Clare Brook – Queensland Reviewers Collective

Perspective is everything – “It’s not what we’re looking at, it’s where we’re looking from!”  The Greek philosopher, Socrates, said, “the unexamined life is not worth living”.   But such an examination is not as easy as it sounds, there’s a lot going on in the mind.  You need a guide.  John Broadbent is qualified, and […]

Dave Golding

The most male-friendly book I’ve ever read! Dave Golding ~ Men’s Retreat Facilitator

Terry McArthur

Got myself a copy. Man Unplugged is one of those essential road maps for the masculine soul. Terry McArthur ~ Author/poet/songwriter

Maggie Hamilton

It is time we all recognised how much good men bring to the lives of their partners, children, and society in general. Man Unplugged helps show the way, by encouraging men to have a newer, bigger vision for themselves. Maggie Hamilton ~ Author of What Men Don’t Talk About and What’s Happening To Our Boys

Katerina Cosgrove

Man Unplugged is a synthesis and evolution of all the disparate strands of ‘men’s business’ written in an intimate, layered and authentic voice. Katerina Katerina Cosgrove ~ Author (https://www.authorcosgrove.com/books)

Blake Woodward

Man Unplugged cuts through layers of complex issues facing men, often woven into our most trusted relationships and masked by social norms. John combines personal insights, real-life experiences and practical tools from experts, inviting readers to engage with this second edition through their unique journey and worldview. Those who do will find themselves deeply challenged […]

Will Douglas

Man Unplugged is a comprehensive overview of the intriguing and thoroughly necessary world of “men’s business”, made real and accessible by the author’s selfless and generous sharing of his own journey. It is like chatting with a mate, whilst having some real nuggets of gold put on the table. We men, still with work to […]

Michael Ray

Reading John’s “Man Unplugged” feels like pulling up a chair with a wise mate, laughing at the mess, then quietly facing the big stuff together. The book reminds us as parents that “When a child is born, a father is born”, a line that slams home the truth our culture keeps missing: dads are made, […]

Ian Westmoreland OAM

Reading Man Unplugged by John Broadbent was both stimulating and thought-provoking—a book I wish I had come across much earlier in life. Now, at 71, with 13 grandchildren, I found myself nodding in agreement, sometimes wincing at memories, and often reflecting on my own journey from boy to man, to father, and now grandfather. One […]

Dr Linda Wilson

Reading the second half of your book ‘Man Unplugged’ today. Reading with so many hats on, mum, wife, practitioner, woman, so lots of different reactions but that is a good thing! My husband will also read it, if he can see it through all the notes I have made! Dr Linda Wilson ~ Alternative therapist