Phil Watson

Maintaining mental health in middle aged males. I’ve never been too concerned about my physical health. I cycle to work, clocking up about 40 miles per week, and apart from my vasectomy have never had more than a day off work in any one of the last 25 years of gainful employment. I’m probably a bit overweight but not in a way that bothers me or my wife. Until 2012 I had a similar indifference to my mental health. Happily married, two birth kids, a succession of foster kids, healthy finances, plenty of friends and… Read More »Maintaining mental health in middle aged males – Guest Blog Post

Fathering the fatherless. When men turn 40, it is traditional to have a midlife crisis. Some men start going to the gym and wearing age inappropriate clothes. Others get gripped by a malaise and a mourning for their lost youth. I decided to become a foster carer. More accurately, my wife suggested we explore the possibility of becoming a foster family. Our birth children were 5 and 7, and although I am biased, they are really rather fantastic kids. They tick the academic and sport boxes, and more importantly are very sociable, biddable, and yet… Read More »Fathering The Fatherless