Event description

The Men's Table – Central Coast

The Men’s Table – Central Coast is an introduction to The Men’s Table through open sharing, and guidance from founders of the original Men’s Table. The launch meeting is about helping you decide if you would like to be a part of the newly forming Central Coast Men’s Table group.

What is the Men’s Table?

The Men’s Table is for the good of men. The first Men's Table (MT1) began in 2011 with 12 men who have met once a month for dinner and ever since. It is now growing to become a national charity.

The Men’s Table creates a unique environment for men to share openly about their lives, their challenges, their highs and lows with a group of men who they learn to know, like and trust.

The Men’s Table creates a sense of belonging, community, peer support and camaraderie that is lacking for many men, even for some who already have a group of mates. Belonging to a Men’s Table contributes to mental, emotional and social wellbeing whilst being a powerful support to individual members journeys through life. Each Men’s Table is a distinct expression of the needs and personalities of its members, guided by the fundamentals from MT1, and supported by TheMensTable.org www.themenstable.org

What might I expect of a typical men’s table evening?

Men gain a great deal from sharing and hearing other men’s experiences of life. Each group will have its own variation of a process which can change over time, the process often includes:

Chatting, catching up as people arrive from 6:30pm to 7pm.
At 7pm, A brief check in.
As men feel ready, a man shares what is happening for him. This can be anything from moments of joy, happiness pride, challenges and or obstacles, how things are in relationships, work and friendships, the past, future, sadness, grief. The topics are as wide and varied as men’s life experiences. A person sharing might be around 10 minutes. Confidentiality is important and it is up to a man if he shares that evening.
As men share they are listened to and accepted, questions are generally not asked, unless the man would like input at the end.
Men share from their direct experience, speaking for themselves. We avoid prophesising and generalisation.

You will get a great overview of the process at the entrée event. The entrée is an opportunity to meet other men who are thinking of joining and to see if joining a men’s table is for you.

Here is a link to the website so you can have a look at what the Men’s Table groups are all about. https://themenstable.org

If you're interested in being a part of The Men's Table but can't make the 14th and would like to be kept abreast of future gatherings, let us know by responding to the "Can't make Launch Meeting" text box question on checkout.

For more information, contact:

Shaun Cronin - Caller of Central Coast Men's Table - 0409 987 140

Guy Ellis - Caller of Central Coast Men's Table - 0402 890 429

or

David Pointon - Co-founder; The Men's Table 0412 199 648

Ben Hughes - Co-founder; The Men's Table 0424 99 33 66