzE2NzI4/MzUxMDgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}