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In this unfiltered episode of Manalizing, Nate Shepardson lays bare the battle with pornography addiction and the deeper story beneath it—childhood shame, lost years, financial collapse, and the desperate search for connection. From blowing his net worth on a failed business to staring down unemployment and debt, Nate doesn’t flinch from the “hard.”

But what emerges is not defeat—it’s a system of recovery built on resolve, altered beliefs, daily habits, and the power of phrases like “We don’t do that anymore.” With honesty about relapse, dopamine, and the toxic mix of shame and silence, Nate offers men a way forward: not perfection, but progress. If you’ve ever felt trapped in cycles you can’t break, this conversation will give you tools, language, and hope to rise again.

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He lost a home, broke his body, and nearly ended his life — but somewhere in the wreckage, he found God, purpose, and a new definition of being a man.

Glenn Loveless has lived a life most men couldn’t survive.

He’s a husband of 21 years, father of seven, former bodybuilder, and founder of Your Wingman Coaching.

He’s also a man who has known pain — from losing a home in a lawsuit, to surviving a mountain bike crash that nearly killed him, to facing the moment he held a gun to his own head.

In this conversation, Glenn opens up about what happens when everything you thought made you a man — work, strength, achievement — is suddenly stripped away. He talks about failure, faith, and learning to rebuild when all that’s left is the will to keep breathing.

We explore what it means to heal the boy inside us, and how to forge the man we were meant to become — one scar, one lesson, and one act of courage at a time.

This episode is a raw and redemptive look at what it really takes to grow through pain, not just past it.

Suicidal ideation, accident trauma, faith discussion, family conflict.

• Losing everything — and learning to start again
• The mountain bike crash that changed his life
• “I had a gun in my hand on Christmas Eve” — how emotion suppression nearly killed him
• The truth about men, emotion, and real stoicism
• What his broken body taught him about identity
• How pain refines a man instead of defining him
• Fatherhood, faith, and asking for help when you never have before
• The story behind Heal the Boy, Forge the Man
• “Every man breaks. What matters is how we rebuild.”
• “I’d never been a man before — of course I was going to screw it up.”
• “The more fractures you have, the more valuable you become once you’re whole again.”
• “The Lord left me in the fire long enough not to be destroyed.”
• “When you share your mess, it becomes your message.”
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Glenn Loveless, Your Wingman Coaching, Heal the Boy Forge the Man, men’s mental health, suicide prevention, masculinity, stoicism, vulnerability, faith, fatherhood, trauma recovery, emotional intelligence, Garth Haslem, Manalizing podcast

• Heal the Boy, Forge the Man — by Glenn Loveless
• Your Wingman Coaching — yourwingmancoach.com
• Promise to Live / I Love You Bro Project
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (U.S.) — dial 988
• Manalizing.com — where men talk about what men don’t talk about

If Glenn’s story speaks to you — if you’ve been through the fire, or you’re still in it — share this episode with a man who needs to hear that healing is possible.

Then visit Manalizing.com and find your brothers.

You don’t have to rebuild alone.

He’s a soldier, survivor, and straight shooter. But behind the humor and grit is a man who’s been choked, stabbed, and nearly took his own life — and lived to talk about it.

🎧 Episode DescriptionWyatt Black is the kind of man who’s seen both sides of the line — the uniformed world of order and the private world of chaos.

A U.S. Army veteran and tech entrepreneur, Wyatt opens up about the night his wife tried to kill him, his struggles with PTSD, and the moment he almost ended his life in a bathtub with a bottle of vodka and a handful of razor blades.

In this brutally honest conversation, Wyatt shares how one unexpected phone call saved his life, why men are terrible at talking about emotions, and what it really means to “man up.” He and Garth talk about military culture, manipulation, divorce, and the unspoken pain that drives too many men to silence — and sometimes, to suicide.

But this isn’t a story of despair. It’s a story about redemption, honesty, and how learning to speak your truth can literally save your life.

Domestic violence, suicide attempt, PTSD, alcohol abuse, and trauma discussion.

• The night his wife stabbed him — and what he learned from it
• Why “man up” is the worst advice men ever got
• Emotional manipulation and the blind spots men don’t see coming
• What the Army taught him about communication and accountability
• How one phone call — and one hug — saved his life
• Learning to be valuable again after losing everything
• Redefining strength, vulnerability, and self-worth
• Why violating the man rules might be the only way to survive
• “If you’re not violating the man rules, you’re doing life wrong.”
• “I laid there and told her, if you’re gonna do this, then kill me.”
• “Every man breaks. What matters is how he rebuilds.”
• “I wasn’t valuable — not to myself, not to anyone. So I had to start being valuable.”
• “Sometimes, the most masculine thing you can do is pick up the phone.”

Wyatt Black, military PTSD, domestic violence survivor, suicide prevention, men’s mental health, vulnerability, masculinity, emotional intelligence, Army veteran, Sentinel AI Security, tech entrepreneurship, Manalizing podcast, Garth Haslem

• Sentinel AI Security — sentinelaisecurity.com
• Manalizing.com — where men talk about the things men don’t talk about
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (U.S.) — dial 988

If you’ve ever been told to “man up,” or felt like no one would understand what you’re fighting, listen to this one.

Wyatt’s story is a reminder that you don’t need to be perfect — you just need to stay.

Then visit Manalizing.com and join a tribe.

You don’t have to fight alone.