What if the key to becoming a better listener starts with admitting you're terrible at it? Most people assume they're good listeners, then proceed to miss what's actually being said, connect dots that don't exist, and hear words that were never spoken. The gap between physical hearing and genuine understanding creates distance in every relationship you value. When you passively let sounds hit your eardrums without working to comprehend, you miss the tension behind words, fail to ask clarifyin...
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What if the key to becoming a better listener starts with admitting you're terrible at it? Most people assume they're good listeners, then proceed to miss what's actually being said, connect dots that don't exist, and hear words that were never spoken. The gap between physical hearing and genuine understanding creates distance in every relationship you value. When you passively let sounds hit your eardrums without working to comprehend, you miss the tension behind words, fail to ask clarifyin...
The Bottom-Up Solution: Why Your Mental Health Starts With Your Body
Authentic Masculinity
6 minutes
2 months ago
The Bottom-Up Solution: Why Your Mental Health Starts With Your Body
When you're stuck in a funk, conventional wisdom says "fix your thinking first." But what if that approach has it exactly backward? This episode challenges the soul-body hierarchy most men have accepted without question. The biblical narrative presents humans not as souls trapped in bodies, but as "in-souled bodies"—a distinction that transforms how we should approach depression, anxiety, and spiritual disconnection. Discover how God's treatment of Elijah's suicidal thoughts began with sleep ...
Authentic Masculinity
What if the key to becoming a better listener starts with admitting you're terrible at it? Most people assume they're good listeners, then proceed to miss what's actually being said, connect dots that don't exist, and hear words that were never spoken. The gap between physical hearing and genuine understanding creates distance in every relationship you value. When you passively let sounds hit your eardrums without working to comprehend, you miss the tension behind words, fail to ask clarifyin...
