Redefining Strength: Eli Brackenbury on Vulnerability, Faith and Men

Mind Over Masculinity · Aug 11, 2026 · 24m

This episode is for any man who was taught that strength means carrying everything alone. Host Swati talks with Eli Brackenbury about the old script many men grow up with, the idea that asking for help is weakness, and what he learned when that script finally cracked in his own life.

Eli speaks openly about surrender, faith, and the coping mechanisms men reach for when they don't have language for what they're carrying. It's a raw, grounded conversation about what redefining masculinity can actually look like day to day, not as a performance, but as an honest relationship with yourself and…