Welcome to the MoBro Movember Challenge!
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Movember Foundations and The Good Men Project have partnered up to bring you some epic mustache growing as well as to raise awareness for men’s health and mental health.
For the month of November, these Mo Bros will be growing the most luxurious, most regal, and most awe-inspiring mustaches they can to help raise awareness for men’s health. Around the world, men are suffering from health issues and not receiving the help they need, either because they think their isn’t any, or because they don’t know where to turn. Help us raise awareness for the ongoing problems that men face, and help us spread the message that we are not alone in our fight for a healthier future!
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Benjamin Mullen
Daily Mo Update
For my next trick, watch as I go from looking 25 years old to looking 17 years old! It just happens to be one of my main talents. Every time I do it though, its for a cause I believe in like Movember. For the past 3 years I’ve been shaving down and freezing my chin off every November to support a cause very near and dear to my heart.
Movember Awareness
You see, while Movember brings forward the awareness of a number of Men’s health issues, it also takes on Mental Health. Across the world, 1 in 4 people will suffer from Depression, and a man dies every minute due to suicide. In my family we’ve dealt with depression a whole lot, but through everything we’ve found the support we need as well as the ability to accept the support that came to us. This is something that, with Movember, I look forward to highlighting for everyone this year. We all go through “rough times”, but we who suffer from Mental Health issues live a life that needs more attention than just the occasional “pick-me-up”. We need more, and as a community we can do more. So let the Mo’s grow and support us in our effort!
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Keith Sansoucy
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Daily Mo Update
Day one, back to baby face, So far it has been a cold Sunday for my face, but I can feel my top lip for the first time in a long time. I’m mentally preparing for all the shocked faces tomorrow at work.
Movember Awareness
I think most people underestimate just how important good mental health is. You can have a good paying job, friends and family that support you everyday, unique talents and skills to be proud of and still suffer from depression, negativity, anxiety, or any plethora of mental issues. Unfortunately, most men don’t seek help with these problems. Let’s start by asking all the guys out there to talk with someone about something that bothering them on a personal level. Let them know that it’s OK to ask for help.
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Dyllon Charron
Daily Mo Update
This Movember is going to be an exciting month for my face! I am not in the habit of keeping facial hair for more than a few weeks, but I am looking forward to growing my mo to raise awareness about men’s health with my fellow mo bros!
Movember Awareness
Continuing on with the topic of mental health, I wanted to share my personal experience with depression as it has been a major part of my life. Depression is more than just sadness, it is a crippling mental disorder that impacts both men and women alike. And while women are twice as likely to suffer from depression or symptoms of depression than men, it is a still a widely unrecognized problem among men. A problem that we need to acknowledge and provide support for, so that less suicides, like those in my family, are happening.
“The lifetime prevalence of major depression is 20-26% for women and 8-12% for men.” (Journal of the American Medical Association, 1996)
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David Guba
Daily Mo Update
Hi, I’m David, and this is my first Movember. As far as the ‘stache, I started today with a clean slate. I don’t shave on the weekend, so I have 2 days of stubble on the rest of my face.
Movember Awareness
I’m looking forward to having some furry fun and raising awareness to Men’s health, especially mental health. Mental health is still a rarely-discussed topic, and I aim to help end this, de-stigmatizing men’s mental health by talking about it without shifty glances or  shame.
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Find out what Movember is all about!
Check out The Good Men Project‘s other Movember mustache shenanigans with Mustache-a-Day!
Donate to We Mustache For The Truth and help these MoBros raise money towards combating the men’s health issues they are advocating for this Movember!
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Photo:Flickr/marlenedd
