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Cracked Open: How Honesty Heals Men, with Gary Jader
In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, Gary Jader, a lifelong advocate for men’s mental health, talks about growing up in a house full of conflict, the long shadow of a verbally abusive father, and how that early pain became fuel for a life spent helping others heal.
Gary’s story is not one of overnight transformation. It’s about persistence, learning to “dance with our imperfections,” as he puts it, and finding the courage to speak the truth about what’s really going on inside. Together we explore:
Why so many men still struggle to open up, even in safe spaces.
How buried pain…
The skinny
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