The Restorative Man Podcast

Restoration Project
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Manhood often feels like navigating through uncharted territory, but you don't have to walk alone. Join us as we guide a conversation about how to live intentionally so that we can join God in reclaiming the masculine restorative presence he designed us to live out. Laugh, cry, and wonder with us as we explore the ins and outs of manhood together.

  1. Dangerous Is The Man Who... with Nic Howe

    3D AGO

    Dangerous Is The Man Who... with Nic Howe

    What if the most dangerous men are not the loud ones, but the ones who quietly stopped showing up. This episode wrestles with a different kind of threat, the man who abdicates his place in his own life, marriage, friendships, and story. Through a simple gift and an unexpected phrase, Jesse and Nic explore how passivity can wound just as deeply as aggression, and why presence is a form of courage. They talk about the subtle, daily risks of asking one more honest question, turning off your phone, saying I need help, and staying true to who you actually are. If being good has felt small or safe, this conversation might mess with that in the best way.  If you want to grow alongside other intentional men, you can jump into the Grove Collective at  https://www.restorationproject.net/grovecollective Subscribe here: https://rp-grove.circle.so/ To know more about Restoration Project, visit us here: Website: www.restorationproject.netInstagram: @restorationprojectcoFacebook: Restoration ProjectLinkedIn: Restoration Project Dads, ready to bond with your kids like never before? Join Basecamp Boys and Basecamp Girls for a weekend of hiking, camping, and screen-free connection with your 8-11-year-old son or 10-12-year-old daughter. It’s more than a trip—it’s your legacy.Reserve your spot today at www.restorationproject.net/experiences.

    34 min
  2. God's Activity In Our Lives | The Practice of Spiritual Direction with Greg Ehlert

    FEB 2

    God's Activity In Our Lives | The Practice of Spiritual Direction with Greg Ehlert

    In this episode, Jesse French sits down with Greg Ehlert for an unhurried conversation about noticing God’s activity in everyday life. They explore spiritual direction as the practice of holy listening and what it means to pay attention without rushing toward answers. Greg shares how contemplative practices reshaped his understanding of God from performance to presence. The conversation makes room for questions, silence, and the full range of human experience that often gets overlooked in faith spaces. This episode invites listeners to slow down and consider where God might already be at work in their story. Resources mentioned in the episode: Spiritual Direction: A Guide to Giving and Receiving Direction by Gordon T. SmithGrafted Life and the Christ-Centered Spiritual Directors Association (CSDA): https://www.graftedlife.org/csda/home/If you want to grow alongside other intentional men, you can jump into the Grove Collective at  https://www.restorationproject.net/grovecollective Subscribe here: https://rp-grove.circle.so/ To know more about Restoration Project, visit us here: Website: www.restorationproject.netInstagram: @restorationprojectcoFacebook: Restoration ProjectLinkedIn: Restoration Project Dads, ready to bond with your kids like never before? Join Basecamp Boys and Basecamp Girls for a weekend of hiking, camping, and screen-free connection with your 8-11-year-old son or 10-12-year-old daughter. It’s more than a trip—it’s your legacy.Reserve your spot today at www.restorationproject.net/experiences.

    32 min
  3. Mothering Sons with Beth Bruno

    JAN 26

    Mothering Sons with Beth Bruno

    Young sons have a fire within them. But how is that fire channeled and not extinguished? In this episode, Beth Bruno joins Chris for an insightful conversation about the reality of mothering sons. Beth generously shares her own experience of navigating the emotions and shifts during her son's teenage years.  She unpacks the importance of mothers adopting a posture of space and delight with their sons. While risky and new, this offering of space must be paired with the intentional engagement of the father, so the son can continue to grow. This conversation is a wise invitation for both parents to partner together in the becoming process of their children.  If this conversation stirred something in you and you want to go deeper with Beth’s work, here are a few places to start:  Resources for Raising Fierce and Lovely Women: https://www.bethbruno.org/fierceandlovelyA Voice Becoming book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1478974672Follow Beth: https://www.bethbruno.org/If you want to grow alongside other intentional men, you can jump into the Grove Collective at  https://www.restorationproject.net/grovecollective Subscribe here: https://rp-grove.circle.so/ To know more about Restoration Project, visit us here: Website: www.restorationproject.netInstagram: @restorationprojectcoFacebook: Restoration ProjectLinkedIn: Restoration Project Dads, ready to bond with your kids like never before? Join Basecamp Boys and Basecamp Girls for a weekend of hiking, camping, and screen-free connection with your 8-11-year-old son or 10-12-year-old daughter. It’s more than a trip—it’s your legacy.Reserve your spot today at www.restorationproject.net/experiences.

    32 min
  4. Fierce and Lovely Experiences with Beth Bruno

    JAN 19

    Fierce and Lovely Experiences with Beth Bruno

    One of the shaping but not well-known voices of Restoration Project is Beth Bruno. This episode tells some of the origin story of Beth's creation of the feminine categories of Fierce and Lovely. Beth shares her desire to create language that was exploratory rather than prescriptive for her own daughters and for women across the world. She graciously shared this framework with Restoration Project almost ten years ago, and it continues to be the cornerstone of how we engage the dad-daughter space. This is a ground-level, hopeful conversation about the creation of Fierce & Lovely and its continued relevance and impact on daughters, mothers, and dads throughout the world.  If this conversation stirred something in you and you want to go deeper with Beth’s work, here are a few places to start:  Resources for Raising Fierce and Lovely Women: https://www.bethbruno.org/fierceandlovelyA Voice Becoming book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1478974672Follow Beth: https://www.bethbruno.org/If you want to grow alongside other intentional men, you can jump into the Grove Collective at  https://www.restorationproject.net/grovecollective Subscribe here: https://rp-grove.circle.so/ To know more about Restoration Project, visit us here: Website: www.restorationproject.netInstagram: @restorationprojectcoFacebook: Restoration ProjectLinkedIn: Restoration Project Dads, ready to bond with your kids like never before? Join Basecamp Boys and Basecamp Girls for a weekend of hiking, camping, and screen-free connection with your 8-11-year-old son or 10-12-year-old daughter. It’s more than a trip—it’s your legacy.Reserve your spot today at www.restorationproject.net/experiences.

    33 min
  5. I Left The Church (Part 2) | Michael Krommendyk

    JAN 12

    I Left The Church (Part 2) | Michael Krommendyk

    This is part two of our conversation with Michael Krommendyk, and it goes even deeper into the places many men quietly carry. We talk about church hurt, belonging, and what it feels like when your faith still matters but the structures around it no longer fit. Michael shares what it looks like to step away without walking away from God, and how community can hold you when certainty is gone. If you have ever wondered whether your questions mean you are losing your faith, this episode gently pushes back on that fear. This one feels like sitting across the table with someone who understands and is willing to stay.  If you want to grow alongside other intentional men, you can jump into the Grove Collective at  https://www.restorationproject.net/grovecollective Subscribe here: https://rp-grove.circle.so/ To know more about Restoration Project, visit us here: Website: www.restorationproject.netInstagram: @restorationprojectcoFacebook: Restoration ProjectLinkedIn: Restoration Project Dads, ready to bond with your kids like never before? Join Basecamp Boys and Basecamp Girls for a weekend of hiking, camping, and screen-free connection with your 8-11-year-old son or 10-12-year-old daughter. It’s more than a trip—it’s your legacy.Reserve your spot today at www.restorationproject.net/experiences.

    31 min
  6. I Left the Church (Part 1) | Michael Krommendyk

    JAN 5

    I Left the Church (Part 1) | Michael Krommendyk

    What happens when the place that shaped your faith is also the place that wounds you? In this first part of a 2-part episode, Michael Krommendyk takes us through his journey from growing up in church to stepping into ministry and eventually stepping away from it all. He opens up about the weight of expectations, the quiet moments of doubt, and the small discoveries of grace that reshaped his story. This episode isn’t about answers, it’s about noticing the questions that hit hardest and the spaces where healing actually begins. Listen if you’re curious about what it looks like to wrestle honestly with faith, identity, and the messy middle of life.  If you want to grow alongside other intentional men, you can jump into the Grove Collective at  https://www.restorationproject.net/grovecollective Subscribe here: https://rp-grove.circle.so/ To know more about Restoration Project, visit us here: Website: www.restorationproject.netInstagram: @restorationprojectcoFacebook: Restoration ProjectLinkedIn: Restoration Project Dads, ready to bond with your kids like never before? Join Basecamp Boys and Basecamp Girls for a weekend of hiking, camping, and screen-free connection with your 8-11-year-old son or 10-12-year-old daughter. It’s more than a trip—it’s your legacy.Reserve your spot today at www.restorationproject.net/experiences.

    30 min
  7. End the Year with a Period

    12/15/2025

    End the Year with a Period

    This episode starts with punctuation, of all things, and somehow lands on one of the most grounded ways to close out a year. Jesse and Chris talk about how many of us end December with a question mark, an exclamation point, or a long, tired comma that never gives us a real pause. What if this time you ended with a period instead. The kind that lets the year be exactly what it was and lets you name who you have actually become. It is a simple idea with surprising weight, and the guys invite you into it with tenderness, honesty, and a pretty unforgettable image of God’s hands cupped around your becoming.  If you want to grow alongside other intentional men, you can jump into the Grove Collective at  https://www.restorationproject.net/grovecollective Subscribe here: https://rp-grove.circle.so/ To know more about Restoration Project, visit us here: Website: www.restorationproject.netInstagram: @restorationprojectcoFacebook: Restoration ProjectLinkedIn: Restoration Project Dads, ready to bond with your kids like never before? Join Basecamp Boys and Basecamp Girls for a weekend of hiking, camping, and screen-free connection with your 8-11-year-old son or 10-12-year-old daughter. It’s more than a trip—it’s your legacy.Reserve your spot today at www.restorationproject.net/experiences.

    19 min
  8. The Narrative of Fitness, with Personal Trainer Tim Helwege

    12/08/2025

    The Narrative of Fitness, with Personal Trainer Tim Helwege

    In this episode of the Restorative Man podcast, Jesse French and Cody Buriff engage in a deep conversation with Tim Helwege about the multifaceted nature of fitness and health. They explore personal stories of strength, the underlying motivations for pursuing fitness, and the impact of shame narratives on men's health. Tim emphasizes the importance of understanding one's 'why' behind fitness goals, the significance of long-term vision in health, and the concept of stewardship of the body. The discussion also touches on navigating body image issues and finding balance in caring for one's physical self. If you want to grow alongside other intentional men, you can jump into the Grove Collective at  https://www.restorationproject.net/grovecollective Subscribe here: https://rp-grove.circle.so/ To know more about Restoration Project, visit us here: Website: www.restorationproject.netInstagram: @restorationprojectcoFacebook: Restoration ProjectLinkedIn: Restoration Project Dads, ready to bond with your kids like never before? Join Basecamp Boys and Basecamp Girls for a weekend of hiking, camping, and screen-free connection with your 8-11-year-old son or 10-12-year-old daughter. It’s more than a trip—it’s your legacy.Reserve your spot today at www.restorationproject.net/experiences.

    35 min
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Manhood often feels like navigating through uncharted territory, but you don't have to walk alone. Join us as we guide a conversation about how to live intentionally so that we can join God in reclaiming the masculine restorative presence he designed us to live out. Laugh, cry, and wonder with us as we explore the ins and outs of manhood together.

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  • Creator
    Restoration Project
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    101
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Restoration Project
  • Show Website
    The Restorative Man Podcast

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