‘It would appear that male pattern baldness has set in. His hair, at an alarming pace, running away from his face. He's losing his virility, and now his masculinity has been compromised and his libido down-sized. Not for me, heaven forbid, it's not for me you understand. Bald, slap headed and hairless. Bald he is destined to be. Bald, well tonight thank God it's him instead of me. From what I have been reading, his scalp needs kneading to stimulate each follicle, and reverse this diabolical condition that's afflicted him for years and has cruelly repulsed each potential mate.’ (The Darkness ..read more

‘It would appear that male pattern baldness has set in. His hair, at an alarming pace, running away from his face. He's losing his virility, and now his masculinity has been compromised and his libido down-sized. Not for me, heaven forbid, it's not for me you understand. Bald, slap headed and hairless. Bald he is destined to be. Bald, well tonight thank God it's him instead of me. From what I have been reading, his scalp needs kneading to stimulate each follicle, and reverse this diabolical condition that's afflicted him for years and has cruelly repulsed each potential mate.’ (The Darkness ..read more

The Covid-19 lockdown started on 23rd March 2020 in the UK. It's brought lasting change to how we live our lives and it's been struggle for many people. Much of what we previously took for granted seemed to vanish overnight. Below is a very honest account of how Alex (a law student who was already managing a life affected by depression and anxiety) survived this period with his support structure, the gym environment, gone. Crispin (Alex’s friend) starts by explaining how it feels to have watched a mate struggle through lockdown and how he experienced the all too real difficulty of not being ..read more

By: Hannah Cotton Originally published:  MenTeachPrimary ​June 4th 2020 Keynote Speaker and Consultant. @HannahCaC79 #FFBInclusion ​ My favourite poet is a chap called Brian Bilston.  His work is aesthetically and linguistically delicious – words placed on a page with such imagination and creativity, he’s a true inspiration.  His infectious delight in word play encouraged me to take it up myself, reminding me how much I used to love my English lessons at school.   One example of my word play builds on equality and the role of allies. My brain child EquALLIES was born ..read more

By: Gabriel Patel A great deal of fuss is made about the quality of the sleep you get each night.  Scientists claim that the secret to getting good sleep lies in your ability to develop good habits surrounding bedtime, and that if you are having trouble falling asleep, it is solely due to your consumption of coffee and alcohol, use of electronics, or lack of a regular sleeping schedule.  However, while these habits do affect your sleep, one of the most important factors that can improve your ability to fall and stay asleep is the quality of your mattress.  They can also affect ..read more

The Covid-19 lockdown started on 23rd March 2020 in the UK. It's brought lasting change to how we live our lives and it's been struggle for many people. Much of what we previously took for granted seemed to vanish overnight. Below is a very honest account of how Alex (a law student who was already managing a life affected by depression and anxiety) survived this period with his support structure, the gym environment, gone. Crispin (Alex’s friend) starts by explaining how it feels to have watched a mate struggle through lockdown and how he experienced the all too real difficulty of not being ..read more

By: Hannah Cotton Originally published:  MenTeachPrimary ​June 4th 2020 Keynote Speaker and Consultant. @HannahCaC79 #FFBInclusion ​ My favourite poet is a chap called Brian Bilston.  His work is aesthetically and linguistically delicious – words placed on a page with such imagination and creativity, he’s a true inspiration.  His infectious delight in word play encouraged me to take it up myself, reminding me how much I used to love my English lessons at school.   One example of my word play builds on equality and the role of allies. My brain child EquALLIES was born ..read more

By: Gabriel Patel A great deal of fuss is made about the quality of the sleep you get each night.  Scientists claim that the secret to getting good sleep lies in your ability to develop good habits surrounding bedtime, and that if you are having trouble falling asleep, it is solely due to your consumption of coffee and alcohol, use of electronics, or lack of a regular sleeping schedule.  However, while these habits do affect your sleep, one of the most important factors that can improve your ability to fall and stay asleep is the quality of your mattress.  They can also affect ..read more

By: Dr Luke Sullivan Psychodynamic theories of male development have focused on the early years of men's lives (Chodorow, 1978; Diamond, 2004; Fast, 1990; Greenson, 1968; Ogden, 1989; Pollack, 1995; Stoller, 1964, 1965, 1968) and have led to the hypothesis that young infant boys experience a “normative gender-linked developmental trauma” at a pre-oedipal stage (Pollack, 1995).  This potentially traumatising separation-individuation process is believed to be mediated through formative interactions with both care-givers (Fast, 1990; Diamond, 2004). The hypothesised implication of a forced ..read more

By: Robin Hadley Rather than me bang on academically about why the myth that fatherhood doesn’t mean much to men. I thought it would be better to share the men experiences. The following extracts are from men I’ve interviewed and things men have said to me. Names have been changed to protect the men’s identity. At school, Shane, aged 10, was asked what he wanted to be, “I said I wanted to be a Dad and everyone in the class started laughing.” As he grew up Shane’s (33) ideas around fatherhood grew in to a solid plan, “I had a very definite idea of how my life was going to be, I was having two ..read more