Mens Mind Cave

29/01/2026

I’m incredibly excited to share that I’ve recorded a powerful podcast episode with In Recovery Podcast 🎙️
In collaboration with Ark House Rehab.

This conversation goes deep — real, honest, and grounded.

If you’re on a journey of recovery, growth, or self-understanding
… this one’s for you.

🎧 Release coming very soon — watch this space.

28/01/2026

Life at times can feel like a game of Battleships.

Sometimes it feels like people are trying to work you out, test you, or take shots when you’re already carrying enough.

Real strength isn’t reacting straight away.
It’s not revealing your next move.
It’s staying grounded and letting your actions speak.

When a man is connected to his heart, mind, body, and inner self, he knows exactly what he’s doing. He speaks the truth as it comes from the heart. He doesn’t need to explain himself or prove anything. He observes, regulates, and chooses his next move or even just to remain calm.

So when negativity shows up — from people, pressure, or situations — it’s not about retaliation.
It’s about coming into the moment.

Staying calm.

Being aligned.

And often… it’s the move that changes everything.

This is the work we focus on inside The Men’s Mind Cave — helping men build inner strength, clarity, and self-control so they move through life grounded, not reactive.

👉 mensmindcave.co.uk

28/01/2026

By taking a walk in nature, you reconnect with an energy that doesn’t care about the noise of the world.
Nature simply is.

When we treat it with respect, nature looks after us too.
Let your thoughts soften.
Release what’s been held inside.
Nature knows what to do with it.

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28/01/2026

I’m getting myself ready to go to work today, working outdoors in nature. I’m wondering what you do in the morning to prepare yourself for going out? Is it sitting in the quiet for 5 minutes, having a cold shower? I love to know.

My favourite is having a cold shower and just sitting in the quiet.

I look forward to your comments.

27/01/2026

What ever happens in life no matter what I may be, always carry on when you know it’s the right thing to do. You’re never alone and are always supported.

The person or people that is responsible for this will be found out.

22/01/2026

A massive thank you to Ross from Chaos Radio Cornwall to have me come onto your show.

Simon Verhage - founder of The Men’s Mind Cave - joins presenter Ross Lannon to discuss the supportive space he has created online, through a group for men who may be showing that they’re coping on the outside while feeling disconnected, stuck, or under pressure on the inside. Drawing from his o...

03/01/2026

New year, new you.
We hear it every January.

But maybe 2026 isn’t about becoming someone new at all.
Maybe it’s about coming back to yourself.

Letting go of outside pressure.
Releasing the need for approval.
Choosing progress over perfection.

You don’t need to change everything to have a meaningful year.
You just need to be honest, grounded, and willing to show up as you are.

This year is about self-respect, inner strength, and moving forward in a way that feels right for you.

At The Men’s Mind Cave, this is what we stand for. Supporting men to reconnect with themselves and rise calmly, confidently, and without fear.

Make 2026 about you.

28/12/2025

The silent struggle of Men

A man is struggling to understand why he feels the way he does.
Is it truly his own pain, or has he unconsciously absorbed the emotions of others carrying burdens that were never his to begin with?
Why does insecurity grip him? Why does inadequacy whisper in his ear in a world that never seems to slow down?

He wakes each day unsure of which direction his life is turning.
Does anyone see this?
Does anyone know the quiet battle he fights?
He moves through the daily routine go to work, come home, provide, survive all while trying to prove who he really is.
Yet deep down, he is hurting.

Silently.

Yet there is a turning point.

When he finally begins to understand himself when he learns to recognize his emotions and hold space for them he discovers something powerful:
his pain was never a weakness, but a message.
And as he learns to navigate it, he rises.
He steps into greater challenges with clarity.
He finds purpose.
He shows the world, and himself, what he is truly made of.

Love to you all xx

Join me at The Mens Mind Cave Zoom meeting toinght from 7.30pm onwards. https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1svphtzsRIOLQ8vWlaBUrQ #/registration

20/12/2025

If you know a man who will be spending Christmas alone this year, please let him know he’s not alone.

The Men’s Mind Cave will be open on Christmas Day from 7:30pm to 9:00pm (Zoom) — a warm, supportive space for any man who needs connection, conversation, or simply a place to be seen and heard.

Please share this post so it can reach those who may need it most.
No man should feel alone at Christmas. ❤️

Join us at
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1svphtzsRIOLQ8vWlaBUrQ

20/12/2025

A massive Thank You to Elysium Lifestyle Magazine for publishing my article, The Silent Struggles of Men. There are certainly so many of us out there that need the support and just by someone listening to them without judgement can help so much. Thank you once again. Simon x

https://elysiumlifestylemagazine.com/the-silent-struggle-of-men/

And How to Recognise It in the Man You Love Article by Simon Verhage – founder of The Men’s Mind cave We talk more openly about mental health today, and that’s a good thing. Women tend …

19/12/2025

We’re living in a time where the world feels increasingly challenging. There’s a lot happening right now. People can feel it. People can see the changes in others distancing, relationships ending, cycles closing, and new thought processes beginning.

But how does a man cope with these challenges? With these changes?
Changes that are happening around every man, while each one carries his own silent battles. He tries to show up in society, yet there is this constant expectation that he must appear perfect, always holding everything together.

But there is a struggle.
A struggle within him.

He has been suppressing his emotions time and time again never dealing with his feelings, avoiding his thoughts, whispering silent prayers, hoping that one day his life will get better. Yet, in truth, it often gets worse. The emotions he has pushed down remain unspoken, unmet, unresolved. The more they are suppressed, the heavier they become.

These emotions turn into feelings that sit deep within the body.
Left unaddressed, they can manifest as pain and even illness.
He begins to struggle not just mentally, but physically.
He struggles to walk through life the way a man should: feeling strong, grounded, confident. Instead, the emotions he has hidden weaken him, draining his strength from within.

So how does he change this?
What can he do?

Perhaps it is time for him to finally look at these emotions to connect with what lives within.
To feel the fear, the frustration, the guilt, the worry, the sadness.
Perhaps it is time to connect with what is truly going on inside.

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