In this episode I sit down with Bobby Eppleman for a real conversation about vulnerability, recovery, and how masculinity and leadership evolve when performance stops working.

We begin with consent and context. I share about my spiritual awakening and the five year unwinding that followed, including the deep recovery work that came after experiencing harm within a former relationship and business partnership. I talk about what it has meant to rebuild trust with myself, with others, and with life.

Bobby walks us through his own transformation from an achievement driven identity shaped by athletics and alcoholism into a life organized around emotional honesty, therapy, and family. We explore how success changes when connection becomes the measure.

We also unpack cultural ideas about “alpha” roles, what strength really looks like,  ...