Phil is here to help you through your loneliness and get the
soul-nourishing connection you need and deserve
Here, I de-stigmatise gay loneliness and help gay men feel authentic connection.
Here, I guide and support you through your loneliness as a gay man.
This is a place for you - a gay man experiencing loneliness - to come and get the support you need, when you need it, wherever you are in the world - online and in your community.
As a global loneliness thought leader, I envision a society where we can freely talk about feelings of loneliness without shame, embarrassment or judgement - without stigma - and know how to get the type of authentic connection we need as humans.
SPEAKING SERVICES
Enlist Phil's support and inform your podcast audience, your business, club or community organisation on the topic of gay loneliness.
Upcoming: Australia's 5th Annual LGBTIQ+ Better Together conference, Adelaide 17-18 February 2023. Hosted by
CONNECTION MENTORING SERVICES
Allow Phil to guide you through your loneliness towards the connection you seek via your unique Connection Plan.
1:1 mentoring and Connection Support Communities available for you.
CONNECTION OVER COFFEE
PODCAST
Let Phil buy you a coffee then join him and his guests for a real conversation designed to support you and other gay men experiencing loneliness.
Don't have much time?
Listen to a quick Connection Espresso
I'm Phil McAuliffe. That's me in the picture. I'm The Loneliness Guy.
Are you a gay man who's exploring - or admits - that you may be lonely by coming here? Well done. I'm proud of you. Great things can happen from here.
Join me as we explore gay loneliness and the importance of authentic connection to self, to others and to our communities. This is how we work through our feelings of loneliness and needing more real connection in our lives.
Get to know me, my services, read a blog or listen to the podcast are great places to get started.
Thanks for being here. Now, let's get on to de-stigmatising gay loneliness. Let's get you the help and support you need and deserve.
~ Phil
UPCOMING SPEAKING EVENTS
Phil's speaking on how we can de-stigmatise gay loneliness at Australia's 5th Annual LGBTIQ+ Better Together conference, hosted by
See you in Adelaide on
17-18 February 2023
PREVIOUS SPEAKING EVENTS
Phil is a member of Ending Loneliness Together's Lived Experience Advisory Panel.
Phil shared some of his personal loneliness story at the launch of the Strengthening Social Connection to Accelerate Social Recovery White Paper. The event was held at Parliament House in Canberra and was hosted by the Parliamentary Friends of Ending Loneliness Together.
Phil shared the speaker's stage with leading global loneliness experts, including Dr Michelle Lim (Chair, Ending Loneliness Together), Dr Vivek Murthy (US Surgeon-General) and Dr Etienne Krug (World Health Organisation).
Thank you to Ending Loneliness Together for the wonderful opportunity.
Read Phil's speech here.
The Loneliness Guy around the web
As a global loneliness thought leader, Phil loves spreading messages about the importance of
de-stigmatising gay loneliness and promoting authentic connection for gay men globally.
Here are some podcasts Phil's appeared on and articles he's written.
I joined Gayborhood host Ed Wilson for a chat about gay loneliness, shame, being a Daddy and how our harshest experiences in life can become your superpower.
I participated on The Roundtable with other loneliness experts. The Roundtable is a show on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Radio National every Sunday morning.
I appeared on Michael Rhodes' podcast on helping men through divorce. It was a fantastic - and real - conversation.
I wrote an article on how your loneliness is a gift for a fantastic local LGBTIQ+ magazine here in Canberra. Go read it!
I came out later in life. Calan Breckon from the Gay Men's Brotherhood asked me to join a panel of other beautiful men who also came out later in life to talk about it. Watch this episode of Gay Men Going Deeper here
My friend Mike Campbell wanted to know the cure for loneliness. So I shared it with him. Come and join us for this chat and find out what cures loneliness!
Join my conversation about loneliness and belonging with my friend Michael DiIorio from the Gay Men's Brotherhood
Listen to my conversation with Alexander Gerard about overcoming loneliness and being a happy gay man
How Phil's work helps gay men
experiencing loneliness.
Beautiful gay men, just like you.
Boy, am I glad I found this man.
Through Phil’s work alone, I have been able to realise my loneliness and, most importantly, say it out loud to myself and to the people who matter in my life - a major stepping stone in self-acceptance and self-discovery which has helped me to lead a more authentic life where I understand more what I as a human truly need.