What it means to be a man is one of the most important questions a generation of men is grappling with. These coaches and programs offer grounded, practical answers — rooted in strength, integrity, and full humanity.
What it means to be a man is being asked more urgently now than at any point in living memory. Men are dying by suicide at 3.7 times the rate of women, in large part because prevailing templates leave no room for the full complexity of being human. And yet the alternative on offer, the erasure of masculine distinctiveness, the pathologizing of male energy, doesn't ring true either. Most men are looking for something between the extremes: a way to be strong and tender, accountable and vulnerable, decisive and emotionally available.
Authentic masculine development isn't a destination. It's the ongoing choice to show up with honesty, to be accountable for your impact, to lead with your values rather than your fears, and to love the people in your life with full presence. Rites-of-passage retreats, men's initiation weekends, embodied leadership programs, and depth coaching all work toward this: not a fixed idea of what a man should be, but a living practice of who you are choosing to become. The men who embody this aren't perfect. They're consistent, and that consistency is what changes everything around them.
25 listings for men's masculinity & manhood support
Founder of Not Done Yet (NDY), men's embodiment coach and co-leader of John Wineland's EMLT. Travis runs a 1-year men's cohort for purpose, legacy, and depth. 5…
Licensed psychotherapist (LMSW) turned embodiment coach with 17+ years of experience. Specializes in men's sexual health, emotional intelligence, and somatic he…
Former retail architect turned transformational coach. Works with men on embodiment, shadow work, relationship dynamics, purpose, intergenerational trauma, sexu…
Founded by Fr. Richard Rohr. Multi-day rites-of-passage retreats drawing on Jungian archetypes, council work, nature, ritual, and story. Radically inclusive of…
Men's transformation programs focusing on identity, purpose, and breaking through the patterns keeping men stuck. Group containers and 1:1 coaching.
4-day men's retreat in the Texas Hill Country. Brotherhood, fire ceremony, embodied leadership, and deep nature immersion. Co-founded by Allan McGrath Isbell.
Speed Weed runs Working Deep — a men's embodiment program including weekly online circles, the flagship 108 Days 15-week cohort, and in-person Montana retreats.…
Author of the landmark "No More Mr. Nice Guy." Dr. Glover helps men break free from Nice Guy Syndrome — people-pleasing, hidden agendas, and passive-aggressive…
The Authentic Man Program (AMP) helps men develop genuine confidence, authentic presence, and real connection with women — without pickup artistry or performanc…
Longtime facilitator with ManKind Project and the Sterling Men's Weekend. Amir works with men on initiation, purpose, accountability, and brotherhood through we…
Global organization running the New Warrior Training Adventure — an intensive weekend initiation for men since 1985. Followed by iGroups (ongoing weekly men's g…
Men's community platform offering weekly online men's groups, in-person retreats, and a global brotherhood network. Founded by Lucas Krump and Dan Doty. Focuses…
Multi-day nature retreats focused on healing the father wound, brotherhood, and embodied masculinity. Online community included post-retreat. Focused on love, s…
Redwood retreat center in Northern California hosting Deida/Wineland-inspired men's retreats, Travis Streb's Not Done Yet immersion, and Wild Heart breathwork r…
4-day retreat on a 500+ acre Texas ranch led by Master Certified Coaches. Addresses belief systems, leadership, relationships, and brotherhood through workshops…
Bestselling author and therapist specializing in male emotional health. Relational Life Therapy (RLT) helps men move from disconnection and shame to authentic r…
Author of "The Masculine in Relationship." GS Youngblood helps men develop a grounded, loving masculine presence that creates polarity and deep intimacy in rela…
Licensed counselor and men's coach specializing in men's issues, divorce recovery, anger, and emotional health. Works with men who want real change without judg…
Author of "Love Louder" and international motivational speaker. Preston Smiles coaches men and couples on love, purpose, and authentic living. Known for bringin…
Men's coach specializing in authenticity, purpose, and breaking free from people-pleasing. Works with men in 1:1 coaching and group programs to step into their…
Founded by Connor Beaton. Programs include The Alliance (men's community), Men's Self-Leadership Program (MSLP), Shadow Course, Relationship Mastery, men's week…
Queer, embodied coach and yoga teacher in San Francisco leading men's workshops, executive coaching, and somatic practice through a queer, soul-rooted lens. Mer…
Life and leadership coach in Denver offering men's work, leadership coaching, and the Threshold men's work program. Gets to root cause rather than symptoms. Hel…
Men's embodiment coach and intimacy mentor specialising in masculine training, polarity, and sacred relationship. Works with men and couples to break free from…
Master certified coach, men's work facilitator, embodiment teacher, and wilderness rite of passage guide with 9+ years of experience. Guides purpose-driven men…
Yes, and finding it is exactly what this work is about. Masculine virtue is not about dominance or performance, but neither is it about erasure or apology. It's about strength in service of something, care without self-abandonment, accountability without self-punishment, and presence that others can actually feel. That's a living practice, not a fixed position.
Many of the men doing this work are building the template themselves, precisely because they didn't receive it. Men's initiation programs, rites-of-passage retreats, and brotherhood communities provide not a prescription but a container: men working on the same question with experienced facilitators who have lived it.
It usually means: examine your patterns honestly, take responsibility for your impact, and develop the emotional and relational capacity to be genuinely available in your closest relationships. Not performing change — actually changing. If your partner is naming something, take it seriously. The work, done honestly, tends to make your own life significantly better.
Get listed on the directory and reach men who are actively looking for the kind of work you do.