About Kenny D'Cruz

I am a Personal & Business Development consultant, working with men throughout the UK and often abroad, especially in the British winter! I've run Men's Groups for over a decade in London and Mixed Groups since 2012. I am also Marketing & Community Director of the ManKind Project UK.

Dirty Little Secrets: Men, Trauma, and Mental Health

May 18, 2013 By Kenny D'Cruz Leave a Comment

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After his father was declared an enemy of the state in Uganda, his family fled. Now a successful consultant and men’s group leader, Kenny D’Cruz continues to heal from a life marked by persecution and mental illness.

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Pushed

June 25, 2012 By Kenny D'Cruz 5 Comments

KennyDCruz-I just got home, wearing nothing but a Mac

Kenny D’Cruz tries to make sense of a shocking attack.

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