Recover your man-enough self with dr Chris van den Berg
Stellenbosch psychiatrist with a men’s mental wellbeing focus
In today’s demanding world, many men are struggling. Are you often stressed, irritable, angry, resentful, unhappy or lonely? Are you grappling with depression, burnout, anxiety, and sometimes even thoughts of suicide? Dr Chris van den Berg, a Stellenbosch based psychiatrist, appreciates the unique challenges faced by men in maintaining their mental health and wellbeing.
Get out of the ‘man box’ and get serious about your mental health
Men quietly ask themselves these questions: What defines true masculinity? Am I man enough? Where do I belong? What’s expected of men? How should I show up in life? Society prescribes a script, urging men to stay within the confines of the ‘man box’ for safety. Stray from this script, and shame awaits, often from our peers. The pain runs deep. Men are hurting. We are all wounded.
“The most dangerous animal in the woods is the wounded one.”
Accumulated anger erupts as self-violence and harm to those we care about. Fear of further hurt sets in, accompanied by feelings of failure and inadequacy. Fear becomes synonymous with weakness, perpetuating a cycle of uncertainty, shame, anger, and fear in growing isolation.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
Choosing freedom: a call to vulnerability and wholeness
To not get hurt or shamed again, men put on armour and develop self-protection strategies.
Fight, flight, or freeze. - Compete, compare, and control. - Achieve, excel, and perfect. - Numb, avoid, and escape.
These strategies will eventually backfire, leading to depression, anxiety, addictions, and relationship problems.
Realising that our attempts at self-preservation are hurting us is a pivotal moment: There is a choice to be made: continue playing it safe or embark on the courageous path of vulnerability? Dr Chris van den Berg provides the guidance to brave the latter. Get real about your pain, mourn what you have lost, remember who you really are and realize that you’ve been man enough all along.
Man-to-man help is available!
Mental Health Assessments, Diagnosis & Treatment
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Psychoeducation
Explaining & describing your struggles in everyday language.
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Life direction
Guidance and mentoring for life’s challenges. (Brief work: 3-5 sessions.)
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Psychotherapy
One-to-one talk treatment for in-depth exploration. (Longer-term work: 6 sessions and more.)
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Men’s groups
Journey with other men also serious about their wellbeing.
Don’t battle alone – address the obstacles to your man enough self
Bipolar Disorder ADHD Sexual DisordersDepressionStress AnxietyAddiction Burnout Suicidal Thoughts PTSDOCDRelationship ProblemsVulnerability is strength – courageous men Meet Adam
About Adam, it was said: ‘It was good’
Inside every man he is still there, waiting to be restored and affirmed as good enough.
Recover your man enough core on a journey with Dr Chris van den Berg and other men.
Meet your man enough self again.
Meet Adam.