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His·Journey · Sydney est. 2025The Ledger · The Room · The Pledge§ For men in transition

© 2026 HisJourney · Vol. II

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§ 01 · In crisis
A guided journey

Depression — What to Do First.

Action protocol for when your head is the trunk of the problem.

Length
About 10 weeks
Modules
7 · 43m
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7 modules · arc reads left → right
  1. The arc
  2. 01Naming it←
  3. 02The 72-hour stabilise
  4. 03The GP visit
  5. 04The therapy question
  6. 05Telling people
  7. 06The recovery protocol
  8. 07When it comes back

Naming it (depression vs sadness vs burnout). The 72-hour stabilise. The GP visit and what to ask. The Mental Health Treatment Plan and the Medicare-rebated psychologist sessions. Therapy types and finding someone. Telling people. The recovery protocol. What to do when it comes back, because it usually does.

Begin →
§ 01What you'll learn
  1. 01How to tell depression from sadness, burnout or grief
  2. 02The 72-hour stabilise: sleep, food, movement, the GP call
  3. 03How the Mental Health Treatment Plan actually works (AU)
  4. 04Therapy types — CBT, ACT, IPT — and what to ask before booking
  5. 05How to tell partner, family and work without it becoming the topic
  6. 06How recovery actually looks (it's not linear and it's not vibes)
  7. 07What to do the second time, when relapse arrives
§ 02Who it's for
  1. 01In a depressive episode right now and trying to take a first step
  2. 02Pretty sure you've been depressed for months but haven't named it
  3. 03Out of the worst of it and want to know how to stay out
§ 03 - The modules

7 sessions, in order.

Begin
  1. 01

    Naming it

    Depression vs sadness vs burnout vs grief. The PHQ-9 markers. Why naming it correctly changes the next step.

    6 min→
  2. 02

    The 72-hour stabilise

    Sleep, food, movement, sunlight. The smallest possible base. What to do today, this afternoon, before anything else.

    6 min→
  3. 03

    The GP visit

    How to book it, what to say, the Mental Health Treatment Plan, the medication question.

    6 min→
  4. 04

    The therapy question

    CBT, ACT, IPT, schema. The Medicare-rebated psychologist sessions. How to find someone you don't hate by session three.

    6 min→
  5. 05

    Telling people

    Partner, family, work. Who needs the full version, who needs the headline. Scripts that don't make it the topic.

    6 min→
  6. 06

    The recovery protocol

    The slow climb. Non-linear. The metrics that matter. The "it's working" markers most men miss.

    7 min→
  7. 07

    When it comes back

    Relapse as part of the picture, not a verdict. The early-warning checklist. Why the second time is shorter.

    6 min→