Men's Adventure Retreats Presents
The Men's Work
Facilitator Training
A six-month immersive training for men who are ready to stop sitting on the sidelines — and start leading the change the world desperately needs.
Something Is Deeply Wrong
Look around. The evidence is everywhere. Men are struggling — and not because they are weak. But because no one ever taught them how to be strong.
Overstressed & Under-Resourced
Men are carrying enormous pressure — in their work, their relationships, their families — with no real outlet and no real support.
Trying to Do It Alone
We were taught to isolate, to numb, to push through. So men check out — from their relationships, their purpose, themselves.
No Map for Manhood
Absent or emotionally unavailable fathers left a generation of men without a model for what healthy, integrated masculinity actually looks like.
Not Enough Good Leaders
There are men who feel the call to lead — but without the tools, the training, and the container, that calling goes unanswered.
"Men that are strong and healthy create
strong and healthy societies."
The answer to a world of struggling men isn't criticism. It isn't sitting on the sidelines. It's building more equipped, conscious, grounded male leaders — men who know themselves deeply and can hold space for others to do the same. That is precisely what this training is designed to do.
Why I Built This Training
I want to start by telling you where I came from, because it matters.
I was lost. Like a prince who didn't know where his kingdom was or how to operate it. I had this immaturity guiding my decisions, and it meant I was living reactively — shaped by external circumstances rather than by any real internal compass. I wasn't steering my own life. I was just responding to whatever was happening around me.
Men's work changed that. Not in one moment, but through many. Moments where I was seen and heard. Moments where I was challenged on where I was falling short. Moments where I received real support from other men. Slowly, those moments stacked up. I developed an internal compass. I learned what it meant to actually lead my own life instead of just being dragged along by it.
And over the past five years, hosting men's groups, I've watched this transformation happen again and again. But I've also seen the other side of the coin.
I've noticed that men are overstressed and under-resourced. We don't have good places to go with our internal dialogue, our external stress, our relational complexities. So we isolate. We numb with addictions. We check out of our relationships. We do anything but take full responsibility for our own lives.
The truth is, most men aren't failing because they're weak. They're failing because they're trying to do it alone. And that's just not how we're built to operate.
There's an old saying: if you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. But sayings are just words until you feel them in action. When you actually experience what it's like to be in a circle of conscious men calling you forward — that's when you understand. You can go so much farther. In your relationships. In your work. In your health. In everything.
I realized something a few years ago: I could run a men's group of maybe ten or twenty guys. But with other trained leaders stepping up alongside me, the exponential growth is real. We've built Good Man Friends to over a hundred members worldwide. Different perspectives. Different leadership. Coverage for my blind spots. That wouldn't have been possible if I'd tried to do it alone.
And that's why I'm creating this training.
I've worked with men who have the calling to lead, and I've learned what it actually takes. It's not just one thing — it's a combination. You need drive. You need to feel called to step into bigger shoes and lead. But you also need humility. Real humility. The kind where you check your ego at the door and show up in service, not in ego. When you have both? That's when you become the man others can look up to. That's when you actually make a difference.
I'm inviting you to step into that role. Not just for six months, but as a way of life. This isn't a program you finish and move on from. It's an entry into a life of continued growth, continued learning, continued support from a community of men committed to calling each other forward.
I'm still learning on this path. Every day. And so will you. But you won't be learning alone.
If you've been looking for something that speaks to you — even if you didn't know exactly what you were looking for — this might be it. If you're ready to find your internal compass, to step into real leadership, to be the man your family and community can trust and look up to — then I'm inviting you in.
Let's build this together.
— Braedy Founder, Men's Adventure Retreats & Good Man FriendsThis Training Is For You If…
- ✦You are a man in your 30s or 40s who has already done some degree of inner work — therapy, men's groups, personal development — and you're ready to go deeper and bring others with you.
- ✦You feel the call to lead, but you want to do it with integrity — not from ego or performance, but from genuine service and grounded presence.
- ✦You want to find your purpose and live it every single day — not just know it intellectually, but embody it fully.
- ✦You want to be the man your family relies on, your friends look to, and your community trusts.
- ✦You are impact-driven. You know that if more men healed, the world would be a fundamentally different place — and you want to be part of making that happen.
- ✦You are ready for a real commitment — not a weekend workshop, but a six-month deep immersion that will challenge and transform you.
- ✦You want to build a life of overflow — so supported and so resourced that you have genuine abundance to give to those around you.
This Is Not For You If…
- You are brand new to men's work and have done no personal development work
- You are looking for a quick certification with no real inner transformation
- You want to lead from ego or status rather than from genuine service
- You are not ready to be challenged, called out, and held to a higher standard
Why This Training Stands Apart
There are very few men's work facilitator trainings in the world. None of them offer what this does.
Neuroscience Meets Ancient Wisdom
Braedy is a nervous system specialist and clinical breathwork practitioner. This training bridges modern Western neuroscience with ancient Eastern yogic philosophy — tools that work at the deepest level of human experience.
Proven at Scale
This isn't theory. Five years of running men's groups and building Good Man Friends to over 100 members worldwide by training other leaders. You are learning a system that is already working.
The Drive & Humility Framework
Most leaders fail because they lean too far one way. All drive and no humility burns you out. All humility and no drive makes you a pushover. This training builds both — leaders who are powerful and in service.
Real-World Facilitation Experience
You don't just learn facilitation — you practise it. Attend real men's group meetings through Good Man Friends and facilitate in person alongside Braedy at a Men's Adventure Retreat before you graduate.
A Community for Life
Graduates are integrated into the Men's Adventure Retreats community. You'll be encouraged to start your own men's group with continued support, accountability, and brotherhood around you for life.
A Path to Real Leadership
Graduates who demonstrate high skill and integrity will be personally invited to step into leadership roles within Men's Adventure Retreats — supporting future retreats, containers, and community events.
The Six-Month Journey
Three phases of transformation — personal, relational, and communal. 13 teaching sessions over 26 weeks, each followed by a dedicated practice week to integrate what you've learned.
Know Thyself — The Inner Work
Intro to Men's Work
What men's work is — and what it isn't. Container setting, safety agreements, expectations for the six months together. Introductions and group formation.
Practice Week
Participants gather to integrate and practise what was introduced in Session 1.
Anatomy of Man
How we work as men — mind, heart, and balls. When we're operating from each and what that looks like. The Drama Triangle and how to step outside of it. The importance of speaking truth.
Exercise: "I Wouldn't Want You to Know About Me"Practice Week
Integration and practice of Session 2 concepts.
No More Bullshit
Based on Robert Glover's No More Mr. Nice Guy. Identifying and dismantling nice-guy conditioning. Building a life of desire rather than people-pleasing. A live exercise in calling out conditioned patterns.
Exercise: King's ChairPractice Week
Integration and practice of Session 3 concepts.
Quarterly Review #1
How did you show up? An honest assessment of the first phase. Embodiment practice, gratitude and intentions for the months ahead.
Exercise: Embodiment PracticePractice Week
Integration and reflection on the first quarter.
Go Deep — The Wound Work
Father Share
You can only take someone else as deep as you've gone yourself. The father share is one of the deepest practices we do — exploring the wounds, gifts, and unfinished business with the first man in our lives.
Exercise: Father SharePractice Week
Integration and practice of the father share experience.
Mother Share
Exploring the maternal wound. How our relationship with our mothers has shaped our patterns with women, intimacy, and receiving love.
Exercise: Mother SharePractice Week
Integration and practice of the mother share experience.
Working with Rage
Until we make the subconscious conscious, it will rule our lives and we will call it fate. Learning to work safely with suppressed anger. Understanding how the subconscious runs the show — and how to reclaim it.
Exercise: Pillow Work + Quarterly Review #2Practice Week
Integration of rage work and quarterly review reflections.
Sex & Intimacy
Working with shame and guilt around sexuality. Masculine and feminine dynamics. Building conscious intimacy and understanding how unhealed wounds show up in our closest relationships.
Practice Week
Integration and practice of Session 8 concepts.
Rise to Lead — The Facilitation Work
Conflict & Resolution
The way of the conscious man. How to navigate conflict without collapsing or escalating. Building the capacity to hold difficult conversations and guide others through them.
Practice Week
Integration and practice of conflict resolution tools.
Quarterly Review #3 + Deep Listening
Embodiment practice (breathwork). Learning to guide deep listening and reflection in a group container — one of the most powerful facilitation skills a leader can develop.
Exercise: BreathworkPractice Week
Integration of breathwork and deep listening practices.
Shadow Work & Containment
Recognising and working with the parts of ourselves we'd rather not see. Understanding addiction as a shadow response. Learning to hold a container safe enough for real shadow work to emerge.
Practice Week
Integration and practice of shadow work concepts.
Starting a Men's Group
The practical side of facilitation. How to have hard conversations, guide a group through conflict, hold a men's circle, and actually launch your own group in your community.
Practice Week
Practice facilitating your own mock men's group session with fellow participants.
Integration & Final Ceremony
Six months of work comes full circle. Integration of everything learned. A closing ceremony to mark the completion of one chapter — and the beginning of the next.
Final Practice & Graduation
A final gathering for the cohort to celebrate, reflect, and step forward into their leadership roles together.
What You Walk Away With
This isn't just a training. It's a transformation in how you show up — for yourself, your family, and the world.
Inner Confidence
Not the performance of confidence — the real kind. Rooted in deep self-knowledge, genuine inner work, and the lived experience of being challenged and rising.
Facilitation Skills
The tools and frameworks to hold space for other men at the deepest levels — grief, rage, shame, purpose. You'll know how to guide a group through anything.
A Brotherhood
A circle of men who have been through the fire with you. Men who know you, call you forward, and hold you accountable — for life, not just for six months.
Purpose & Direction
Clarity on who you are, what you stand for, and how you want to show up in the world. You stop reacting to life and start leading it.
Nervous System Mastery
An understanding of how trauma, stress, and emotion live in the body — and how to regulate yourself and others using breathwork and somatic tools.
A Life of Overflow
So supported, so resourced, so grounded that you naturally become a source of strength for those around you — in your family, your community, and beyond.
What's Included
13 bi-weekly 3-hour live teaching calls with Braedy covering the full curriculum
13 bi-weekly practice calls on off-weeks for participants to integrate and apply what they've learned
3–4 guest teacher workshops covering men's work, writing your life's story, nervous system alignment, and related fields
3 dedicated Q&A sessions with Braedy for direct mentorship and guidance
Option to attend Good Man Friends men's group meetings — held twice per week, every week
An invitation to attend a Men's Adventure Retreat and practise facilitation live alongside Braedy
Integration into the Men's Adventure Retreats and Good Man Friends community for ongoing accountability and brotherhood
High-performing graduates are personally invited into leadership roles supporting future retreats and containers
Your Leadership Pathway
Graduation is not the end. It's the beginning of a life of leadership.
Complete the Six-Month Training
Go deep into your own inner work. Develop genuine facilitation skills. Become a man who can hold space for the full range of the human experience.
Facilitate In-Person at a Men's Adventure Retreat
Step into a real container and practise what you've learned alongside Braedy at an actual men's retreat. This is where theory becomes embodied skill.
Launch Your Own Men's Group
Start your own men's group under the Good Man Friends banner — with the brand, the support, and an active community already around you.
Step Into Leadership Within Men's Adventure Retreats
Graduates who demonstrate exceptional skill and integrity will be personally invited to lead within the Men's Adventure Retreats community — supporting retreats, containers, and the growing global brotherhood.
Stay Held — For Life
You don't graduate and disappear. A dedicated leadership men's group continues to hold you accountable, support your growth, and call you forward for as long as you're in this work.
The World Needs More Men Like You
This training is for the man who is done watching from the sidelines. Who knows there's more inside him. Who is ready to do the work — and bring others with him.
Spaces are limited. Investment confirmed on your discovery call.
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