Connection Circle
A welcoming place to start. Join a facilitated conversation any week and share as much or as little as you like.
- Who it’s for
- Men
- Access
- Free
- When
- Every week
Explore the circles
Explore MenLiving circles.
Find facilitated conversations online and in person. You’re welcome to share or simply listen.
How you’d like to meet
Some focus on a shared experience; others begin with a topic from the facilitator. You can listen, share, and learn from other perspectives without being given advice.
Circles marked Contributors are part of the Expanded Circles, available with a gift or by request without giving.
Expansion Circle
Explore a topic introduced by the facilitator, with time to reflect and hear other perspectives.
- Who it’s for
- Men
- Access
- Contributors
- When
- Every week
ML 101 Circle
Thirty minutes for first-timers. What a men’s circle actually is, what’s expected of you, and what isn’t.
- Who it’s for
- Men who are new to MenLiving
- Access
- Free
- When
- Most weeks
Accountability Circle
Check in on your goals each week and discuss habits that help you follow through, using ideas from Atomic Habits.
- Who it’s for
- Men
- Access
- Contributors
- When
- Every week
Mastery Circle
One-off deep dives, often with a guest expert, on a subject worth a whole evening. Scheduled as they come together.
- Who it’s for
- Men
- Access
- Contributors
- When
- As scheduledDates are posted as they are set.
Step 1 · start here
In-Person Open Circle
Meet local men for a facilitated conversation each month. First-time participants are welcome to listen or share.
- Who it’s for
- Men, including first-timers
- Access
- Free
- When
- Monthly at each chapter
Step 2 · after open circles
In-Person Closed Circle
An ongoing small group for men who have attended open circles and want to meet regularly with the same group.
- Who it’s for
- Men who have been through open circles
- Access
- Contributors
- When
- Monthly
What you’re living through
Talk with others who share an experience or stage of life. Attend once or return regularly.
Fatherhood Circle
For dads, step-dads and the men who show up like one. The part of fatherhood nobody warns you about, with men who are in it too.
- Who it’s for
- Fathers, step-fathers, and father figures
- Access
- Free
- When
- Monthly
Divorce & Separation Circle
Support for men going through divorce or separation — the unraveling, and who you become on the other side.
- Who it’s for
- Men
- Access
- Free
- When
- Every week
Twentysomething Circle
For men 18 to 29, alongside guys figuring it out at the same time. Work, money, love, and who you’re becoming.
- Who it’s for
- Men aged 18 to 29
- Access
- Free
- When
- Every other week
Neurodivergence Circle
For ADHD, autism, dyslexia and high sensitivity — diagnosed or not — and the people who love them. Come as you actually are.
- Who it’s for
- For men who are autistic, ADHD, dyslexic, or highly sensitive — diagnosed or not — and the people who love them.
- Access
- Free
- When
- Monthly
All Humans’ Circle
Once a month, all genders in the same room. A different conversation, under the same agreements.
- Who it’s for
- Open to all genders
- Access
- Free
- When
- Monthly
GBTQ+ Circle
For gay, bisexual, transgender and queer men and their allies. Connection without having to translate yourself first.
- Who it’s for
- Gay, bisexual, transgender and queer men, and allies
- Access
- Free
- When
- Monthly
Caregiver Circle
For anyone caring for someone they love. Learn from a guest expert, share what’s hard, or just sit with people who understand.
- Who it’s for
- People caring for someone they love, of all genders
- Access
- Contributors
- When
- As scheduledDates are posted as they are set.
Sage’s Circle
Eldership, mentorship and legacy — for men moving from accumulating to distilling what actually matters.
- Who it’s for
- Men entering or living in eldership
- Access
- Contributors
- When
- 3rd Thursday and 1st Saturday
Ready when you are
Most circles are free. Find a date that works for you, and take part by listening or sharing.