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  • LibraryExplainer

    What trauma actually means

    Not a word for weak people. A word for what happens when something overwhelms what a person can take in.

    1 minute readTrauma

  • LibraryField note

    When it happened years ago and still feels close

    Time does not always put distance between you and what happened. Why, and what can help.

    1 minute readTrauma

  • LibraryField note

    Numb is not the same as fine

    Feeling nothing can be a sign you are carrying a lot. How to tell the difference.

    1 minute readTrauma

  • LibraryExplainer

    Anger after trauma

    When you are short with everyone and do not know why. Where anger often comes from, and what to do with it.

    1 minute readTrauma

  • LibraryExplainer

    Shame is not the same as guilt

    Guilt says I did something bad. Shame says I am bad. Why the difference matters after trauma.

    1 minute readTrauma

  • LibraryExplainer

    Freezing was not a choice

    Why so many people could not move, shout or fight back, and why that was the body protecting you.

    1 minute readTrauma

  • LibraryHeavy subject

    Drinking to get through it

    When alcohol or something else becomes the way to switch off. A plain look at what is happening.

    1 minute readTrauma

  • 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

  • LibraryExplainer

    Grief does not follow stages

    Why the idea of neat stages leaves so many people feeling they are doing it wrong.

    1 minute readGrief

  • LibraryExplainer

    Grieving by doing

    If you are fixing, working and sorting instead of talking, that is a recognised way to grieve.

    1 minute readGrief

  • LibraryExplainer

    Grief and anger

    Being furious at the person who died, at doctors, at God, at everyone. Why it happens.

    1 minute readGrief

  • LibraryField note

    Losing a parent as an adult

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

    1 minute readGrief

  • LibraryExplainer

    When you shut down in arguments

    Going silent, walking away, feeling nothing. Why it happens and what helps.

    1 minute readRelationships

  • LibraryHeavy subject

    Sex after trauma

    When intimacy is complicated by what happened before.

    1 minute readRelationships

  • LibraryScript

    Telling a partner about your past

    Whether, when and how to share what happened to you.

    1 minute readRelationships

  • LibraryField note

    Friendship for men

    Why many men have fewer close friends than they want, and how to change it.

    1 minute readRelationships

  • LibraryScript

    Asking for what you need

    Simple words for something many people find hard.

    1 minute readRelationships

  • LibraryField note

    Relationships after prison or service

    Reconnecting with a partner and family after long time apart.

    1 minute readRelationships

  • LibraryExplainer

    Men experience domestic abuse too

    Why it happens, why it is hidden, and why it is not your fault.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryHeavy subject

    Sexual abuse in relationships

    Consent still matters when you are together.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryHeavy subject

    If you are thinking about suicide

    Please read this. You do not have to act on these thoughts.

    1 minute readMental health

  • LibraryExplainer

    Burnout

    When you are running on empty and cannot recover.

    1 minute readMental health

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Starting therapy: what to expect

    First sessions, how it works, and how to know if it is right.

    1 minute readMental health

  • LibraryExplainer

    Eating problems in men

    Disordered eating is not only a women's issue.

    1 minute readMental health

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Mental health at work

    Talking to your employer, and protecting yourself.

    1 minute readMental health

  • LibraryField note

    Mental health in young men

    Pressures, risks and what helps.

    1 minute readMental health

  • LibraryField note

    Mental health in older men

    Retirement, loss and loneliness later in life.

    1 minute readMental health

  • LibraryExplainer

    Drugs, alcohol and mental health

    How substances and mood affect each other.

    1 minute readMental health

  • LibraryField note

    Chemsex and support

    When sex and drugs become linked.

    1 minute readLGBTQ+

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Workplace discrimination

    When you face hostility at work for being LGBTQ+.

    1 minute readLGBTQ+

  • LibraryField note

    LGBTQ+ men and loneliness

    Community can be full of people and still feel lonely.

    1 minute readLGBTQ+

  • LibraryChecklist

    The first thirty days of starting over

    A gentle plan for when everything has changed.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Starting over after prison

    Practical and emotional steps after release.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Finding work after a gap

    Explaining time away and getting back in.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryField note

    Starting over after addiction

    Recovery and building a new life.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Making friends as an adult

    It is harder than it was at school. Here is how.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryField note

    Retirement as a fresh start

    Making the most of the next chapter.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryField note

    Getting your confidence back

    After something knocked you down.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Single parenting suddenly

    When you become the main parent overnight.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryExplainer

    Sofa surfing

    Staying with friends is homelessness too.

    1 minute readHousing

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Rough sleeping and health

    Looking after yourself while sleeping outside.

    1 minute readHousing

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Veterans and housing

    Help for people leaving service.

    1 minute readHousing

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Housing after prison

    Finding somewhere to live after release.

    1 minute readHousing

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Yes, men can be sexually assaulted

    The myths male survivors hear most, and what is actually true.

    1 minute readMen

  • LibraryPractical guide

    When the abuse comes from a partner and you are a man

    Coercive control, violence and threats do not care about gender. What it can look like, and what to do.

    1 minute readMen

  • LibraryField note

    I don't know if what happened counts

    You do not need a name for it before you are allowed to take it seriously.

    1 minute readTrauma

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