The loss of a child is one of the most devastating things a person can go through. When it happens, much of the sympathy and support goes to the distraught mother, and rightfully so.

But through no ill-intent at all, that can make others in the family, such as other children, grandparents, and most of all, fathers, feel like “secondary grievers.”

Dad invites five friends to the football pitch to process his grief

U.K. dad Sean Coleman and his partner tragically lost two babies.

He’d heard about a football club for grieving men near where he lived called Honeysuckle FC. The idea was to get struggling men together for exercise, fun, and connection with other people who would understand.

After spending some time with the group, Coleman decided to bring a similar idea to a new area in 2025.

It started with just a handful of dads kicking a ball around together. There was Liam Conway, who’d lost his son Lewis and........

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