“MENDS supplied the way to change, but I definitely brought the pain and complaints. I used to be really negative and felt like the world was against me. I couldn’t accept that I’d worked so hard and for so long; and for what? For a while I drove the facilitator...
“Dealing with poor past behaviours and stress coping patterns I now think part of me had been angry for a long time. Even when things at home were okay, it didn’t take too much to get me going. I guess I was just one of those blokes who kept working my arse off;...
“What did MENDS do for me? Well, the truth is my life just wasn’t working. Even though I was keeping up with work and looking after myself reasonably, I knew I wasn’t happy for a long time. Things hadn’t settled down with the ex; I worried a lot about my kids...
“I’d been to doctors, psychologists and even a psychiatrist to try and get a grip on my depression and sleep problems. At MENDS, I worked out that I’d been depressed for a long time, even before my family had split up. What they did, let me look at my life so...
“A friend of mine had graduated from MENDS and was still meeting with some of the guys even after the program was finished. I’d watched him and how he got his life and job back together. He seemed more settled and happy about things. When my relationship came to...
