A groundbreaking initiative focused on reshaping conversations surrounding men’s mental health, emotional well-being and leadership in Jamaica will take centrestage on June 13 with the staging of the Redefining Men’s Wellness Conference & Award Ceremony at the Hope Fellowship Auditorium.

The event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 5p.m., is being spearheaded by Shareka Swaby, author and motivational speaker, who says the conference was inspired by years of listening to the emotional struggles many men quietly endure.

“The Redefining Men’s Wellness Conference was birthed out of a need I observed through my experience as a life coach who works with men. I found that I heard the same thing from almost every man: ‘Men aren’t allowed to have emotions or express their feelings,’” Swaby said.