Name: Men Therapy Hub - helping men in midlife to feel better with Chris Hemmings
Uploaded: 2026-05-07T07:00:00.000Z
Duration: 3162
Description: In this episode of Man Up / Man Down, Volker and David talk to therapist, coach and former BBC journalist Chris Hemmings. Chris shares how his father’s death...

In this episode of Man Up / Man Down, Volker and David talk to therapist, coach and former BBC journalist Chris Hemmings. Chris shares how his father’s death led to cocaine misuse and a deep dive into men’s mental health, masculinity and why so many men are struggling in silence. He explains why empathy is a teachable skill, how boys are socialised away from their emotions, and why he created Men’s Therapy Hub – a male-therapist directory “by men, for men”. The conversation explores stigma, privilege, the gap between coaching and psychotherapy, and what it really takes for men to ask for help and change generational patterns.

Key topics

Chris’s personal story: bereavement, addiction and rethinking masculinity
Suicide, addiction, homelessness and violence statistics for men
Why men are told to understand everyone else without understanding themselves
Empathy as a skill and what happens when boys shut it down
Going into schools to talk to boys about being a man
Why so few male therapists exist – and why that matters
The origins and mission of Men’s Therapy Hub
Stigma: why men come to therapy only at crisis point
Therapy vs coaching – and why combining both can be powerful
Generational patterns, fathers, grandfathers and “rigid masculinity”
Access and affordability of therapy, trainee therapists, low-cost options

Links

Men’s Therapy Hub: menstherapyhub.co.uk
Chris Hemmings: chrishemmings.co.uk
Podcast: No Man’s An Island
His book: https://amzn.eu/d/337CUyx
Men’s Therapy Hub: http://menstherapyhub.co.uk
🎙️ Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-mans-an-island/id1849171262
🟢 Spotify podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5QgINHeUZKorBCE4LBoBXF?si=bee0565dbdbd421f
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MensTherapyHub
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/menstherapyhub/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/menstherapyhub/