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Most men grew up in homes where emotions were ignored, dismissed, or punished. From a young age, many disconnected from their true selves and lost touch with what was really going on beneath the surface. To survive emotionally, they built patterns, not because they were broken, but because they were scared, scared to ask for what they needed.
Scared of rejection. Scared they wouldn’t be seen or loved by the people they craved it from most. So, they learned to cope by suppressing their emotions, abandoning their needs, and becoming who others needed them to be. These behaviours weren’t their truth. They were survival. But when those survival systems become your normal, change doesn’t feel safe - it feels like a threat.Â
Men don’t resist change because they don't want too, they resist it because the pain they know feels safer than the healing they don’t and when you put one man like that in a room with hundreds of others raised the same way, in silence, in stigma, and under generations of father wounds... you start to see why we’re facing a crisis, where pretending to be fine is the norm and the cost is rising in every corner of our community.
At Amend, we work with men who are ready to break that cycle. Men who know that what they don’t heal, they hand down and they’re ready to change, not just for themselves, but for the people they love most.
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 There’s no shortcut to change. The behaviour's that once protected you are now the ones holding you back. Real growth means unlearning survival patterns, showing up through the discomfort, and building a new way of living. It takes hard work, daily commitment, consistency and for it all too make sense and land for men, they need a tailored framework that's built for them.
The Amend Therapeutic Change Framework™Â
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12 Week Program
A structured, guided program providing men with weekly support, practical tools, and space to unpack their past, emotions, and habits through a masculine lens, delivered by trauma informed counsellors.
Men's Workshops
A one-day, in-person experience offering facilitated group work, emotional tools, and real conversation to help men understand themselves and connect with other men.
1:1 Support
Private one-on-one mentoring with our trained practitioners, offering therapeutic support tailored to men navigating stress, relationships, emotional pain, their past or difficult life transitions.
 Watene Waenga - The Founder of Amend Movement & Alan Ward - Co-Director, each man with a story of lived experience who set out on a mission to change their own lives first. They know how hard it can be being stuck in familiar patterns and cycles that keep us safe, what it takes to create change and also what it's like to be where you are right now. Hear about each man's incredible story to where they are now.
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We understand the unique pressures men face in today’s world. Many are carrying deep shame, emotional suppression, and relationship issues, but rarely have a space where they can speak honestly or be supported through it.
Our programs are designed for men by men. We create environments where men feel seen, heard, and safe enough to confront what’s been buried without judgement or shame. We don’t offer quick fixes, we offer real tools, powerful experiences and trained facilitators who understand what it means to live through hardship and be on the other side of change. Our team includes men from all walks of life, allowing those we serve to feel an immediate sense of connection and trust.
Whether it’s through workshops, our programs, or counselling, when a man heals, his family, workplace and entire community benefit. Amend is not just a service, it’s a movement.
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This isn’t your typical men’s podcast. This is a space where we go deep, into the real conversations men aren’t having but need to. Hosted by Watene and Alan, this podcast is born from years of frontline work in men’s mental health, emotional leadership, trauma healing, and the transformation of men. Whether you’re navigating fatherhood, working on your relationship, healing from your past, or simply wanting to become the man you know you’re capable of being, this podcast is for you.
