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Breaking the Silence and Making Space with Luke Ambler

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“On April 5, 2016, my brother-in-law, Andrew Roberts, took his own life,” explains Luke Ambler (@ambler09). He’s the founder of Andy’s Man Club (@andysmanclubuk), a UK-based community that offers men a space to talk about the real issues affecting their lives. “It really upset me that Andrew didn’t speak, and I realized that lots of people are struggling to talk, and no one was offering a safe space. I came up with the idea for a coffee club that came from me and the old man, me dad. We used to meet every Saturday morning. I started thinking: ‘Why couldn’t we turn this into a Monday evening, where guys can come and talk about real stuff?’ Now, we’ve got 11 clubs all across the country, and we’re hoping to expand now across the world.

I wish people could understand more of what people are actually going through — not everything is as it seems. If you walk into a coffee shop and someone behind the counter is a bit snappy with you, it’s not because they’re an ignorant or arrogant person. They might just be dealing with stuff. It’s about not taking anything that you can see on the surface and being a bit more compassionate to others, really. We’re all dealing with stuff constantly.” #hereforyou

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