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MANUP? The adopted term of ‘MAN UP’ as we know it, needs to be challenged. The adopted term of 'MAN UP' as we know it, needs to be challenged.

Don't just brush yourself down & get on with it. Be brave, speak to someone, even if it's a mate. That's our focus; that's our mission. As a mental health awareness charity, we promote men's talking by displaying stories, having conversations, and discussing solutions in different ways.

January can feel like a reboot button. It can also feel like a countdown clock.If the start of the year makes things fee...
01/01/2026

January can feel like a reboot button. It can also feel like a countdown clock.

If the start of the year makes things feel heavier, MANUP? Hour on 8 January 2026 gives you a place to hit pause, share the load and be heard.

No grand promises. No pressure to have answers. Just honest talk among men who know what it is like to struggle, to question and to rebuild.

Sign up. Sit down. Talk.

🔗 https://www.manup.how/events/

31/12/2025

As the year comes to a close, we wanted to share this clip from Dan, Founder and CEO of MANUP?.

This isn’t a highlight reel or a feel-good wrap-up. It’s an honest reflection on why MANUP? exists and what impact actually means to us.

We fund therapy.
We support research.
We take men away from their everyday environments.
We back other charities doing real work on the ground.

But the bigger question never goes away. Are we genuinely helping men, or are we just adding to the noise?

Our aim has never been to build the biggest platform or shout the loudest. The aim is to work towards a world where fewer men reach crisis in the first place, and where the people around them actually listen.

If you have supported MANUP? this year, thank you. If you are questioning whether this work makes a difference, that question matters too.

The full video is now live on our website and YouTube.

26/12/2025

Christmas is supposed to be the happiest time of year.
For a lot of men, it isn’t.

In this more extended conversation, Dan and Phil talk honestly about Christmas, family pressure, loneliness, and the unspoken weight many men carry at this time of year.

This is not about being ungrateful.
It’s about acknowledging that Christmas amplifies what is already there. Good or bad.

They talk about feeling like a spare part, struggling even when surrounded by people, and why telling men to “just talk” often misses the point. Sometimes the issue is not a lack of people. It is a lack of understanding, space, or permission to be honest.

This conversation is for anyone who finds Christmas difficult.
And for those who want to better understand the men around them.

If something in this resonates, you’re not alone.

We would genuinely like to hear from you, comment below?

What part of Christmas do you find hardest, or what do you think people misunderstand about men at this time of year?






22/12/2025

Losing your job can feel like losing your purpose... for many men it hits harder than people realise.

He tells us how redundancy made him feel like he had failed his family, how silence made things worse, and how easy it is to spiral when you believe you should be the strong one.

His turning point was not pretending everything was fine. It was saying he needed help.

When men feel like they cannot fix it on their own, that is when listening really matters.

18/12/2025

Some men do not need a sofa and a tissue box.

They need campfires, fishing rods, race paddocks and people who let them drop the armour.

On our latest video Rob joins Dan to talk about fear, crashes, pressure and why the right crowd can keep a bloke steady when life gets loud.

Watch the full conversation on YouTube and our website.

🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEGtvET3qm0

If this time of year feels heavy, join us tonight...MANUP? Hour is happening this evening and it is a space to talk with...
18/12/2025

If this time of year feels heavy, join us tonight...

MANUP? Hour is happening this evening and it is a space to talk without pressure, without pretending and without the weight of being the strong one all the time.

You do not need to feel festive. You just need to show up as you are.

See you tonight.

🔗 https://www.manup.how/events/manup-hour-thursday-18-december

17/12/2025

Why are so many men struggling to stay confident, motivated and grounded.

Dan and John get straight to the point.

With years of experience supporting men in football clubs, youth groups, refugee communities and churches, John has seen what young men face when purpose, guidance and role models are missing.

This conversation cuts through the noise and gets to the heart of why men feel unsure of themselves and what actually helps them stay steady.
Honest talk. Real insight. No fluff.

Full video now on our website, YouTube and Facebook.

🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKnd8yFbPLs

Why do so many men feel unheard when they finally ask for help? Why do some believe the world is better without them?As ...
16/12/2025

Why do so many men feel unheard when they finally ask for help? Why do some believe the world is better without them?

As we continue to build our schedule of MANUP? Talks for 2026 this session puts these question in the hands of someone who survived it.

Alastair Baker is a MANUP? ambassador and a man who lived through a moment where ending his life made sense in his mind. He will take us through what led to that point, who he tried to speak to, who listened, who missed the signs and what was going on in his head at the time.

Most men who die by su***de do not shout for help. Many do not use clinical language or say they are depressed. They just say something is wrong. If we do not know how to hear it, we will miss it.

This session gives us a rare chance to understand the mindset behind crisis, learn what warning signs can look like and discover what might help a man step back from that moment.

Join us. Someone you know might need you to understand this.

🔗 https://www.manup.how/events/manup-talks-when-the-jump-went-wrong-and-why

15/12/2025

Men are being told to talk, but many are speaking in ways people do not recognise....

Not clinical labels. Not rehearsed lines.

Just honest signals that something is wrong.

If we want men to open up, do we need to hear them as they are, not as we expect them to be?

14/12/2025

A quick update from MANUP?.

Things are busy in a good way. More men are turning up, engaging, and using the spaces we create. That tells us we’re doing something right.

From around February, Thursdays become a regular fixture.

Here’s how it will work.

First Thursday of every month
MANUP? Talks. These sessions focus on why men might struggle to talk about a specific topic. The aim is understanding the barriers, not lecturing men or telling them how they should feel.

Second, third and fourth Thursdays
Men-only sessions.
6:15 pm to 7:15 pm.
Free to attend.
Drop in—no waiting lists.

These are simple, group-style spaces for men. No pressure to talk. No labels. Men can join when they need to and step away when they don’t.

Only essential information is collected for safeguarding purposes.

This is only possible because of the people who support MANUP?. Donating, fundraising, sharing, and backing what we do. That support is being turned directly into more access for men.

More details coming soon.

If you’re a man who needs space to talk, Thursdays are there.

This time of year is meant to feel joyful, yet it can also feel heavy...Money pressures. Expectations. Family worries. M...
12/12/2025

This time of year is meant to feel joyful, yet it can also feel heavy...

Money pressures. Expectations. Family worries. Missing people. Trying to stay positive when it all feels like too much.

MANUP? Hour on Thursday 18 December gives men a space to breathe. A chance to talk without judgement and drop the weight for a moment. You do not need to arrive feeling festive. You just need to show up as you are.

Join us. You are not on your own.

🔗 https://www.manup.how/events/manup-hour-thursday-18-december

11/12/2025

Street Talks - Mental health is health.

That is what we heard on the streets of London. It affects how you show up, how you work, how you treat people and how you cope when life gets heavy.

The men we spoke to talked about purpose, pressure, self care and the courage to speak openly... but stigma still gets in the way.

These conversations matter because silence is still costing lives.

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