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Why are so many men trapped in isolation and feeling like failures? In this episode, Russ Ewell breaks down why behavior modification fails, how to overcome secret struggles like porn addiction, and how real mentorship changes everything.
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Men of Iron president Ryan Zook sits down with Russ to get into the part of faith nobody preaches: the difference between "religious Christianity" and "spiritual Christianity," why behavior change without heart change just makes you better at managing your bank account, and the day a church program put Russ's son โ who has Down syndrome โ on a separate field. Russ didn't leave. He built a school, the technology, and inclusive leagues so no other kid would sit out. Then he wrote a book saying the rest of us have God wrong too.
If you're the man who does everything right and still feels like God is disappointed in you, start here.
WHAT WE GET INTO
โข Why most men want an older man in their corner โ and almost none go looking
โข "Religious" vs. "spiritual" Christianity, and how to tell which one you're living
โข The real reason behavior change never sticks
โข What actual mentorship looks like โ including the phone conversation everyone's going to argue about
โข Raising sons, inherited patterns, and the fear of becoming your parents
โข Formation vs. destruction: what to do with failure
โข How one man investing in one man built everything Russ has
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
4:32 The crisis with young men
11:23 Why behavior change isn't enough
28:52 What real mentorship looks like
31:47 "Give me your phone"
48:11 The field that changed everything
55:03 "I had no interest in God"
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