About this episode

Jamie Robins discusses the importance of creating safe spaces for men to express their emotions and seek help.

In episode 3 of our Coaching Men podcast series, host Rob Lawrence speaks with Jamie Robins, a coach specialising in supporting men through some of life's most challenging transitions. Jamie shares his personal journey into men's coaching and how the COVID-19 pandemic inspired him to create Safe Harbour - an online sharing space designed to give men a place to open up without fear of judgment. He unpacks why so many men struggle to ask for help in the first place, exploring the deep-rooted social conditioning that teaches men to suppress emotion and "just get on with it." Jamie dives into the specific fears men face around vulnerability: from the fear of appearing weak, feeling unsafe to open up, lacking permission, to anxiety that decades of bottled-up emotion might come flooding out all at once. He explains how structured men's sharing circles, like Safe Harbour and Andy's Man Club, work to dismantle these fears through simple but powerful ground rules: no advice-giving, strict confidentiality, and ensuring every man gets a chance to speak. Jamie also teaches men to listen on all three levels: head, heart and presence – a way of holding space for others that is transformative…

People in this episode

Host: Rob Lawrence

Guest: Jamie Robins

Topics covered

• men's coaching
• vulnerability
• mental health
• social conditioning
• support groups

Keywords

• men's coaching
• vulnerability
• mental health
• support groups
• Safe Harbour

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Safe Harbour, Andy's Man Club

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