The True Man Podcast | Real Men. Real Talk. Real Faith.

I recently sat down with the host of the Hidden Secrets in Books Podcast for a conversation that went straight to the heart of what I’ve been called to do, helping men find freedom through faith, honesty, and the courage to finally ask for help. It’s always a little different sitting on the guest side of the mic, but the message doesn’t change, no matter who’s asking the questions. Men are hurting, men are hiding, and men are searching for more. This conversation gave us the space to talk about all three. WHY ASKING FOR HELP IS THE STARTING LINE, NOT THE FINISH LINE We opened with a question I get asked in almost every interview, and for good reason: why is it so hard for men to ask for help? I talked about how men become experts at burying fear, shame, and pain—pushing it down and hoping it never resurfaces. But it always does. A life of real freedom starts with a relationship with Jesus Christ, and from that foundation, a man can finally take an honest look i...

Most men want to lead their families. Very few feel equipped to do it. And that gap, between the man you know you’re supposed to be and the man you feel like on any given Tuesday, is where more men get stuck than anywhere else. So let’s name the lie that’s keeping you there. The Lie That Keeps Men Passive The lie is simple: leadership is a feeling. That real leaders feel confident, feel ready, feel equipped before they step up. That if you’re uncertain, if you look at your marriage, your kids, your home, and feel the weight of what’s required and aren’t sure you’re up to it, you should wait. Get more together first. Figure it out. Then lead. That is not how leadership works. That is not how God has ever called a man. Joshua didn’t feel ready to lead after Moses died. He was terrified. And God’s response was—get your confidence together first. It was: “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, ...

This Independence Day marks a remarkable milestone in our nation’s history. America turns 250 years old. For many, the Fourth of July means fireworks, backyard barbecues, parades, and time with family. Those traditions are worth celebrating. They remind us of the blessings we enjoy. But if that’s all this day means to you, we’ve missed something much greater. America’s 250th birthday is an invitation. An invitation to reflect on the kind of nation we’ve inherited and the kind of nation we are leaving behind. Ordinary Men. Extraordinary Decision. Two hundred and fifty years ago, a group of ordinary men made an extraordinary decision. They declared that our rights were not granted by a king, a government, or a political system. They believed those rights came from our Creator. That single conviction changed history. The founders understood something that seems increasingly forgotten today: Freedom is not self-sustaining. Liberty survives only when p...

Pull up a chair. That is the invitation Mista Yu extends to every man who sits down at the Men’s Roundtable Series—and it is the right invitation, because the conversations that happen around that table are exactly the kind most men never get to have. I recently had the privilege of joining Mista Yu for one of those conversations. We talked about identity, true manhood, the cost of isolation, what it means to follow Jesus as a man, and the moment in 2019 that changed everything for me. No performance. No polish. Just real men talking about real things. THE RETREAT THAT STARTED IT ALL If there is a single moment I can point to that set the trajectory of everything I am building today—True Man Life Coaching, American Family Renaissance, the True Man Podcast, the books, the speaking, all of it—it was a men’s retreat weekend in March of 2019. I walked in as a man who had been a Christian his entire life. I walked out as a man who had finally encountered intimacy with Chris...

Most men don’t fall apart because life gets hard. They fall apart because they try to handle a hard life alone—quietly, stubbornly, and for far too long. They white-knuckle it through the marriage strain, the career pressure, the identity confusion, and the creeping sense that something is missing, and they do it in silence because somewhere along the way they decided that needing help was the same as failing. I sat down with Michael Lynch on the Men Seeking Freedom podcast to have the kind of conversation most men never get to have, an honest one. We talked about why asking for help feels so threatening to men, why it is actually one of the most courageous decisions a man can make, and what becomes possible on the other side of that ask. WHERE THE ISOLATION BEGINS It rarely starts in adulthood. Most men can trace their silence back much further than that. Early shame has a way of training boys to stop asking questions. A moment of embarrassment. A request for help that was ...

There has never been a more important time for fathers to lead. Every generation faces challenges. But today’s fathers are navigating a world unlike any that has come before. Our children have access to more information, more voices, and more competing influences than any generation in history. Through smartphones, social media, streaming platforms, and digital communities, they are constantly told who to be, what to believe, and what to value. The question is not whether culture is shaping your children. The question is whether your influence as a father outweighs the culture’s influence on them. That reality can feel overwhelming. Many fathers look around and wonder if they are doing enough. They see the pressure their children face. They see the strain on marriages. They see the confusion surrounding identity, truth, and purpose. At times, it can feel like the current is moving against everything they are trying to build. But this moment is exactly where Christian fa...