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Six-Week Self-Leadership Intensive

The
Grounded
Man.

Rebuild your self-trust, regain direction and create a structure you can genuinely follow in six weeks — without shaming yourself into change.

Next cohort starts

Weekly group sessions · next cohort starts 5th October 2026

WEST (Lisbon time)

6 weeks

Weekly group sessions

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The Promise

Rebuild your self-trust, regain direction and create a structure you can genuinely follow in six weeks — without shaming yourself into change.

This is the promise of the programme. It cannot guarantee that every man will transform his life in six weeks. It can promise a clear process, meaningful support and specific practices.

The Grounded Man Method

Six moves. One clear path.

  1. 01

    Tell the truth

    Identify what is not working and what it is costing him.

  2. 02

    Read the signal

    Recognise emotions, bodily sensations and nervous-system responses.

  3. 03

    Interrupt the escape

    Understand and disrupt avoidance loops.

  4. 04

    Rebuild self-trust

    Replace shame and grand promises with consistent, credible action.

  5. 05

    Practise brotherhood

    Speak honestly, receive challenge and stop facing everything alone.

  6. 06

    Choose the next chapter

    Establish values, direction and a concrete 90-day plan.

Six-Week Curriculum

From honest assessment to a 90-day plan.

01

Week 1: The honest assessment

  • Where am I?
  • What is no longer acceptable?
  • What is this costing me?
  • What do I want instead?
  • Establish programme commitments.
02

Week 2: Emotional awareness and regulation

  • Recognising emotions physically.
  • Distinguishing emotion from reaction.
  • Learning to pause before escaping.
  • Basic grounding and meditation practices.
03

Week 3: Avoidance and self-sabotage

  • Mapping personal triggers.
  • Identifying the purpose of compulsive behaviours.
  • Designing an interruption plan.
  • Creating accountability around one key behaviour.
04

Week 4: Shame, discipline and self-trust

  • Understanding shame-driven action.
  • Ending impossible promises.
  • Establishing small non-negotiable commitments.
  • Taking responsibility without self-attack.
05

Week 5: Brotherhood and relationships

  • Honest communication.
  • Boundaries and resentment.
  • Asking for help without surrendering autonomy.
  • Giving and receiving respectful challenge.
06

Week 6: Direction and integration

  • Personal values.
  • A clear 90-day objective.
  • Daily and weekly structure.
  • Support and relapse plan.
  • Brotherhood commitments after the programme.

Delivery

What you actually receive.

  • 01

    Six weekly 120-minute group sessions

  • 02

    Maximum 8 men

  • 03

    Accountability groups of two or three

  • 04

    Daily two-minute check-in

  • 05

    One 30-minute individual onboarding call

  • 06

    One 30-minute integration call

  • 07

    Workbook and weekly exercises

  • 08

    A final 90-day self-leadership plan

The practicals

Price, dates and format.

Investment
£397 · One payment for the full six weeks.
Schedule
Weekly group sessions · next cohort starts 5th October 2026
Timezone
WEST (Lisbon time)
Group size
Closed cohort, maximum 8 men
Sessions
Weekly 120-minute group sessions, accountability groups of two or three, a daily two-minute check-in, a 30-minute onboarding call, a 30-minute integration call, recorded AM and PM meditations, a workbook and weekly exercises, and a final 90-day self-leadership plan.

Safety, boundaries & confidentiality

  • Coaching and men's circles are personal development work — not therapy, psychotherapy or medical treatment. No diagnosis or clinical advice is given, and no outcome is guaranteed.
  • What is shared in a session or a circle stays there. Confidentiality may only be broken where there is a risk of serious harm to you or someone else.
  • Circles run on clear agreements: speak from your own experience, listen without interrupting, no unsolicited advice, take responsibility for your own process.
  • The relationship is professional. Contact happens through agreed channels only, and disrespectful or aggressive behaviour means removal from the space without refund.
  • If you are in crisis or dealing with significant mental health challenges, please seek support from a qualified healthcare professional — I will always say so if this work isn't the right fit right now and put you in touch with the appropriate professional in my network.
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The Invitation

The cycle stops here.

NEXT COHORT STARTS 5TH OF OCTOBER 2026

Six weeks of honest work, real brotherhood and a structure you can follow. If you're ready to lead yourself forward, apply now.

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