The Silverback's Guide · Arena One
Men's Mental Health Books
Men's mental health books that talk like a mate, not a pamphlet. The Silverback's Guide to Being a Man covers mental health, suicide prevention, fatherhood, friendship and purpose, with the crisis numbers on every page.
Six men a day in Australia die by suicide. Men account for about three quarters of all suicides nationally, and the figure has barely moved in two decades despite billions in funding. The leading risk factor was not a chemical, a virus or a car. It was silence. The Silverback's Guide to Being a Man is written for the bloke who has stood in front of the mirror at 4:17am and wondered if anyone would notice. They would. Don't.
This is not therapy and it does not pretend to be. It is a conversation between two blokes about the things that actually matter, with the phone numbers you need printed in it. If you're in crisis right now, put the book down and call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
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6
men a day in Australia die by suicide
ABS Causes of Death, cited in the Manifesto ch. 2
1 in 3
first marriages in Australia ends in divorce
ABS, cited in the Manifesto ch. 2
15%
of men now have no close friends, up from 3% in 1990
Manifesto ch. 2
3.3 yrs
average job tenure for an Australian worker
OECD data, cited in the Manifesto ch. 2
The data is grim. The wreckage is everywhere. And the way out is exactly the same as it has always been: one good decision, repeated, until the decisions add up to a life.
What men's mental health books should actually cover
What is inside The Silverback's Guide to Being a Man.
01
Why 'man up' and 'she'll be right' are getting blokes killed
02
Two replacement phrases: 'tell me what's going on' and 'what does the evidence say?'
03
How to save your mate: the question, the follow-up, the sitting with him
04
Mental health built like physical health, without the soundtrack
Arena 1 · The field manual
The Silverback's Guide to Being a Man
The foundation everything else stands on.
Mental health, suicide prevention, fatherhood, friendship, integrity, purpose, legacy. Fail here and the other six arenas collapse like a deck of cards in a strong wind.
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The Seven Arenas
The other six arenas
Each arena has its own laws, opponents and terrain, so each has its own book.
01
Being a Man
The internal arena. Who are you when nobody is watching?
The field manual →
02
Money
Runway, super, the ASX, and not lying awake at 3am.
The field manual →
03
Selling
Every conversation where someone agrees to something is a sale.
The field manual →
04
Conflict
Your wife. Your boss. Your kids. The bloke at the registration desk.
The field manual →
05
Bullies
From the sandpit to the nursing home. How to handle them without becoming one.
The field manual →
06
Dating
Get this one wrong and the rest of the wins feel hollow.
The field manual →
07
Divorce
The most expensive event most Australian men will ever experience.
The field manual →
All 7
Plus the Manifesto
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The Complete Library
Read in any order. Skip what is not relevant. Come back when the next arena lights up.
Every volume in the series, delivered together: the Manifesto and all seven field manuals as PDFs, in your inbox within a minute. Lend them to mates. Argue with them. Underline them. Spill beer on them.
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