Andrew Pain

Motivational mental health Speaker, talking about; men's mental heath, toxic masculinity, allyship, psychological safety, burnout and domestic violence (MICF MPSA MISMA)

Andrew is on a mission to create healthy generations of young men and transform what is a bleak outlook for so many of our future men:

• 75% of suicide victims in the UK are men.
• 85% of homeless people in the UK are men.
• 95% of people in prison in the UK are men.

Working with diverse organisations, including; The Crown Prosecution Service, Specsavers, Chartered Institute of Marketing, University of Liverpool, Birmingham City University, Essex County Council, Amazon, Lidl, and a range of schools and colleges, Andrew explores some of the key questions we need to ask if we’re going to make progress on men’s mental health, create cohesive communities and foster gender unity:

• Why are men and boys struggling and what are we going to do about it?
• Allyship, Gamma Bias, Beta Bias, Intersectionality, Psychological Safety, Toxic Masculinity: what do all these modern buzz words mean and why do they matter?
• Abusive relationships: if 1/3 of victims of domestic abuse are men and there are over 2 million reported cases of domestic abuse each year (c750 000 male victims, c1.4 million female victims) how do we equip both our boys and our girls to spot the signs of abuse early and to look out for one another as allies?

Andrew is a survivor of long-term domestic violence in a former marriage and alongside his work on men’s mental health, he talks about; the struggles faced by male and female survivors, the need for gender unity in tackling domestic abuse, why people fall into and get stuck in abusive relationships, how to support people caught in abuse,, how gaslighting is manifested within abusive relationships, and the easy-to-spot differences between healthy and abusive relationship dynamics. He has also just launched a new podcast, Men on Show, celebrating the stories of ordinary men doing amazing things, whilst also exploring their views on modern masculinity, the issue of Andrew Tate and how to create a healthy generation of young men. Listen to Andrew's podcast here

Andrew delivers the following keynote sessions (learning points available on request):

• Addressing Men’s Mental Health: why it matters and where to start.
• How to stop burnout, so work/life balance is a reality not a utopia.
• How to make critical decisions when the stakes are high.
• Imposter Syndrome: why its toxic and how to beat it.
• The mastery of time: how to get more done without getting busier or burnt out.
• Challenging conversations: how to deliver them effectively and with confidence.

Andrew is a dad to 5, including 3 boys under 10, which means he’s a maid, tutor, cook, taxi driver, war-zone reporter, peace negotiator, professional blackmailer and bribery guru. It also means his daily Fitbit count is never less than 15k steps.

Watch Andrew in action here.

Watch Andrew's showreel videohere.