The Story of Jed Diamond and MenAlive

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When I was five my father was forty-two and going through what I've now come to recognize as the male menopause passage. As a child I didn't know what was happening; only that he became increasingly irritable and withdrawn. On a dark day in November, I was devastated when he took an overdose of sleeping pills and nearly died. Though he recovered physically, our lives were never the same. Ever since then I've been on a crusade to understand male depression.

By the time I hit mid-life I had forgotten about my father's tragedy and was convinced that the stress in my own marriage was caused by my wife's change of life. It wasn't until my marriage was on the rocks that I realized something was seriously wrong. It took me quite awhile to realize that I was suffering from irritable male syndrome. Recognizing that there were millions of unhappy couples experiencing the same problems, I developed a questionnaire to help people discover their level of irritability and what to do about it.

To provide the most up-to-date information on these issues I put out a free e-newsletter and offer many valuable resources to help individuals and couples. I also contribute to a regular blog with stories such as The Jekyll and Hyde Syndrome: Why Mid-Life Men Turn Mean which you can read each Monday at ThirdAge.com. I look forward to hearing from you. Let's continue this journey together.

Mission:
MenAlive seeks to enrich men's relationships with themselves, their families, and their communities.

Vision:
MenAlive focuses on male menopause as a critical bridge to the second half of life. We focus on the Irritable Male Syndrome and men and depression, to prepare men to cross that bridge. We address the hormonal, physical, psychological, interpersonal, sexual, nutritional, economic, social, ecological, and spiritual aspects of men's health and act as an influential source of timely information, resources, products and community centered events on male menopause and men's health, for men and the women who love them.