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Journal
Journal Topics
A growing library of writing organised by theme.
Each cluster is a pillar guide — a grounded, plain-English overview of one theme men carry, with the supporting guides, stories and programmes attached.
Topic cluster · Trauma
Trauma in Men: What It Looks Like, What Helps
Trauma in men rarely looks like the textbook version. A grounded, plain-English overview of what trauma actually does to a man's body and life, and what kinds of support actually help.
10 min read
Topic cluster · Nervous system
The Male Nervous System: Plain English
Why men's bodies get stuck on high alert, what's happening underneath, and small daily practices that actually help the nervous system settle.
9 min read
Topic cluster · Shame & isolation
Shame and Isolation: The Quiet Killers
Why so many men live one private conversation away from the support they need, and how shame and isolation feed each other in men's lives.
9 min read
Topic cluster · Emotional regulation
Emotional Regulation for Men: A Working Guide
A grounded guide to feeling what you feel without it taking the day off you, built for men who weren't taught any of this.
9 min read
Topic cluster · Addiction recovery
Addiction Recovery for Men
What actually helps men recover from alcohol, drugs and compulsive behaviour, without the boot-camp tone.
10 min read
Topic cluster · Brotherhood
Brotherhood and Men's Circles: Why They Work
What a men's circle actually is, what happens in one, and why nine men in a room is often the most powerful mental-health intervention a man will ever experience.
8 min read
Topic cluster · Identity & masculinity
Identity and Masculinity: Asking the Real Question
Modern men inherited two contradictory scripts and no instruction manual. A grounded look at identity, masculinity and the work of being a man on purpose.
9 min read
Topic cluster · Fatherhood
Fatherhood: Showing Up Without a Map
Whether you had a father, lost a father, or are trying to be one, fatherhood is one of the most common reasons men finally ask for support. Here's what we see, and what helps.
8 min read
Topic cluster · Relationships
Relationships: Repair, Distance and Honesty
Most men don't end up in our work because of the big things. They end up here because the closest relationships in their life have quietly gone cold. Here's why, and what helps.
8 min read
Topic cluster · Safety & grounding
Safety and Grounding: When Things Feel Like Too Much
Tools, language and pathways for men in the harder moments, including a clear route to urgent help if you need it right now.
7 min read
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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
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