Welcome to the soulforge Community

Shared understanding, practical support and steady recovery for men affected by domestic abuse and/or parental alienation.

Who we are

SoulForge Community is a UK not-for-profit started and led by men who have lived through domestic abuse and parental alienation — often simultaneously. We look at the whole picture: the legal battle and the emotional one, the practical and the philosophical, peer support from men who've been there and signposting to professional help. Because what you need on paper and what you need as a human being are both real, and you shouldn't have to choose between them.

If any of this sounds familiar — step into the Forge.

A man working in a metal workshop with various tools hanging from the ceiling, working at a workbench near a large window.

The Soul-Forge

With hammer-blows and searing fire

In a place that looked like Hell itself

The Master crafts some worthless iron

Shaping, purifying, honing:

'Til the Work is brought out strong, purposeful, beautiful.

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Through cruelty and adversity In a place that felt like Hell itself

The inner-self broken through strife

Shaped, purified, honed:

'Til in us is brought out beauty and purpose and strength.

2026, Mike, SoulForge Community Founder

Click on the images below to explore the diverse issues covered in the different sections of our website

There’s a worthy and noble ambition: strength in the face of adversity. That is very different from the wish for a life free of trouble.