Sacred Grit: Nervous System Tools and Spiritual Resilience for Men Who Are Done With Addiction, Anger, and Disconnection

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Are you tired of battling addiction and wondering if there’s a way to find real strength, purpose, and freedom? Welcome to Sacred Grit, a podcast equipping men to conquer addiction and overcome inner struggles through physical, mental, and spiritual disciplines, so you can become a man of honor and integrity. If you’re a man struggling with addiction and the isolation, broken relationships and shame it brings to your life—this show is for you Over the last three years, I’ve watched countless men discover healing and connection through these same practices. Listen in to learn: How to reframe addiction and pride into strength and freedom.Spiritual insights to help you find your way back to resilience when facing addiction.Practical tools like cold water immersion and breathwork; made simple even if you've never practiced before. Every Sunday I unpack spiritual healing, and every Wednesday I deliver practical tools for men. Start your journey today with the fan-favorite episode, “What is Sacred Grit,” from July 2, 2025.

  1. 2d ago

    164: Why Your Inside World and Outside World Do Not Match and How Nervous System Regulation and Spiritual Strength Close the Gap

    Today — the split between who you are on the inside and who shows up on the outside is not a character problem. It is a nervous system problem. And there is a way to close it. Most men are living a split life without knowing it. What they feel inside does not match what shows up on the outside. That gap is not a moral failure. It is a nervous system that has never learned how to be the same man in every room. In this episode you will learn: Why the split between your inside world and outside world is the source of most men's pain Why the spiritual life is about becoming the same man in every room not being more religious Why nervous system regulation is what makes that integration possible Click play now if you are tired of feeling like a different man on the inside than the one showing up on the outside. New Episodes every Sunday and Wednesday Morning  More from Sacred Grit: Sacred Grit the Book- paperback https://a.co/d/052jjfTj Kindle - https://a.co/d/09O2SzxE  Skool platform: https://www.skool.com/sacred-grit-6182/about Book a free consultation call with Jason Join the Movement!  Contact Jason - jason.lyle@thesacredgrit.com The podcast explores the connection between men and dads seeking freedom from addiction, pornography, infidelity, and drinking, while confronting anger, anxiety, and depression through prayer, meditation, and mindfulness, leaning on Jesus and God for strength, confronting pride, discovering purpose, practicing cold plunges, and ultimately building resilience along the journey.

  2. 6d ago

    163: How Men Use Physical Training and Nervous System Regulation to Build the Strength and Resilience to Overcome Addiction

    Today — I am not training for a race or a mountain. I am training to be the man I actually am. That is a completely different motivation. Training for who you are is more sustainable than training for what you want to achieve. The physical practice and the spiritual practice are the same practice — both ask you to stay present in discomfort long enough for something real to surface. In this episode you will learn: Why training for who you are is more sustainable than training for what you want to achieveWhy the physical practice and the spiritual practice are the same practiceYour action step today — do one physical discipline as an act of self worth not self improvement and notice what changesClick play now if you are ready to stop training for a destination and start training for the man you already are. New Episodes every Sunday and Wednesday Morning  More from Sacred Grit: Sacred Grit the Book- paperback https://a.co/d/052jjfTj Kindle - https://a.co/d/09O2SzxE  Skool platform: https://www.skool.com/sacred-grit-6182/about Book a free consultation call with Jason Join the Movement!  Contact Jason - jason.lyle@thesacredgrit.com The podcast explores the connection between men and dads seeking freedom from addiction, pornography, infidelity, and drinking, while confronting anger, anxiety, and depression through prayer, meditation, and mindfulness, leaning on Jesus and God for strength, confronting pride, discovering purpose, practicing cold plunges, and ultimately building resilience along the journey.

  3. Sep 13

    162: Why Men With Addiction Who Neglect Their Body Cannot Access the Spiritual Resilience They Are Looking For

    Today — why your body holds the clearest signal about who you are.  The body does not lie. When you are regulated, moving, and physically disciplined your nervous system tells you the truth about who you are. Physical discipline is not separate from spiritual resilience — it is the most direct path to it available to men. In this episode you will learn: Why the body does not lie and physical discipline tells you the truth about who you areWhy physical discipline is not separate from spiritual resilience but the most direct path to itWhy the man who tends his body tends his soul and neglecting the body closes the door to the spiritual lifeClick play now if you have been trying to build a spiritual life while neglecting the body it has to live in. New Episodes every Sunday and Wednesday Morning  More from Sacred Grit: Sacred Grit the Book- paperback https://a.co/d/052jjfTj Kindle - https://a.co/d/09O2SzxE  Skool platform: https://www.skool.com/sacred-grit-6182/about Book a free consultation call with Jason Join the Movement!  Contact Jason - jason.lyle@thesacredgrit.com The podcast explores the connection between men and dads seeking freedom from addiction, pornography, infidelity, and drinking, while confronting anger, anxiety, and depression through prayer, meditation, and mindfulness, leaning on Jesus and God for strength, confronting pride, discovering purpose, practicing cold plunges, and ultimately building resilience along the journey.

  4. Sep 9

    161: How Men in Addiction Recovery Build the Nervous System Strength to Stay Present in Relationships Without Running

    Today — I used to leave every relationship before it could leave me. Learning to stay is the most courageous thing I have ever done. The pattern of running from relationships is not a character flaw — it is an attachment wound running on autopilot through a dysregulated nervous system. Pre-loading the decision to stay is what changes it. In this episode you will learn: Why running from relationships is an attachment wound running through a dysregulated nervous system not a character flawWhy pre-loading the decision before the hard moment arrives is the only thing that gives you a fighting chanceYour action step today — identify one moment this week where you ran from presence and decide what you will do differentlyClick play now if you keep running from the relationships that matter most and you are ready to learn how to stay. New Episodes every Sunday and Wednesday Morning  More from Sacred Grit: Sacred Grit the Book- paperback https://a.co/d/052jjfTj Kindle - https://a.co/d/09O2SzxE  Skool platform: https://www.skool.com/sacred-grit-6182/about Book a free consultation call with Jason Join the Movement!  Contact Jason - jason.lyle@thesacredgrit.com The podcast explores the connection between men and dads seeking freedom from addiction, pornography, infidelity, and drinking, while confronting anger, anxiety, and depression through prayer, meditation, and mindfulness, leaning on Jesus and God for strength, confronting pride, discovering purpose, practicing cold plunges, and ultimately building resilience along the journey.

  5. Sep 6

    160: Why the Regulated Man in Recovery Experiences Relationships Differently and How Nervous System Strength Makes Real Intimacy Possible

    Today — how nervous system regulation can fix your relationship.  A dysregulated man cannot be truly present in a relationship no matter how much he loves the other person. Real intimacy is not chemistry — it is two regulated nervous systems choosing to stay present with each other. In this episode you will learn: Why a dysregulated man cannot be truly present in a relationship no matter how much he loves the other personWhy real intimacy is two regulated nervous systems choosing to stay present with each otherWhy the work you do on yourself is the most loving thing you can bring to another personClick play now if you keep losing the people you love because you cannot figure out how to stay present with them. New Episodes every Sunday and Wednesday Morning  More from Sacred Grit: Sacred Grit the Book- paperback https://a.co/d/052jjfTj Kindle - https://a.co/d/09O2SzxE  Skool platform: https://www.skool.com/sacred-grit-6182/about Book a free consultation call with Jason Join the Movement!  Contact Jason - jason.lyle@thesacredgrit.com The podcast explores the connection between men and dads seeking freedom from addiction, pornography, infidelity, and drinking, while confronting anger, anxiety, and depression through prayer, meditation, and mindfulness, leaning on Jesus and God for strength, confronting pride, discovering purpose, practicing cold plunges, and ultimately building resilience along the journey.

  6. Sep 2

    159: The One Nervous System Practice That Keeps Men With Addiction Present Instead of Running to the Next Thing

    Today — my brain has always been three steps ahead of my life. The practice is the only thing that brings me back. Running to the next thing is not ambition — it is dysregulation wearing ambition's clothes. The practice is not just for the hard moments. It is for the good ones too, when everything is fine and you still feel the pull to move on. In this episode you will learn: Why running to the next thing is dysregulation wearing ambition's clothes Why the practice is most important in the good seasons not just the hard ones Your action step today — give the one thing you have been running past your full attention for five minutesClick play now if you are always three steps ahead of your own life and cannot figure out how to slow down. New Episodes every Sunday and Wednesday Morning  More from Sacred Grit: Sacred Grit the Book- paperback https://a.co/d/052jjfTj Kindle - https://a.co/d/09O2SzxE  Skool platform: https://www.skool.com/sacred-grit-6182/about Book a free consultation call with Jason Join the Movement!  Contact Jason - jason.lyle@thesacredgrit.com The podcast explores the connection between men and dads seeking freedom from addiction, pornography, infidelity, and drinking, while confronting anger, anxiety, and depression through prayer, meditation, and mindfulness, leaning on Jesus and God for strength, confronting pride, discovering purpose, practicing cold plunges, and ultimately building resilience along the journey.

  7. Aug 30

    158: Why Presence Is the Hardest Practice for Men in Recovery and How Nervous System Regulation Makes It Possible

    Today — I have climbed mountains, run marathons, and built a ministry. The hardest thing I have ever done is stay present with the life in front of me. Most men think the work of recovery ends when the behavior stops. It does not. The real work begins when you have to learn to stay present with the life you have been building — without running to the next thing, the next escape, the next version of yourself. In this episode you will learn: Why the man who spent years running does not automatically know how to stop when the work kicks inWhy presence is not a spiritual concept but a nervous system skill that has to be practicedWhy the regulated man does the thing in front of him and trusts that is enoughClick play now if you have done the work and still feel the pull to run from the life you have built. New Episodes every Sunday and Wednesday Morning  More from Sacred Grit: Sacred Grit the Book- paperback https://a.co/d/052jjfTj Kindle - https://a.co/d/09O2SzxE  Skool platform: https://www.skool.com/sacred-grit-6182/about Book a free consultation call with Jason Join the Movement!  Contact Jason - jason.lyle@thesacredgrit.com The podcast explores the connection between men and dads seeking freedom from addiction, pornography, infidelity, and drinking, while confronting anger, anxiety, and depression through prayer, meditation, and mindfulness, leaning on Jesus and God for strength, confronting pride, discovering purpose, practicing cold plunges, and ultimately building resilience along the journey.

  8. Aug 26

    157: Why a Daily Practice Built on Self Worth Gives Men the Nervous System Strength and Spiritual Resilience to Beat Addiction

    Today — the daily practice is not about becoming a better man. It is about becoming a man who believes he already is one. A daily practice built on self worth is more sustainable than one built on self improvement. Movement, stillness, and one act of self love — done every morning because you are worth showing up for. In this episode you will learn:Why a daily practice built on self worth is more sustainable than one built on self improvementThe three elements of a self worth practice — movement, stillness, and one act of self loveYour action step today — build your practice around worth not performance and watch what changesClick play now if you are ready to stop improving yourself and start loving yourself into the man you already are. New Episodes every Sunday and Wednesday Morning  More from Sacred Grit: Sacred Grit the Book- paperback https://a.co/d/052jjfTj Kindle - https://a.co/d/09O2SzxE  Skool platform: https://www.skool.com/sacred-grit-6182/about Book a free consultation call with Jason Join the Movement!  Contact Jason - jason.lyle@thesacredgrit.com The podcast explores the connection between men and dads seeking freedom from addiction, pornography, infidelity, and drinking, while confronting anger, anxiety, and depression through prayer, meditation, and mindfulness, leaning on Jesus and God for strength, confronting pride, discovering purpose, practicing cold plunges, and ultimately building resilience along the journey.

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Are you tired of battling addiction and wondering if there’s a way to find real strength, purpose, and freedom? Welcome to Sacred Grit, a podcast equipping men to conquer addiction and overcome inner struggles through physical, mental, and spiritual disciplines, so you can become a man of honor and integrity. If you’re a man struggling with addiction and the isolation, broken relationships and shame it brings to your life—this show is for you Over the last three years, I’ve watched countless men discover healing and connection through these same practices. Listen in to learn: How to reframe addiction and pride into strength and freedom.Spiritual insights to help you find your way back to resilience when facing addiction.Practical tools like cold water immersion and breathwork; made simple even if you've never practiced before. Every Sunday I unpack spiritual healing, and every Wednesday I deliver practical tools for men. Start your journey today with the fan-favorite episode, “What is Sacred Grit,” from July 2, 2025.

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