Despite being a survivor himself, Nico Lang holds onto the hope that someday rape will no longer be something we expect will happen.
I Should Have Been Finding Him Reasons To Live
May 13, 2013 By 12 Comments
After losing his best friend to suicide, Eirik Rogers was flooded with grief and on the brink of taking his own life—until another man’s story saved him.
My Last Days: Meet Ryan Woods
May 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
“We’re all in the process of dying. What story are you going to live out?”
Chew
April 22, 2013 By 3 Comments
Colin Berry remembers the summer when he went from boyhood to manhood.
My Six Hours of Corporate Success
April 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Jose Padua’s afternoon at the company picnic could have changed his life forever . . . but it didn’t.
First Responders: 5/11
April 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
How have you prepared to respond in an emergency?
Finding the Truly Heroic Among Us Mere Mortals
March 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
“The men whom I have met during the Project have each inspired me to grow in a different way. They are my heroes. What we need as men isn’t more silent suffering; it’s the willingness to tell and listen to the truth of our lives.” ~ Tom Matlack
The Purell Prayer
March 5, 2013 By 1 Comment
Jeff Nishball can’t take a vacation without getting horribly ill. This year he hopes to put an end to this losing streak.
I Never: 2/9
January 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Did you ever play a game called “Ten Fingers” or, “I Never … ” ? A call for submissions to The Good Life.
Video: Craig Ferguson on Making Fun of Celebrities and His Own Addiction
November 30, 2012 By 1 Comment
In this classic video, Craig Ferguson tells the moving story of how, in the depths of addiction, he almost killed himself, and explains why he doesn’t want to make fun of struggling celebrities.
Structural Failure
November 15, 2012 By 14 Comments
Amin Ahmad’s excerpt from The Good Men Project anthology. “We take our usual seats at the coffee shop, by the plate glass window. My hands are shaking so badly that I scald myself. ‘What’s going on, man?’ Peter looks at me over the rim of his coffee cup.”
The Appalachian and the 47 Percent
October 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Michael Croley’s father was born dirt-poor to an abusive alcoholic father in Appalachia, but still managed to build himself the life of his dreams far away from moonshining.
From the Bottom of the 47 Percent
September 23, 2012 By 18 Comments
Sean Davis came from the poorest of the poor, from the white-trash, from food stamps and toys made from boxes of government cheese—and he has a message for America.
The Best of GMP’s Men’s Stories
September 2, 2012 By 2 Comments
Some of our favorite stories and confessions by men, highlighting The Good Men Project’s original mission of creating a space for men to tell their stories and support one another.
The Quiet Sort, and Far From Home
August 19, 2012 By 1 Comment
I’m a bit timid whenever I travel to new places so it isn’t really a surprise that I found exploring to be an emotional challenge. What was a surprise was how rapidly and completely I fell apart.
“Straight men learned from gay men that physically affectionate, emotionally intimate friendships are not unmanly.”
These are comments by David May and Rick on the post “For The Love Of God, Please Stop Saying ‘Bromance’”.