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Mentoring Through The Maze

Recreate a life that fits you now

Mentoring for men after major life change and grief.
Practical frameworks for making clear decisions and rebuilding the relationships that matter.
In person in Perth, or on Google Meet or Teams.

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Choose the topic that fits your situation. Each page gives you a short reading path and a clear next step.

Not sure where to start? Book a complimentary 30-minute call.
A conversation could be the start. There is no obligation to continue.

MIRF® Assessment and Personal Report

Make sense of where you are. Find a way forward.

The MIRF® Assessment offers men a private, practical way to understand where they stand and take meaningful steps towards rebuilding their confidence and direction.

What you'll receive:

36 THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS

Around 10 minutes to complete.

YOUR PERSONALISED 24-PAGE REPORT

A clear picture of pressure, capacity and practical next steps.

FIVE KEY AREAS

Identity, pressure, understanding what happened, carrying responsibilities alone, and future direction.

A SUGGESTED 90-DAY PATHWAY

A practical framework for beginning to rebuild.

US$189 Personalised report included

The MIRF® Assessment is a mentoring and self-reflection tool, not a clinical or diagnostic assessment.

The cost no one sees

What happens when success costs your sense of self?

You’re the one people lean on.

The one who gets things done, even when you are exhausted.

The reliable one.

Underneath, something has changed that no one else can see.

You’re not alone in this.

What I Offer

Mentoring for Men at a Crossroads

This is mentoring. It is not therapy, and it is not coaching.
It sits between community support and clinical care. It is for men who are still functioning but carrying more than they show.

It’s grounded, confidential mentoring for men who want to reconnect with themselves.

Together, we map what happened and what it cost you.
Then we work out the first step back to clear decisions and self-trust.
Sessions run in person in Perth, or on Google Meet or Teams.

My work is
for men who are

Who I Am

Mentoring from lived experience

I’m a former minister and a father whose son died.  
I know what it means to lose the life you built and start again. 
I trained as a psychiatric nurse.
I then spent more than thirty years in community and non-profit leadership.
My mentoring draws on:

Your story and how it has shaped you.

The strengths you already have.

What your emotions are telling you.

Someone alongside you, so you aren’t carrying it alone.

The work starts with who you already are.
Your values and experience come with you into what comes next.
Latest Blog

Musings from the Maze

Living With Grief and Guilt After Death and Divorce

Men and Grief, Separation and Divorce

Living With Grief and Guilt After Death and Divorce

TL;DR on Living With Grief and Guilt My son Matthew died...

Life Optimisation: When Results Decide Your Self-Worth

Male Identity Rebuilding, Masculinity and Identity

Life Optimisation: When Results Decide Your Self-Worth

TL;DR Optimisation is the deliberate effort to make something work better....

Why Can’t I Forgive My Emotionally Absent Mother?

Relationships and Boundaries

Why Can’t I Forgive My Emotionally Absent Mother?

How emotional absence can teach a boy to rely only on...

Why Men Make Decisions That Look Irrational After a Major Life Change

Identity and Purpose, Male Identity Rebuilding

Why Men Make Decisions That Look Irrational After a Major Life Change

A man may make a choice that does not seem practical...

Why Men Feel Stuck After Major Life Change: What Identity Rebuilding Requires

Male Identity Rebuilding, Masculinity and Identity

Why Men Feel Stuck After Major Life Change: What Identity Rebuilding Requires

How identity disruption affects men after divorce, redundancy, retirement, illness and...

Why Can’t I Forgive My Mother? Understanding Mother-Son Enmeshment

Relationships and Boundaries

Why Can’t I Forgive My Mother? Understanding Mother-Son Enmeshment

This is the second article in the Mentoring Through the Maze®...