Issue deep dive
Work and money.
Career pressure, job loss, leadership stress, performance anxiety, workplace conflict, money strain, and purpose collapse can all land hard on men.
Common signals
- overwork
- frozen decision-making
- panic about status
- shame around money
- no room to recover
What counseling can help with
- separate identity from output
- set a better pace
- make a transition plan
- handle responsibility without collapse
Related issue pages
Emotional Health and Identity and Meaning often overlap here.