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That One Man Who Nearly Went Home
A man stood 100 yards up the road. He nearly didn’t come in. This is why the sweeper role at Andy’s Man Club matters more than the handbook can explain. The Man Who Nearly Went Home Last night I had one of those moments that sticks with you. Along with another facilitator, I was on…
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When Peer Support Ends and You Drive Home Alone
There’s a moment that happens in peer support groups that nobody really talks about. A bloke shares something heavy. Not “work’s been stressful” heavy. Something that’s been buried for years. Something that took courage, or maybe just the right Monday night, to finally say out loud. The room goes quiet. You can feel it land.…
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What Happens After Andy’s Man Club Ends at 9 O’Clock
Monday night. Andy’s Man Club. A dozen blokes, maybe more, in a circle. Serious stuff gets said. Real stuff. And then it’s 9 o’clock, and everyone heads home. Except it doesn’t always work like that. Not for me, anyway. And from what I’ve heard, from other facilitators and even some members, not for others. Sometimes…
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A Year of Opening the Door at Louth Andy’s Man Club
We’re moving soon. The room we’ve been using at Louth Andy’s Man Club has served us well, but it’s getting tight. We’ve been getting a dozen or more men through the door regularly, and the space just doesn’t have much give left in it. On top of that, there’s some uncertainty about the building itself…
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Nearly a Year at Andy’s Man Club – My Honest Reflection
It’s almost been a year. A year of Monday nights, of sitting in a circle, of listening to other blokes talk about things they’ve likely never said out loud to anyone before. That doesn’t get old. Every Monday night at AMC has positives! I became a member almost a year ago, then a facilitator months…
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Still Finding My Feet as an Andy’s Man Club Facilitator
This one’s a bit awkward to write, honestly. I’ve written before about my journey with Andy’s Man Club – what it meant to me when I first walked into a session as a member, and then what it felt like to go through the training and come out the other side as a facilitator. A…
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Wanted to Matter. I Ended Up Standing Outside.
We’ve been going about two months now. Andy’s Man Club in Louth opened around Easter, and honestly, for the most part it’s working. Blokes are coming back. New faces turn up most weeks. We’re getting 8, 9, sometimes 10 or 11 men in the room on a Monday night, and men are actually talking. Properly…
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I’m Going to Be an Andy’s Man Club Facilitator
It’s been a couple of months since I first walked through the door at Andy’s Man Club, and I’m still not entirely sure I can explain what it does to you. Not in a way that doesn’t sound a bit soft, anyway. But something shifted. It’s hard to put your finger on it at first.…