A fun, practical retreat on forming and deepening adult friendship The research is startling: having close friends reduces anxiety and depression, increases our health and happiness, and even extends our lifespans. And yet the number of people saying they have no close friends increases by the year. Overlooked in popular culture, pushed aside by work […]
We need an urgent conversation on the 'friendship recession' and on 15 October 2025, I get to step on to the red dot to start one! The theme of the event is continuity and change, and I'll have just 12 minutes to unpack the reason for the crisis, the myths we believe that keep us […]
I'm looking forward to empowering head teachers and other key educational staff from the Anglican Diocese of Chichester's 157 schools, talking about the power of friendship in their lives and workplaces. Held at the beautiful Ashdown Park in East Sussex.
What a privilege to contribute to this bi-annual event for church leaders serving on the Isle of Jersey. Held at Sarum College, Salisbury, we'll focus on the need for Christian leaders to treat friendship as a spiritual practice for their own wellbeing and resilience.
I'll be keynoting this large and vibrant gathering of men for a brilliant, inspiring weekend. We'll talk about how to make male friendship thrive, and the topic of my book The Making of Us: Who we can become when life doesn't go as planned.
Drawing 750 people in the heart of London, this incredible event exists to share stories of cultural renewal at work in people's lives and in society. I look forward to contributing on the topic of adult friendship. Details to come.
Every month, St Mark's Anglican in The Gap, Queensland, host a community event exploring a range of issues facing society. I look forward to Zooming in for this one, focussed on adult friendship during the loneliness epidemic. If you're in Brisbane, Australia, take part in-the-room from 5.30pm.
