Why I Started SoulForge Community

Most charities begin with a gap someone couldn't ignore. SoulForge Community began with a gap I fell into — years of domestic abuse I didn't recognise as abuse, the disappearance of my children, four years in the family court system, and the slow realisation that almost nothing existed to help men like me navigate any of it. This piece is about where SoulForge Community came from, and why it matters.

I'd been married for fourteen years before I left…