JCIP #345 - Richard Pomfrett

In episode 345 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Richard Pomfrett. Richard is the Founder and CEO of Boyz-2-Men, an organisation which is dedicated to supporting boys and young men through their journey into adulthood. They offer a supportive environment where they can learn, grow, and navigate the complexities of masculinity with confidence.B2M believe every young person has the potential to become a role model, so their programmes are tailored to help boys and young men understand and overcome the challenges posed by gender stereotypes and societal expectations. By engaging with primary and secondary school students, they provide the tools they need to develop into healthy, thoughtful, and responsible individuals. In this episode we discuss Richard’s professional journey, how he came to found B2M, the programs they offer to young men and the work they do and the impact they have on the young men they work with.We also have a wider conversation about where men and boys are right now in the UK, the importance of reaching in and listening to them, and how we move forward with a unifying message in this space. For Richard’s mental health journey, we discuss his diagnosis of Dyslexia, and how it shaped his education and adolescence growing up in the 1970s and 80s, how society’s education of it has changed and how he felt when he was diagnosed at 40 years old. We also talk about how getting into martial arts and combat sports was pivotal to his life path, the life skills it gave him and why it gave him a solid foundation for the rest of his life going forward.As always, #itsokaytoventYou can find out more about Boyz-2-Men here: https://boyz-2-men.org.uk/.You can find out more about The Stay Safe Initiative here: https://thestaysafeinitiative.org.uk/.You can follow Richard on social media here: https://www.instagram.com/thestaysafeinitiative/.Support Us:PatreonPayPalMerchandise