Paddy is an elder in Men's Work. He is trained as a counsellor and economist and spent 45 years working on projects with men. That includes, homeless men, army veterans, domestic violence programmes, working in prisons including being a Buddhist prison chaplain. He has run a number of men's workshops and retreats, run men's wellbeing organisations and is an author of facilitation guide to men's groups that is used around the world. The retreats are run on a non profit basis, with a small surplus to fund future retreats.