Bright Light Running and Dark Waters

A Journey Through Loss, Resilience, and Hope By John Phillips

Travis's Story

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Chris's Story

Having gone through a period of what could only be described as melancholy, where I was struggling with highs and lows with moods and understanding following the loss of my mother, I was put in touch with StrongMen through my company's employee assistance program.

St Barnabas Talk

We were invited by Sussex based Hospice, St Barnabas, to take part in their ‘Breaking the Silence’ event to mark International Men’s Day, highlighting men’s grief and mental health.

Chris Tuczemskyi's Story

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George Horne's Story

My name is George Horne. I am a 24 Year Army veteran in 2021 my wife of 21 years fell ill and after a 3 week stay in intensive care her body unfortunately gave up and she passed away.

Kilimanjaro Gallery

Here's some of the photos we have been able to beam back to StrongMen HQ so far while taking on the mountain!

Sanjay's Story

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Jordan Wainwright's Story

My name is Jordan and I am one of the 20 people who are aiming to climb Kilimanjaro in October.

Update from Pete's Kyrgyzstan Adventure!

Here's a few more photos and videos from Pete's medal winning performance!

Sam Baker's Story

Families can deal with loss so differently and this was evident when Sam and Graham lost Scarlett unexpectedly at 39 weeks just before Christmas 2009.

Andrew Allen's Story

Hi my name's Andy. I think the first question people seem to ask is what is StrongMen, and there's a usual answer of it's a bereavement charity. But to me, it's so much more than that.

Pete Hayward's on tour!

Our very own Pete Hayward talks about his hobby of Kettle Bell Sport, and he's currently out in Kyrgyzstan to represent England in the International Kettle Bell Lifting World Championship!

David Gooch's Story

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Gary McAuley's Story

Hi my names Gary and I’m from Glasgow, I lost my beautiful wife Laura to secondary breast cancer in march 2023 after a 4 year battle and at that point I was at an all time low. Laura was always my strength with how she went about her journey.

Stuart Barter's Story

My name is Stu and in October of 2017 I lost my wife to breast cancer. It was quite sudden and from us officially finding out she had stage four metastatic breast cancer to her passing was just over two weeks.

David Robertson's Story

22 years ago, I suffered the first big loss in my life. My friend was killed by a car while walking home from a party. This sent me into a spiral which I have yet to come out of.

Gary Clark's Story

Hi, my name is Gary and I lost my sister, Jo, very suddenly in March 2021. The devastating news that my beautiful sister had passed away and her beautiful son, turned my world upside down.

Geoff Browne's Story

I took advantage of StrongMen counselling after losing my son and brother within 3 months last year.

Craig Hannah's Story

In February 2020 my wonderful Mum passed away after many years of ill health and I thought I was coping fine with it all, I really did. 

Mike Stewart's Story

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Brendan Shryane's Story

During lockdown 2020 my wife and I fell pregnant with our second child. 9 months later after a very scary pregnancy filled with complications and unknowns our son Archie was born on the 12th January; my birthday.

Kenny Morrison's Story

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James Shoebridges's Story

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CLYM Training - The Altitude Centre

Saturday 1st June saw our first group of adventurers take part in High Altitude Testing at The Altitude Centre in London.

Matt Davies' Story

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Mark Hart's Story

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Brighton & Hove Albion Players' Awards 2023/24

Our co-founder and CEO, Efrem Brynin was awarded the Sarah Watts Inspiration Award at the recent Brighton & Hove Albion FC end of season awards at the Amex Stadium.

Michael Hall's Story

In April 2021 I received the worst possible news a parent can get; a phone call from my then wife & a police officer to tell me my eldest son had been stabbed in an unprovoked knife attack.

Charlie's Story

After an incredible time camping, climbing Snowdon, and zip-lining down Penrhyn Quarry I feel relieved and enlivened.

Chris Dawson's Story

It was May 2022 when the worst thing a father can experience happened, after a very short illness we lost our 24 year old daughter to HLH.

Craig's Story

The weekender was an unforgettable experience that enabled everyone to share their past and current experiences in a safe, comfortable, and unpressurised environment and only if they wanted to.

Matt Richardson's StrongMen Story

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Martin Lester's StrongMen story

Having worked with Efrem since 2007 I had seen first hand the devastating impact the loss of James had on him, Sharon and their family.

Ross Riley's StrongMen story

On Christmas Eve 2019, my 2 year old son, Oscar, passed away from a brain tumour, leaving my wife and I with our other son who was only 7 weeks old. My world was shattered and left a gaping hole in my life which was filled with love and purpose.

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Michael Hall’s StrongMen story

Michael felt his future was all planned and mapped out for him, until every parent’s worst nightmare happened, and from that moment his life took a drastic unforeseen detour in a very unexpected and different direction.

Ben Kennedy’s StrongMen story

Loss in any circumstance and age is enough. But to wake up as a happy 32 year old husband and father with our second baby on the way, then by the end of that day to have suffered the unexpected loss of my wife and baby and facing the task of delivering that news to our four year old Son, left me completely devastated and lost.

Snowden Weekender 2022

Filmed on location on our fourth Weekender held in Snowdonia National Park during April 2022.

Troy Deeney Interview - Part 3

Part 3 and final part of our exclusive...

Troy Deeney Interview - Part 2

Part 2 of our exclusive interview...

Troy Deeney Interview - Part 1

Part 1 of our exclusive interview with StrongMen ambassadors Jeff...

Black Tie

Saturday 11th September 2021 was the date we finally hosted our eagerly anticipated first Black Tie onboard iconic HMS Belfast in London.

Rachel McDonald

For any couple to lose their first child at an early age is utterly devastating. But for your second to be still born is beyond what most of us could ever comprehend.

Gemma Hamblin

Coming to terms with the death of a loved one is difficult, but when Dan Richards lost his brother Jack to a terminal illness in 2016 he was utterly devastated.

Adam Lee's StrongMen story - in his own words

Coming to terms with the death of a loved one is difficult, but when Dan Richards lost his brother Jack to a terminal illness in 2016 he was utterly devastated.

‘If you bottle it up, grief will find a way out'

Mental and Physical Resilience

StrongMen is forged with a simple ethos; Conversation with like minded people sharing similar experiences. Mental health and resilience work directly in conjunction with your physical health.

So why did I get involved with StrongMen?

I lost my father to cancer when I was only 10 years old, but at that age, I never really ‘dealt’ with it as such and life went on.

Give me Strength

It’s June 2017, I’m just about to be given the worst news imaginable, except it’s not the worst news imaginable.

Dan's story

Most of you reading this page update will know who I am but for those who are new to the page, I’m Dan, Nikki’s Husband, or “Ex-Husband” as the law states which is something any widow struggles with for a long time.