More Than Capable

Kyle Layne
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More Than Capable is about rising up when the journey of life demands the most of us. It is a podcast about the hardships of life: recovery, loss, grief, burnout and addiction and the parts of us all that make us more capable than we ever imagined.Hosted by Kyle Layne, a recovered alcoholic who rose to the greatest challenge life ever presented a few months after entering rehab, the show features long-form conversations with people who have been tested by life and are still choosing responsibility, growth, and purpose.This is not a self-help show. It is not about motivation, optimization, or pretending to be a finished product. More Than Capable is about becoming stronger physically, emotionally, and spiritually through honest conversations about struggle, recovery, family, faith, endurance, and the work of showing up.For men and women navigating hard seasons, rebuilding trust, seeking purpose, struggling with identity, or learning how to keep going, these conversations are a reminder that being worn down or misstepping does not mean being broken.Keep showing up and taking action.

  1. 5d ago ·  Video

    Behind Closed Doors: Meghan Remington on Narcissistic Abuse, Gaslighting, and Getting Out | EP016

    Narcissistic abuse rarely begins with an obvious warning. It develops gradually—through love bombing, cognitive dissonance, gaslighting, emotional manipulation, and a steady erosion of trust in your own reality. Meghan Remington joins Kyle to discuss her best-selling memoir, Behind Closed Doors: How I Got Myself Into and Out of a Narcissistic Marriage. Meghan shares how a relationship that initially felt protective and deeply connected slowly became controlling, isolating, and emotionally abusive. She explains why red flags can be so difficult to recognize when harmful behavior is separated by long stretches of normal life, how people-pleasers and perfectionists can become especially vulnerable to manipulation, and why leaving is rarely as simple as telling someone to walk away. The conversation also explores the public and private faces of abuse, the physical effects of prolonged fear and hypervigilance, the relationship between narcissistic behavior and addiction, and the ways writing helped Meghan process trauma and reclaim her story. Meghan now uses her clinical background and lived experience through Thriving Ahead, where she works as a certified divorce coach helping people navigate high-conflict and narcissistic relationships. Topics include: Narcissism and narcissistic personality traits Love bombing and cognitive dissonance Gaslighting and the loss of trust in your own reality People-pleasing, perfectionism, and emotional manipulation Financial dependence and fear of leaving The public persona behind private abuse PTSD, hypervigilance, and trauma recovery Parenting children through divorce and grief Writing as a tool for processing trauma Divorce coaching and rebuilding personal agency Learn more about Meghan: Thriving Ahead: https://thrivingahead.com Behind Closed Doors Behind Closed Doors is available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, Audible, Spotify, Apple Books, Google Play, and other major booksellers and audiobook platforms.

    Behind Closed Doors: Meghan Remington on Narcissistic Abuse, Gaslighting, and Getting Out | EP016

  2. Jul 14

    Lessons from a Life on the Wall: Craig Richards on Survival and Authenticity | EP015

    Craig Richards has spent his life on the wall. A climber, speaker, and international musician, Craig grew up in Colorado with rock climbing woven into his family story. At eight years old, he climbed Devil's Tower, the youngest ever to do so at the time. Years later, while training for El Capitan, he fell in the Black Canyon, shattered his leg, and had to help rescue himself from deep in the canyon with no cell service, no easy exit, and miles still to go. In this conversation, Craig and Kyle talk about the lessons that come from a life shaped by risk, nature, music, pain, and presence. Craig shares what climbing taught him about fear, commitment, doubt, and taking the next action when the way forward feels impossible. They also explore authenticity, grief, spirituality, performance, healing, and the difference between trying to fix someone's pain and simply standing beside them. This is a conversation about survival, but even more than that, it is about learning how to stay open, keep moving, and become more fully yourself. Find Craig at the sites below: Personal Page -- https://www.craigrichard.com/ Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/craigrichardlive/ Topics include: rock climbing, Black Canyon, El Capitan, survival, fear, commitment, authenticity, grief, healing, music, spirituality, nature, and taking the next step.

    Lessons from a Life on the Wall: Craig Richards on Survival and Authenticity | EP015

  3. Jun 30

    Peace Under Fire: Charles Hartford on Faith, War, and the Jessica Lynch Rescue | EP014

    Charles Hartford graduated from West Point, served as an airborne Ranger infantry officer, deployed five times, taught history at the West Point, and helped lead ground forces during the 2003 rescue of American POW Jessica Lynch. But this conversation is not only about military service or a historic rescue mission. It is about faith under pressure. In this episode of More Than Capable, Charles Hartford reflects on the mentors who shaped him, the decision to serve, the weight carried by military families, and the night a joint special operations mission moved through enemy fire to reach Jessica Lynch in an Iraqi hospital. This is a conversation about war, peace, marriage, service, grief, leadership, and the kind of faith that does not always remove the storm, but can steady a person inside it. Topics include: West Point, Army Rangers, Jessica Lynch rescue, faith under fire, military family life, combat leadership, prayer, grief, fatherhood, mentorship, service, and finding peace in the middle of pressure.

    Peace Under Fire: Charles Hartford on Faith, War, and the Jessica Lynch Rescue | EP014

  4. Jun 17

    The CEO Who Lived Through Depression and Chose to Open Up: Brian Murray of Ryan Companies | EP013

    In this episode of More Than Capable, Kyle sits down with Brian Murray, CEO of Ryan Companies, to talk about depression, leadership, faith, treatment, and the courage it takes to open up. Brian is not speaking about mental health from a distance. He has lived through severe depression, the fear of being seen as a failure, the isolation that can come with mental health struggles, and the long process of finding help that actually worked. In this conversation, Brian shares how therapy, faith, medication, honest relationships, and the decision to speak publicly about his story helped him move forward. As CEO of Ryan Companies, Brian has also helped lead meaningful action around mental health in the workplace — including expanded counseling access, mental health safety training, Narcan on job sites and in offices, and a broader effort to reduce stigma in the construction industry. This conversation is about more than awareness. It is about what happens when someone is willing to say the truth out loud: mental health is real, mental health is common, and mental health is treatable. We also talk about the power of asking someone "How are you?" and actually staying present long enough to hear the answer. Brian's previous talks on mental health: TEDx Talk Quell Foundation Talk If this conversation resonates with you, subscribe to More Than Capable for more honest conversations about recovery, faith, family, grief, mental health, and becoming who we are called to be. If you or someone you love is struggling, you are not alone. Call or text 988 in the U.S. to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. #MentalHealth #Depression #Leadership #Recovery #Faith #MoreThanCapable #BrianMurray #RyanCompanies

    The CEO Who Lived Through Depression and Chose to Open Up: Brian Murray of Ryan Companies | EP013

  5. Jun 2

    Becoming Trustworthy Again with Corwin Knight | EP012

    Corwin Knight grew up surrounded by sports, Boy Scouts, close friends, and a family that loved him deeply. He was the kid other parents trusted. The one they asked to watch over their sons when everyone left for college. But in college, drinking changed everything. What started as partying became blackouts, legal trouble, broken trust, isolation, and the slow loss of the person Corwin knew himself to be. Years later, after another night of drinking left him retracing his steps through a snowstorm, searching for his truck, wallet, phone, and keys, something finally broke open. In this conversation, Corwin shares his story of alcohol addiction, recovery, family, solitude, working in a bar while sober, and what it means to become trustworthy again. His story is not about perfection. It is about choosing life, telling the truth, and becoming available again to the people who never stopped loving him. This episode is for anyone who has wondered whether they can change, anyone who loves someone in addiction, and anyone trying to find their way back to themselves. Topics include: alcohol addiction, sobriety, recovery, family relationships, trust, shame, working around alcohol, solitude, autism and overstimulation, friendship, faith, and becoming yourself again.

    Becoming Trustworthy Again with Corwin Knight | EP012

  6. May 19

    Recovery Isn't a Solo Act: Marriage, Trust & Three Years Sober with Alyssa | EP011

    Three years after entering rehab, Kyle sits down with his wife, Alyssa, for a conversation about what recovery has required from both of them. Kyle and Alyssa reflect on the isolation, fear, silence, loyalty, trust, and rebuilding that addiction brought into their marriage. They talk about the rehab intake moment that changed Kyle's recovery, the painful question of why Alyssa stayed, and what it has looked like to rebuild peace in their home one day at a time. This episode is not just about getting sober. It is about what happens after the crisis point — when the drinking stops, but the marriage, family, wounds, habits, fears, and trust still have to be rebuilt. Kyle and Alyssa also discuss what recovery has given back: laughter in the house, friendships, fatherhood, honesty, shared responsibility, and a life neither of them would trade.  Topics discussed include: Alcoholism and marriage Rebuilding trust after addiction The role of loved ones in recovery Why sobriety has to become personally chosen Life after rehab Learning to communicate again The emotional weight carried by spouses and family members Three years sober Fatherhood, family, and recovery Chapter 8 of Alcoholics Anonymous More Than Capable is about formation, responsibility, recovery, and the work of becoming someone who can carry what life asks of them. Keep showing up.

    Recovery Isn't a Solo Act: Marriage, Trust & Three Years Sober with Alyssa | EP011

  7. May 5

    Down Syndrome, Fatherhood & the Luckiest Men in the World with Jacob Esser | EP010

    In this episode of More Than Capable, Kyle sits down with Jacob Esser, founder of Dads of Down Syndrome, for a conversation about fatherhood, purpose, fear, advocacy, and the unexpected ways our lives are shaped by the moments we never saw coming. But this conversation is not only about diagnosis. It is about what happens after. Jacob shares how the early days of fatherhood eventually led him to start Dads of Down Syndrome, a growing community created to give fathers a place to be honest, encouraged, and connected. What began with a small group of dads sitting together has grown into a movement built around presence, compassion, and the belief that these men are among "the luckiest men in the world." This is a conversation about special needs parenting, Down syndrome, marriage, community, honest conversations among men, and the quiet power of simply showing up.

    Down Syndrome, Fatherhood & the Luckiest Men in the World with Jacob Esser | EP010

  8. Apr 21

    Dying at the Peak: Winning Emmys, Addiction, and the Fight for His Life with Chris Burns | EP009

    Chris Burns built his career at the highest levels of television—winning Emmys and working on Duck Dynasty—while quietly battling an addiction that would nearly kill him. At one point, on set, he was one of only three people sober. One of them was Robert Downey Jr. That contrast—success, pressure, proximity to people who had survived their own battles—was happening at the same time Chris was slipping deeper into his own. Then everything caught up. Chris went into liver failure and was forced to confront the reality that he might not survive. What followed were the calls no one ever wants to make, the wait for a transplant, and the weight of knowing that someone else would have to die for him to live. In this conversation, Chris walks through: Building a career while losing control behind the scenes The lie of "getting away with it" Addiction as a solution—and what it was actually solving The moment his body gave out Facing death and waiting for a second chance What it takes to rebuild a life after surviving it This is a story about contrast—winning at the highest level while falling apart in private—and what it looks like to come back from the edge.

    Dying at the Peak: Winning Emmys, Addiction, and the Fight for His Life with Chris Burns | EP009
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More Than Capable is about rising up when the journey of life demands the most of us. It is a podcast about the hardships of life: recovery, loss, grief, burnout and addiction and the parts of us all that make us more capable than we ever imagined.Hosted by Kyle Layne, a recovered alcoholic who rose to the greatest challenge life ever presented a few months after entering rehab, the show features long-form conversations with people who have been tested by life and are still choosing responsibility, growth, and purpose.This is not a self-help show. It is not about motivation, optimization, or pretending to be a finished product. More Than Capable is about becoming stronger physically, emotionally, and spiritually through honest conversations about struggle, recovery, family, faith, endurance, and the work of showing up.For men and women navigating hard seasons, rebuilding trust, seeking purpose, struggling with identity, or learning how to keep going, these conversations are a reminder that being worn down or misstepping does not mean being broken.Keep showing up and taking action.

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  • Creator
    Kyle Layne
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Kyle Layne
  • Show Website
    More Than Capable

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