Posted on November 3, 2025
Who declared open season on disabled people? Because, honestly, that’s what it feels like right now.
The government’s …
Posted on 31 October 2025
Standfirst: A military veteran with complex, fluctuating conditions exposes how the Labour Government’s Universal Credit …
Posted on 21 October 2025
Presented as a gesture of gratitude and convenience, the digital ID for ex-service personnel is in reality the perfect …
Two years ago, my life changed in an instant.
I had no idea that one ordinary morning would mark the beginning of a …
Posted on 15 October 2025
The Before and After
I spent my life working.
I joined the Army at sixteen, and for more than thirty-four years I prided …
Posted on 7 October 2025
Today’s whistle-stop tour of Norwich might just be the shortest city visit in history. The plan was textbook: park up in …
Posted on October 7 2025
I'm 52 years old. Until I collapsI ed at home in October 2023, I was a working man — a retired infantry soldier and a …
Posted on September 23, 2025
A Real-Life Example: The Wheelchair Assessment
I’d been waiting thirty weeks for my NHS wheelchair assessment — an …
Posted on September 21, 2025
Welcome
Come on in — this is my new home online at dustywentworth.com Whether you have followed my writing from …
Posted on September 11, 2025
There are moments in life when everything fractures – your identity, your memories, your body. When you're not just …
Posted on September 11, 2025
I’ve seen the term “alpha male” thrown around far too often—usually by those trying to impress, intimidate, or …
In an era of rapid social change and deep cultural introspection, the very concept of masculinity is undergoing a …
The Quiet Crisis of Modern Manhood
There is a quiet crisis unfolding. A generation of men is adrift—uncertain of …
Posted on September 10, 2025
Engaging with journaling regularly offers profound benefits for your mental health, facilitating avenues for emotiona…
Posted on September 09, 2025
Understanding the resilience mindset begins with defining resilience itself. At its core, resilience is the …
Posted on September 7, 2025
When I was told to “man up” after my subarachnoid haemorrhage, I just looked at my wheelchair and wondered: what does …
Posted on August 31, 2025
You often hear people, after a major life event, talk about some kind of rebirth — how they’ve discovered a new passion …
Posted on August 28, 2025
It’s the 28th of August already—can you believe it? Where did the summer go? One moment I was bracing myself for six …
Posted on August 25, 2025
In a world that often confuses strength with bravado, the true essence of masculinity lies in principles—values that …
Posted on August 22, 2025
Surviving the rupture changed everything — now I live in a body I barely recognise, searching for meaning in the wreckage.
Posted on August 21, 2025
For most, saving for a flat or a car represents a key milestone—a significant step towards independence.
But for many …
Posted on August 18, 2025
There’s a moment in every life that feels like a complete reset—a line dividing who I was from who I am now. For me, …
Posted on August 11, 2025
This is the story of how a life-threatening brain injury collided with diagnostic failure—and how I had to fight to be …
Posted on August 9, 2025
What does a man do when his body turns traitor—when his voice vanishes, his muscles shake, and the only strength left is …
Posted on August 6, 2025
Have you ever tried to piece together your past, only to find that half the puzzle pieces have vanished?
It’s a strange …
Posted on August 4, 2025
It began with the kind of start no military operation would envy: late, chaotic, and entirely fuelled by caffeine and the …
Posted on August 3, 2025
In the aftermath of war, injury, and illness, survival doesn't end on the battlefield. For men like me—veterans who …
Posted on August 2, 2025
It was the sunshine streaming through a small gap in the curtains that woke me—an ordinary beginning to what would become an …
Posted on July 30, 2025
We woke to the unmistakable clatter of the bin men — too late for the garden waste, again. That sort of domestic defeat where …
Posted on July 28, 2025
What if progress isn’t progress at all, but a beautifully filtered delusion?
I often wonder if others see the world as I do. …
Posted on July 25, 2025
If you’ve ever tried to pack a wheelchair, a pushchair, three excitable children, and a sense of humour into a single car — …
It’s 2:00 a.m. on Friday, 25 July 2025. I’m sitting here, listening to Spencer Hatcher’s latest release, When She Calls Me …
Posted on July 22, 2025
Welcome to the latest post in my Summer Holiday Series—a light-hearted chronicle of chaos, cuddles, and caffeine-fuelled …
Posted on July 21, 2025
I grew up in a world where discipline wasn’t a punishment; it was a principle. You stood when spoken to. You listened when …
Posted on July 20, 2025
Summer. Just the word itself conjures up images of sunshine, ice cream drips, and the delightful chaos of kids who suddenly …
Posted on July 18, 2025
My life changed irrevocably on 14th May 2025. That’s the day I published my first blog post—not about a new hobby, but born …
Posted on June 2, 2025
There are moments in culture where silence becomes complicity. This is one of them.
Headlines regularly flare like signal …
Posted on July 14, 2025
I didn’t wake gently. I woke confused. After nearly four weeks unconscious, the doctors didn’t expect me to survive. But I did.
Posted on July 13, 2025
I began posting my blogs never once thinking about readers. Writing was simply therapy—a way to make sense of life after a …
Posted on July 12, 2025
It Started Like Any Ordinary Day
I was playing a video game with my children, home for the half-term holidays—just laughter …
Posted on July 8, 2025
In a world grappling with rapidly evolving gender roles and societal expectations, what does it truly mean to be a man today?
B…
Posted on July 4, 2025
The First Contact – Silence in Uniform
May 1994. I'd just returned from Bosnia, and something had followed me home. Not a …
Posted on July 3, 2025
Once, masculinity was honoured. Not as dominance — but as discipline, virtue, and resolve.The man who rose early, bore weight …
Posted on July 2, 2025
Some things endure.
They weather time, resist trends, and stand unmoved by the howling winds of culture and criticism.Masculini…
Access Denied: The Harsh Reality of Accessibility for Wheelchair Users in 2025
From broken paths to outdated laws, here's …
Posted on July 1, 2025
There are moments in life that mark a significant turning point—not because of what you gain, but because of what you finally …
Posted on June 30, 2025
In the decades following World War II, society began rewriting the role of women with energy, clarity, and purpose. Women …
Posted on June 28, 2025
The Quiet Discipline Behind True Strength
I’ve worn the uniform. I’ve stood in that peculiar space where you're expected to …
Posted on June 27, 2025
What does it truly mean to be a man today?
In an age of confusion, reaction, and distorted ideals, this long-form piece …
Posted on June 23, 2025
Last week, I watched young lads at the BMX track—pushing hard, racing not just to win, but to belong and prove something. It …
Posted on June 19, 2025
Posted on June 16, 2025
A Lightning fighter jet at King Khalid Air Base, Saudi Arabia – where a boyhood was forged in dust, discipline, and the …
Posted on June 7, 2025
A tribute to the resilience of the human spirit.
Some books are read. Others are felt.
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. …
Posted on July 6, 2025
There’s a reason Harvey Specter’s image commands silence. The suit. The piercing stare. The unshakeable confidence.But his …
Posted on June 1, 2025
“He was just looking for somewhere to belong.”
That’s what they always say—after the fact.After the arrest.After the …
Posted on May 24, 2025
I was born to working-class parents, long before smartphones and streaming services. A time when milk was delivered before …
Posted on May 23, 2025
To pick up a text on military strategy penned over two millennia ago, knowing that its wisdom predates gunpowder, mechanised …
Posted on May 19, 2025
We fear what we don’t understand. And when we act out of fear, we rarely act with reason. We lash out, label, and judge.That’s …
Posted on May 18, 2025
For years now, the word masculinity has been dragged into the dock and tried in the court of public opinion. Accused of being …
Posted on May 15, 2025
There is a quiet crisis unfolding around us. Not one of war or pandemic, but of something more insidious: the erosion of …
