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“When I first heard about Pathways I thought I haven’t really got time to spend a whole week away, but a week later I realised I’d had one of the most profound weeks of my fatherhood. ” (Father)

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“My son went to Pathways somewhat uncertainly, but when he stepped forward as a young man to honestly and quietly speak his truth, it rocked my world.” (Father)

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“Since Pathway I have become a better leader and I make better decisions about my life and what I do.” (Young Man)

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“The thing my son challenged me on was my anger. So that’s changed since then. It was the level of intensity I would get to and how scary that was for him. He wanted me to stop. I have done much better since. I’ve checked with him on many occasions about how I’m going with this.” (Father)

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“I’m working harder and my school grades have improved. A realisation that it’s down to me if I want something to happen in my life. Get what I want for my life. I’m not so quiet, more willing to be up-front, not the person sitting in the back. I’m telling people and getting what I want.” (Young Man)

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“I really valued the structure of the question and answer session that gave me and my son a voice on issues that are difficult to language and rarely spoken about.” (Father)

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“Where in your life can you spend 5 days and five nights alone with your son? It’s something rarely available in our busy lives. It’s possible that I might have looked back with some sadness at how I didn’t really hear what he was saying.” (Father)

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“Post Pathways I could sense the difference in him – more confident with longer fuller communication with me. The invisible bond between us had strengthened. I was surprised how powerful and emotional the new bond was for me.” (Mentor)

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“Pathways was a different way to experience myself, to see a different side of me and to talk about the way I felt.” (Young Man)

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“Hearing him speak his truth was hugely revealing. I really listened. There is so much background noise in our lives I really didn’t hear him.” (Father)

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“It is a life changing experience. It was a great challenge.” (Young Man)

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“It levelled the assumption that I had the power as his father, by skilfully giving my son a platform to embrace his manhood.” (Father)

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“What I really felt was the reassurance around the quality of my parenting. It was a reminder that a great men’s culture is really accessible.” (Father)

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“I realised that my son had seen a lot of my authoritative side rather than my affectionate side.” (Father)

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“It was arguably one of the most powerful and profound experiences of my life, up there with my wedding day and the day of my son’s birth.” (Father)

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“It was so cool. I felt a real rush not knowing what was going to happen next.” (Young Man)

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“I’m trusting that my son will speak to me as a man and that I’ll let go of my level of control and worry.” (Father)

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“It was a shock to realise that in our day to day lives, most of our conversations are around domestic detail, rather than genuine meaningful communication.” (Father)

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‘”My relationship with my father got stronger. I hardly ever talked before (he’s my parent, pays bills, looks after me…) but now I see him as someone I can talk to.” (Young Man)

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“I came here so my son doesn’t have to spend his whole life figuring out how to be authentic. That’s the gift in bringing him here.” (Father)

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“Everything worked beautifully – well balanced in a culture of openness and trust.” (Mentor)

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