In immediate danger? Call your local emergency number.

Find a crisis line in your country
Griefyard Works
Photograph of beard, coffee, cup.
All courses

Course, Free

For the men around him

For a friend, brother, son, or colleague of a man who is going through it. What to say, what not to, how to offer something concrete, and how to tell when it has become medical.

Free, permanently. Send it to anyone.

  • 4 modules
  • Transcripts
Begin module one 4 modules, 38 minutes in all
  1. What to say, and what to say instead Task: Send him one message this week that asks for nothing back. Something like: thinking about you, no need to reply. 10 min
  2. Offer a job, not an open door Task: Pick one job from the list in this module. Offer it to him with a specific day. 8 min
  3. Side by side Task: Invite him to do something ordinary with you this month. A game, a job, a drive. Do not plan to talk about anything. 8 min
  4. When it has become medical Task: Save 988 in your phone now, under a name you will remember. 12 min

KEEP EXPLORING

Keep exploring.

Everything
  • CampaignBreak the stigma

    Men can be victims.

    Sexual and intimate partner violence against men is common, underreported, and too often met with disbelief.

    Men

  • Start here

    I don't know if what happened counts.

    You do not need a name for it. Answer a few questions, and nothing is stored.

    Trauma

  • CourseOpen now

    Why you do it this way

    Why you have been fixing things, working, and sorting rather than talking. Why that is a recognized pattern, not a failure, and what it does well and badly.

    Free4 modules, 48 minutesGrief

  • LibraryHeavy subject

    Trauma in childhood, felt as an adult

    What happened when you were young can shape how you live now. Some of the ways, and what helps.

    1 minute readTrauma

  • ProgramForming now

    Men Don't Have to Disappear

    Male survivor education and support initiative.

    FreeOnlineMen

  • PodcastComing soon

    The Lighthouse Is On

    A Griefyard Works podcast. Long conversations about the things men were taught not to say. Coming soon.

    Men

  • LibraryField note

    Losing a parent as an adult

    When you become the older generation, and people expect you to cope.

    1 minute readGrief

  • StoryShare yours

    Stories from the water.

    Told in writing, on a call, or on the podcast. Nothing is published until you approve the final version, and you can withdraw it at any time.

    Men

Quick exitLeaves this page immediately. Shortcut: Escape twice.