KINGSTON, Jamaica — An initiative aimed at reshaping conversations surrounding men’s mental health, emotional well-being, and leadership in Jamaica will take centre stage on June 13 with the staging of the Redefining Men’s Wellness Conference & Award Ceremony.

Set for the Hope Fellowship Auditorium in Kingston from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, the event is being spearheaded by author and life coach Shareka Swaby, who says the conference was born from years of observing the emotional struggles many men silently carry.

“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.