When she first started looking into what mental health resources were available for men a few years ago, Candace Chisholm was not prepared for what she found.

Chisholm is co-founder of Okanagan tech company . She launched the company with her husband after working for a non-profit, with services primarily for women and children, but often getting calls from men inquiring about mental health resources.

Now, the company has developed the he app for men91裸聊视频檚 mental health and wellness.

91裸聊视频淚 always had a place for women to go, but for men, everything out there was really reactionary,91裸聊视频� said Chisholm. 91裸聊视频淵ou had to be addicted or going through some kind of anger management. There wasn91裸聊视频檛 really anything with a proactive approach.91裸聊视频�

After leaving the non-profit she did extensive research into statistics and what mental health resources were available to men. What she found was staggering.

91裸聊视频淔ive men, every hour, die by suicide in North America alone,91裸聊视频� she explained. 91裸聊视频淓leven Canadians die every day by suicide and eight of them are men.91裸聊视频�

Further research revealed many men struggling with mental health issues, by all appearances, seemed like they had it all. A good job. Family. Success.

91裸聊视频淭hat just didn91裸聊视频檛 sit with me,91裸聊视频� said Chisholm. 91裸聊视频淚 have two sons. I have a husband. I just didn91裸聊视频檛 want a world that didn91裸聊视频檛 address it.91裸聊视频�

Chisholm also found several men she interviewed, from every walk of life, shared many things in common.

91裸聊视频淚t really came down to a couple of things,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淟oneliness, because they felt they were the only ones going through this, and purpose was the other one that came up. So we wanted to make sure that men realized that they aren91裸聊视频檛 alone, that there are a lot of guys out there who just want to connect.91裸聊视频�

That was the beginning of the he app.

91裸聊视频淕ender norms have been the way they have for so many generations,91裸聊视频� added Chisholm. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 been, man up. Suck it up. Move forward. But the world has really shifted and we figured it was a good time to bring something like this into the market.91裸聊视频�

The beta version of the app has been running for a year and is available on and the . It91裸聊视频檚 currently free.

91裸聊视频淭he app is really in its infant stages right now,91裸聊视频� explained Chislom. 91裸聊视频淭he plans that we have for it, we91裸聊视频檙e so excited to bring them forward, and we91裸聊视频檙e updating as we go.91裸聊视频�

Chisholm91裸聊视频檚 husband Mike hosts podcasts through the app called heCast. Guests have included Humboldt Broncos crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki, local business owners and residents, and a soon-to-be-released podcast featuring Hockey Night In Canada91裸聊视频檚 Ron McLean.

91裸聊视频淪ome of the men on the podcast have lost children or gone through a divorce, or lost businesses,91裸聊视频� said Chisholm. 91裸聊视频淭hese are things that create stresses, that if you don91裸聊视频檛 have some way to manage it, they can have devastating results.91裸聊视频�

The app also includes a community just for men to share. Chisholm felt it was vital they have that space.

91裸聊视频淲e were intent of having that community be that,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淥ur mantra is 91裸聊视频榯ake what you need and leave what you know.91裸聊视频� You know things other guys can glean from, but you can also take from that too and add to your life about how to navigate a new situation.91裸聊视频�

Chisholm pointed out, that as a society, we still have stigma around mental health, but it91裸聊视频檚 not a word she likes to use or hear.

91裸聊视频淭his isn91裸聊视频檛 just about mental health, she said. 91裸聊视频淭his is about all levels of your fitness. It91裸聊视频檚 like riding in a car with a flat tire. You may not even notice it for a while, but eventually, you hit the rim and you stop. That91裸聊视频檚 really indicative of how what it91裸聊视频檚 like to balance our fitnesses.91裸聊视频�

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