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MENd Journal · Guides
Long-form, Practical, Gentle
Deeper guides on the things that take more than a five-minute read. Built to be saved and returned to.
What these guides are
Long enough to matter, short enough to finish
Journal Guides are the pieces that don't fit in a five-minute read. Each one is a slow walk through a subject that keeps coming up in the men's circles we run — nervous system regulation, early recovery, rebuilding trust, learning to notice what you're actually feeling.
They're written to be printed, saved, returned to. Nothing here is meant to be consumed once and forgotten. The men who use these well tend to keep a folder of the two or three that hit hardest and revisit them every few months.
How they're built
Every guide is drafted by a facilitator who works face-to-face with men in Canterbury, then reviewed by another practitioner for safeguarding and tone. Where a topic sits close to clinical territory (trauma, addiction, suicidal thinking) the guide names the limits of peer support clearly and points at the right professional door.
The prompts inside them are the same prompts we use in circle. If you want to work through one alongside another man, the walking group in Canterbury and the Recovery Hub online are both good places to bring them.
Questions men often ask
- Are these based on any particular framework?
- They draw on trauma-informed practice, polyvagal theory, IFS, and years of what we've seen actually help the men in our circles. They avoid dogma — different men need different maps.
- Do I need to journal to use these?
- No. Many men read a guide once, sit with it, and never write anything down. Others use every prompt. Both count.
- Can I print them?
- Yes — they're plain text-first for exactly that reason. Some men keep a physical folder; others save them offline on their phone.
- Is there a right order?
- No. Start with the title that made your shoulders drop half an inch when you read it. That's the honest first guide.
Coming up next
Find your next way in
Your next opportunity to connect, talk, learn, and be part of the MENd Together community.
Starts
Walk & Talk
A gentle walk together. Fresh air, slow pace, honest conversation.
- Saturday 29 August
- 9:00am
- St Peter's Church, High Street, Bridge, Canterbury, Kent CT4 5LA
- Open to all men
- Donation-based
More upcoming sessions
Tue 15 Sept
Online Peer Support Group
6:00pm · Online
Tue 22 Sept
Online Peer Support Group
6:00pm · Online
Thu 24 Sept
Monthly Fathers Support Group
6:00pm · Canterbury, Kent
Sat 26 Sept
Walk & Talk
9:00am · St Peter's Church, High Street, Bridge, Canterbury, Kent CT4 5LA
Tue 29 Sept
Online Peer Support Group
6:00pm · Online
Sat 3 Oct
The Circle
9:00am · The Yurt, The Quiet View
Tue 6 Oct
Online Peer Support Group
6:00pm · Online
We only count what we can verify. No invented testimonials, no growth-chart vanity numbers. When men share their words with consent, they show up here.
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