ABOUT M-Path
Empathy is a vital skill – helping humans connect to themselves and to the people around them. It’s a key foundation of our emotional intelligence and is hugely beneficial for effective leadership and to help drive cultural change.
That’s why our programmes are designed to actively and compassionately engage men and boys in their own experience of existence and encourage them to take charge of their own well-being. We recognise that it’s only once they’ve been met in their reality that they can be effectively engaged in empathising with others.
We believe too much of the discourse around men and masculinity is demonising, and our vast experience has shown that many men feel society no longer cares about them. We understand that most men want to improve their own well-being, but don’t feel there is a place to start that journey. In turn, they then become disaffected with initiatives to improve the lives of others. We offer that start – and only then go on to encourage them to be better allies for those around them.
M-Path was founded by psychotherapist and former BBC journalist Chris Hemmings – learn more about his journey and why he founded M-Path here:
Our Facilitators:
Chris Hemmings
Founder & Facilitator
Chris is a BACP psychotherapist and coach who specialises in working with men – focussing on helping them to develop their emotional well-being.
He’s also a professional public speaker and workshop facilitator who founded the M-Path programmes having worked in businesses across the UK and beyond ever since his book – looking at macho culture – was published in 2017.
He previously spent ten years as a journalist, producing and presenting numerous documentaries on the subject of men and masculinity for the BBC, whilst also writing about it for numerous national newspapers.
WILL ADOLPHY
Head of education & Facilitator
Will is a BACP-qualified psychotherapist and coach who has over six years of experience teaching in schools.
He has also worked as a professional student mentor, specialising in supporting boys with ASD and AD(H)D, helping them develop critical self-regulation skills.
Will specialises in addressing the experiences of boys online and their attraction to masculinity influencers in the ‘Manosphere’. He is also the author of upcoming book ‘Beyond the Manosphere: Why I Took the Redpill and How I Broke Free’.
In collaboration with Movember, Will has been advising the Prime Minister and Health Secretary on the Men’s Health Strategy at Downing Street.
Alex Lewis
Facilitator
Alex is a BACP registered therapist working with people from all walks of life joining them on their journey of understanding self.
His training and experience in cultural and diversity sensitivity has allowed him to work with people from a range of different backgrounds during his time a therapist.
He in the past has worked in schools offering therapeutic support as well as facilitated groups working with men who want to change their behaviour.
Darrell warwick Facilitator
Darrell works as a Mental Health Practitioner with Mind, offering low-intensity therapy and coaching to patients in GP surgeries. He is training to become a fully qualified psychotherapist by 2026.
Previously, Darrell served as an Alternative Provisions Educator, helping young boys with life and school challenges, and has supported people in crisis through Mind.
He founded a thriving men’s group in his community, driven by his own mental health struggles and experiences as a barber. Darrell is passionate about promoting healthy masculinity and being a positive role model.
ben oliver
Facilitator
Ben is the founder of the PSHE organisation Worth Educating which has a specific focus on boys and young men. He’s been delivering workshops in schools in the North East of the UK for the last ten years.
He is particularly passionate about creating spaces for boys to explore healthy masculinity; what it looks like to be strong and sensitive, competitive and empathetic, for them to challenge and be challenged, to own their identities and to be able to positively impact their friends and peers.
He’s also a father of two young girls and is driven to help create spaces where the next generation of young women feel valued and are able to better identify healthy relationship dynamics with the men around them.
Jack Harrison
Facilitator
Jack is a trained actor and experienced facilitator who has been delivering workshops to students across the UK for the last seven years.
He has worked with primary school children, bringing Shakespeare to life in an engaging and accessible way, and supported Year 10 students in developing their entrepreneurial pitching skills. His work is varied, dynamic, and rooted in helping young people build confidence and connection.
Over the last three years, his focus has been on healthy masculinities and consent. He is particularly passionate about creating spaces where men and boys feel able to have honest and challenging conversations in a non-judgmental environment.