In honor of Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, this post explores four essential — yet often overlooked — elements that help men come fully alive: Play, Risk, Comradery, and Rest. Drawing from years of experience as a counselor and participant in men’s work, I’ve seen how these areas are often missing in men’s lives, leaving a gap that counseling alone can’t fill. This piece invites men to reclaim these vital parts of themselves for deeper emotional health and wholeness.