Our children are always watching. The way we handle challenges, prioritize our health, treat others, and show up each day can influence the choices they make for years to come.

In this episode of The Primal Journey, I'm joined by two friends from our 5:15 AM Burn Boot Camp community, Sara Henshaw and Karly Kline. Both are working mothers who have taken their commitment to fitness to another level by training and competing together in HYROX, a demanding competition that combines running with functional strength challenges.

But what inspired me to invite them onto the podcast had very little to do with their performance. It was hearing them talk about their daughters and how they wanted to demonstrate what it looks like to work hard, challenge yourself, and accomplish something difficult.

That message resonated deeply with my own journey. Four years ago, when I decided to give up alcohol and begin transforming my health, one of my greatest motivations was my children. I realized that if I wanted them to develop healthy habits, strong relationships, confidence, and discipline, I needed to demonstrate those qualities through my own actions.

Throughout our conversation, we explore Sara and Karly's personal journeys, the challenges of balancing motherhood, marriage, careers, and fitness, and the importance of making time for ourselves so we can show up better for the people who depend on us.

We also get into nutrition, recovery, faith, the value of community, managing distractions, and why our children benefit from seeing us struggle, grow, and continue moving forward.

Ultimately, this conversation is about something much bigger than fitness. It's about becoming more aware of the example we're setting and recognizing that the choices we make today can help shape the lives of those who come after us.

Our results will always match our choices, and those choices can influence generations. Therefore choose to Keep It Primal!

In this episode of The Primal Journey, I sit down with Rocky Marrin, founder of Three Wide Ministries, for an honest conversation about faith, marriage, fatherhood, temptation, personal responsibility, and what it really means to become a better man.

Rocky and I have known each other for nearly two decades, but our conversations have grown much deeper over the past few years as both of our lives have changed. Rocky shares his journey from being a man who felt like he had to control everything and fix everything himself to eventually realizing that approach was leading him in the wrong direction. He talks about the role faith played in changing his life, his marriage, his leadership, and ultimately his calling to help other men through Three Wide Ministries.

We also get very open about some of the things men struggle with but don’t always talk about, including alcohol, pornography, lust, pride, ego, distraction, and the ways we justify behaviors that slowly pull us away from our wives, children, faith, and purpose. Both of us share how removing some of those things created more space for better relationships, greater awareness, and a stronger connection to the people who matter most.

One of the biggest themes of the conversation is the importance of marriage and the influence our wives can have when they are willing to challenge us. Rocky shares the story of telling Leslie years ago, “I don’t know how or when, but I’ll come back to you a better man.” That idea became the foundation for this episode because becoming a better man isn’t something that happens in one big moment. It happens through years of choices, setbacks, honest conversations, faith, and a willingness to keep growing.

We also talk about fatherhood and how much our children learn simply by watching us. They see how we treat their mother, how we manage frustration, what we prioritize, and how we respond when life gets difficult. If we want our sons and daughters to make better choices in their own lives, we have to become more aware of the example we are setting today.

Rocky’s work with Three Wide Ministries is built around that same idea. Men need other men around them who are willing to share their experiences, challenge one another, and provide support when life gets difficult. Sometimes the first step toward change is simply getting into the right room and being willing to listen.

This conversation is about recognizing where you are, taking responsibility for the choices that brought you there, and making better choices moving forward. That’s what The Primal Journey is all about: focusing on what is essential, removing what is pulling us away from it, and continuing to become better versions of ourselves.

Our results will always match our choices so why not choose to "Keep It Primal"!

After nearly a decade in professional baseball, Aaron McGarity is preparing for a season unlike any he has experienced before: becoming a father.

Aaron joins Will Winston to share what it was like playing professional baseball in Mexico, where winning takes priority, job security is never guaranteed, and a player can be traded or released with little warning. He opens up about navigating that uncertainty, returning home earlier than expected, and deciding whether to pursue one final opportunity in professional baseball.

The conversation also explores the nutrition, training, sleep, and recovery practices that have helped Aaron sustain a long career, along with practical advice for young athletes and parents learning how to fuel growing bodies without relying on processed food.

Ultimately, this episode moves beyond baseball. Will and Aaron discuss marriage, faith, family, personal responsibility, and the challenge men face in learning how to provide without losing their presence at home. Aaron also shares the deeply personal meaning behind his son’s name and the lessons he hopes to carry from professional sports into fatherhood.

It is an honest conversation about adapting when life changes, learning from failure, and becoming the person your next season requires.