Articles

Practical thoughts on separation, starting again and finding your feet when life changes shape.

• +Life After Divorce: Finding Your Feet Again

  Life after divorce can feel unfamiliar. A practical guide to rebuilding your routine, friendships, interests and sense of what comes next.

• +Starting Again After Divorce in Your 40s

  Divorce in your 40s can make life look very different. Here's how to start rebuilding without feeling like you're starting again from zero.

• +Taking Some Time Away After a Separation

  Sometimes changing your surroundings after a separation creates useful breathing room. Explore solo breaks, trips with friends and group retreats.

• +Your First Trip Away Alone After Divorce

  Travelling alone after divorce can feel strange at first. Here's how to choose the right amount of structure, company, activity and downtime.

Articles on children growing up, getting older and working out what the next part of life might look like.

• +When Your Kids Grow Up: What's Next for Dad?

  When your children need you differently, life can suddenly have more space. How do you work out what you want the next chapter to contain?

• +Turning 50 and Wondering What's Next?

  Approaching 50 can be a natural time to take stock. Look at what you've built, what matters now and what you'd like more of in the years ahead.

• +Who Are You When People Don't Need You Quite So Much?

  When years of being Dad, partner, provider or problem-solver begin to change, it can be worth rediscovering what you actually want for yourself.

• +The Importance of Having Something to Look Forward To

  If life has become a calendar of obligations, putting something on it that you genuinely want to do can make a surprisingly big difference.

Articles on making friends, staying connected and finding better ways to spend time with other people as life gets busier.

• +Why Is It So Hard to Make Friends as a Man in Your 40s?

  Making friends gets harder when life gets busy. Here's a practical approach to meeting people and building friendships naturally in your 40s.

• +Plenty of Mates, Nobody You Really Talk To?

  You can have good mates and still miss deeper conversation. Here's how male friendships can develop another gear without forcing it.

• +Why Men Often Connect Better When They're Doing Something Together

  Conversation doesn't always need to be the activity. Discover why shared experiences can make connection and conversation happen naturally.

• +How to Meet New People When You Don't Want to \"Network\"

  Want to meet new people without awkward networking events? Start with activities, repeated contact and something you genuinely enjoy doing.

• +Going Away With People You Don't Know: Why It Might Be Less Awkward Than You Think

  Nervous about joining a group where you don't know anyone? Shared activities and a little structure can make it much less awkward than you think.

Articles on leaving the usual routine behind for a couple of days and finding a bit of perspective.

• +Feel Like You Need a Break From Everything?

  Feel like you just need to get away for a few days? Explore what kind of break you actually need and how to make the time away worthwhile.

• +Where Can You Go for a Weekend to Clear Your Head?

  Need a few days away to clear your head? Compare walking weekends, solo breaks, activity trips and retreats to find the right kind of escape.

• +Solo Break or Group Retreat: Which Do You Actually Need?

  Want some time away but not sure whether to go alone or join a group? Compare the privacy, structure, company, activities and downtime of each.

• +Sometimes You Need to Go Somewhere Else to Think Clearly

  Sometimes it's hard to see your life clearly from inside the normal routine. A change of surroundings can create useful distance and perspective.

• +If You Had Three Days to Yourself, What Would You Do With Them?

  If you had three days away from your normal responsibilities, how would you use them? A simple approach to rest, experience and taking stock.

Straight answers to the questions you might reasonably have before spending a few days away with a group of men you've never met.

• +What Is a Men's Retreat?

  Men's retreats vary enormously, from outdoor adventures to wellness and personal development. Here's what they are and how to choose one.

• +What Actually Happens on a Men's Retreat?

  Wondering what you actually do on a men's retreat? Here's what to expect from the activities, downtime, conversations, meals and group experience.

• +Men's Retreats: Are They All a Bit Weird?

  Put off by the idea of a men's retreat? They aren't all chanting, yoga and masculine energy. Here's what the different kinds actually involve.

• +Do You Have to Talk About Your Feelings on a Men's Retreat?

  Worried you'll have to share your life story with strangers? Find out how conversation works on a men's retreat and what happens if you'd rather listen.

• +Can You Go on a Retreat If There's Nothing Wrong With You?

  You don't need a crisis or a problem to justify taking a few days away. Rest, perspective, good company and trying something new are reasons enough.

• +Not Into Yoga? A Different Kind of Men's Retreat

  Not interested in yoga or meditation? Men's retreats can also revolve around outdoor activities, shared experiences, good food and time away.

• +Going on a Men's Retreat Alone: What to Expect

  Thinking about attending a men's retreat alone? Here's what to expect, from arriving without knowing anyone to activities, downtime and conversation.

• +Men's Retreat or Lads' Weekend — What's the Difference?

  Both can involve good company, activities and time away. Here's what makes a men's retreat different from a traditional weekend with the lads.

• +Are Men's Retreats Worth It?

  Are men's retreats worth the money? Here's what you're actually paying for, what to look for and how to decide whether a retreat suits you.

Articles on stepping away from the usual routine, thinking clearly and working out what comes next.

• +When Nothing's Wrong, But Something Doesn't Feel Right

  Nothing is obviously wrong, but life doesn't feel quite right? Here's how to take stock, get some perspective and work out what you want next.

• +Feeling Stuck in Your 40s? Start by Taking Stock

  Feeling stuck or going through the motions in your 40s? Take stock, get some perspective and start working out what you want next.

• +When Life Feels Like the Same Week Over and Over

  Work, responsibilities, sleep, repeat. If every week feels the same, here are practical ways to introduce some change without blowing up your life.

• +Midlife Crisis — Or Just Time for a Change?

  Questioning work, relationships or what's next? It doesn't necessarily mean a midlife crisis. It might simply be time to take stock.

• +How Do You Work Out What You Actually Want?

  Don't know what you want from life anymore? Forget finding one grand purpose and start with some smaller, more useful questions.

Articles on work, pressure, responsibility and what to do when a life that works on paper stops feeling quite right.

• +When Everyone Needs Something From You

  Work, family and responsibilities can leave very little time that's actually yours. Here's how to make some space without abandoning everything.

• +When a Good Career Stops Feeling Like Enough

  A successful career can still stop feeling satisfying. Before making a dramatic change, take some time to work out what isn't working anymore.

• +Do You Need a New Job, or Just a Proper Break?

  Fed up with work and thinking about leaving? Before making a permanent decision, it may be worth finding out what a proper break changes.

• +Why Is It So Hard to Switch Off From Work?

  Still thinking about work long after you've finished? Explore practical ways to create some genuine distance between work and the rest of your life.