Unpacking anxiety, and redefining masculinity with William Balme
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What does it mean to be a good man? Is it to provide for your family? Or maybe it’s being true to your word. It’s a big, complex question, because masculinity can take shape in many different forms. Growing up for William, his masculinity was very much defined by his ability to live up to his father’s stature, AFL legend Neil Balme, as a talented footballer. The internalised pressure to be someone he wasn’t, continued into adulthood, manifesting into crippling anxiety and depression, ...
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