MEN'S SHEDS | PHIL JOHNSON, Managing Director for US Men's Sheds
04/17/22 • 31 min
Men’s Sheds, an international phenomenon, with thousands of clubs worldwide, are mainly ‘clubs for older guys’. They provide a place for older men to meet, build friendships and projects, pursue their interests, learn new things, and discuss health issues. In these places, there is a comfort level to talk while working “Shoulder to Shoulder”.
Phil Johnson is the Managing Director of the US Men’s Sheds, the one who originally organized, and currently helps to grow the organization. In this episode we hear from him about the transformative effect Men's Sheds have had on retired and elder men's lives.
Men’s Sheds, an international phenomenon, with thousands of clubs worldwide, are mainly ‘clubs for older guys’. They provide a place for older men to meet, build friendships and projects, pursue their interests, learn new things, and discuss health issues. In these places, there is a comfort level to talk while working “Shoulder to Shoulder”.
Phil Johnson is the Managing Director of the US Men’s Sheds, the one who originally organized, and currently helps to grow the organization. In this episode we hear from him about the transformative effect Men's Sheds have had on retired and elder men's lives.
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WHEREING: A Podcast about Belonging and Design - MEN'S SHEDS | PHIL JOHNSON, Managing Director for US Men's Sheds
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MEN’S SHEDS
Phil Johnson, Managing Director US Men’s Sheds
S2 Episode 3: TRANSCRIPT April 17, 2022
Phil
“I think some of the most meaningful stories I've heard about men's sheds, is the turnaround older men can make after joining a men's shed, meeting fellows, they actually get a new spark in life. They're doing things they weren't doing before and maybe never have ever tried by themselves, that a
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