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pme focuses on men's health

In November, "Movember", the focus is on topics relating to men's health worldwide. The pme Familienservice Group is also using this occasion to launch a new series of lectures that will offer numerous practical tips and an open exchange of ideas from December 2025 and in 2026.

After focusing specifically on women's health in its activities this year, the pme Familienservice Group is expanding its focus in the new year and is now also making companies and their employees more aware of men's health.

With the new lecture series, pme Familienservice is specifically encouraging male employees to take active responsibility for their health and focus on their own well-being.

Why is pme dedicated to the topic of men's health?

Employee health is a key success factor for any company. However, men are much less likely than women to attend preventive care. Only 22% regularly attend check-ups, compared to 59% of women (German Society for Men and Health DGMG, 2022). As a result, illnesses are often detected (too) late, which can lead to longer absences, loss of performance and higher costs.

"The focus on men's health not only offers the opportunity to educate about physical changes and health risks, but also to address and reflect on the male role perception in the company and social context as well as the associated health behavior," says Felix Aguntius, BGM expert at pme Familienservice GmbH.

Health-promoting measures in the company show appreciation, strengthen motivation and satisfaction, retain skilled workers and promote a corporate culture in which health and individual needs are given high priority.

Companies that focus on the health of their employees also assume social responsibility and invest in their own long-term success.

Our lecture series 2026: The events

The lecture topics range from mental load and nutrition to emotions, role models and psychosocial challenges. 

The speakers are experienced experts who speak openly and practically about men's health.

03.12.2025 Mental load as a man? Plain talk about stress, coaching and therapy
29.01.2026 Dr. Christoph Pies: No fear of the urologist (reading)
24.02.2026 Quick nutrition for men
05.03.2026. Men and emotions
17.04.2026. Becoming a father is not difficult, but being a father is very difficult
28.05.2026 Strong, sensitive and sometimes simply at a loss - men in expectation mode
10.06.2026 Goodbye self-doubt: your way out of the impostor syndrome (group coaching)

(Note: The overview is updated on an ongoing basis).

All planned events are available at: pme.link/hishealth26

Who can use the "HishHealth" lecture series?

The presentations are aimed at the employees of our customer companies. You are not yet a customer and are interested in our products or events? Then please get in touch with your business customer advisor: pme.link/health

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Write down positive thoughts: Never brood again

When winter just won't end, it can really put a damper on your mood. In such phases, we often forget the positive moments that keep us going.

We would rather brood over negative things that have failed, upset or hurt us. However, positive thoughts are not only better for our well-being, they also help us sleep much better. Our health expert Petra Dinkelacker has a really good tip on how to change your mindset in the long term by writing down your positive experiences.

Store good experiences and ensure a lasting sense of well-being

Writing things down can help us to better remember positive experiences. By writing things down, we can determine over time which approach helps us to develop things in a positive direction and which strategies we should develop in the future.

This is how it works:

  • Get yourself a nice book and a nice pen that you use for the sole purpose of jotting down your thoughts.
  • Take five minutes before going to bed. That's often all it takes.
  • Now write down your successes and positive experiences of the day and ask yourself the following questions:
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    • What worked well for me today?
    • How did I manage it or what did I do to ensure that it went well?

Think about three things and answer these two questions for each of them.

Plan to practise this method for at least three weeks and write down your experiences. If it doesn't work on one day, don't put yourself under pressure. Revisit your thoughts later or skip a day. But keep going and leaf back through your book from time to time to see what insights you can derive from it.

I wish you many positive thoughts!

Health impulses with our 5-minute exercises

Our 5-minute exercises give you ideas for more relaxation, balance, activity and feel-good moments in your everyday work and private life. They are not a substitute for professional help from counselors and psychologists.

Please seek professional advice, for example from life coaching (Link opens in a new window) ( Link opens in a new window) , if you are permanently depressed, suffer from persistent excessive stress and have deeper mental problems.