Och Brothers! Episode 1: JJ Middleway

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 20:00:00 +0100

A grounded conversation with druid elder and youth mentor JJ Middleway on male spaces, rites of passage, vulnerability, service, and the everyday practices that keep men steady.

JJ has spent decades officiating life’s big moments and mentoring young men (14–20) through rite-of-passage weekends.

We explore: why male-only spaces still matter; building “safe but uncomfortable” containers; vulnerability as modelling; the warrior/lover/magician/king archetypes; service, humility, breath, nature; technology and attention; language, song and ritual; fatherlessness and responsibility; choosing “traditional” family roles in 2025 without ideology.

Content notes: grief (loss of a father), cancer, frank chat about masculinity, short spiritual songs/prayers.

Resources mentioned: Journeyman UK (mentoring organisation), Mankind Project (New Warrior Training).