Brothers Road

We are delighted to welcome Richard Wyler, Founder and Executive Director of Brothers Road.

Brothers on a Road Less Travelled (“Brothers Road”) is a non-profit, multi-faith, international fellowship of men who experience same-sex-attractions but who do not identify with the label “gay” and prefer instead to explore and address underlying issues and live in accordance with our faith. The organisation is broadly faith-affirming and welcoming of men who are Muslim, Christian, Jewish, or of other faiths.

In 1997, at the age of 35, Rich Wyler entered therapy for extreme distress over same-sex attractions and out-of-control sexual behaviors. He was in crisis — his self-esteem shattered, his marriage teetering on collapse, thoughts of suicide intensifying.

Two years later, after weekly individual and group therapy, Twelve Step work, deep emotional work in a men’s personal-growth network, personal mentoring, and a meaningful spiritual journey with pastoral counseling, Rich completed his professional therapy sessions — vastly happier, more at peace, and sexually sober. His marriage was thriving. His self-esteem was greatly improved. He had built a network of supportive, authentic friendships unlike anything he’d previously experienced. His same-sex attraction felt like a mere shadow of the former power it had held over his life.

Rich will also discuss about the first Journey into Manhood weekend designed for Muslim/Arab audience in Istanbul, Turkey from 18th to 20th August 2023. Register here.

The Journey Into Manhood weekend experience is designed especially for men to address internal conflicts over their sexuality. It is neither “pro-gay” nor “anti-gay.” It is not a “gay-to-straight” intervention. It is not about “converting” anyone. Rather, it is about helping men find peace and self-acceptance, embrace their masculinity and live in integrity with their faith and values.

The workshop is immersive and residential, meaning participants stay on-site for two-and-a-half days and two nights. Accommodations and meals are included in the fee for the workshop, from dinner on Friday through lunch on Sunday.The program is experiential, which means we help men explore through experience, not lecture, preaching, or “therapy.” Activities include journalling, introspective questions, and emotional processing.

Date: Sunday 11th June 2023

Time: 8pm (BST), 3pm (EDT)

Rich Wyler founded Brothers on a Road Less Traveled in September 2000 and created the first Journey Into Manhood weekend experience in January 2002. He works as the director of Brothers on a Road Less Traveled and as a professional life coach. He is the father of two, a daughter and son. Widowed in 2006, he remarried in 2010 and lives with his wife in Virginia, USA. 

Rich is a certified life coach with extensive real-world experience in helping men address internal conflicts over same-sex attractions, starting with his own healing journey in the late 1990s.

In 2000, he launched a website of personal testimonials that, over time, grew into an international non-profit organization called Brothers on a Road Less Traveled. In 2002, Wyler created and launched the powerful Journey Into Manhood experiential personal-growth weekend. He later created the Journey Continues follow-up weekend and co-created A Woman Who Loves, a weekend supporting women who have been hurt by a loved one’s same-sex attractions, sexual behaviors, or betrayal.

Rich established Higher Path Life Coaching and began coaching professionally in 2005. He has years of experience helping to facilitate deep inner-healing and personal growth work not only through his own programs but also through Adventure in Manhood, Noble Man, and Healing for the Soul, among others.

Rich received life-coaching certification through the Coach Training Alliance in 2007. He holds a bachelor’s degree in communications (public relations) from Brigham Young University. He is the father of an adult daughter and son. Widowed in 2006, he remarried in 2010 and lives with his wife in Virginia, USA. You can read about his own experience in therapy at “A Change of Heart.”